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Show ll A A BE Winter 1997 2 - Venceremos Editorial On Being Different by David Tucker t has been said of the melting pot of American (USA) society, “All the scum floats to the top, and all the people at the bottom get burned.” We now witness the colonies in crisis, and we are fed a daily dose of official lies to make us feel OK about 1t. ) Here at Venceremos, we aren't afraid to tell a different story. It is the story of the people who were here Whats Inside: D E. Pe Ó 3 4 of the populace and rewrite the truth, poor people, immigrants and the labor unions are the enemy and the rich have your best interest at heart. We hear the politicians, “We have got to balance the budget and slash the unnecessary programs.” Have they ever known hunger or a prison cell? We see the future unfolding before us. It is ours to Cartas town, and because lam an anti-imperialist freedom fighter in the occupied territories of Aztlan. My April 14th schedule trial date will probably be cancelled until May or June 1997. The person coordinating my national campaign is ERNESTO BUSTILLOS (619- Dear Venceremos, Tam an indigent Mexican prisoner here at Pelican Bay | State Prison (IV SHU). Pm maxing out on November 7, LIT I was hoping you could include me on your mail list, 1 recently came across one of your papers and 1 was surprised and joyful to know we have papers such as yours to put our voice on the map. I will share your publication with the rest of the prisoners! Thank you. Sincerely, Angel A. Jimenez Prisoner Rights Chiapas (español page before, the story of those who built the railroads and made the ruling class rich off the mines and fields. If history is written by the holders of power, we must write our own history. The media lie in the hands of some of the largest corporations in the world. These corporations have become fat by devouring our future and spending it on nuclear arms and war toys. They control the minds Compañeros y o I got your mailing address from the Chicano Press Associátion, and am wanting to seek your support. l am enclosing a flyer that describes some of the issues involved. 1 am a CHICANO POLITICAL PRISONER, declared so by the Special International Tribunal, Hunter College, New York, December 1990. The reason l am in jail is because the police state did not want me organizing our Raza against the historical pattern of racist violence against Chicanos in the in this small, gringo, red-neck embrace. 238-8270, P.O. Box 620095, San Diego, CA. 92162) of Union del Barrio). Your support would be appreciated. To support me 1s to expose the FASCIST POWER of the imperialist POLICE STATE! PATRIA O MUERTE! Venceremos! Please send me any literature you have, and bring my case to the University students. LA DISTANCIA NOS SEPARA, PERO LA LUCHA NOS UNE! Revolucionariamente, ALVARO HERNANDEZ Brewster Co. Jail 307 W. SVL Ross Alpine, Texas 79830 “Prefiero morir a pié, que vivir de rodillas.” -E. Zapata Note from the editor: Venceremos would like to salute all of the prisoners of war from the economic system tbat has created this nation's prisoms and jails, keep strong. 4 Huerta Ínterview Paro Big Mountain Hago 8 Poemas de tu Mundo LA Publisher / Editor: Greg Marcial (Greg.MarcialOm.cc.utah.edu) Editor in Chief: David Tucker Moxon (Dave.Tucker4m.cc.utah.edu) _ Faculty Advisor: Theresa Martinez (THERESAOfreud.sbs.utah.edu) Design: Stephen Coles (S.Coles+m.cc.utah. cn) GuérrillerOs: Guillermo Aviles Jonathon Hurd Jason Hurd Vania Duran Pilar Brillones - Stephen Miller Natalia Valerdi Carlos Vazquez, Jr. Thanks to: Marco Leavitt and Dave Thometz JOIN THE CHICANO PRESS ASSOCIATION BE A GUERRILLERO/A DE LA PLUMA! MEET PROGRESSIVE CHICANO/A PUBLICATIONS FROM ACROSS AZTLAN! REMOS ON THE COVER: Hundred-year-old mexican textile digital designlarrangement by Dave Tucker and Stephen Coles Dolores Huerte gives interview photo by Ryan Miller Zapatista women dawn hand-carved rifles photo by Brendon Gilfoyle W) La Prensa de Universidad de Utah Venceremos is a quarterly Chicana(o) student publication founded in 1993 and is recognized by the Publications Council of the University of Utah. Thé views expressed in Venceremos represent the opinions of individual writers, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Publications Council or the regents of the University of Utah. Send correspondence to: Venceremos 240 Union Bldg. University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT 84112 |
