The Other United States

• News from México/Chiapas
• Oakland gang injunction
• Oscar Grant case
• University of Puerto Rico strike
• Hunger strike at UC Berkeley
• SB 1070 & Arizona protests
• One year anniversary of the massacre at Bagua, Perú

• Paramilitary aggressions by Opddic against zapatista bases of support at Bolom Ajaw
• Paramilitary threats by Ejército de Dios to Other Campaign adherents at Mitzitón
• National and international solidarity with zapatista communities
• Murder of sex worker in Mexico City
• March by the Frente Plural Ciudadano in repudiation of the massacre of 16 youths in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua
• Inform by adherents to the other campaign of Valle de Chalco about the floods and request for aid
• Tlachinollan Human Rights Center in the mountains of Guerrero denounce violence against human rights activists

• Community response against the the murder of a youth.
• Shooting of Oscar Grant in Oakland, California, and the emerging movement.
• Update on attacks and displacement of the people of Lomas de Poleo, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua.

• Interview with Joaquín Cienfuegos from CopWatch Los Angeles and Revolutionary Autonomous Communities (RAC) (for more info on Joaquín's case, visit http://diyzine.com/freejoaquin
• Special documentary on autonomy and resistence in the academy, and the case of professor Manuel Callahan from the Acción Zapatista collective at Humboldt State University.

May 1 marches in Oakland and San Francisco. Audio with voices and testimonies of the immigrant marches on May 1, 2008, in San Francisco and Oakland. (18 min)

Flor Crisóstomo (Chicago). Flor Crisóstomo, Mexican migrant in resistance against anti-inmigrant policies in the US, neoliberal US policies in Latin America, and free trade agreements, speaks to us from the Adalberto United Methodist Church in Chicago, where she remains in sanctuary, after disobeying deportation orders from the US government. (6:35 min)
Long version (17 min)

Trinity House Catholic Worker / Food not Bombs, Albuquerque, Nuevo México.
Michael talks about the work done by the Trinity house of hospitality, the organization Food not Bombs, the relationship between food and politics, and the inspiration of the Zapatista movement. (9 min)

Tierra y Libertad (Land and Freedom) - Tucson, Arizona

• What is Land and Freedom
• Juan Dolor explains what is Land and Freedom (4:45 min)
• Luis Herrera, a new member, explains what's so special about Land and Freedom (1:42 min)
• Liberation Schools
• Lina speaks about the autonomous education project “Liberation Schools” (2:30 min)
• Barrio Sustainability Project
• Cristal Terrazas speaks about the barrio sustainability project, thorugh the creation of community farms (5:40 min)
• Campaign Stop the Raids, Migra out of our Communities
• Objectives of the campaign (Juan Dolor) (0:48 min)
• The situation: raids and anti-inmigrant legislations (9:30 min)
• Raúl speaks about the campaign (6:50 min)
• Juan Dolor explains how the campaign works (2 min)
• Community training: the compañer@s describe a day of training (16 min)
• Zapatismo and Land and Freedom – The compañer@s of Land and Freedom describe how Zapatismo inspires their struggle.

South Central Farm: Documentary on South Central Farm (www.southcentralfarmers.org) with interviews to farmworkers. Brief history of the farm, the eviction, and the current struggle. (11 min)

• Artist Resistance Collective: Collective working with print and multimedia to support other activist organizations. (3:45 min)
• Aztec Dance Troupe: Group that uses Aztec dance as a means of healing and reconnection with indigenous roots and traditions. (2:45 min)
• Teatro Campesino: Community-based guerrilla theater group based on the tradition of teatro campesino. (1:10 min)
• Industrial Workers of the World (IWW): Workers union established 2 years ago in the northern California coast. (3:12 min)
• Cop Watch: Community organization for defense against police violence. (3:45 min)
• Street kids: "Street kid" community that reivindicates the right to live outside the system. (3:05 min)
• Black Student Union: A student organization at Humboldt State University to build community among black students. (2:30 min)
• Traditional Urok village at Blue Creek: A traditonal indigenous village being created on the Klamath river... a place of healing and tradition that "points ahead toward the past. (3:30 min)
• Longest Walk, DQ University and Mujeres de Maíz: A compañera talks about the Longest Walk, the history and actuality of indigenous DQ University, and of the Mujeres de Maíz collective. (4:10 min)
• Advanced Seminar on Women, Power, and Autonomy: Space of encounter to address issues faced by women of color and other underrepresented peoples. (5 min)
• Women of Color Liberation Army (WCLA): Student organization at Humboldt State University that serves as a space for reflection and support among women of color. (7:15 min)
• Transformative Theater / Creating Unity through Non-violent Transformation: A group applying transformative justice theory to struggle against violence through community-building. (3:15 min)
• Klamath Salmon Media Collaborative: Media collective to bring attention to the destruction of the Klamath river and the plight of indigenous river dwellers who depend on salmon fishing. (2:20 min)

• Chris Yasee speaks to us at DQ about the history of the university, the current student occupation and struggle, and the threats of eviction. (10:30 min)
• The Longest Walk: Chris speaks of the Longest Walk and DQ Unviersity. (1:30 min)
• A compañera at Humboldt speaks of the Longest Walk, and of the history and struggle of DQ University, as well as the women's collective Mujeres de Maíz. (4:10 min)

Rhythms of Zapata: Documentary on the Chicano-Zapatista musical movement from East Los Angeles. (30 min)
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