Movement for Justice in El Barrio visits LA from NY (March 3rd to 9th)

“BEST POWER TO THE PEOPLE MOVEMENT IN NYC”
-VILLAGE VOICE

“IT IS REAL GRASS-ROOTS DEMOCRACY, AND IT IS BEING PRACTICED BY THE IMMIGRANTS WHO LIVE IN EAST HARLEM”
-DAILY NEWS

Movement for Justice in El Barrio was founded by immigrants and low-income people of color. For the past three years, this 400-member strong tenant rights organization has successfully staved off the gentrification of Spanish Harlem. Movement for Justice in El Barrio will be coming to LA to share their successes and discuss their organizing strategies.

Purpose of Tour: Concerned LA community members came together to organize this historic tour in order to address gentrification in our city. In order to bridge the gap between El Barrio and Los Angeles, we are organizing dialogues with communities in South LA, Boyle Heights, Echo Park, MacArthur Park, and Oxnard. Through this tour, Movement for Justice in El Barrio will share its vision and its efforts on local and international levels.

When: March 3rd -9th 2008

Contact: movementtour08@yahoo.com

TOUR SCHEDULE

Monday March 3rd

7:00pm Cal State Northridge USU Theater with Gloria Muñoz Ramírez

Tuesday March 4th

3:15pm Cal State Los Angeles Cross Cultural Center, Room D140

7:00pm South LA Charla @ South Central Farmers Centro, 1702 E. 41st Street, LA

Wednesday March 5th

12:00pm UCLA Labor Center & MEChA

7:00pm Boyle Heights Charla @ Catholic Charities, 1307 Warren St, LA

Thursday March 6th

10:00am Cal State Dominguez Hills

6:00pm Oxnard House Party

Friday March 7th

6:00pm LA CAN event, 456 S. Main Street, LA

Saturday March 8th

2:00pm MacArthur Park Charla @ UCLA Labor Center, 675 S Park View St. 1st Fl, LA

7:00pm House Party TBA

Sunday March 9th

2:00pm Eastside Café, 5469 Huntington Drive, El Sereno

6:00pm Echo Park Film Center, 1200 N. Alvarado St. LA

(Endorsed by: South Central Farm, UCLA Labor Center, Los Angeles Parents Union, Eastside Café, South Asian Network, Union de Vecinos, Echo Park Film Center, UCLA MEChA, LA CAN, UCLA Student Worker Alliance, Proyecto de Jornaleros, Casa Del Pueblo Housing Cooperative, Las Poetas del Norte, CSUN Chicana/o Studies Graduate Student Association, CHIRLA, CSUN MEChA, CSUN Chicana/o Studies, Pilipino Worker’s Center, Cal State LA MEChA / Cross Cultural Center, Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation, Centro de Mujer, Art for Action, Union del Barrio, Poder Popular, CAUSE, and many more……)