Comments on: Activists to Protest Free Trade Expansion with Human Wall Along the Border http://elenemigocomun.net/1385 The Common Enemy y Oaxaqueñ@ Solidarity Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:05:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: margie lindsey http://elenemigocomun.net/1385#comment-81782 margie lindsey Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:24:47 +0000 http://elenemigocomun.net/1385#comment-81782 THIS IS NOTHING, BUT MORE OF THE CHRISTIAN COALITION ,NEW WORLD ORDER, MUMBLE JUMBLE ,THAT THE VERY RICH ,POWERFUL , GREEDY ,ONES , are trying to do so there's only the very RICH< them,and us <the very poor peasants ! Get wise America ,WE GOTTA STOP THEM ! SO YOU CAN"T TAKE THE TIME YOU"RE SO BUSY <"well soon you won't have a decent income .and you'll really be busy trying to survive !! THIS IS NOTHING, BUT MORE OF THE CHRISTIAN COALITION ,NEW WORLD ORDER, MUMBLE JUMBLE ,THAT THE VERY RICH ,POWERFUL , GREEDY ,ONES , are trying to do so there’s only the very RICH< them,and us <the very poor peasants ! Get wise America ,WE GOTTA STOP THEM ! SO YOU CAN”T TAKE THE TIME YOU”RE SO BUSY <”well soon you won’t have a decent income .and you’ll really be busy trying to survive !!

]]> By: eec http://elenemigocomun.net/1385#comment-80285 eec Thu, 03 Jan 2008 06:55:29 +0000 http://elenemigocomun.net/1385#comment-80285 Mexicans Protesting NAFTA Block Ciudad Juarez-El Paso Bridge By Andres R. Martinez Jan. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Mexican protesters blocked all but one lane of the bridge linking Ciudad Juarez and El Paso, Texas, today to protest the opening of Mexico's market to U.S. corn and sugar as part of the North American Free Trade Agreement. About 1,000 people have walked to the halfway point of the Cordoba bridge since a minute past midnight, said Carlos Ramos, a spokesman for one of the organizing groups. Farmers and supporters held protests all across Mexico today as tariffs on sugar, corn, milk and beans were lifted. The protesters, who argue Mexico hasn't done enough to protect them from cheaper U.S. commodities, may block the bridge until tomorrow, said Enrique Perez, spokesman for the National Association of Commercial Field Producers. "This is the most important, symbolic protest, here on the border,'' Perez said. Mexico, the U.S. and Canada agreed to delay the opening of the markets for the four commodities until today, 15 years after NAFTA was signed. A spokesman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the bridge didn't return phone calls. The National Confederation of Farm Workers will meet with government ministers in Veracruz state starting Jan. 4 to discuss how the government will help farmers compete with U.S. companies, said Guillermo Correa, spokesman for the workers group. The Agriculture Ministry said in a statement Dec. 29 that it is willing to try to make Mexican commodities more competitive with U.S. imports. About 6,000 delegates representing 5 million farm workers will meet in Veracruz with Agriculture Minister Alberto Cardenas, Economy Minister Eduardo Sojo, Finance Minister Agustin Carstens and other government officials, Correa said. Thousands of protesters are expected to occupy the Zocalo, Mexico City's main square, on Jan. 31, Correa said. To contact the reporter on this story: Andres R. Martinez in Mexico City at amartinez28@bloomberg.net . Last Updated: January 1, 2008 13:45 EST source: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=aj9TfAYAR8Nk&refer=latin_america Mexicans Protesting NAFTA Block Ciudad Juarez-El Paso Bridge

By Andres R. Martinez

Jan. 1 (Bloomberg) — Mexican protesters blocked all but one lane of the bridge linking Ciudad Juarez and El Paso, Texas, today to protest the opening of Mexico’s market to U.S. corn and sugar as part of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

About 1,000 people have walked to the halfway point of the Cordoba bridge since a minute past midnight, said Carlos Ramos, a spokesman for one of the organizing groups. Farmers and supporters held protests all across Mexico today as tariffs on sugar, corn, milk and beans were lifted.

The protesters, who argue Mexico hasn’t done enough to protect them from cheaper U.S. commodities, may block the bridge until tomorrow, said Enrique Perez, spokesman for the National Association of Commercial Field Producers.

“This is the most important, symbolic protest, here on the border,” Perez said.

Mexico, the U.S. and Canada agreed to delay the opening of the markets for the four commodities until today, 15 years after NAFTA was signed.

A spokesman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the bridge didn’t return phone calls.

The National Confederation of Farm Workers will meet with government ministers in Veracruz state starting Jan. 4 to discuss how the government will help farmers compete with U.S. companies, said Guillermo Correa, spokesman for the workers group.

The Agriculture Ministry said in a statement Dec. 29 that it is willing to try to make Mexican commodities more competitive with U.S. imports.

About 6,000 delegates representing 5 million farm workers will meet in Veracruz with Agriculture Minister Alberto Cardenas, Economy Minister Eduardo Sojo, Finance Minister Agustin Carstens and other government officials, Correa said.

Thousands of protesters are expected to occupy the Zocalo, Mexico City’s main square, on Jan. 31, Correa said.

To contact the reporter on this story: Andres R. Martinez in Mexico City at amartinez28@bloomberg.net .
Last Updated: January 1, 2008 13:45 EST

source: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=aj9TfAYAR8Nk&refer=latin_america

]]> By: NORBERTO MARTINEZ http://elenemigocomun.net/1385#comment-80081 NORBERTO MARTINEZ Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:55:55 +0000 http://elenemigocomun.net/1385#comment-80081 Good day and happy new year! My name is Norberto Martinez; I am the Executive Producer of The Latino Media Collective, a radio program at WPFW 89.3FM, Pacifica. Our show airs every Wednesday from 9-10pm in English. I would like to schedule an interview with you regarding the issues going on in Arizona. Please let me know when you are available . Norberto Martinez 202-406-0069C Good day and happy new year!
My name is Norberto Martinez; I am the Executive Producer of The Latino Media Collective, a radio program at WPFW 89.3FM, Pacifica. Our show airs every Wednesday from 9-10pm in English.
I would like to schedule an interview with you regarding the issues going on in Arizona. Please let me know when you are available .
Norberto Martinez
202-406-0069C

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