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Cypress Hill, Juanes, Conor Oberst, Los Tigres del Norte,
Rage Against the Machine, Cafe Tacvba, Michael Moore,
Kanye West, Calle 13, Joe Satriani, Tenacious D
Serj Tankian, Rise Against, Ozomatli,
Sabertooth Tiger, Massive Attack, One Day as a Lion,
Street Sweeper Social Club, Spank Rock, Sonic Youth…

Have all joined an artist boycott against Arizona and its racist racial profiling law SB1070.
To find out more about this movement and join its ranks please go to: www.thesoundstrike.net

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As Latinos grow into America’s largest minority, the community is being targeted by the US military as a new and steady source of recruits.

Entering into the lowest and most dangerous ranks, Latinos have been disproportionately killed in American’s latest wars.

“Yo Soy el Army : America’s New Military Caste,” Big Noise’s co-production with Producciones Cimarron, looks at the militarization of the immigration debate. Alongside the Spanish-language media campaigns, the false promises and stringent laws that have even resulted in the deportation of non-citizen veterans, the US government is now considering the DREAM Act, legislation that offers a path to citizenship through military service.

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kouross@bignoisefilms.org

DEMOCRACY NOW! Coverage of film “Yo Soy El Army: America’s New Military Caste”
Interview with Marco Amador of Producciones Cimarrón and Centro de Comunicación Comunitaria.
watch here:

http://www.democracynow.org/2010/5/18/yo_soy_el_army_us_military

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PHOENIX — More than a thousand students have walked out of several Valley high schools to protest Arizona’s controversial immigration enforcement bill.
The protest was organized via Twitter and Facebook, according to students who left their campuses and headed for the state Capitol.

The move came despite loud speaker warnings from their principal to stay in class. Carrying protest signs, the students then started a 4-mile-long march to the state Capitol. Students represented at least five area schools: North High, Cesar Chavez High, Metro Tech High, Trevor Browne and Maryvale High School.

Hours earlier, Maricopa County attorney Rick Romley said at a news briefing he will ask Gov. Jan Brewer to veto the immigration bill. Romley said that he’s concerned about potential civil rights violations. Brewer still has not made a decision about whether she’ll sign the bill. She has until Saturday at 11:59 p.m. to decide.

The Governor’s office said Wednesday they’ve received more than 1,300 calls, e-mails and faxes in favor of the bill and about 12,000 against it. The bill would make it a crime for illegal immigrants to not have alien registration documents. It also would require police to question people about their immigration status if there’s reason to suspect they’re in the country illegally.

Other provisions allow lawsuits against government agencies that hinder enforcement of immigration laws, and make it illegal to hire illegal immigrants for day labor or knowingly transport them.

Supporters say the bill uncuffs law enforcement. Civil-rights advocates say it could encourage racial profiling and other abuses.

“We’re the laughing stock of the country because of these crazy laws,” Phoenix Vice Mayor Michael Nowakowski said Wednesday. If SB 1070 is signed into law , Nowakowski said there’s only one way the city can avoid countless civil lawsuits. ”The only way to avoid those lawsuits is to ask every person that’s pulled over by the city of Phoenix Police Department, or called to their homes, to ask for their citizenship,” Nowakowski said.

“I don’t believe that’s the way the law is written,” Don Reily of Phoenix said. “If that’s the interpretation the vice mayor wants to make, that’s his problem.” Reily has a problem with Nowakowski’s interpretation. Currently, the bill states only after a lawful contact can an officer ask a person about citizenship status, if there’s reasonable suspicion that person is in the country illegally.

Meanwhile, Diana Brest has no problem proving she’s a legal U.S. citizen. ”Why wouldn’t I unless (I) have something to hide? I think it’s about time someone does something and I hope it does pass,” Brest said. Kathy Bergman disagrees. ”The cops have way more important things to do than to check our licenses and our birth certificates … it’s a waste of time,” Bergman said.

The Phoenix City Council, Phoenix Police Chief and Nowakowski plan to meet some time next week to discuss his proposal.

For more information go to: www.altoarizona.com

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The situation in Arizona continues to worsen as anti immigrant laws are on the verge of ascending that will convert Arizona into a police state marred with racial profiling.
Read the La Times coverage on this story here:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-us-arizona-immigration,0,3023196.story

For more information on the local campaigns happening in AZ please visit:
www.altoarizona.com

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Reuters has been trying to obtain the video through the Freedom of Information Act, without success since the time of the attack. The video, shot from an Apache helicopter gun-site, clearly shows the unprovoked slaying of a wounded Reuters employee and his rescuers. Two young children involved in the rescue were also seriously wounded.

To learn more about this blatant abuse of power and act of murder from the US forces please go to the following website:

http://www.collateralmurder.com/

You can also go to the Democracy Now! website to see the report they produced on Tuesday April 06 2010.

http://www.democracynow.org/2010/4/6/massacre_caught_on_tape_us_military

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Subsistencia are an Indigenous Tribal political punk band from Los Angeles. Subsistencia was born out of the frustration and the realization of our oppression as a people with a history stemming over 500 years. Rooted in the anarcho-punk scene, the band consciously began to develop a deeper desire to understand and educate ourselves in our culture, our history and our freedom as an indigenous people of this continent. We believe we have suffered social degredation, political oppression and economic exploitation. Part of our mission as a collective of musicians is to be able to create a space where the ideas to combat the enemy on these three levels is possible. We believe through education and the unity of our nation we can truly defeat the enemy, that not only steals our land and imprisons our warriors, but the world in general. Subsistencia is the word for subsistence in Spanish. We believe that is what our people have done for the last 5 centuries. Our time of subsistence must pass and be born into a time of life and growth. Part of our message is the genetic memory that we carry as a people, and we include in our music the blend of pre-hispanic instruments and modern day instruments. The message of our music is that unity, history, culture, spirituality and the personal revolution. Our collective began few years ago and we continue to grow and learn more. We hope that through dialogue we can overcome many of the issues that separate us as humans, so that we can see ahead and try to build something for our children and for the generations to come. We invite all nations to learn their history and their culture. Though this may not be an easy road to take, it is one that will enable us to reach our true humanity.

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Marcha para los Derechos Humanos, Phoenix. Telesur from Producciones Cimarrón on Vimeo.

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