Daily Archives: August 16, 2021

2021-08-16: News Headlines

Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza (2021-08-16). Memorandum of Understanding Signed in Mexico Between Venezuelan Government and Part of the Opposition (Translation). orinocotribune.com Caracas, August 15, 2021 (special for OrinocoTribune.com)—We want our readers to see firsthand the transcript and Orinoco Tribune's unofficial translation of the memorandum signed last Friday, August 13, between the Venezuelan government and the opposition labeled as the "Unitary Platform of Venezuela"—a label considered by many analysts as a euphemism for something that, in reality, is a very fragmented extreme wing of the Venezuelan opposition. The so-called Unitary Platform rejected the inclusion of the other faction of the opposition represented in the Venezuelan National Assembly in the dialogue…

Paul Dobson (2021-08-16). Venezuelan Government and Guaidó Opposition Begin 'Constructive' Negotiations in Mexico. venezuelanalysis.com Hours after the talks culminated, opposition politician Freddy Guevara was released following a month in prison.

_____ (2021-08-16). Nabisco Workers Are Now Striking In Oregon, Colorado And Virginia. popularresistance.org "Earlier today, members of Local 358 at the Nabisco Bakery in Richmond joined their Brothers and Sisters in Portland, Ore. and Aurora, Col. in striking Nabisco. In all three locations, our courageous members are speaking with one clear, strong voice. They are telling Nabisco to put an end to the outsourcing of jobs to Mexico and get off the ridiculous demand for contract concessions at a time when the company is making record profits."

Rebekah Entralgo (2021-08-16). Two Years After the Largest Workplace Raid in U.S. History, a Path Forward for Undocumented Workers. counterpunch.org Immigration agents arrested over 600 undocumented workers at a poultry plant in Jackson, Mississippi two years ago in what remains the largest workplace raid in U.S. history. 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.

teleSUR (2021-08-15). Venezuela and Mexico to Assist the Haitian Population. telesurenglish.net The governments of Venezuela and Mexico announced the sending of humanitarian aid to Haiti to assist the population following the impact of a 7.2 magnitude earthquake on Saturday. | RELATED: | Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) informed that actions will be carried out…

teleSUR, JGN (2021-08-15). Venezuela y México anuncian envío de ayuda para Haití. telesurtv.net La Brigada Médica de Cuba desplegada desde 1998 en el país caribeño atiende a los lesionados por el terremoto.

Ariela Ruiz Caro (2021-08-15). América Latina: En busca de la soberanía perdida. globalizacion.ca Dos hechos recientes han activado la posibilidad de relanzar la cooperación y coordinación latinoamericana y caribeña, tan abandonada durante el último lustro: el discurso de Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) durante la reunión de Cancilleres de la Comunidad de Estados…

Staff (2021-08-15). CELAC Sends Best Wishes for Venezuelan Dialogue in Mexico. orinocotribune.com Mexican Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Marcelo Ebrard, announced that the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), along with the entire world, is paying full attention to the dialogue between the Government and opposition of Venezuela. Moreover, CELAC has sent its best wishes in favor of a dialogue that could benefit the Venezuelan people as a whole. | Ebrard made these comments during his inaugural speech at the signing of an initial memorandum of understanding between the Venezuelan government and the opposition sectors, which took place in Mexico City on Friday, August 13. The dialogue had be…

Duane Campbell (2021-08-15). We Must Defeat the California Recall. zcomm.org With a mobilized anti-immigrant anti-Mexican campaign, a majority of California voters could turn Republican once again…

teleSUR (2021-08-15). Mexico To Conclude Presidential Term Early Termination Bill. telesurenglish.net Mexico's Senate Governance Commission concluded a bill seeking to allow citizens to decide Presidents' permanence in office before the end of their mandate. | RELATED: | If approved, the Presidential Mandate Revocation bill would allow the early termination and the removal from office based on the loss of confidence. In Mexico, Presidents hold…

Mouris Salloum George (2021-08-15). México — Enfrentar la violencia, sin los instrumentos. globalizacion.ca La crisis de inseguridad por la que atraviesa el país, nos muestra la falta de planeación y operatividad institucional durante décadas. | El país entero se muestra débil e indefenso ante el incremento de la violencia desde el año 2004 a…

Brian Tashman (2021-08-15). Nine Years After DACA Went Into Effect, Congress On The Verge Of Passing A Path To Citizenship. aclu.org On this day nine years ago, the U.S. government began accepting applications under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a policy commonly known as DACA. | Thanks to DACA, undocumented people who came to the United States as children could receive temporary protection from deportation that allows them to live, work, go to school, and provide for their loved ones freely in the country they've called home. It has been life-changing, even life-saving, for hundreds of thousands, and a result of years of organizing and determination by immigrants rights advocates. But DACA recipients always knew the program was n…

United We Dream Action (2021-08-15). 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/

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