Movement for Justice in El Barrio's Upcoming Activities

At the invitation from communities located throughout the U.S. and as part of their new International Campaign in Defense of El Barrio, Movement for Justice in El Barrio will now tour California, Texas, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts. The following is a tour schedule for events to be held in California. FROM EAST HARLEM TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TOUR

Purpose of Tour: Concerned LA and Oxnard community members came together to organize this historic tour in order to address gentrification in Los Angeles and Oxnard, California. In order to bridge the gap between El Barrio and Southern California, dialogues will be held with communities in South LA, Boyle Heights, Echo Park, MacArthur Park, and Oxnard. Through this tour, Movement for Justice in El Barrio will share its vision and its efforts on local and international levels.

When: March 3rd - 9th 2008

Who: The Movement for Justice in El Barrio From East Harlem to Southern California Tour is endorsed by: Centro de Mujer, South Central Farm, Pilipino Worker’s Center, Casa Del Pueblo Housing Cooperative, Proyecto de Jornaleros, UCLA Labor Center, Los Angeles Parents Union, Eastside Café, South Asian Network, Union de Vecinos, Echo Park Film Center, LA Community Action Network, Las Poetas del Norte, UCLA Student Worker Alliance, CSUN Chicana/o Studies Graduate Student Association, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, CSUN MEChA, CSUN Chicana/o Studies, Cal State LA MEChA / Cross Cultural Center, Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation, Centro de Mujer, Art for Action, Union del Barrio, Poder Popular, CAUSE, UCLA MEChA and many more……)

Contact: The Los Angeles Support Committee can be reached at movementtour08@yahoo.com

TOUR SCHEDULE

Monday March 3rd:

Event #1 - 7:00pm Cal State Northridge USU Theater with Gloria Muñoz Ramírez

Tuesday March 4th

Event #2 - 3:15pm Cal State Los Angeles Cross Cultural Center, Room D140

Event #3 - 7:00pm South LA Community Charla @ South Central Farmers Centro, 1702 E. 41st Street, LA

Wednesday March 5th

Event #4 - 12:00pm UCLA Labor Center & MEChA

Event #5 - 7:00pm Boyle Heights Community Charla @ Catholic Charities, 1307 Warren St, LA

Thursday March 6th

Event #6 - 10:00am Cal State Dominguez Hills

Event #7 - 6:00pm Oxnard Community Charla

Friday March 7th

Event #8 - 6:00pm - Los Angeles Community Action Network event, 456 S. Main Street, LA

Saturday March 8th - Womyn's International Day

Event #9 - 2:00pm MacArthur Park Community Charla @ UCLA Labor Center, 675 S Park View St. 1st Fl, LA

Event # 10 - 7:00pm Los Angeles Gathering in Defense of El Barrio TBA

Sunday March 9th

Event # 11 - 2:00pm Eastside Café, 5469 Huntington Drive, El Sereno

Event # 12 - 6:00pm Echo Park Film Center, 1200 N. Alvarado St. LA

Other upcoming activities to be held in March:

• From East Harlem to Texas Tour - March 17 to March 24
• Philadelphia Support Committee Fundraiser for the International Campaign in Defense of El Barrio - March 15
• The Fire and the Word NYC Public Forum with Gloria Munoz Ramirez - Wednesday, March 26 at 7 pm @ Judson Memorial Church - Co-sponsored by Queer Union, LUCHA, Students for a Democratic Society and Students Creating Radical Change
• East Harlem Community Celebration of the Fight for Humanity and Against Gentrification

Activities scheduled for the near future include:

• International Campaign in Defense of El Barrio - NYC Action
• Premiere of new film on the NYC Encuentro for Dignity and Against Gentrification
• Twelve city UK tour of England and Scotland
• Public forums and workshops in Barcelona, Spain
• Tour of Mexico

For more information on any of these events contact Movement for Justice in El Barrio @ movementforjusticeinelbarrio[at]yahoo.com or 212-561-0555