NO REST FOR THE AWAKE - MINAGAHET CHAMORRO

Mungga en fanmaleffa! Don't forget! Next week at UOG is the conference "CHinemma’, Nina’maolek, yan Inarespetu para Direchon Taotao" which translates to "RESISTANCE, RESILIENCE, AND RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS" and is the 7th Meeting of the International Network of Women Against Militarism. A small image of the poster is on the left. If you would like to download the poster click here . If you would like to register for the conference click here . If you just want to know more, head to the conference blog . If you are a UOG student who is interested in possibly getting some extra credit for your classes, contact me at mlbasquiat@hotmail.com . Here's some articles from the Marianas Variety and The Pacific Daily News about the conference. I'll be posting the draft schedule soon. ************************** Family, human rights issues top forum agenda Monday, 07 September 2009 03:09 by Jude Lizama Marianas Variety News Staff HUMAN rights and family issue

MINAGAHET ZINE Volume 6 Issue 5 December 10, 2008 http://www.geocities.com/minagahet minagahet@lists.riseup.net Hafa Adai, yan welcome to i mina'trenta nuebi na Minagahet. Este na Minagahet gof likidu, sa' para u mahokka' gi este, i pinagat i Mañamoru ni' humalom gi i United Nations gi este na sakkån. On October 7, 2008, a delegation of Chamorros testified in front of the United Nations Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) on the question of Guam’s continued colonization. For the first time in years, the Committee received testimony from a Guam elected official. Senator Vicente Pangelinan prepared a testimony, read by Chamorro attorney Aileen Quan. The rest of the delegation included Victoria- Lola Leon Guerrero of I Nasion Chamoru, Craig Santos Perez of Guåhan Indigenous Collective, and Michael A. Tuncap of Famoksaiyan. The delegates discussed the cumulative adverse impacts of U.S. colonization and the current military build-up,