Saludos solidarios to all our compañeros around the world!
As the New Year rolled in, the first months have brought a number of groundbreaking events throughout Latin America. In January, the world turned to Haiti, when an earthquake of 7.0 magnitude rumbled through the island and destroyed homes, communities, and major infrastrutures. The world watched as the U.S. military closed off aid planes with food and medical aid from landing, and instead occupied/militarized lands by bringing in soldiers in uniform with weapons on hand. Nothing short of new, the U.S.-Mexico Border continues with its militarization and criminalization of undocumented immigrants from Latin America, as the Obama Administration continues to fall short of its "hopes" and "change". Despite imperial forces sweeping through, people at the grassroots are mobilizing and building networks stronger than ever.
