(im)migration

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Confronting Violence Against Indian Americans

 

“Building Brides is our response to the persistence of violence in our society and against members of our ethnic communities, the most recent instance being that of the killings at the Sikh Gurdwara (temple) in Wisconsin.

 

The primary objective of this event is to create, promote and render a thought-provoking civil discourse among members of our communities.”

 

 

Community Village‘s insight:

 

This talk was given at San Jose State University, CA

 

Follow them online at IndiaCurrents.com

See on www.youtube.com

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6 books to decolonize your mind

“In that practice of striving to disrupt oppressive-repressive discourses and decolonize the mind, I’ve decided to post 6 books that changed my life–some of these are banned from being read by high school students in Arizona. I realize many of these are pretty much a no-brainer for those of us who are already attempting decolonial praxis in our daily struggle, but nevertheless I feel deeply indebted to these authors for impacting my life with their radical words, ideas, and their overall activist approach towards writing.”
See on discoursedisruption.wordpress.com

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The Taino genocide

“The Taino genocide (1492-1518) is where the Spanish wiped out most of the Tainos (Arawaks), the native people of the northern Caribbean (present-day Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, etc). Columbus himself set it in motion and oversaw it till 1500.

According to one estimate, genocide and disease wiped out 3 million of the 3.5 million Tainos – 85%. Most were already dead when smallpox arrived in 1518.

 

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Community Village‘s insight:

 

I read about this in a community college history book.

See on abagond.wordpress.com

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Choosing not to protect child farmworkers

 

“Children are particularly vulnerable to the harmful effects of pesticide exposure as their bodies are still developing, and they consume more water and food and breathe more air, pound for pound, than adults. Long-term effects of pesticide exposure include cancer, neurological problems and reproductive health issues.

 

Most children working on farms in North Carolina are poor and Latino. While their parents are frequently undocumented migrants, most of the children are U.S. citizens. Farmworker parents rely on their children’s minimum wage earnings to help supplement meager family incomes, averaging less than $20,000 annually nationwide.

 

Under a double standard in federal labor law, children can work in agriculture at far younger ages, for far longer hours and in far more hazardous conditions than other working children. Federal law has no minimum age for children to work on small farms with their parents’ permission. At age 12, children can work for hire on a farm of any size.

 

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Community Village‘s insight:

 

Racist U.S. laws allow certain groups of children (mostly Latino) to work in these dangerous conditions.

 

@getgln

See on www.newsobserver.com

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Germany’s Refugee Policy Tested By New Arrivals

Germany’s Refugee Policy Tested By New Arrivals : Parallels : NPR. As many as 5,000 Syrian refugees are after Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government agreed to a U.N. request to host them. But they a…

 

Community Village‘s insight:

 

It’s easy for the U.S. to highlight how groups in other countries are not welcoming refugees – but have you heard the U.S. news speak about the U.S. welcoming refugees at all lately?

 

And the first comment on the NPR site is a good reminder to balance the message.

 

@getgln

See on worldhumanrights.wordpress.com

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The Fence

The Fence

The Fence

Examines the impact of the controversial fence along the U.S.-Mexico border.

The whole movie is available through HBO or HBO Go.
Apple TV now has access to HBO Go.

In this short documentary they show

  • How migrants cross under and over the wall
  • How many U.S. tax dollars are spent on the wall
  • Up to the making of the movie, not one U.S. terrorist arrived through the U.S. – Mexico border
  • The Fence does not cover the whole U.S. Mexico border region
  • The Fence covers enough of the border so that many walk around the fence and die in the dessert
  • How animals migration paths are blocked
  • Approximately 2 people die per day crossing through the dessert areas of the U.S.
  • For more about the deaths of our brothers and sisters visit No More Deaths