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ellieb · Joined: 09 Oct 2005 Posts: 7 Location: mexico city

anyone seen A DAY WITHOUT MEXICANS?

Sucede que el 1 de mayo en EE.UU. se les va a hacer realidad la pel�cula
un d�a sin mexicanos, esto quiere decir que ning�n migrante trabajar� ese
d�a en EE.UU. y han solicitado a sus connacionales (o sea nosotros) que no
compremos nada estadounidense ese d�a. Esto con el objetivo de que se les
reconozca su derecho al trabajo, a la educaci�n de sus hijos y a servicios
m�dicos en ese pa�s.

Lo que solicitan es que el 1 de mayo no se compre nada gringo en el pa�s
ni se consuma nada en franquicias americanas, esto quiere decir:
No dunkin donuts, Mc Donalds, Burguer King, Starbucks, Sears, Crispy cream,
Walmart, seven-eleven y otras...de la interminable lista de empresas americanas
en M�xico.

S� que es un esfuerzo para tod@s pero es lo menos que podemos hacer por esa
gente que pr�cticamente est� manteniendo a nuestro pa�s con las remesas.

Espero puedan hacer este peque�o esfuerzo de un d�a (1 de mayo).
Saludos a tod@s.
Fraternalmente:
Sebasti�n L�pez, adherente a la Sexta.
RED@ctuar.
Ciudad de M�xico-Morelos. M�XICO.

RED@ctuar
Red de Encuentro y Diversidad para la Actuaci�n
www.redactuar.com.mx

Fatcat · Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 92 Location: Athens, Georgia

"Esto con el objetivo de que se les
reconozca su derecho al trabajo, a la educaci�n de sus hijos y a servicios
m�dicos en ese pa�s."

So, do you suggest that all immigrants protest, or just the legal ones who do have rights to these services?

PlayadelSoul · Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 346 Location: Playa del Carmen

I will take off work on May 1st to show solidarity. Well, I will take it off because it is a holiday, but the sentiment is the same.

ls650 · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 3484 Location: British Columbia

cwc · Joined: 16 Nov 2005 Posts: 372

�Ustedes creen que esto es posible? Esos trabajadores necesitan cobrar este dia. Ademas, aunque los Estados Unidos no exportan mucho, las tortillas que comemos estan hechas con ma�z de alli. La corriente que utilizamos esta hecho con petroleo que esta extraido y procesado con maquinaria de all�. Es un error subestimar al pais mas rico y poderoso en el mundo. �Como pueden ser ustedes tan simples a piensar que los hombres que hacen las leyes van a ser afectados con simples manifestaciones? Miles de soldados han muerto y no pasa nada.
Please only comment on the content not the Espa�ol. Thanks. cwc

thelmadatter · Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 1:24 pm Post subject: no work day

A mi, va a ser interesante ver lo que pasa el 1 de mayo con este "protest" Puede ser que podemos ver quien necesita a quien mas.

Sgt Killjoy · Joined: 26 Jun 2004 Posts: 438

A Day without Mexicans? Haha. Well, that movie glossed over the Central Americans.

Anyone check with the mods? I don't think posts are allowed in foreign languages, it makes it hard for them to mod them.

Kind of funny because Sears is owned completely by Carlos Slim, has been since the late 1990's.

One movie I would like to see is the Day with a Gringo.

Housekeepers show up to work but don't get paid. Smile

Machines stop working because no one fixes them. All the Mexican workers have to go home because they have no one to work for. Mexican kids go hungry because there is no more corn to make torillas.

Cdaniels · Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 11:48 am Post subject: Dunkin' Donuts

MELEE · Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 2:38 pm Post subject:

cwc · Joined: 16 Nov 2005 Posts: 372

corporatehuman · Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Posts: 198 Location: Mexico City

I think he meant "within hours of here." But that's just a guess.

- Chris

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Tomorrow's the day...

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Apparently, there was a good sized march in Mexico City. I got there late so I only got to see a bunch of police cleaning up.

They stopped at the US embassy to shout a bit and leave some signs.

sarliz · Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 198 Location: Jalisco

The rally in Chicago was awesome - literally the largest amount of people I've seen in one place. The news is estimating that the crowd here was the largest in the country, at around 400,000. And it all went off peacefully, with no arrests reported. The crowd was predominantly latino, but there were a fair amount of Polish, Chinese, Korean, and Arabic immigrants representing, as well. It sounds cheesy, but it all felt rather historic, and vaguely democracy-reaffirming. I hope the higher-ups were listening.

Cdaniels · Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 12:22 am Post subject: Mall Rat reports

I got a little nervous about going downtown, Embarassed

but for the sake of being "fair and balanced" I went to the Plaza de las Estrellas Galerias Mall! It was very busy. McDonald's was busy, though I'm not sure if it was less busy than usual. 'Dominoes' had its share of customers. Overall I don't think American-based companies in Mexico City need worry.
I decided to avoid making a political statement of any kind and went to the Chinese buffet! Laughing