(2021-08-10). Inauguration Speech of Peru President Pedro Castillo. orinocotribune.com Madam President of the Congress of the Republic Ladies and Gentlemen Congressmen of the Republic, | Presidents of the sister republics of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, His Highness the King of Spain. | Members of the honorable diplomatic corps. Authorities present. | Women and men of my beloved Peruvian people. | I begin by greeting my brothers and sisters, descendants of the original peoples of pre-Hispanic Peru, my Quechua, Aymara and Amazonian brothers and sisters, Afro-Peruvians and the various communities of migrant descendants, as well as all the dispossessed minorities of the countr…
(2021-08-10). Mexico: Indigenous Communities Take Over Water-Bottling Plant. popularresistance.org For four months, Indigenous and local communities in Mexico have managed to blockade and shut down the Bonafont plant in Cuanala in Puebla state. Bonafont is a bottled water brand owned by Danone, a Paris-based food corporation. | With large rocks blocking the main entrance, as well as tents, a cooking station and more, the communities have used their permanent blockade as a space to hold workshops, forums and cultural events. | But on Sunday, August 1, they decided it was time to take over the plant and put it to better use. They called a public meeting with state authorities and Bonafont owners for Sunday, Augu…
(2021-08-10). Whistleblowers Step Forward With New Complaints Of Abuses At Site For Immigrant Children. popularresistance.org Today, Government Accountability Project, filed its second complaint with federal oversight agencies detailing abuses at the Fort Bliss, Texas Emergency Intake Site (EIS) for unaccompanied immigrant children. Government Accountability Project's first complaint, dated July 7, 2021, is attached as an exhibit to this second complaint. | The Fort Bliss EIS is run by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS's) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). The children are in the custody of ORR. Fort Bliss is one of several EISs holding them, ostensibly on a temporary basis. | The information disclosed in the sec…
(2021-08-10). UK: Johnson government wages dirty war on migrants and asylum seekers. wsws.org The Tory government is advancing an anti-immigration agenda as its flagship policy.
(2021-08-10). Thursday 8/26: Defending the Displaced: Border Justice & Migrant Rights. indybay.org Online event (FREE)…
(2021-08-10). After gov't inaction, community takes Tijuana River Valley cleanup into own hands. liberationnews.org 
The Tijuana River has one of California's most polluted estuaries.
(2021-08-10). The Red Nation Wants Its Land Back. thenation.com The Red Nation Wants Its Land Back…
(2021-08-10). México — Los plebiscitos son un arma de doble filo. globalizacion.ca El 1 ∫ de agosto se realizó en México una consulta popular, la primera desde que fuera aprobado este mecanismo en la constitución en 2012. | Por motivos legales no se pudieron incluir los nombres de Carlos Salinas de Gortari, Ernesto Zedillo,…
(2021-08-09). Panama, Colombia Agree to Restrict Flow of Migrants. latinorebels.com SAN VICENTE, Panama (AP) — Officials of Panama and Colombia agreed Friday to restrict the growing flow of migrants, mainly Cubans and Haitians, who have been crossing the Darien Gap that marks the border between the two countries.
(2021-08-09). Steelworker official: Jury still out on U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade pact. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON (PAI)—A year after it took effect, the impact of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade pact (USMCA) is still uncertain, the top trade official for the Steelworkers told Congress. One reason, added Benjamin Davis, international affairs director for the union, is the sheer size of the task the USMCA requires in order to free Mexican workers from …
(2021-08-09). Talks in Mexico to Discuss Seven Issues — Chavismo vs. All Oppositions. orinocotribune.com 
On Sunday, August 8, the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, informed that "in the next few days, the exact date and venue of the dialogue with the Venezuelan opposition to be held in Mexico will be announced. There are seven issues on the agenda that will be debated." | "About [the talks in] Mexico there is a lot to say," continued President Maduro. "The dialogue with the opposition started in September 2019. From there came the National Assembly (AN) elections and these mega-elections. As of this year, we resumed the dialogue with the G4 [extreme right opposition] and there is a w…
(2021-08-09). Mexico: Indigenous communities take over water-bottling plant to use as a social centre. greenleft.org.au Mulinational beverage companies have been profiting off Mexico's precious drinking water resources for decades, while local communities have gone without. Communities in the state of Puebla have had enough, reports Tamara Pearson.
(2021-08-09). People's Action and Coalition on Human Needs Launch National "Shared Prosperity" Week of Action to Win Immigrant Justice. peoplesaction.org Days Before Anniversary of DACA, Advocates to Urge Congress to Include Citizenship in Next Recovery Bill Contact: Johanna Kichton, press@peoplesaction.org, 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action and the Coalition on Human Needs today launched a national week of action to urge Congress to include a pathway to citizenship for young Dreamers, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders, essential …
(2021-08-09). The Anti-Asian Roots of Today's Anti-Immigrant Politics. thenation.com The Anti-Asian Roots of Today's Anti-Immigrant Politics…
(2021-08-09). Overview: Illegal Rwandan Immigrant Killed French Priest. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | On August 10, a Rwandan national murdered a Catholic priest in western France a year after he caused a major fire that ravaged the cathedral in the French city of Nantes last year. | The suspect named as Emmanuel A. came to police in the town of Mortagne-sur-Sevre in the Vendée region and declared he had killed the local priest. | The victim, a 60 ears old priest, was identified as Olivier Maire. He had been welcoming a Rwandan national into his church for several months. | #svpol
(2021-08-09). Truth Be Told—Saving Our Endangered Democracy. commondreams.org "We will bring undocumented people out of the shadows and provide them with a pathway to citizenship, including those who courageously kept our economy running in the middle of a deadly pandemic," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
(2021-08-09). 'Our Moment to Win Citizenship': Budget Package Provides Hope to Millions of Undocumented People. commondreams.org "We have the solutions to prevent further harm to people and the planet—it's time to implement them," says 350.org. "We must start by putting an immediate end to fossil fuels."