Come to learn about Tijuana maquiladora workers' conditions and struggles!
SATURDAY,
DECEMBER 12
9 am to 3:30 pm
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Citizens returning from Mexico must present an U.S. passport. For more information, see the State Dept. web site at: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html
All tour participants must read the US travel alert to Mexico. Please see the alert below.
SCHEDULE (There may be slight variations from tour to tour.)
9:00 am sharp: San Ysidro/Tijuana border-bus station. We will walk together to cross the border gate and travel to our locations in Tijuana using chartered buses for transportation.
9:45-10 am: The crosses at the border: 4,500 immigrants have died trying to cross the border.
10:30- 11:15 am: Otay Industrial Park: Sanyo, Metales y Derivados, other maquiladoras
NOTE: We will visit the Tijuana industrial area but won’t enter any factory.
11:30 – 12:00 pm: Ejido Chilpancingo-Rio Alamar neighborhood
12:15- 1 pm: Lunch at Colectivo Chilpancingo’s office
1-2:30 pm: Presentation about the struggles for environmental justice in the neighborhood and labor justice in the factories.
2:30-3:00 pm: Return to the bus station
DONATIONS
US: $30 regular, $20 students
Donations cover the bus, lunch, and a donation to the Coalition for Justice in the Maquiladoras.
For reservations for this tour please contact
Enrique Davalos
Chicano & Chicana Studies Department
San Diego City College
Phone: (619) 388-3634
E-mail: edavalos@sdccd.edu
Sponsored by City College Chicano/a Studies Department, Colectivo Chilpancingo por Justicia Ambiental, the San Diego Maquiladora Workers' Solidarity Network, and the Coalition for Justice in the Maquiladoras
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Travel Alert
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Bureau of Consular Affairs
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_3028.html#
This information is current as of today, Fri Oct 23 11:21:16 2009.
Mexico: Travel Alert relating to the 2009-H1N1 influenza outbreak: Lifted May 15, 2009. The Department of State wishes to inform U.S. citizens traveling to and residing in Mexico that on May 15 2009, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lifted its recommendation that American citizens avoid all nonessential travel to Mexico. As a result of the CDC's decision, the State Department's Travel Alert relating to the 2009-H1N1 influenza outbreak is no longer in effect.
Mexico: Security August 20, 2009. The Department of State has issued this Travel Alert to update security information for U.S. citizens traveling to and living in Mexico. It supersedes the Travel Alert for Mexico dated February 20, 2009, and expires on February 20, 2010.
While millions of U.S. citizens safely visit Mexico each year (including tens of thousands who cross the land border every day for study, tourism or business), violence in the country has increased. It is imperative that travelers understand the risks of travel to Mexico, how best to avoid dangerous situations, and who to contact if one becomes a crime victim. Common-sense precautions such as visiting only legitimate business and tourist areas during daylight hours, and avoiding areas where prostitution and drug dealing might occur, can help ensure that travel to Mexico is safe and enjoyable.
Recent violent attacks have caused the U.S. Embassy to urge U.S. citizens to delay unnecessary travel to parts of Michoacán and Chihuahua (see details below) and advise U.S. citizens residing or traveling in those areas to exercise extreme caution. Drug cartels and associated criminal elements have retaliated violently against individuals who speak out against them or whom they otherwise view to be a threat to their organization, regardless of the individuals’ citizenship. These attacks include the abduction and murder of two resident U.S. citizens in Chihuahua in July, 2009.
Violence Along the U.S. - Mexico Border Mexican drug cartels are engaged in violent conflict - both among themselves and with Mexican security services - for control of narcotics trafficking routes along the U.S.-Mexico border. In order to combat violence, the government of Mexico has deployed military troops in various parts of the country. U.S. citizens should cooperate fully with official checkpoints when traveling on Mexican highways.
Some recent Mexican army and police confrontations with drug cartels have resembled small-unit combat, with cartels employing automatic weapons and grenades. Large firefights have taken place in towns and cities across Mexico, but occur mostly in northern Mexico, including Tijuana, Chihuahua City, Monterrey and Ciudad Juarez. During some of these incidents, U.S. citizens have been trapped and temporarily prevented from leaving the area...
A number of areas along the border are experiencing rapid growth in the rates of many types of crime. Robberies, homicides, petty thefts, and carjackings have all increased over the last year across Mexico generally, with notable spikes in Tijuana and northern Baja California. Ciudad Juarez, Tijuana and Nogales are among the cities which have experienced public shootouts during daylight hours in shopping centers and other public venues. Criminals have followed and harassed U.S. citizens traveling in their vehicles in border areas including Nuevo Laredo, Matamoros, and Tijuana.
U.S. citizens are urged to be alert to safety and security concerns when visiting the border region. Criminals are armed with a wide array of sophisticated weapons. In some cases, assailants have worn full or partial police or military uniforms and have used vehicles that resemble police vehicles. While most crime victims are Mexican citizens, the uncertain security situation poses serious risks for U.S. citizens as well. U.S. citizen victims of crime in Mexico are urged to contact the consular section of the nearest U.S. consulate or Embassy for advice and assistance. (More info available at: http://travel.state.gov/travel/travel_1744.html
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Citizens returning from Mexico must present an U.S. passport. For more information, see the State Dept. web site at: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html
All tour participants must read the US travel alert to Mexico. Please see the alert below.
SCHEDULE (There may be slight variations from tour to tour.)
9:00 am sharp: San Ysidro/Tijuana border-bus station. We will walk together to cross the border gate and travel to our locations in Tijuana using chartered buses for transportation.
9:45-10 am: The crosses at the border: 4,500 immigrants have died trying to cross the border.
10:30- 11:15 am: Otay Industrial Park: Sanyo, Metales y Derivados, other maquiladoras
NOTE: We will visit the Tijuana industrial area but won’t enter any factory.
11:30 – 12:00 pm: Ejido Chilpancingo-Rio Alamar neighborhood
12:15- 1 pm: Lunch at Colectivo Chilpancingo’s office
1-2:30 pm: Presentation about the struggles for environmental justice in the neighborhood and labor justice in the factories.
2:30-3:00 pm: Return to the bus station
DONATIONS
US: $30 regular, $20 students
Donations cover the bus, lunch, and a donation to the Coalition for Justice in the Maquiladoras.
For reservations for this tour please contact
Enrique Davalos
Chicano & Chicana Studies Department
San Diego City College
Phone: (619) 388-3634
E-mail: edavalos@sdccd.edu
Sponsored by City College Chicano/a Studies Department, Colectivo Chilpancingo por Justicia Ambiental, the San Diego Maquiladora Workers' Solidarity Network, and the Coalition for Justice in the Maquiladoras
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Travel Alert
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Bureau of Consular Affairs
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_3028.html#
This information is current as of today, Fri Oct 23 11:21:16 2009.
Mexico: Travel Alert relating to the 2009-H1N1 influenza outbreak: Lifted May 15, 2009. The Department of State wishes to inform U.S. citizens traveling to and residing in Mexico that on May 15 2009, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lifted its recommendation that American citizens avoid all nonessential travel to Mexico. As a result of the CDC's decision, the State Department's Travel Alert relating to the 2009-H1N1 influenza outbreak is no longer in effect.
Mexico: Security August 20, 2009. The Department of State has issued this Travel Alert to update security information for U.S. citizens traveling to and living in Mexico. It supersedes the Travel Alert for Mexico dated February 20, 2009, and expires on February 20, 2010.
While millions of U.S. citizens safely visit Mexico each year (including tens of thousands who cross the land border every day for study, tourism or business), violence in the country has increased. It is imperative that travelers understand the risks of travel to Mexico, how best to avoid dangerous situations, and who to contact if one becomes a crime victim. Common-sense precautions such as visiting only legitimate business and tourist areas during daylight hours, and avoiding areas where prostitution and drug dealing might occur, can help ensure that travel to Mexico is safe and enjoyable.
Recent violent attacks have caused the U.S. Embassy to urge U.S. citizens to delay unnecessary travel to parts of Michoacán and Chihuahua (see details below) and advise U.S. citizens residing or traveling in those areas to exercise extreme caution. Drug cartels and associated criminal elements have retaliated violently against individuals who speak out against them or whom they otherwise view to be a threat to their organization, regardless of the individuals’ citizenship. These attacks include the abduction and murder of two resident U.S. citizens in Chihuahua in July, 2009.
Violence Along the U.S. - Mexico Border Mexican drug cartels are engaged in violent conflict - both among themselves and with Mexican security services - for control of narcotics trafficking routes along the U.S.-Mexico border. In order to combat violence, the government of Mexico has deployed military troops in various parts of the country. U.S. citizens should cooperate fully with official checkpoints when traveling on Mexican highways.
Some recent Mexican army and police confrontations with drug cartels have resembled small-unit combat, with cartels employing automatic weapons and grenades. Large firefights have taken place in towns and cities across Mexico, but occur mostly in northern Mexico, including Tijuana, Chihuahua City, Monterrey and Ciudad Juarez. During some of these incidents, U.S. citizens have been trapped and temporarily prevented from leaving the area...
A number of areas along the border are experiencing rapid growth in the rates of many types of crime. Robberies, homicides, petty thefts, and carjackings have all increased over the last year across Mexico generally, with notable spikes in Tijuana and northern Baja California. Ciudad Juarez, Tijuana and Nogales are among the cities which have experienced public shootouts during daylight hours in shopping centers and other public venues. Criminals have followed and harassed U.S. citizens traveling in their vehicles in border areas including Nuevo Laredo, Matamoros, and Tijuana.
U.S. citizens are urged to be alert to safety and security concerns when visiting the border region. Criminals are armed with a wide array of sophisticated weapons. In some cases, assailants have worn full or partial police or military uniforms and have used vehicles that resemble police vehicles. While most crime victims are Mexican citizens, the uncertain security situation poses serious risks for U.S. citizens as well. U.S. citizen victims of crime in Mexico are urged to contact the consular section of the nearest U.S. consulate or Embassy for advice and assistance. (More info available at: http://travel.state.gov/travel/travel_1744.html
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