Excerpt of a talk by Miguel Gil of the Dominican Republic and Jubilee South. Translation by Beverly Keene of Argentina. Music by the Infernal Noise Brigade.

Centro de Medios Independientes de la Ciudad de México

Mientras que trabajadores sindicalizados y grupos campesinos se manifiestan en las calles de la ciudad de México en rechazo a la política económica del gobierno federal, grupos de poder político y económico fragmentan la cámara de Diputados para detener momentáneamente la reforma fiscal sugerida por el Banco Mudial. Vicente Fox advierte que con esta situación, el crecimiento económico de México es una oportunidad histórica lamentablemente perdida.

2nd Annual End Dependence Spoken Word Tour - NYC - Columbia U. Part 1 Seg 5 of 5. Part II coming soon.

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In this segment:

Honduran poet JOHNNY CHAVARRIA

Nicaraguan/Salvadorian poet ANAYVETTE MARIA

Guatemalan poet MAYA CHINCHILLA

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2nd Annual End-Dependence Spoken Word Tour - 2003 - Part 1 Seg 4

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In this segment:

Honduran poet JOHNNY CHAVARRIA

Salvadorian poet KARINA OLIVA-ALVARADO

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"Historically, borderlines and conflicts from divide and conquer tactics have kept people of color apart. We unite in cross-cultural solidarity to share our struggles, voices and our will, across borders, tongues and forms of speech" - End-Dependence Spoken Word Tour

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2nd Annual End-Dependence Spoken Word Tour. Recorded at Columbia U, NYC

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In this segment:

Puerto Rican/Dominican Rapper CARLOS MENA

Salvie sistah JESSICA GRANDE

Mexican poet/activist CESAR A. CRUZ

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"Historically, borderlines and conflicts from divide and conquer tactics have kept people of color apart. We unite in cross-cultural solidarity to share our struggles, voices and our will, across borders, tongues and forms of speech" - End-Dependence Spoken Word Tour

2nd Annual End-Dependence Tour - 2003 Part 1 Seg 2

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In this segment:

Civil Writes Project Xicano poet MARK GONZALES

Xicana poet DIEA 'LISA' HIGUERA

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"Historically, borderlines and conflicts from divide and conquer tactics have kept people of color apart. We unite in cross-cultural solidarity to share our struggles, voices and our will, across borders, tongues and forms of speech" - End-Dependence Spoken Word Tour

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From the 2nd Annual End-Dependence Spoken Word Tour. Part 1 Segment 1

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2nd Annual End-Dependence Tour - 2003

IMC NYC Sound C recorded this in April at Columbia. It starts off with some harmonizing on an R &B standard of the civil rights days, and then the spoken word artists start it up.

In this segment:

harmonizing

Intro

Gustavo Adolfo Guerra Vasquez

Ruby Veridiano

A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion recorded from a shortwave radio. 2 files- broadcast quality (13.3MB) and quick download (3.3MB). With times and freqs for listening at home. Free to rebroadcast. Netherlands, China, Spain, Russia, and Cuba.

DEC 8. As secret negotiations in the final round are underway, we spoke with CISPES activist, Jolie Rickman. Part 4 of 4

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Part 4.

* the need to hold US Congress accountable

* Resistance (roadblocks) in the negotiations so far

* Bush to present final agreement to Congress after winter break

* Not a done deal. Apprx 80 swing votes

* Need to get out there. Education viewed as central. Activism around this issue needs to grow. Lots of ways to get involved. Call 212 760-0333.

DEC 8. As secret negotiations in the final round are underway, we spoke with CISPES activist, Jolie Rickman. Part 3.

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* International sanctions

* What CAFTA means for people in U.S. borders

* NYC People's Referendum on FTAA & CAFTA

* Media Campaign, Education, specific importance of making efforts to influence Congress in this situation.