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eam the international of dirt the international of water the international of wind the international of suns we will make the human human again organize the vanguard that listens to the day laborer organize the underground that the farmworker can plant seeds in organize the party that surfs on the spontaneous ocean waves of the masses organize the men that bow towards the women organize the four directions that find their center in the x of malcolm organize the ancestral dreams of liberation that hum in the throats of our children organize the humans to live in their place in the web of creation organize the ten pount plan of buffalos spiders crows the coyotes and their philosophy of plumed serpents and howling lunar eclipses deindustrialize decolonize your hands let your eyes turn into the sixth sun let your eyes become the language of cosmic upheavals greg morozumi meditates and fasts his body becomes the silent accumulation of revolutions to come arnoldo colibri day 621 june 29 2025 the greg morozumi manifesto number 4 remember the good never forget the bad if the community doesn t teach you how to love you end up loving alone and you will make things bad for someone s heart the heart never forgets always remembers and the heart pumps out the bad and stores the good forever the good is the wisdom of the comrades the bad is the wound that carried you to solitudes the asteroid that sliced the revolutionary in half tenderness is the justice of your hands around her waist memory is etched on the map of the palm of your hands the good and the bad the palm reader cannot read a slap on her face she will never forget your hands open or closed your hands are either flower buds or thorned fists your voice became silent became the cenote the circular well of your cosmos where only jazz and poetry could enter your smile your hope of understanding you will become a buddha without even desiring it you can escape any prison or exile except the bed of abandonment you are books turtles the mangled logic of freedom the sisterhood that held you alive your buddha body calls out become unfold rise fly rebel it is right to rest the revolution needs eight hours of sleep to dream the rest of the time the revolution will sleep and dream silently for the next 50 years arnoldo colibrí day 623 june 20 2025 c all rights reserved posted by arnoldo garcia la carpa del feo at 11 29 am no comments labels asian american chicano community culture eastside arts alliance greg morozumi left oakland poetry revolutionary solidarity third world xicana tuesday july 01 2025 directions to where you and i belong arnoldo colibrí arnoldo garcía abuelito in blue 9 x16 on fat paper june 2025 go south to winter from the borders go north to flee to freedom go east to meet the grandfather of all grandfathers go west sleep to rest to be safe among the only humans who make life as part of their life go to the center to place your head on the pillow made of dirt and the bones of our ancestors go up into the stars and constellations go down into the dna of the human soul if you are human if you are life you are a nomad you are movement to keep the natural world alive you are where you belong january 8 2025 posted by arnoldo garcia la carpa del feo at 9 52 am no comments labels art four directions indigenous indios painting poetry culture poesia chicano xicana latino literature writing writer cultura poesia maiz indigenous wednesday august 28 2024 the story of our name i was born in the mouth of the río bravo the untamable river the wild roots of the crystaline waters that traverse our bodies i was born in the mouth of the río bravo as the monarchs arrived carrying the harvest on their wings a mosaic of squash maize and frijol i was born from the purépecha s misty pine tree covered volcanic thrust commingling with the palestinian wound my grandmother manuela healer seed carrier my grandfather caretaker of earth struggled with their eldest daughter coatlicue on what was happening to her body i was born and given as a gift to coatlicue s parents to raise me and i became el viejo el viejito arnoldo named after coatlicue s lover s best friend and not after the place we go to pray tamaulipas coatlicue disappeared and i kept her in the caverns of my body i grew up with her eleven brothers and sisters and named my daughters after my grandparents the women who who labor to ensure we do not become machines my elders sat across from me sharing a meal we were each other s mirros of the past present future i followed abuelita in ceremony who taught me how to walk and to always offer water to anyone who came to our door abuelita said you must treat everyone you meet with reverence and respect you never know if that person at the door or that passes by on your path is a holy being and if you don t know what to do always answer always respond with you dignity my grandfather s body vibrated with the dust of horizon and plants he could find any place we migrated to work his prayer beads were the constellations he would pull back his head way back as in ecstasy under the star filled night as he prayed in his left hand his beads inn his right hand the constellations he loved manuela and worked every single day of his life so that she could do her work of healing august 2024 santa cruz oakland poem photograph arnoldo colibrí c posted by arnoldo garcia la carpa del feo at 2 21 pm no comments labels art border california chicano community culture oakland photography poetry rio bravo tamaulipas texas xicana xicano xicanx location oakland ca usa friday march 15 2024 ransom for six sky on the day 8 ben 16 kayab six sky of río azul was buried most likely during the year 450 then in the late 20th century looters took the vessel from her grave now six sky sits under a glass display anxiously awaiting liberation at the detroit institute of the arts the looters kept no record but the people will always remember in december 1985 140 small pieces of gold jade obsidian and turquoise were taken from the national museum of anthropology in mexico city tenochtitlán the thieves sent a message these priceless precious stones are being held for ransom now the maya zapatistas are paying the ransom freeing indigenous past and present from the neo liberal kidnappers the grave baron land robbers the military industrial complex of generals soldiers paramilitaries police battalions secret police political parties non profits politicians and toastmasters of capital six sky has been resurrected scattered between detroit and tenochtitlán seattle oakland matamoros chicago toledo new york organized into a community army armed with the colors of the earth their weapons are our ancestors who have secretly taken over the underworld putting ski masks on the sun and moon gestating flesh and blood onto the skeletons of our dreamers in the butterfly of our women flutter two banners two flags their lips chanting we shall dream we shall win we shall birth we shall love we shall shatter we shall clench our hearts we shall cry in community we shall sing off the face of the enemy we shall batter the helmeted soldier laugh at his bayonet we shall stop the bullets the bombs the fires and the new people that six sky dreamt in her deep sleep in the year 450 emerge rise fly speak with an earthen tongue when we will swallow the sky to become pregnant with clouds rain butterflies milpas babies chidlren ancestors who slept in our arms and made thunder rise from the maize the frijol the women the men the elders the still born the invaders the raptors who remembered then six sky was resurrected in the sixth sun 1984 2012 unfinished words of mariposas c s posted by arnoldo garcia la carpa del feo at 10 01 am no comments labels art chicano culture poesia chicano xicana latino literature indigenous mexico poetry tenochtitlan saturday march 09 2024 new zine raza for gaza poets in solidarity with palestine to mark a two night gathering of community with poets and musicians to express solidarity with the palestinian people under siege in gaza the eastside arts alliance with editorial xingao published a lightning zine raza for gaza poets in solidarity with palestine featuring nine poets from across the world as part of the raza con gaza raza for gaza solidarity and justice movement culture celebration at the eastside arts center in oakland february 23 24 2024 eastside invited people to make a generous as possible donation to either the arab resource and organizing center the middle east children s alliance for peace or the electronic intifada and take a copy of the zine home as city of oakland poet laureate declared at the raza con gaza raza for gaza gathering this is a unique publication that you cannot buy tonight or anywhere else raza for gaza is not for sale and you can get a copy when you support the organizations doing the work the two night gathering at the eastside arts center featured three poets and three musical groups each evening poets ayodele nzinga mo sati lubna morrar and leticia garcía and musicians camellia boutros antifason diana gameros and the duo made y feña with special guest daniel oñate graced each evening with joyous sounds passionate verses and heartfelt lyrics acknowledging the grim reality and resilient spirit of resistance of palestinians under the israeli genocidal siege of gaza and occupied palestine territory raza con gaza raza for gaza snapshots at the eastside arts center here are some images of the two nights at eastside arts center in oakland see bios of each performer at end of post antifason ayodele nzinga performing two poems published in the zine lubna morrar poet duo made y feña with special guest daniel oñate diana gameros camelia boutros band mo sati poet leticia garcía poeta diana gameros camellia boutros bios of the poets musicians antifason is a son jarocho project a musical guest on ohlone territory aka oakland they amplify anti capitalist anti colonial anti fascist and anti extractivist feminist themes in son jarocho songs that form part of the larger history of afro indigenous land water and campesinx struggles for more info visit their instagram page somosantifason camellia boutros is a palestinian lebanese american composer and multi instrumentalist based in san francisco having performed as a trumpet player with a diverse array of bay area world music projects such as mission delirium alaturca connection inspector gadje and banda sin nombre camellia approaches the music she writes with a custom modified fretless 12 string electric guitar enabling her to write and perform music using the quarter tone maqam system her music and lyrics defy genre definition forming an experimental blend of rock folk arab jazz and brass music all of which can be found on her first solo album refuge for more info camellia boutros music https camelliaboutros com about diana gameros is a singer guitarist pianist composer songwriter music instructor and social justice activist based in san francisco california she was born and raised in ciudad juárez méxico and immigrated to the united states as a teenager to study music in michigan over the last decade in the bay area she has released two albums of original songs written in spanish and english and mexican classic songs in 2014 diana received the emerging leader award by the chicana latina foundation in 2015 she was named one of ybca s 100 creative minds makers and pioneers that are asking the questions and making the provocations that will shape the future of american culture npr music gave diana an honorable mention to arrullo in best latin albums of the year in 2017 diana was named one of sf magazine s 100 artists artists putting the east bay on the map in 2018 for more info https www dianagameros com epk leticia garcía is a poet and an immigrant woman from oaxaca mexico a single mother and a powerful leader in the community with deep compassion for the suffering of other immigrant women to learn more about leticia visit mujeres unidas y activas https mujeresunidas net lubna morrar palestinian born and raised in the town aka oakland ca long time community organizer business owner artist and sometimes a poet ayodele nzinga the first poet laureate of oakland is a multi hyphenated artist a brilliant actress a producing director playwright poet dramaturg performance consultant educator and community advocate she is the director of the lower bottom playaz inc oakland s oldest north american african theater company and founder of lower bottom playaz summer theater day camp ayodele is co founder of janga s house a black women arts collective and a founding member of blacspace collective she is the executive director of the black arts movement business district community development corporation bambd cdc and founder and producer of bambdfest international biennial a month long arts and cultural festival animating the black arts movement business district in oakland ca nzinga holds an mfa in writing and consciousness a ph d in transformative education change is a cal shakes artist investigator alumni a san francisco foundation arts leadership fellow a member of the alameda county women s hall of fame recognized by theater bay area as one of the 40 faces in the bay that changed the face of theater in the bay area is recognized by the august wilson house as the only director in the world to direct the complete august wilson american century cycle in chronological order a ybca 10 fellow a bipoc circle fellow and a voices community journalism fellow nzinga is the inaugural poet laureate of oakland ca nzinga s work for the stage has been reviewed internationally her blog is read in 81 countries she is the author of performing literacy a narrative inquiry into performance pedagogy the horse eaters sorrowland oracle and incandescent and her work can be found in numerous journals and anthologies nzinga a cultural anchor is part theoretician and part partitioner she describes herself as a cultural architect invested in creating structures for culture making for more info ayodele nznga https www ayodelenzinga com about mo sati was born in palestine grew up in a refugee camp in jordan and now lives in oakland mo is a poet a writer a playwright and an artist he participates in activist and cultural events nationally and internationally sharing insights about life as a refugee uprooted from his homeland his poetry writings and artworks tell stories of the people of palestine living under occupation his work personifies emotions drawn from the day to day struggles of resistance to oppression as palestinians fight to unshackle themselves from decades of military occupation listen to mo sati perform https www youtube com watch v gphln0al9ks duo made y feña with special guest daniel oñate multi instrumentalist composer and writer fernando torres and multi faceted puertorrican singer interpreter and political activist madeleine zayas their eclectic repertoire is rooted in the nueva canció...