Los Angeles Indymedia : Activist News

LOS ANGELES, April 24, 2006—Whatever mainstream media is saying about divisions in “Latino” leadership around the May 1 Gran Boicot, the real-life version of “A Day Without a Mexican” (and a Guatamalen, and a Salvadoran, and a Korean, and a Muslim, and their supporters) will be happening. The boycott, a call for no purchases, no work, no school, and rallies around the country has taken on a life of its own, and its heartbeat is here in Los Angeles. The threats of deportation, criminalizing undocumented residency, and increased life-threatening border enforcement now being considered in the Senate have brought together dozens of local organizations in solidarity.

A partial list of area organizations supporting the Huelga General includes Action LA, Alliance for Civil Justice, ANSWER-LA, Barrio Planners, the Committee on Raza Rights, the Council on American-Islamic Relations - Los Angeles, Hermandad Mexicana, the Immigrant Solidarity Network, the Industrial Workers of the World, the International Social Organization, the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California, the L.A. Latino Muslim Association, Latino Movement USA, Los Angeles Mexican National Brotherhood, Los Angeles Troquero Collective, the March 25 Coalition, the Mexican American Political Association, Mexicans Without Borders, Multi-Ethnic Immigrant Workers Organizing Network, the Muslim American Society - Los Angeles, the Muslim Public Affairs Council, the Muslim Students Association - West, the National Alliance for Human Rights, La Opinion, People’s CORE-CDIR, Radical Women, Students for Amnesty, and Union del Barrio. Apologies to those not included here. ...
Full report: The Gran Boicott is on, and the troqueros are in by Leslie Radford