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Juarez Awareness

Voice the Voiceless...Spread Awareness!

About Me

There are serious issues occurring in the world involving people just like you and me. One of those issues is happening right now in Juarez, Mexico.
"Someone is killing the young women of Juarez, Mexico, one of the world's largest border cities. Since 1993, over 420 young women have been raped and murdered in a chillingly consistent and brazen manner. Authorities ignore pleas for justice from the victims' families and the crimes go unpunished. Most disturbingly, evidence of government complicity remains uninvestigated as the killings continue to this day. "
My mission is to spread the word and as you read this is I want you to know that you can do something to help. It doesn’t require donating money or buying something. All it requires is that we come together and help make everyone aware of what is going on and educate people on how they can help!! This has been going on far too long. These women cannot be forgotten. It is important that we join together to help spread the word. Remember together we CAN make a difference !!!!! Ni una mas, Not one more!!!

My Interests

We believe that as people living in the United States it is our responsibility to resist the injustices done by our government, in our names

Not in our name will you wage endless war there can be no more deaths no more transfusions of blood for oil

Not in our name will you invade countries bomb civilians, kill more children letting history take its course over the graves of the nameless

Not in our name will you erode the very freedoms you have claimed to fight for

Not by our hands will we supply weapons and funding for the annihilation of families on foreign soil

Not by our mouths will we let fear silence us

Not by our hearts will we allow whole peoples or countries to be deemed evil

Not by our will and Not in our name

We pledge resistance

We pledge alliance with those who have come under attack for voicing opposition to the war or for their religion or ethnicity

We pledge to make common cause with the people of the world to bring about justice, freedom and peace

Another world is possible and we pledge to make it real.

I'd like to meet:

People Who Want To Join the Fight and Spread the Word!! These women need a voice, we can be that voice. Dont let it be silenced!!

First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the Communists and I did not speak out because I was not a Communist. Then they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak out for me.

-Pastor Martin Niemöller

Music:

At the Drive-In : Invalid Litter Department

Movies:



* Señorita Extraviada by Lourdes Portillo

* Bajo Juárez,The City Devouring its Daughters by Alejandra Sánchez and Antonio Cordero

* On The Edge: The Femicide in Ciudad Juarez

Television:

We believe that as people living in the United States it is our responsibility to resist the injustices done by our government, in our names
Not in our name will you wage endless war there can be no more deaths no more transfusions of blood for oil
Not in our name will you invade countries bomb civilians, kill more children letting history take its course over the graves of the nameless
Not in our name will you erode the very freedoms you have claimed to fight for
Not by our hands will we supply weapons and funding for the annihilation of families on foreign soil
Not by our mouths will we let fear silence us
Not by our hearts will we allow whole peoples or countries to be deemed evil
Not by our will and Not in our name
We pledge resistance
We pledge alliance with those who have come under attack for voicing opposition to the war or for their religion or ethnicity
We pledge to make common cause with the people of the world to bring about justice, freedom and peace
Another world is possible and we pledge to make it real.
http://www.notinourname.net/index.html

Books:



* Las Muertas de Juárez (Dead women in Juarez ) by Maria del S. Alcala Iberri, Socorro Alcalá, Lucía Escalante

* Juarez : The Laboratory of Our Future by Eduardo Galeano

* Las Hijas de Juarez by Teresa Rodriguez

* Huesos en el Desierto by Sergio Gonzalez Rodriguez

Heroes:

If you would like to learn more about what brands acquire their products through sweatshops go to:www.coopamerica.org

My Blog

Confessions of a Sweatshop Inspector

By T.A. Frank: I remember one particularly bad factory in China. It produced outdoor tables, parasols, and gazebos, and the place was a mess. Work floors were so crowded with production materials that...
Posted by Juarez Awareness on Fri, 09 May 2008 08:48:00 PST

Take Some Time

This movie MUST be watched by everyone! Please take some time to watch this film. It is FREE. (it can be found here: http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/main.htm) "Zeitgeist, produced by Peter Joseph, was c...
Posted by Juarez Awareness on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:58:00 PST

Please Read

This is a letter written by a friend of Juarez Awareness, please help support: Dear Relatives,I hope this letter finds you and your family in good health and spirits. My name is Concha Soto ...
Posted by Juarez Awareness on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:37:00 PST

Immigrants Come Here Because Globalization Took Their Jobs Back There

By Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown. The wailing in our country about the "invasion of immigrants" has been long and loud. As one complainant put it, "Few of their children in the country learn Engli...
Posted by Juarez Awareness on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 04:37:00 PST

The Devils Bargain: Sweatshops and the American Scheme

By: John W. Whitehead "They hit you...They hit you in the head...To make you work faster." --Nicaraguan Factory Worker The so-called season of giving is officially behind us. Even in these sluggish ...
Posted by Juarez Awareness on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 11:08:00 PST

NOW, Hundreds of Groups Demand Health Care for Immigrant Children

NOW, working with coalition partners La Raza, the National Immigration Law Center and many others, has signed onto and helped distribute a letter to Congress asking them to stand up to public attacks ...
Posted by Juarez Awareness on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 01:15:00 PST

Movie to Check Out

I guess we all in some way have known that we do not live in a Democray, but it didnt really hit me until i saw Hacking Democracy. If you havent already please take the time to, its a short documenary...
Posted by Juarez Awareness on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:43:00 PST

Mothers of Slain Women Unhappy With Juarez Films

JUAREZ -- The mothers wanted the world to hear of their daughters' brutal slayings. Their hope was that movie producers in Hollywood could keep their memories alive and reignite the fight for justice....
Posted by Juarez Awareness on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:52:00 PST

Bring V-Day 2008 to Your College or Community.

Registration Opens Today for V-Day 2008, V-Day's 10th Anniversary season! Join V-Day and the thousands of activists at colleges and cities around the world who stage V-Day benefit productions of The V...
Posted by Juarez Awareness on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:01:00 PST

Event

In Phoenix, Arizona the Teatro Bravo is presenting (in English) The Women of Juarez. The production is @ 8:00 pm on September 1, 7, 8, and 9 @ 2:00pm.John Paul Theatre at Phoenix College1202 W. Thomas...
Posted by Juarez Awareness on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:51:00 PST