MAIN PAGE - These documents will help UdB members better understand the general historical and political background of Nuestra América, and thereby better understand why we struggle. PDF’s, MP3 downloads, and videos are available as well, so that learning these documents can be done as thoroughly as possible. These downloads can be printed, played back through portable media players, or burned to a disc and listened to in a regular CD player.
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INTRODUCTORY VIDEO FOR NUESTRA AMÉRICA:
1) Viva La Causa - 1995.
11 DOCUMENTS FOR NUESTRA AMÉRICA:
1) Tlatoani Cuauhtemoc's Last Speech - August 12, 1521.
2) General Simón Bolívar's "Carta de Jamaica" - September 6, 1815.
3) José Martí's "Nuestra América" - March 5, 1892.
4) The Second Declaration of La Habana - February 4, 1962.
5) "Corky" Gonzales' "I Am Joaquin / Yo Soy Joaquin" - 1967.
6) Homage to Magdalena Mora - August 4, 1981.
7) Interview with Emma Tenayuca - February 21, 1987.
8) The EZLN's "Ley Revolucionaria de Mujeres Zapatistas" - March 1993.
9) The EZLN's First Declaration of La Selva Lacandona - January 1, 1994.
10) The Example of Patricia Marín - December 19, 1995.
11) The Caracas Manifesto - July 24, 2010.
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