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ellieb
Joined: 09 Oct 2005
Posts: 7
Location: mexico city
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 Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 5:32 pm Post subject: May 1st, US immigrant no work day |
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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 |
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Fatcat
Joined: 17 Mar 2005
Posts: 92
Location: Athens, Georgia
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| Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 6:54 pm Post subject: definition please |
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"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? |
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PlayadelSoul
Joined: 29 Jun 2005
Posts: 346
Location: Playa del Carmen
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| Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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| 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. |
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ls650
Joined: 10 May 2003
Posts: 3484
Location: British Columbia
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| Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 8:02 pm Post subject: Re: May 1st, US immigrant no work day |
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| ellieb wrote: |
| No dunkin donuts, Mc Donalds, Burguer King, Starbucks, Sears, Crispy cream, Walmart, seven-eleven y otras |
Well, none of that stuff exists with hours of here, so I guess I'm supporting it.... |
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cwc
Joined: 16 Nov 2005
Posts: 372
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| Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 4:12 am Post subject: Imposible |
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�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 |
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thelmadatter
Joined: 31 Mar 2003
Posts: 1212
Location: in el Distrito Federal x fin!
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| Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 1:24 pm Post subject: no work day |
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| 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. |
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Sgt Killjoy
Joined: 26 Jun 2004
Posts: 438
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| Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 6:10 am Post subject: |
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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.  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. |
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Cdaniels
Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 663
Location: Dunwich, Massachusetts
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| Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 11:48 am Post subject: Dunkin' Donuts |
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| Sgt Killjoy wrote: |
| Kind of funny because Sears is owned completely by Carlos Slim, has been since the late 1990's. |
And until a few of weeks ago, Allied Domecq owned Dunkin' Donuts. It was bought out by another French company, Pernod Ricard, which sold Dunkin' Donuts to 3 US-based private equity firms. 
I'm sure boycotting Dunkin' Donuts will help out Tim Horton's (Are they American now, too, or still Canadian?)  |
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MELEE
Joined: 22 Jan 2003
Posts: 2583
Location: The Mexican Hinterland
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| Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 2:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Sgt Killjoy wrote: |
Anyone check with the mods? I don't think posts are allowed in foreign languages, it makes it hard for them to mod them.
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It doesn't say anything about language here http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/job/viewtopic.php?t=27098
but it is kind of rude, considering many people have mentioned that they don't have a workable level of Spanish yet.
On the other hand, this is a board about Mexico, where Spanish is the main language.
Maybe they should make one of us bilinguals a mod of this forum? |
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cwc
Joined: 16 Nov 2005
Posts: 372
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| Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 10:54 pm Post subject: Re: May 1st, US immigrant no work day |
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| ls650 wrote: |
Well, none of that stuff exists with hours of here, so I guess I'm supporting it.... |
What exactly do you mean �with hours of here�? Please proofread your posts. It makes it difficult for me, being a rookie, to understand. En buena onda. No te enchiveas! |
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corporatehuman
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 198
Location: Mexico City
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| Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 11:20 pm Post subject: |
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I think he meant "within hours of here." But that's just a guess.
- Chris |
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Guy Courchesne
Joined: 10 Mar 2003
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Location: Mexico City
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| Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 12:34 am Post subject: |
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Tomorrow's the day...
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Guy Courchesne
Joined: 10 Mar 2003
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Location: Mexico City
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| Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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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.
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sarliz
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Posts: 198
Location: Jalisco
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| Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 11:45 pm Post subject: |
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| 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. |
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Cdaniels
Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 663
Location: Dunwich, Massachusetts
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| Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 12:22 am Post subject: Mall Rat reports |
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I got a little nervous about going downtown,  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!  |
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