No Borders Camp coming to Calexico/Mexicali

elchrist

What is the No Borders Camp?
No Borders Camps are action camps and temporary autonomous zones meant to challenge neo-liberal capitalism, border militarization, and migration controls. The first No Border Camp took place in Europe in the late 1990s, and there have been many No Borders Camps since in Europe, Oceania and elsewhere. In 2007 there were No Border Camps in Ukraine in August and in the UK in September. There is a No Borders Camp planned for the 5th – 11th of November in Calexico, California and Mexicali, Mexico. This will be the first No Borders Camp in North America, and the first one to take place simultaneoulsy on both sides of an international border.

No Borders Camp
http://noborderscamp.org

It seems like quite a few people from around the country are hitchhiking their way down to Calexico for the start of this November 5th event. The last day (11/11) is referenced as the day for artistic expression, so we'll see what that consists of.

Schedule of Days
Monday and Tuesday 11.5 & 11.6 Convergence
Wednesday 11.7 Camp begins, Forums
Thursday 11.8 Day of action against capitalism and for mutual aid and respect
Friday 11.9 Day of action against detention and for freedom of movement
Saturday 11.10 Day of action against the wall and for a world without borders
Sunday 11.11 Solidarity events and day of artistic expression

The "convergence space" will be opening up this weekend. Anyone know where this is located at?

elchrist · Posted: 02 Nov 2007 08:55 AM Post subject:

Leftover Crack
http://www.myspace.com/leftovercrackofficial

Los Adelit@s
http://trashfactory.net/adelit@s/

elchrist · Posted: 07 Nov 2007 11:39 AM Post subject:

Listen to this audio file to get a bit more info on what No Borders Camp is trying to do.

http://www.indybay.org/uploads/2007/11/06/tuesday_border_walk_mp3.mp3

The sound of the clanging rotating gates going into Mexicali sounds a bit frightening when you hear it on its own and without any visuals.

elchrist · Posted: 07 Nov 2007 11:02 PM Post subject:

Here are some online streams to listen to regarding NBC here in Calexico.

So far the first two haven't been playing a thing, but the third one seems to at least have music playing.

Alternatively, you can tune into 98.9 FM, although I've only been hearing static when I turn the dial to it.

http://70.91.185.82:8000/noborders.mp3 -- Main stream
http://70.91.185.82:8000/noborders-fm1.mp3 -- Radio 98.9
http://70.91.185.82:8000/noborders-mexicali.ogg -- Mexicali stream

elchrist · Posted: 08 Nov 2007 09:00 AM Post subject:

Check out this No Borders Camp photo pool at Flickr.

No Borders Camp pool slideshow on Flickr
http://flickr.com/groups/noborderscamp/pool/show/

"Mmmmm... look at all them tonks."

elchrist · Posted: 09 Nov 2007 12:39 PM Post subject:

KXO is suggesting the NoBC is a bust.

Don't know if this is true, but on the noborderscamp.org someone had posted that they arrived in Calexico to find nothing going on in regards to the protest, but some protesters responded with claims that the original poster was making an attempt to deter other people from arriving.

Law enforcement haven't had problems with the activists, but they did spot some topless women though, if anyone's interested.

elchrist · Posted: 09 Nov 2007 04:42 PM Post subject:

Check out this outrageous claim from the NoBC site:

9 Nov 9:30am Reports that mexicali has about 20 green gringo cops, not sure whether border patrol or sheriffs, lined up on the mexican side with riot shields and rubber bullet guns. They have crossed and are forming a line along the canal and in front of the wall. They are slowly moving closer to the southern (Mexican) side of the camp. En Mexicali hay approximadamente 20 policias o migra, vestidos en verde, que han hecho una fila en frente del muro y el canal todo americano. Estan acercando lentamente el lado sur (Mexicano) del campamento.

I'd like to see some video of this if the claims that U.S. law enforcement are in Mexico in riot gear.

elchrist · Posted: 10 Nov 2007 06:33 PM Post subject:

OMG. Now we've got ninjas jumping the border...

elchrist · Posted: 12 Nov 2007 08:41 AM Post subject:

"Border Patrol agents brutalize protestors during No Borders Camp closing ceremony"