Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Call To Action: Carlos Alberto Linares

Call to Action
(Versión en español sigue despues de la nota en inglés): 

Please contact: 
Enrique Lucero, ICE Field Director

Karnes County Residential Center

San Antonio Field Office

409 FM 1144

Karnes City, TX, 78118


Please ask ICE Field Director Lucero to reconsider the case of Carlos Alberto Linares (A#208696722) asking him to issue a Notice To Appear (NTA) so Carlos can be released from detention and keep fighting his case in order to avoid deportation to the dangerous violence directed against him, his family and the Indigenous Peoples of El Salvador. 

It has come to our attention that the persecution against the Indigenous Peoples of el Salvador has not been addressed in this case, and as Carlos is a member of the Nahuat Peoples of Cuzcatlan [El Salvador], justice and fairness requires a further investigation of the causes of the systemic persecution from which Carlos has fled by pursuing asylum in the US.


Message by Margarito Esquino of the National Indigenous Association of El Salvador:

"Carlos is an indigenous nahuat brother who suffered in the 12 year war when he was very small, and he is still suffering violence. Last year he was tortured by a group of organized crime along with his 5 year old son.  They were targeted for being indigenous. Then, he left his family to escape death threats and people who were looking for him. The day they tortured him his wife fell ill and she became more sick when she heard he was in detention because he is the only support that their child has. We ask to support him not be deported. His family is still under threats. If you would like to contribute with letters from organizations, churches and individuals please contact us. Maryland Congresswoman Edwards also is supporting us. "

We need $3,000 to hire a lawyer to intervene in this process.  You may donate directly to donate@carrizocomecrudonation.com and make a note for Carlos Alberto Linares.  The Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe of Central Texas has established a legal fund to help collect for Carlos.


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 Mensaje por La Asociación Nacional Indígena Salvadoreña:

"Carlos es un hermano indigena nahuat que sufrio en la guerra de 12 años que paso, fue muy pequeño, aún sigue sufriendo violencia.  El año pasado fue torturado por un grupo de crimen organizado junto con su hijo de 5 años.  Lo señalaron por ser indígena. Despues, dejo su familia para escapar las amenazas de muerte y las personas que lo buscaban. El dia que lo torturaron cayo enferma su esposa y se enfermo mas cuando escucho que estaba en dentención porque el es el único sustento que tiene su hijo.  Le pedimos a que nos apoyen para que no lo deporten.  Su familia sigue amenzada. Si gusten aportar con cartas, de parte de organizaciones, iglesias y individuos favor de contactarnos. La Congresista Edwards de Maryland también nos esta apoyando."


Friday, March 4, 2016

From Tegulcigapa to Ayotzinapa: INTERNATIONAL PROTEST and CONTINENTAL INDIGENOUS SOLIDARITY



TONATIERRA

INTERNATIONAL PROTEST
and
CONTINENTAL INDIGENOUS SOLIDARITY

From Tegulcigapa to Ayotzinapa

Mobilizing a direct action of International Protest in Continental Indigenous Solidarity and denunciation of the assassination of Indigenous Leader Berta Cacéres of COPINH in Honduras, TONATIERRA and the COMITES DE DEFENSA DEL BARRIO will realize a public demonstration demanding accountability and justice from the government of Honduras today:

 Friday March 4, 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona



INTERNATIONAL PROTEST ACTION

7th Street and McDowell in Phoenix, Arizona

4:00 -5:00 PM. 


MARCH FOR JUSTICE

5:00 – 7:00 PM

From 7th Street and McDowell to the Mexican Consulate at 320 E. McDowell.



CONNECT THE BLOTS: From Tegulcigapa to Ayotzinapa: From the Doctrine of Discovery 1492 to the Monroe Doctrine 1823 : From the Roosevelt "Big Stick" Corrollary 1903 to the School of the Americas 1946 : From NAFTA 1994 to Plan Merida-Mexico 2008 :

From the 43 Aytotzinapa Normalistas - Mexico 2014 to Berta Cacéres - Honduras 2016:


¡ YA BASTA !