Monday, December 11, 2006

Next Event - Oaxacan Women Rising! - Dec 16th - 4pm

INCITE! Boston Presents...

** Global South Women's Movements -- A Film Series **

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OAXACAN WOMEN RISING: The Revolution Will Be Televised


WHEN: Saturday, Dec. 16 - 4 pm
WHERE: Spontaneous Celebrations, 45 Danforth St., Jamaica Plain (Stony Brook T-stop)

For the past seven months, over 70,000 teachers in Oaxaca, Mexico have been on strike -- not only for better pay and education, but an end to the dictatorship of governor Ulises Ruiz Ortiz. They were joined by townspeople, famers, students, housewives, and indigenous groups who took over the city, occupying streets and government offices, to demand drastic changes in government priorities to serve the people's needs.

In July, a march of 2,000 women marked a turning point in the struggle -- the women seized the state's TV and radio station, Channel 9, and began broadcasting...

JOIN US -- to see films about the Channel 9 takeover, and women's participation in the struggle in Oaxaca!

Followed by discussion, with:
* Rosalba Solis, Latin American Cultural Family Network
* Diana Iranzo, Boston for CIPO-RFM (Popular Indigenous Council of Oaxaca-Ricardo Flores Magon)

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And while you're at Spontaneous Celebrations, stop by...
"Shopping with a Social Conscience"
An international crafts fair featuring fair trade products from fifteen vendors around the globe
(Sat., Dec. 16 from 9 am - 9 pm; Sun. 10 am - 6 pm)
Refreshments & holiday card-making!
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About the Film Series:

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Too often the roles of Global South women in struggles for economic and social justice are ignored. Or they are mentioned in passing, without a full look at the richness of their experiences, and lessons they offer us all.

* What can we learn from women's contributions?
* Why does colonization depend on sexism?
* What can Global South women teach us about how racism, patriarchy, & imperialism work, that we might otherwise miss?

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For more info, please contact inciteboston@yahoo.com or 781-962-1983
INCITE! Boston Women of Color Against Violence -- inciteboston.blogspot.com

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