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Calendario espiritual
· 31 de marzo.
Día de César Chávez, héroe chicano.
Meditación por los migrantes del mundo.
www.mind-surf.net/redluzcalendario.htm

Amig@s querid@s:
La UFW es el sindicato histórico de trabajadores agrícolas de origen latinoamericano en los Estados Unidos, la United Farm Workers, nacido en 1965 en (la Alta) California. Este sindicato ( www.ufw.org) fue una fuente rica de la Cultura Chicana, vector trascendente en la redluz, y fue fundado por un tal César Chávez, uno de los primeros héroes de los hispánicos (que no 'hispanos' como se inventaron los mercadólogos); es decir los latinos en USA... Los latinoamericanos en la panza del 'monstruo'...
Son ya 30 millones de almas y el 18 por ciento de todos los alumnos en educación media en los EEUU.
Por César Chávez y lo que su ejemplar icono simboliza de acción en favor de las personas, de la mano de obra internacional, es decir, por casi todos los migrantes del mundo, es que celebramos la meditación planetaria el próximo 31 de marzo en el calendario espiritual, y te invitamos a conectarte dondequiera que estés, a las 12 horas locales u otra hora que prefieras. 20 minutos enfocando la parte positiva de tanto sufrimiento migratorio: el verdadero 'melting pot', la unificación de todas las razas. Y la sanación total de tantas heridas en todo el planeta, especialmente con las energías que desatan los crecientes flujos migratorios. En esta fecha se celebra oficialmente en los Estados Unidos el Día de César Chávez. Nosotros lo proponemos en la red como el Día de los Migrantes para enviarles nuestro corazón.
Saludos fraternales!
Ricardo Ocampo
Editor RedLuz
www.lacasadelared.com

From: SunMt < elfie@sunmt.org>
Date: 07-feb-2007 15:54
Subject: [Aztlannet_Action] ¡Click! Say no to 6 more poisonous years

Join the UFW and other farm worker and environmental groups and tell the EPA enough is enough . It's time to quit putting farm workers at risk.Fight a government plan allowing six more years for growers to use a deadly pesticide the EPA admits needs to be banned.

Yesterday, the UFW joined a coalition of farm worker and environmental groups in reopening a lawsuit aimed at speeding up the removal of azinphos-methyl, commonly called AZM or guthion. The legal actions also target two other deadly pesticides, phosmet and chlorpyrifos.

All three pesticides are highly neurotoxic organophosphate insecticides which can attack the human brain and nervous system. Exposure can cause dizziness, vomiting, convulsions, numbness in the limbs, loss of intellectual function and death. New alternatives have emerged costing only slightly more to use that produce the same amount and quality of crops.

The EPA itself has determined that these toxins put farm workers at risk. Last November, it ruled that AZM poses unreasonable adverse effects and must be banned. However, this ruling also allowed the continued use of this deadly pesticide for 6 more years. It also found that the other two pesticides targeted by our lawsuit--phosmet and chlorpyrifos--pose "risks of concern" to workers and the environment. Yet, The EPA has chosen not to take action and these chemicals are still being used.

This isn't the first time that the EPA put farm workers at risk over these pesticides. In 2001, they found that AZM posed unacceptable risks to workers, but allowed its continued use for four more years because less toxic alternatives cost more to use. Farm worker advocates challenged that decision in federal court and in order to settle the lawsuit, the EPA agreed to reconsider whether to ban AZM. The EPA announced their six year phase out last November.

Say "No" to Six More Years of Deadly Pesticide

Join the UFW and other farm worker and environmental groups and tell the EPA enough is enough . It's time to quit putting farm workers at risk.

Take action to fight a government plan allowing six more years for growers to use a deadly pesticide the EPA admits needs to be banned.

Yesterday, the UFW joined a coalition of farm worker and environmental groups in reopening a lawsuit aimed at speeding up the removal of azinphos-methyl, commonly called AZM or guthion. The legal actions also target two other deadly pesticides, phosmet and chlorpyrifos.

All three pesticides are highly neurotoxic organophosphate insecticides which can attack the human brain and nervous system. Exposure can cause dizziness, vomiting, convulsions, numbness in the limbs, loss of intellectual function and death. New alternatives have emerged costing only slightly more to use that produce the same amount and quality of crops.

The EPA itself has determined that these toxins put farm workers at risk. Last November, it ruled that AZM poses unreasonable adverse effects and must be banned. However, this ruling also allowed the continued use of this deadly pesticide for 6 more years. It also found that the other two pesticides targeted by our lawsuit--phosmet and chlorpyrifos--pose "risks of concern" to workers and the environment. Yet, The EPA has chosen not to take action and these chemicals are still being used.

This isn't the first time that the EPA put farm workers at risk over these pesticides. In 2001, they found that AZM posed unacceptable risks to workers, but allowed its continued use for four more years because less toxic alternatives cost more to use. Farm worker advocates challenged that decision in federal court and in order to settle the lawsuit, the EPA agreed to reconsider whether to ban AZM. The EPA announced their six year phase out last November.

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