[2153] in peace2
1/25: Update on Argentina
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Payal Parekh)
Mon Jan 13 14:56:50 2003
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 14:54:35 -0500 (EST)
From: Payal Parekh <parekh@pimms.mit.edu>
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From Insurrection to Popular Assemblies:
The state of Argentina?s Uprising
Saturday, January 25, 7:00pm
The Lucy Parsons Center
549 Columbus Ave, Boston
In December 2001, President de la Rua of Argentina proclaimed a state
of siege. The immediate massive demonstration in Plaza de Mayo
culminating in the early hours of the next day was followed by brutal
police repression. During the resulting street clashes of the 20th de
la Rua resigned. Immediately, Asambleas Vecinales, Neighborhood
Assemblies, sprouted out of all major street intersections of the City
of Buenos Aires. By the end of February 2002 more than 100 were active
within the city of Buenos Aires with around as many more in the
surrounding suburbs and other cities of Argentina.
In this latest installation of the Global Uprisings Series, activist
Peter Larsen will describe his participation in his Buenos Aires
neighborhood assembly to illustrate the birth and development of these
organizations, their activities and their importance as individual
learning experiences. Most importantly these Assemblies are developing
a viable form of local popular social organization strong enough to
pose a serious threat to the present municipal and national
authorities and hopefully eventually replace them. Facing an uncertain
future, the participants in social movements in general in Argentina
understand that the situation can abruptly turn from bad to worse at
any moment, therefore all constructive dialogue is needed in this
undertaking which has no real precedent.
This event is free and open to the public (donations gladly accepted).
Lucy Parsons Center
549 Columbus Avenue
Boston's South End
Telephone: 617.267.6272
Email: lucyparsons@tao.ca
The Lucy Parsons Center, Boston's collectively run radical
bookstore features an extensive selection of radical books and
magazines, internet access, space for talks and meetings, and
free movies Wednesday nights. Located at 549 Columbus Avenue
in the South End the store is just down from Mass Ave and
easily reached from the Mass Ave and Symphony T stations and
the #1 bus. Regular store hours Mon-Fri 12-9pm Weekends 12-6
(sometimes 9). We have a beautiful homemade bike rack out front.
