Daily Archives: August 14, 2021

2021-08-14: News Headlines

Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza (2021-08-14). Mexico Talks Between Chavismo and Extreme Right Kick Off Today in Chapultepec. orinocotribune.com Caracas, August 13, 2021 (OrinocoTribune.com)—The president of Venezuela's National Assembly and representative of the national government for the Mexico Talks, Jorge Rodríguez, arrived in Mexico City this Friday, August 13, to start the negotiation process with the Venezuelan extreme-right opposition. | Rodríguez, who will be in charge of directing the dialogue between both political sectors, arrived at Toluca International Airport at noon (local time). During the inauguration Rodríguez celebrated the realization of the Talks and stressed that it has been shown that Venezuelans do not yield to any kind of…

Anonymous Contributor (2021-08-14). Indigenous Peoples of Oaxaca in Resistance Against Contemporary Colonialism. itsgoingdown.org Communique from the Oaxacan Assembly in Defense of Land and Territory on the continued Indigenous resistance against contemporary colonialism To the Indigenous Peoples of Mexico and the World As Indigenous peoples, movements, organizations, and unions of this geography called Oaxaca, those who inhabit, protect, and defend the territories, natural resources, and cultures that we have…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-08-14). Venezuelan government and opposition signed memorandum of understanding for dialogue. peoplesdispatch.org The Venezuelan government and the platform of opposition forces in the country signed a historic agreement in Mexico City on Friday August 14. The move represents an important advance to address the political crisis faced by the country for the past several years as US-backed opposition forces have turned to radical and violent methods in an attempt to force the democratically elected government of Nicolás Maduro out of office. Venezuelan officials are also hopeful that the talks can help to lift the crushing unilateral coercive measures imposed by the US and its allies which have already cost billions of dollars…

_____ (2021-08-14). Here's The Agenda For Venezuela's Peace Talks In Mexico. popularresistance.org The Bolivarian government of Venezuela and representatives of the US-backed opposition have officially begun a new dialogue process in Mexico, with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding. | The negotiation and dialogue process was inaugurated on Friday evening at Mexico City's National Museum of Anthropology, as the two Venezuelan negotiating parties signed the Memorandum. | Heading the delegation representing the Bolivarian Government of Venezuela, is Jorge Rodriguez, President of the National Assembly of Venezuela, who also led the government delegation in the 2018 Dominican Republic dialogue on behalf of…

Mision Verdad (2021-08-14). Chavismo and Two Opposition Sectors to Meet for Dialogue in Mexico. orinocotribune.com The following is a translation of the daily report of Samuel Robinson Institute for August 12, 2021. | So far, it is known that Chavismo and at least two sectors of the Venezuelan opposition will meet in Mexico, for another round of talks. These meetings will be crucial, since the previous dialogues between Chavismo and the Guaidó aligned opposition, held in Barbados in 2019 with the mediation of Norway, failed. | The context of the talks | The complexity of these dialogues can be explained by the multiple factors surrounding them. | The first instance of this is that the existence of various oppositions to Chavi…

United We Dream Action (2021-08-14). Tuesday 8/17: San Francisco: DACA Is Not Enough! Citizenship for All Immigrants Rally. indybay.org 1 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94104 | Wear a mask. Please follow all current COVID safety guidelines: covid19.ca.gov/

Anonymous103 (2021-08-13). "It's Not So Bad In Afghanistan": Hypocritical Europe Not To Allow New Refugees. southfront.org Illustrative Image | The leading EU states have sent a letter to the European Commission calling not to halt the expulsion of illegal migrants back to Afghanistan, despite the ongoing crisis in the country. | Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Denmark, Greece and Belgium representatives (Interior Ministers or in charge of Migration) were among the signatories, who asked the European Commission to guarantee the forced return of certain Afghans."I have sent a letter to the European Commission calling for the…

Prensa Latina (2021-08-13). Abierta al público maqueta gigante en Zócalo capitalino de México. peoplesworld.org MÉXICO (Prensa Latina) A partir de hoy todo mexicano que desee puede ingresar al Zócalo capitalino para admirar la maqueta monumental del Templo Mayor por el 500 aniversario de la resistencia indígena a los colonialistas españoles. Pero la hora correcta para ello será desde la caída de la noche con vistas a apreciar en toda …

Laura Carlsen (2021-08-13). The Exaggerated Death of Mexico's Drug War. counterpunch.org What would have to change to really kill the Merida Initiative? The program has greatly benefited the U.S. government by increasing its level of direct intervention in Mexican security. It has enriched U.S. defense companies, while contributing to the death and disappearance of hundreds of thousands of Mexicans.

Staff (2021-08-13). Press Freedom Under Attack in Mexico as TV Anchor Gets Death Threat from Cartel over Reporting. democracynow.org Prominent Mexican news anchor Azucena Uresti took to the airwaves this week to stand up to one of the country's most powerful drug cartels, the Jalisco New Generation, after the group posted a video online directly threatening her life. Uresti regularly reports on cartel violence and organized crime. The Committee to Protect Journalists considers Mexico the most dangerous country for journalists in the Western Hemisphere, where about 120 journalists have been killed since 2000, with four murders this year alone. Jan-Albert Hootsen, Mexico correspondent for the Committee to Protect Journalists, says the cartels ar…

Staff (2021-08-13). Norway Confirms Everything Ready for Mexico Talks. orinocotribune.com The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway confirmed Norway's role in talks in Mexico with the Venezuelan government and the opposition, as agreed by all parties more than a year ago. In their role as mediator, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Twitter that "Norway confirms that the Government of Venezuela and the Unitary Platform of Venezuela are in the final phase of exploratory talks, with the aim of starting negotiations in Mexico facilitated by Norway." | Norway confirms that the Government of Venezuela and the Unitary Platform of Venezuela are in the final phase of exploratory talks, with the aim…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-08-13). Stalin González Says He too is Ready for Mexico Talks. orinocotribune.com Stalin González, spokesman of the Venezuelan far-right, confirmed that he will be present in the dialogue process between representatives of the Bolivarian government and sectors of Venezuela's extreme right opposition, who will meet in Mexico under the auspices of governments such as Norway. | González expressed this through a series of posts on his Twitter account. In these posts, he stated the importance of joining the democratic route of the regional elections scheduled for November 21 to elect governors, mayors, and members of state legislative councils and city councils. | In this regard, he stated that "se…

Anonymous Contributor (2021-08-13). Statement from the CIPOG-EZ on the 500th Anniversary of the So-Called "Conquest of Mexico" itsgoingdown.org Communique from the Popular Indigenous Council of Guerrero-Emiliano Zapata on the 500th anniversary of the so-called "Conquest of Mexico" To the Zapatista Army of National Liberation To the National Indigenous Congress To the Indigenous Governing Council To the National and International Sixth To the Networks of Resistance and Rebellion August 13th, 2021 500 years…

Staff (2021-08-13). Tomás Guanipa Leaves Guaidó and Joins Mexico Talks. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan anti-Chavista politician Tomás Guanipa announced on Wednesday, August 11, that he resigned from the former deputy, Juan Guaidó, to join the dialogue that will begin in Mexico between the Venezuelan government and the extreme right opposition. | Through his Twitter account, Guanipa reported that he will be the representative of the opposition party Primero Justicia (PJ) in the negotiations that will begin this Friday in Mexico. | For the opposition leader, the talks that will take place in Mexico, with Norway as mediator, represent a new challenge to reach an agreement between sectors of the country.

teleSUR (2021-08-13). Venezuelan Government and Opposition Begin Talks in Mexico. telesurenglish.net On Friday afternoon, the government of President Nicolas Maduro and members of the Venezuelan opposition begin a new negotiation process in Mexico City. | RELATED: | Mexico's Foreign Affairs Minister Marcelo Ebrard received a communiqué from the Norwegian government, indicating that the parties have entered the final phase of exploratory talks and are ready to begin negotiations. Last week, President Andres Manuel…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-08-13). The Agenda for Venezuela's Peace Talks in Mexico. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by attorney Gerardo Blyde, head of the opposition negotiation team, Norway's Dag Nylander, head of the Facilitation Team, and Jorge Rodriguez on behalf of the Bolivarian Government of Venezuela. The Bolivarian government of Venezuela and representatives of the US-backed opposition have officially begun a new dialogue process…

Margaux Lopez (2021-08-13). Death and abuse of a child swept under the rug in New Mexico, whistleblowers punished. liberationnews.org The treatment of children, and their lack of protection by the capitalist state, is particularly appalling.

WSWS (2021-08-13). As pandemic toll rises, New Mexico does partial about-face on vaccinations and masks, but not on school and work reopenings. wsws.org As the Delta variant rages through the US, New Mexico's officials remain adamant on reopening schools and businesses, while backtracking on some of their most reckless policies.

RobertAlvarez (2021-08-13). Two Years After the Largest Workplace Raid in U.S. History, a Path Forward for Undocumented Workers. ips-dc.org Immigration agents arrested over 600 undocumented workers at a poultry plant in Jackson, Mississippi two years ago in what remains the On the two-year anniversary of that raid, immigrant rights advocates are demanding that U.S. officials take action to repair the harms inflicted on the workers and their communities. | Some 230 of the workers have already been deported but another 400 are still waiting for their day in court. And while they wait, many are unable to provide for themselves because…

_____ (2021-08-13). Louisiana and Mississippi Health Systems on Brink of Collapse as Low-Vaccinated Regions Suffer. commondreams.org Two years after the largest workplace raid in U.S. history, Democrats just passed a budget framework that could make millions of immigrant workers less vulnerable to exploitation.

Daniel O'Connell — Scott Peters (2021-08-13). The Fight Against Industrial Agribusiness: Remembering Ernesto Galarza. counterpunch.org Industrial agribusiness has been a scourge on our environment and communities. We've long and rightly celebrated the immigrants and workers who stood up to the corporations who colonized our richest farmlands throughout the United States. Yet, some of us may be surprised to learn that scholars also have a long history of taking on industrial

_____ (2021-08-13). A Path to Citizenship Could Soon Be Within Grasp for Millions of Undocumented Workers. commondreams.org The senator said the panel "should also examine the extent of any coordination between those groups, the Trump administration, and the members of Congress who objected to the electoral count."

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