Pan Left Productions

Here's some YouTube video of the youth taking over A Mountain and the banner drop when I-19 was blocked on July 29th. ¡Viva El Juventud!

On August 2, 2010 around 3:15 p.m. Officer Zinn and Officer Koontz of the Tucson Police Department called Border Patrol on a woman during a traffic stop. Border Patrol came and took her into detention.

This is Arizona.

Injunction or No Injunction. SB1070 or Not. We face this every day.

Pan Left members Jason Michael Aragón and Mary Charlotte Thurtle have been producing the documentary Under Arpaio that deals with the effect Sheriff Joe Arpaio has on Maricopa County, Arizona and the nation. In light of the enormous spotlight being put on Arizona at this time from SB1070, this statement from Jason and Mary with video clips of Under Arpaio (currently in production) reflects the producer's sense of urgency for the community to come together to defend against hate and division. A trailer can be viewed at underarpaio.com Image courtesy of Ernesto Yerena.

On July 29, Arizona will take center stage in the national debate on immigration. All eyes will be on us as the chaos and confusion from SB1070 will officially be in effect. The new state law mandates ID checks and targets workers in predominantly Latino communities. The law allows local police new powers and responsibilities, endorsing police and sheriff activities that have already affected our communities.

Every Friday in July and on July 29th there are people coming together to stand up against SB1070 in Tucson. This Friday there will be musicians playing for la causa along with el pueblo out in full force on Congress and Granada in Downtown. Come out and Join us!

Nora Barrows-Friedman from Electronic Intifada gives insight into the approach that this media collective uses to cover the stories in Palestine and highlight voices of Palestinians. Their website is a place for independent journalists to offer an alternative to mainstream media coverage. They hosted a great workshop and offer great perspective on the connections that we face in border struggles across the world. We are not alone.

The intention to keep up with the daily grind of USSF and keep the blog updated didn't work out as planned. This forum is a massive scramble and I wonder if there is more stress created for activists trying to run on empty in such a setting, but the opportunity to be exposed to so many people from so many movements is amazing. I was able to meet other media makers in other struggles that want to connect with Pan Left, and that is a major success for us. Being a newcomer and hosting a screening and a workshop this week on the fly was daunting, but well worth it. We have more potential than we can imagine. Thanks to mi companer@ Yaya for all her help and support and the great support of Tucson comunidad in Detroit. We really planted some good seeds for future solidarity with others outside of Arizona and living en la otra lado de la frontera. The possibilities are limitless and our fight in Tucson can and should be global. Hopefully this will be a step in the right direction. Lot's to share and I promise more videos very soon. Paz.

Here's the new trailer for Under Arpaio. The website is coming and there will be a sneak peek at some of the footage during the USSF in Detroit on Thursday 8pm at the People's Media Center. More details to come.

I put this together last week, inspired and moved by a particular deportee abuse report sent out by No More Deaths.

for more information see http://nomoredeaths.org/index.php/Abuse-Report