Tonalkalli

TONALKALLI

The sun seeks shelter underground...

Edited by Sarcastic Fringehead

Sarcastic Fringehead: Don't Axe Us No Questions

Due to various circumstances Elissa Rashkin will no longer be editing this page, just as she has done (or rather, not done) for the past two years. You can read stuff by Elissa elsewhere online at Hipertexto, Centenarios (en español), Archivo Municipal de Orizaba (likewise), and Taddle Creek, or get her books Women Filmmakers in Mexico (2001) and The Stridentist Movement in Mexico: The Avant-Garde and Cultural Change in the 1920s (coming soon from Lexington Books). You can also still read old items on the archive page, buy sweatshop-free clothing from No Sweat, and check out the other links below.

Editorial duties will be taken over by Sarcastic Fringehead, he of the poetry cave, who plans to alternate between the third person and the royal "we." Submissions welcome, but don't ask him no questions. If you don't like it, start your own website...

Features:

THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND
May Day and the movement for immigrants' rights, past and present

From the Dustbin of History...
THE GREAT STRIKE OF 1877

LUBICON CAMPAIGN CONTINUES!
Struggle for land and survival in Canada

THE COST OF INCARCERATION
A critique of the U.S. prison system by inmate Kevin Henry. Originally published in 1996; even more relevant today.

SWEATSHOP-FREE CLOTHING
Once upon a time there were powerful garment workers' unions in the U.S., but today most clothes are made offshore in conditions of exploitation. If you don't like where your clothes come from, check out some alternatives here.

LIBRARY SALVAGE YARD
Book reviews from the back shelf.

SARCASTIC FRINGEHEAD'S POETRY CAVE
A revolving selection of plankton-fed poetry, by the anti-poet laureate of the ocean floor.

ARCHIVE (2004--present)

Power Links*:

Peacemakers and war resisters:

Guerrero Azteca Project

Codepink

Courage to Resist

Independent media:

Global Seepej: Northwest underground featuring At The Spine

Todos Somos Marcos: Activist TV, now on DVD. A project of The Full Deck webzine

Pas de Chance: Handmade books and more...innovative content and design

Poets Against War: Voices of courage in absurd times

The Narco News Bulletin: "The Other Journalism"

Fair trade and fair labor practices:

La Mujer Obrera
Border women's organization: school, economic projects, more

Via Campesina
An umbrella organization with member groups around the world, dedicated to promoting autonomy and self-sufficiency for rural communities.

Feed the hungry:
The Hunger Site

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