Democracy for New Mexico

Get on the Bus with Gov. Richardson This Friday

From Richardson for Governor:
Governor Bill Richardson's Central and Western New Mexico Bus Tour, Friday, October 27th: Join Gov. Richardson on the GOTV Bus Tour at a stop near you. Meet the Governor and other Democratic elected officials and candidates, find out about early voting options and volunteer opportunities, and celebrate the upcoming Democratic victory in November's elections! See below for locations.

9:00 – 9:30 AM IDEAL NM
Location: Rio Rancho Cyber Academy, 421 Quantum Rd, Rio Rancho, NM

9:00 – 10:00 AM Democratic Bus Tour: Rio Rancho Stop
Location: 3900 Southern Blvd SE, Rio Rancho, NM

11:00 AM Democratic Bus Tour: Laguna Stop
Location: 101 Capital Drive, Laguna Tribal Building Laguna Pueblo

12:00 – 1:30PM Democratic Bus Tour: Laguna Acoma Rally
Location: Sky City Casino Parking Lot, Interstate 40, Exit 102 Acoma, NM

2:30 – 4:00 PM Democratic Bus Tour: Gallup
Location: Gallup/McKinley Civic Plaza, 207 West Hill Ave, Gallup, NM

The bus tour will be visiting other locations in New Mexico this weekend, including Taos, Santa Fe and Espanola. Click for >more information.

AFT Rally This Saturday 10/28

From AFT:
You're invited to a Federation-sponsored rally this Saturday, Oct. 28, 12:30-1:30 PM at the AFT union office, 8009 Mountain Road Place NE. Additional events will occur at the Hayes Mid School soccer field located 2 blocks up the street from the union office.

FREE FOOD & DRINKS at union office, HOT AIR BALLOON inflation at soccer field.

Information about early voting, an AFT New Mexico COPE survey of members and a COPE endorsement in the District 1 race for Congress will be announced and distributed at the soccer field and union office.

You can park your car at the union office and walk to the soccer field or park at Hayes Middle School. Balloon inflation will occur at the Hayes Mid School soccer field beginning at 12:30 pm and food-drinks will be available at the union office beginning at 1:30 pm.

DIRECTIONS
Get to Lomas & Texas NE, Turn north on Texas
Go north on Texas to corner of Texas & Marble Ave.
where Hayes Mid School is located
Soccer field is on east side of Hayes Mid School
Look for hot air balloon "Cruise Control"

SPONSORS
ABQ Teachers Federation
ABQ EAS Assoc.
ABQ Secretary-Clerks Assoc.
United Staff - UNM
TVI Federation
Rio Rancho Federation
Belen Federation
AFT New Mexico
Call 262-2657 or 266-6638 for more information.

Come On Down: Big GOTV Rally Saturday with Nancy Pelosi

DEMOCRATIC GOTV RALLY!

Join Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who just could be our next Speaker of the House if all goes well, at a big get out the vote rally this Saturday with Attorney General Patricia Madrid. Also appearing will be Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez and other candidates. Get energized with Dem candidates, music, fun, the works:

GOTV Rally
Saturday, October 28, 3:00 PM
Los Duranes Community Center
2898 Leopoldo Road NW, ABQ
Click for map

Fun Fundraiser for Dems Set for Carom Club Tuesday 10/24

From the Democratic Party of NM:
Joanie Griffin of Griffin & Associates, Jon Hendry and IATSE Local 480 invite you to an evening of karaoke and billiards -- and yes some celebrities will be there, too. All to benefit the Democratic candidates in our last push toward a democratic sweep:

Tuesday, October 24, 2006, 5 - 8 PM
Carom Club, 3rd & Central, 2nd floor, Downtown ABQ

RSVP to Griffin and Associates (505) 764-4444, ext. 221. There will be fun prizes, great food and great entertainment. Be on hand at 7 PM to view the Wilson vs. Madrid debate and take part in the post debate victory party.

Join us: $50 per person; $75 for a team of two; $125 for a team of four. Make checks payable to Democratic Party of New Mexico.

Contributions to the Democratic Party of New Mexico are not tax deductible for federal income tax purposes. Your contribution will be used in connection with federal elections and is subject to the limitations and prohibitions of the Federal Election Campaign Act.

Fundraiser for Dist. 29 State Rep. Candidate Antonio Sandoval Set for Monday

Please join Eric Griego, Javier Benavidez, Elaine Romero, Moises Gonzales, Candy Patterson, Gabe Rivera, Mimi Aledo, Joaquin Griego, Mariana Padilla, the Sandoval Family and Guitarist Bill Parnell at a fundraiser for

ANTONIO SANDOVAL
@ Q-Bar (in Hotel ABQ, formerly Old Town Sheraton)
Monday, October 23, 2006, 5:30 - 7:00 PM
Any contribution welcomed! ($25.00 suggested)
Click for flyer (jpg) for more info
https://www.AntonioSandoval.com

You're Invited: Labor 2006 Early Vote Celebration This Saturday

UPDATE: Attorney General Patricia Madrid, running as the Dem candidate for Congress in NM-01, will speak at the rally.

The Labor 2006 Early Vote Celebration will be held on Saturday, October 21 at Noon at the Barelas Community Center and Park, 801 Barelas Rd SW, in Albuquerque. Click for map.

NM Federation of Labor leaders; Linda Chavez-Thompson, Executive Vice President of the AFL-CIO; Laura Rico, Vice President of American Federation of Teachers; and John Gage, President, American Federation of Government Employees will speak. And you can join them in casting your early vote Saturday at a nearby polling place! (Early voting at alternate locations begins October 21st.) Free live music, mariachis, hot dogs, hamburgers and refreshments.

Saturday Symposium Focuses on Resistence of Indigenous People to Oppression

Hauba Hanu: All the People, Humanity in Resistance Symposium: A one day symposium presented by the Tricentennial Truth Alliance (TTA) and the Southwest Indigenous Alliance (SWIA) will call attention to the resistance of oppression of Indigenous People. Invited guest speakers from North America will speak at the Peace and Justice Center, 202 Harvard Drive SE, Albuquerque, NM (505-268-9557), on Saturday, October 21, 2006, 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM. Speakers will address issues regarding Indigenous cultural history, the threat of historical revisionism, and our continuing resistance to oppression.

The program includes presentations from Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz; Professor, Activist, Author, Historian, residing in San Francisco (Cherokee); Simon J. Ortiz; Professor, Writer, Poet (Acoma Tribe); Ofelia Rivas; Activist and Founder of “Voices Against the Wall,” Tohono-O’odham; Petuuche Gilbert, Activist and Former Tribal Official, Acoma Tribe.

The TTA and SWIA bring awareness to the glorification of the conquistador and the brutal subjugation of the American Southwest. As Indigenous people we demand our view of history and will take charge of how our history will be remembered and thus how we remember ourselves. Today, we will hear from distinguished speakers who have been and continue to be the voice of the people’s power.

Program:

9:30 AM:  Refreshments/Sign Up

10:00 AM:  Opening Remarks & Welcome C. Maurus Chino, Activist, Artist, Founder, Southwest Indigenous Alliance, Co-Founder Tricentennial Truth Alliance

10:15 AM: Invocation                            

10:30 AM:  Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Professor, Activist, Author, Historian, residing in San Francisco (Cherokee Tribe)

11:00 AM:  Q & A

11:15 AM: Simon J. Ortiz, Professor, Writer, Poet (Acoma Tribe)

11:45 AM: Q & A

Noon:  Lunch/Book signing

1:00 PM:  Petuuche Gilbert, Activist and Former Tribal Official (Acoma Tribe)

1:20 PM:  Q & A

1:30 PM: Ofelia Rivas, Activist, Founder of Voices Against The Wall, residing in Tucson AZ (O’odahm, O’odham Territories of US/MX)

1:50 PM:  Q & A

2:00 PM:  Panel Discussion: “Revisionist Memory: How Memory Erasure Affects Our Self Image as Indigenous and Non-Indigenous People,” Gwendolyn Packard, Moderator (Iyankton Dakota Nation)                      

2:30 PM:  Q & A                                              

2:50 PM:  Closing Remarks, C. Maurus Chino

3:00 PM:  Book signing/Entertainment

A Global Focus on Women: United Nations Day Program Set for 10/25

United Nations Day Program Presented by the Albuquerque Chapter of the United Nations Association:

Wednesday, October 25, 2006, 6:30 PM
Smith-Brasher Hall, Central NM Community College (TVI)
SW Corner of University and Coal, ABQ

A GLOBAL FOCUS ON WOMEN: Maternal Health, Economic Opportunity and Political Status. For 2006 the United Nations Association is concentrating on the United Nations Millennium Development Goal of Maternal Health and Well Being. FORMAT: A Panel of Four Experts and Moderator Deanna Sauceda, News Anchor KRQE-TV

PANELISTS:
Luis Ben Curet, MD, Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UNM. Dr. Curet will describe his work for the "Save The Mother" campaign of the American Academy of OB-Gyn. Dr. Curet has directed  the "Save the Mother" campaign in Central America and has been teaching improved maternal care in six countries. Some of those countries have had success and some have not had success. He will discuss the differences.

Jim Neustel, Executive Director of Peacecraft and Earth Hero. Mr. Neustel will tell of his international experiences while developing economic opportunities in villages around the world and the resulting changes for the people of those villages.

Anne Foster-Rosales, MD, Director of International Training, Center for Reproductive Research and Policy, University of California-San Francisco. Dr. Foster-Rosales' career has focused on reproductive health and policy issues in the less developed world, including maternal mortality, family planning and gender equity. She will describe her work with the "Save The Mother" program in Central America, highlighting the complex interaction of social disparities on maternal mortality.

Dorothy VanderJagt, PhD, Research Associate Professor in the Dept. of Biochemistry at the UNM School of Medicine. For the past 15 years, Dr. VanderJagt has been the Co-director of the international research training program that sends UNM students to Africa. The research projects have focused on maternal/child health, particularly the nutritional status of women. Dr. VanderJagt has also been involved in efforts to increase the access of nomadic women to education. She will describe her projects in Nigeria among both rural, nomadic women and women from urban areas.

For more information, call Bill Pratt at 869-4212 or email at prattsalwm@comcast.net

Noted ABQ Attorney to Speak on Warrantless Wiretapping Tonight

This evening, October 17, at 7 PM, noted attorney Nancy Hollander will be speaking at the UNM School of Law, 1117 Stanford NE, Room 2402, about the Bush administration's illegal NSA warrantless spying program and its impact on civil liberties. Admission to the event is free and hosted by ACLU New Mexico. For more info, see flyer (doc) or call 255-1978; 255-2537; or 856-1427.

Tonight on 'Espejos de Aztlan' Plus November Panel: Disappearance of 700 Women on Mexican Border

From Espejos de Aztlan:
Check out KUNM 89.9FM tonight, Monday, October 16th, at 8:00 PM for "Espejos de Aztlan," a weekly radio program highlighting the courage, strength and beauty of the Chicano/Latino community in New Mexico.  Cecilia Chavez will be interviewed about her work to fight the injustices surrounding the investigation of the tragic disappearance and murder of over 700 women in the border region of Mexico and the United States over the past 10 years.

Panel Discussion:
On Saturday, November 4th, from 4-7:00 PM at the St. Francis Xavier Parish Hall (801 Arno SE), the Albuquerque Peace and Justice Center will be hosting a panel discusson entitled "Justicia para Nuestras Hijas." The panel presentation will feature members of the Mexican non-profit organization ‘Justicia para Nuestras Hijas’: the sisters of three disappeared/assassinated women; their lawyer, from the human rights organization ‘Centro de Derechos Humanos de Mujeres, AC’; and a representative of ‘Amigos de las Mujeres de Juárez, a non-profit from Las Cruces, NM. Also at the panel will be Diana Washington Valdez, journalist from El Paso, TX who has investigated the murders for a number of years and authored Cosecha de Mujeres (2005) and Harvest of Women: Safari in Mexico (2006). 

Espejos de Aztlan has been on-air since 1979 and is part of the Raices Collective which conducts programming on news, culture and music from a Latino perspective on KUNM 89.9. For more information or to submit input about our shows, please visit the "Espejos de Aztlan" link at https://kunm.org/culture/.