Tuesday, April 18, 2006

ROCK THROWING RECONQUISTADORES

From the Santa Barbara News Press, some not-so-peaceful, open borders students wreak havoc on an elderly couple's home:

A peaceful school-sanctioned protest march in support of illegal immigrants turned ugly Monday when students from Santa Barbara High pelted the home of an elderly couple with rocks and eggs.

The incident took place at the home of Joel and Eloise Gomez on East Canon Perdido Street after the couple exchanged words with some of the 300 or so students making their way back to campus, about one block away.

Off-campus student protests against a proposed law that would make felons out of illegal immigrants have taken place across Santa Barbara in recent weeks. But this one, conducted with police escort and with school officials close by, is the first that has involved any report of violence.

Mrs. Gomez, 70, said she and her 74-year-old husband heard the marchers approach, chanting "Sí, se puede" (Yes, we can) and other slogans.

"We were out there and there they come with their shouting and shaking their fists," she said. "We were just saying stay in school, learn English, you know? They didn't like this."

Mr. Gomez said he saw two girls pick up rocks and throw them at the house. One ripped through the screen and hit the front door, he said...

...Fifteen minutes later, said Mrs. Gomez, another group of girls returned.

"They all lined up there and at the command of one of the girls they threw eggs all of a sudden," she said. "They did their damage and ran like rats."

In all, nine eggs were lobbed at the home.

"I was going to go out there," said Mrs. Gomez. "I would have been pelted by eggs. Something told me just stay in."

Once the students had left, she added, two other girls knocked on the door to offer assistance, said Mrs. Gomez. Soon after, the couple called police.

And, again, lest you think the reconquista agenda is relegated to Mexican elites and fringe sympathizers in academia, pay attention to the last sentence:

"This is not just a movement that's happening in Goleta or Santa Barbara," he said. "It's a worldwide uprising of people that are standing up for themselves."

Mayor Marty Blum told the students that she thinks the city will soon vote to oppose any federal legislation that would make being in this country illegally a felony. "City Hall has already heard your voices," she said.

Freshman Jonathan Aguiar said he didn't learn anything from the speakers. "I knew it already."

The 15-year-old added, "It's not fair for the immigrants to be told they're criminals."

Phillip Kuzmanovski, 15, agreed.

"This state used to be Mexico," he said. "We can't make it illegal for them to be here."

Like they say:

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Previous:

The signs you didn't see

Viva la Raza in D.C.
Welcome to Reconquista
Another American flag down
The American flag comes second
Free rides for student protesters
How 'bout media guest workers?
Welcome to reconquista
Teddy Kennedy is very happy
Bush's shadow boxing
Minutemen attacked
Bush's open-borders platitudes

THE PLOT TO SHUT DOWN LOS ANGELES

May 1 is the date of the illegal alien boycott. Nationwide planning is underway. A reader sends a mass e-mail from plotters in Los Angeles, who aim to shut down Los Angeles International Airport and the Port of Los Angeles by coordinating a work stoppage of truckers and cab drivers.

Here's the e-mail:

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 20:34:59 -0700
Subject: [nohr4437] Two major May Day boycott/strike actions in LA

The taxi drivers are planning to shut down LAX on May, and the troqueros are planning to close the harbor and rally in Banning Park. There is also a May Day march sponsored by MIWON (Multi-Ethnic Immigrant Workers Organizing Network) on the evening of May 1 starting from Olympic and Broadway. MIWON includes a number of Asian, Mexican and Central American organizations and has marched on May 1 for the past 6 years.--Michael

From:
Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 11:22 PM

Cc: layouthcollective@lists.riseup.net; dope_x_resistancela@yahoogroups.com; la-anarchists@lists.mutualaid.org; antiwarsmc@yahoogroups.com; stopcoalition@lists.riseup.net; copwatch@agitatorindex.org; anarchist-poc@yahoogroups.com; a-infos-en@ainfos.ca; socalicollectivenetwork@lists.riseup.net; mujeres_libres@lists.riseup.net; scaf@lists.riseup.net; lalaborcollective@lists.mutualaid.org

Subject: SUPPORT THE TRUCKERS' STRIKE AT THE PORT OF LA, CAB DRIVERS'
STRIKE AT LAX

I'm a member of Southern California Students / Movement for a Democratic
Society (SDS/MDS ) and putting out a call for students, non-students, community members and members of other organizations to support the
truckers at the Port Los Angeles and the cab drivers at LAX who will strike and shut down ( totally shut down ) the Port of Los Angeles and LAX before, on and after May Day.

In 2004, the Truckers shut down the Port of L.A. and can and will do it again !

Both truckers and taxi cab drivers are asking for support for possible rallies, pickets, vigils and leafleting at rail yards, freight depots, the Port , LAX taxi cab holding lot , Metropolitan Detention Center and local campuses around the May Day Strike.

This is a opportunity to support DIRECT ACTION as opposed to symbolic protest and demonstrations/marches.

It's time we move up to a new level!!

Forewarned is forearmed.