el pinche simon

community rights defense organizer and documentary filmmaker. student.

Joined: March 29, 2006
Articles: 66

Repression

Kenosha, Wisconsin: The Calling Cards of Fascist Paramilitarism

The federal government is actively condoning and encouraging heavily armed fascist paramilitaries to carry out extrajudicial executions against civilians who are publicly demonstrating against the extrajudicial executions being carried out by the police.

el pinche simon
September 16, 2020

Autonomy, Repression, Solidarity

On Paramilitarism, Disappearances, Fascism, and Civil War

It is critically important to establish informed parameters through which we as a people can distinguish, analyze, and organize around what is, and what is not paramilitarism, disappearance, fascism, and civil war.

el pinche simon
August 10, 2020

Culture, Education, Repression

The Racist and Imperialist History of the Police

The great problem with the police is not the supposed "bad apples," rather, it is that the police exist as an institution to maintain a political and economic order that is profoundly racist and unequal.

el pinche simon
June 21, 2020

Culture, Repression, Solidarity

Unpacking the Chicago race war during the George Floyd protests

The facts are that between May 30, 2020–June 3, 2020, Chicago had not seen a single hour without protests, shootings, lootings, or fires; the soundtrack to the city consisted of 24/7 sirens, helicopters and gunshots.

el pinche simon
June 18, 2020

Repression, Solidarity

A worldwide uprising condemns the police murder of George Floyd

In this number of El Enemigo Común, we offer some commentaries on the rebellions in the world against the police murder of George Floyd and a list of gains made during the first 20 days of struggle.

el pinche simon
June 17, 2020

Media, Solidarity

Medical Support for “Chavira” of Radio Fogata in Cherán, Michoacan

As a community member, and as a communicator Chavira needs our support for a very serious injury to his hand.

el pinche simon
January 20, 2020

Autonomy, Indigenous

Neoliberalism is a system of power and money.

Neoliberalism is a system of political economy. A system of political economy is a system of government and a system of economics working together.

el pinche simon
November 28, 2019

Autonomy, Indigenous, Land Defense

Cherán Names its Third Council of Elders to Their Communal Government

On Sunday May 27, 2018, the indigenous Purépecha municipality of Cherán, Michoacán, named its Third Council of Elders (Consejo Mayor, Consejo de Keris) to their communal government.

el pinche simon
August 15, 2018

Autonomy, Indigenous

Three Members of CODEDI (Indigenous Rights organization) Killed in Oaxaca

The Following text is a translation of a statement from the Committee for the Defense of Indigenous Rights (CODEDI) following the ambush and killing of three of their members on Monday the 12th of February, 2018. The organization CODEDI (Committee…

el pinche simon
February 14, 2018