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Clinic and doctors declare themselves conscientious objectors and will not perform abortions in Argentina

by ACI Prensa Editorial

 

The Río Cuarto Medical Institute, located in the Argentine province of Córdoba, announced this Friday that, along with all its gynecologists and obstetricians, they declare themselves as conscientious objectors to the new law 27610 that would force them to provide abortions.

“The Río Cuarto Medical Institute as well as all the professionals that make up the Gynecology and Obstetrics service, in full use of the rights of freedom of conscience and within the framework of National Law No. 27,610, have declared themselves objectionable to awareness regarding the Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy”, says a statement published by the private clinic on Feb. 5.

The institution affirms that its “vision and mission entail respect for the freedom of individual and conscience of the whole”.

“Therefore, our duty is to uphold these convictions and values, by virtue of this, we inform all our patients and the community in general, that the Río Cuarto Medical Institute will not provide services for the implementation of the Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy,” he said. .

The abortion law approved in Argentina on December 30 indicates that women can access abortion up to the 14th week of gestation, without establishing any cause.

Outside of this period, article 4 of the law states, without giving further details, that abortion can be accessed when the pregnancy is the result of rape or “if the life or integral health of the pregnant person is in danger.”

Article 10 of the law establishes that “the health professional who must intervene directly in the interruption of the pregnancy has the right to exercise conscientious objection”, but must “refer the patient in good faith to be treated by another professional in a temporary and timely manner, without delay”.

It also indicates that “health personnel may not refuse to carry out the termination of pregnancy in the event that the life or health of the pregnant person is in danger and requires immediate and urgent care” and “no objection to conscience to refuse to provide postabortion health care”.

Article 11 of the law refers to institutional conscientious objection and establishes that when a health facility avails itself of this right, it has the obligation to refer the pregnant woman to another who does perform the abortion.

In addition, the abortion law incorporates in its article 15 article 85 of the Penal Code, which establishes that “the public official or the prisoner shall be punished with imprisonment from three months to one year and special disqualification for twice the time of the sentence public official or the authority of the health establishment, professional, effector or health personnel that unjustifiably delays, obstructs or refuses, in contravention of current regulations, to perform an abortion in legally authorized cases”.

However, specialists in law and medicine in Argentina explain that doctors have the right to conscientious objection, despite the fact that in practice the new law attempts to deny this power.

 

How to resort to conscientious objection?

Dr. María José Mancino, founder and president of Doctors for Life, explained in January 2021 to ACI Prensa that for 10 years, together with the Universidad Católica Santa Fe and the Civil Association Ojo Ciudadano, an “Objection Protocol of conscience” that can be useful before the approval of the abortion law.

The protocol responded and now responds to the “large number of cases and consultations that have been made to us, throughout this period, about harassment, threats and coercion received towards colleagues who want to exercise their right to conscientious objection and their right to protect their data through the law on the protection of personal data, as tools to avoid being coerced into carrying out such practices”.

Article 2 of the data protection law, approved in 2000, defines sensitive data as “personal data that reveals racial and ethnic origin, political opinions, religious, philosophical or moral convictions, trade union affiliation and information regarding the health or sexual life”.

Likewise, article 7 of that law establishes in subsection 3 the prohibition of “the formation of files, banks or registers that store information that directly or indirectly reveals sensitive data”. In this way, the abortion law collides with the provisions of the data protection law.

Dr. Mancino told ACI Prensa that given the need for doctors to resort to conscientious objection and the wide variety of cases that can arise, “many of the civil organizations specially formed by lawyers (the Association for Promotion of Civil Rights-PRODECI, Abogados por la Vida Argentina, among others), are available to doctors, and all health personnel for whom they are interested in raising their concerns or want more specific advice, confident that participation and the exchange of experiences will benefit everyone ”.

“It could happen that an abortion law includes conscientious objection, but it does so in a restrictive and limited way, like the one recently passed. In this case, the objector may still object to the same law that recognizes the fundamental right to conscientious objection”, the specialist highlighted.

Mancino’s statements recall the words of the jurist Siro de Martini in his work “The doctor against abortion”, published by the faculties of law and medical sciences of the Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA)

“A first and immediate response arises from common sense and the very meaning of things (of which the right can never be ignored): abortion is a crime since its object is to kill a child who knows himself innocent and defenseless”, says the expert.

“No circumstance that the mother goes through modifies the moral and legal species of abortion. No one can kill an innocent and defenseless human being. No one can, therefore, order or demand that another person kill an innocent and defenseless human being. Consequently, any order, rule, demand, suggestion that someone makes in this regard is illegal,” she emphasizes.

To collaborate with the objector physicians, PRODECI offers “a model of manifestation of conscientious objection, to be presented in national, provincial or municipal public hospitals. The institution must sign, stamp and date a duplicate, as proof of receipt”.

It also states that an objector doctor must seek the advice of “a lawyer before acting.”

Corazón del Barrio Virtual Open House

Come and enjoy our 44th Annual Corazón del Barrio! Our open house is an event for the community made by local artists Saturday, Feb. 13, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Online program, Zoom, Facebook Live, Youtube Channel MCCLA. Free. All ages. ¡Access is free!

For more information about the workshops materials and registration visit our website www.missionculturalcenter.org

Orquesta Adelante will be playing Outdoors from 3 to 4 p.m. in front of the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts. We will be Live Facebook streamed on ‘The Mission cultural Centers Event page Corazon Del Barrio’ & the Event page ‘Music in the Mission.’ Please join the events to Hear Live stream

Orquesta Adelante will also be playing on March 20 in Santa Cruz at 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. for a Santana Tribute at Joe’s Pizza & Subs. They also will be playing at La Raza Park in SF on Saturday, April 10 for Suzanne Cortez Birthday and her Album Release of her original music. For more info of upcoming events go to OrquestaAdelante.com

Online – Bilingual Storytime – Live with Jazz and Friends! Special live English/Spanish bilingual storytime with Armando through Zoom with stories supporting our transgender youth of all colors. Ideal for ages 3-5. However, the whole family is welcome! RSVP required for Zoom identification and password. Feb. 26. Contact Pam Evans pevans@redwoodcity.org

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AMLO tests negative for Covid, may return Monday to morning press conference

‘I’m now in good health,’ president says in video message

 

by Mexico News Daily

 

President López Obrador said Thursday that he had tested negative for Covid-19 but would have to wait a few more days before making a full return to public life.

“I’m very pleased to tell you that I did an antigen test this morning and I was negative. Of course I still have to wait a few more days but I’m now in good health, I’m recovering from Covid,” López Obrador said in a video message.

He thanked the Mexicans and foreigners who showed concern for his health, wished him well, prayed for him and sent him “blessings” and “good vibes” since he announced that he had tested positive for Covid-19 on Jan. 24.

Earlier on Thursday, López Obrador was filmed walking through a garden of the National Palace with two government officials. Contrary to his usual custom during the pandemic, he was wearing a face mask.

According to government officials who provided updates on his health during the past 11 days, the president – a former smoker with a history of high blood pressure who suffered a heart attack in 2013 – has only suffered mild symptoms of the infectious disease.

Interior Minister Olga Sánchez, who has stood in for López Obrador at the government’s morning news conferences, said Thursday that the president’s medical team will decide when he can return to his public activities, including the weekday pressers that have become a defining feature of his presidency.

Sánchez said earlier this week that AMLO, as the president is known, could return to the press conferences on Monday but on Thursday declined to confirm that would be the case.

“I don’t know how his doctors will assess him. I’d be very happy if he could return to the morning press conferences [on Monday] because he provides a very important personal touch, but it depends on his doctors,” she said.

Later on Thursday, Deputy Health Minister Hugo López-Gatell said the president will have to be given the all-clear from a medical and epidemiological point of view before returning to his full duties. His blood pressure and other health indicators will need to be under control and it will have to be established that the president can no longer transmit the virus, he said.

López Obrador is one of several world leaders who have contracted the coronavirus. Among them are former United States president Donald Trump, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Those three countries and Mexico are all in the top five for Covid-19 deaths. The odd country out is India, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi has remained virus-free despite the country ranking second for case numbers and fourth for deaths.

Mexico’s confirmed case tally rose to just under 1.9 million on Thursday – the 13th highest total in the world – with 13,575 new cases reported. Covid-19 fatalities increased by 1,682 to 162,922, the third highest death toll after those of the United States and Brazil.

Source: El Universal (sp), Siete24 (sp) 

 

In other Mexico news:

 

Mexico City to remain red on stoplight but eases some restrictions

With hospital occupancy down, restaurants, shopping centers will see relaxed measures

 

Mexico City will remain maximum risk red on the coronavirus stoplight map next week but some restrictions will be eased.

Although hospitalizations of Covid-19 patients have trended down in recent days, Mexico City will remain red until at least Monday, February 15, the city government announced Friday.

Hospital occupancy in the capital, which has recorded almost half a million confirmed coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic and just under 30,000 deaths, is currently 78 percent, according to the Mexico City government. It had been close to 90 percent.

Although the red light designation will remain in place, department stores and shopping centers will be permitted to open around the clock as of Tuesday. However, their capacity will be limited to 20 percent of normal levels and shoppers and workers must wear masks.

Both department stores and shopping centers are required to close on Mondays and admission on other days should be limited to people shopping alone.

Restaurants will be permitted to open for an additional three hours as of next week, with the new closing time at 9 p.m. However, the requirement for restaurants to seat in-house diners in outdoor areas remains in place. Eateries with no outdoor dining space will remain limited to takeout and delivery service.

Also under the new rules, Monday replaces Sunday as the designated day of rest for businesses in the capital.

While tourism remains well below pre-pandemic levels, Mexico City’s tourist bus, “el Turibús,” will once again take sightseers around the streets of the capital as of next week. Tourists must sit on the open-air upper deck and wear a face mask while enjoying the sounds, sights and smells of the metropolis.

“There hasn’t been agreement between landlords and tenants, and because of the pandemic a lot of businesses have had to close,” he said.

Fuentes’ bill stipulates that rent would return to the normal level once the authorities declare that the coronavirus is no longer a threat. The bill was sent to Mexico City Congress committees for debate.

In other Covid news:

  • Researchers at the University of Guadalajara are continuing to study four possible cases of a possible Mexican variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Natali Vega, head of an emerging diseases lab at the university, said that scientists are also looking at other cases detected in Jalisco over the past month to determine if any of those could be a new strain.

She said researchers are completing genetic sequencing work of the possible new strain and that results will be available within two weeks.

  • Foreign Affairs Minister Marcelo Ebrard announced Friday that CanSino Biologics, a Chinese vaccine company, has made an application to health regulator Cofepris for emergency use authorization for its Covid-19 vaccine. He said on Twitter that the vaccine had been successfully administered to 14,425 volunteers in Mexico since last October.

“This vaccine is a single-dose vaccine and will be packaged in Querétaro. What good news!” Ebrard wrote.

If approved by Cofrepris, the CanSino vaccine will be the fourth to receive authorization in Mexico after the Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Sputnik V shots.

  • A paramedic dressed in her work clothes was attacked with bleach in an industrial area of Puebla city on Thursday. According to a report by Puebla digital newspaper Periódico Central, aggressors shouted “You’re infected!” at the young woman before dousing her with bleach.

The woman said on social media that the skin on her face was slightly irritated as a result of the attack. She posted a photo of her uniform, which sustained substantial damage.

There have been several reports of attacks against health workers in Mexico during the coronavirus pandemic, most of which occurred shortly after the virus was first detected here almost a year ago.

Source: El Financiero (sp), Reforma (sp) 

Forget Popeye’s canned stuff: fresh spinach is the chieftain of leafy greens  

These decadent dishes will make you forget your childhood prejudices

 

by Janet Blaser

 

Spinach is one of my favorite vegetables, at least as an adult. If we ate it when I was a kid, chances are it was canned (yuck) or frozen, which didn’t score points in my childhood calculations.

Nowadays, packaged baby spinach leaves can be found year-round in big grocery stores, and while they’ll do in a pinch, there’s nothing like a bunch of fresh spinach, especially from a farmers’ market. (A little time-consuming to clean, but so worth it!) Fresh spinach, which is 91% water, loses most of its nutritional value after just a few days of storage; packaged spinach loses its nutrients over the course of about a week.

References to aspānāḵ have been found in Persia dating back 2,000 years, and the earliest known English cookbook, from 1390, mentions it too, calling it spinnedge and spynoches. In Spain, it was known as the “chieftain of leafy greens.” In Mexico, it’s espinaca.

Spinach is in the same family as chard, beets and quinoa. It’s an early spring vegetable that’s a nutritional powerhouse of vitamins and minerals. And while Popeye knew that a can of spinach made him strong because of the high iron content, it needs to be cooked thoroughly for that to be true.

Nutritionists tell us that spinach in general, and raw spinach in particular, has high levels of oxalates, which block the absorption of iron and calcium. So spinach must be thoroughly steamed or cooked to lower the oxalate levels and allow your body to absorb the iron. According to the USDA, a 100 gram serving of cooked spinach has almost double the iron as a hamburger patty the same size.

·       Bacon-Spinach Breakfast Tacos

  • 4 slices thick-cut bacon, cut into ¼ -inch pieces
  • 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  • 1 quart packed spinach leaves, roughly chopped
  • Salt & pepper
  • 1 Tbsp. butter
  • 4 eggs, beaten
  • 1 cup salsa verde
  • 4 soft flour or corn tortillas, warmed
  • Garnish: queso cotija, lime wedges, scallions, cilantro

Cook bacon until crisp. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate, leaving fat in pan.

Add garlic; cook over medium heat, stirring, 1 minute. Add half of spinach; cook until wilted, about 30 seconds. Add remaining spinach and cook until wilted and most of the liquid has evaporated, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to paper towel-lined plate; wipe out skillet.

Melt butter in now-empty skillet over medium heat. Add eggs and cook, stirring, until no longer watery but still moist, about 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper; set aside.

To assemble: Spread salsa over tortillas, then spinach and then eggs. Top with bacon. Serve immediately with crumbled queso cotija and other garnishes. — www.seriouseats.com

Simple Sautéed Spinach

2 big bunches of spinach, about 1 pound

Olive oil

3 cloves garlic, sliced

Salt to taste

Heat 2 Tbsp. olive oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add garlic; sauté 1 minute until just beginning to brown. Add spinach, pushing it down a bit in the pan. Using a spatula or wide spoon, carefully flip sections of the spinach so oil is spread through leaves. Cover and cook 1 minute. Uncover and turn the spinach over again. Cover again and cook for an additional minute. until spinach is completely wilted. Remove from heat. Drain any excess liquid, drizzle with a bit of olive oil, sprinkle with salt to taste. Serve immediately.

At least 271 deaths, 9,845 adverse events after COVID vaccination so far: CDC data

por Raymond Wolfe

 

The data indicates that the deaths, reported by the vaccine injury tracking system for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, mostly occurred within 48 hours of the vaccine being administered

 

At least 271 people have died after being vaccinated for COVID-19 as of January 22, according to U.S. government data released on Friday. The deaths were reported to VAERS, the vaccine injury tracking system for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

A total of 9,845 adverse events possibly linked to the COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna have been recorded by VAERS so far, although the actual number of cases is likely far higher.

Individual searches cannot be linked from VAERS, but readers can find the data on the CDC’s online search tool here. MedAlerts, a popular, third-party CDC data aggregator is currently down.

VAERS, a voluntary surveillance system, picks up only around 1% of vaccine injuries, a 2010 report by Harvard researchers found.

One VAERS report states that 179 people have died since receiving Pfizer’s jab and that 94 have died who were given the Moderna vaccine. New data will be published by VAERS every Friday.

More than 25 million Americans have received doses of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna shots, which were authorized for emergency use last month after less than a year in development. The vaccines, which are still technically experimental, do not purport to prevent asymptomatic COVID-19 infections or to last longer than one year. At least one congressman already has tested positive for the virus after getting both doses of the Pfizer shot.

A twenty-eight-year-old man with no pre-existing conditions or listed medications was “found unresponsive at work” in New Jersey two weeks after getting the Pfizer vaccine in December, one VAERS report relates. He was pronounced dead after being put on cardiac life support.

In Arizona, an 88-year-old woman with arthritis and high blood pressure experienced “[i]nitial pain in back of head and extreme headache” and vomiting after taking the Pfizer shot.

“At emergency, [she] went into [a] coma and was intubated,” her write-up reads, adding that she had a [h]ole drilled in [her] skull to relieve pressure.”

“Lot of bleeding in brain – anuerism lead to death approximately 14 hours after initial symptoms,” the report adds.

An older Florida man with a “clean bill of health” “became sick 3 hours after the vaccine and was found deceased 1 day after his vaccination,” a write-up from early January states. A 45-year-old mother in Georgia died “in the middle of the night” following vaccination with the Moderna jab the day before, another report reads. Nearly identical cases have been reported across the U.S., like those of Miami obstetrician Dr. Gregory Michael and a pro-vaccine healthcare worker in California.

VAERS notes the incidents of four elderly women, most of whom had survived COVID-19, all dying in Kentucky nursing homes on the same day within hours of receiving Pfizer shots from the same lot.

Eight unborn babies, many of them late-term and otherwise healthy, also were miscarried or stillborn soon after their mothers received the Pfizer vaccine, according to VAERS. Pfizer has warned that “pregnancy should be excluded” before vaccination.

VAERS also reports dozens, if not hundreds, of debilitating, non-fatal reactions to the vaccine, including seizures, cardiac arrest, and hemorrhage.

COVID-19 vaccine makers, as well as the FDA, have total immunity from liability related to injuries caused by the vaccines, and there are few legal remedies for victims or their families. The federal program tasked with handling compensation requests from COVID-19 vaccine injuries has denied 90% of claims in the last ten years.

The new data from comes just days after the National Institutes of Health upgraded its recommendation of ivermectin, a generic, viral-inhibiting drug that has been shown to treat the virus. Several observational studies and randomized trials have demonstrated that ivermectin substantially lowers the risk of death from COVID-19 without serious presenting side effects.

**[Editor’s note: an earlier version of this article said that at least 273 deaths had been reported by VAERS]

Learn how to report a vaccine injury or death here. You can read more about the facts of COVID-19 and the COVID-19 vaccine from LifeSiteNews here.

Biden adviser vows to revoke Mexico City pro-life policy

por Editorial ACI Press

 

The government of the new president of the United States, Joe Biden, will reject the Mexico City policy in the “following days,” promised the White House adviser, Dr. Anthony Fauci to a group of officials of the World Organization of the Health (WHO) on Thursday, January 21.

“It will be our policy to support the sexual and reproductive health of girls and women as well as reproductive rights in the United States, and also globally,” said the doctor.

“To that end, President Biden will revoke the Mexico City policy in the following days, as part of his broad commitment to protect women’s health and advance gender equality at home and around the world,” she said. Dr. Fauci.

The Mexico City policy, known to critics as the “global gag law,” was introduced in 1984. It traditionally prevents the United States from providing assistance to international organizations that do or promote abortion.

The Trump administration expanded the policy to apply to millions of dollars in global health care and sought to apply it to some government contracts. In addition, the administration cut funds to the Organization of American States (OAS), due to its abortionist stance.

Dr. Fauci continues to serve the government as a medical advisor to the COVID-19 pandemic and serves as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). He attended a meeting of WHO officials representing the Biden administration.

At the meeting, the doctor also reported that the United States will not leave the WHO, a process that the Trump administration had started in 2020.

Various pro-life groups have criticized the WHO for promoting abortion during the current coronavirus pandemic.

Alexander ‘Alex’ Bermúdez left and leaves a deep memory in SF (Correction on funeral date see below)

by Sergio Gutiérrez

Special for El Reportero

 

After struggling with a lung problem, Alexander Bermúdez Sr., born in Managua, Nicaragua, gave his soul to the Creator this past January 30. Alex, as he was known, was born on Aug. 19, 1956. He died at the age of 64.

His parents, Adrián Bermúdez and Mina Bermúdez, who went to the Lord before him. Mrs. Bermúdez passed November 17, 2015.

At the young age of 19, Alex emigrated to the United States. Here he studied, became a man, got married, had three children, and developed his life in a successful way.

Eventually he became a great pillar in the San Francisco Hispanic community. He, with his charisma and his joy for his surroundings, filled every path where life took him with those same feelings.

Many people affectionately called him Marco Antonio Solís, because of his resemblance to the famous singer of the group Los Bukis, something he enjoyed.

He was not only an exemplary father and a special member to the family in general, but he was to many of us.

Eventually Alex founded his famous company AB Limousine, with which he achieved great popularity, with which for years he lit up weddings, quinceañeras and special events, as no other limousine company would have done.

His real estate agency also put him in an enviable position that he used to help hundreds of people achieve the American dream to own their own home, in a place as complex as the Bay Area of San Francisco.

Alex was someone very special in this world, he was one of those men who always tried to be a true friend, and with whom he did not know, he made them feel like they were friends for a lifetime. He left a very special memory in many of us.

He definitely leaves a deep hole in all of us and in this beautiful country that he came to know as his second homeland. Of course, his own, Nicaragua, in which he lived 19 years of his life, he never stopped loving her and carrying her as a banner for the land that he walked on.

He carried his idiosyncrasy as few people do; he was proud to be Nicaraguan, that was the essence of him. Essence that later passed on to his children as a gift from those great gods of yesteryear and his children today feel in their hearts what their father once felt, the pinolillo, the Nagarote cheese, the donuts, the Masaya Volcano, the Xolotlán and Cocibolca, and of course its land full of green, blue and white.

Alex left this world in an abrupt way, his last words, according to his daughter Ivania, were full of love and affection, “take care, help each other”, words for his three children. And he asked for forgiveness when he felt that life was leaving him, his sister, Lucy added.

Una anécdota de su hermana Lucy:

“Unos años antes que mi madre falleciera en el 2015 tuvimos la bendición que Alex viviera con nosotras y que le haya dado tanta felicidad cuando yo me iba a acostar el se quedaba con mi Madre hasta muy noche comiendo y hablando y se reían de todo lo que Alex le contaba el fue su hijo chiquito siempre amo a mi madre y la consentía el tenía la elegancia y el corazón de mis Padres el antes de que mi madre falleciera su última recomendación fue que cuidáramos a Alex lo cual hicimos hasta el último día de su vida.”

He is survived by his daughter Ivania, Alexander and Alexis; his brothers and sisters Adrián, Lucy, Adriana, Marc, Zoila Verónica, and Scarlett, as well as a large number of nephews, nieces and grandchildren. With pain at his departure, he was also wished a farewell by his beloved cousin Yadira Bassett.

Alex Bermudez’s viewing will take place at Driscoll Serra Mortuary, at 1465 Valencia (at 26th St), Sunday, February 14, 1 – 4 p.m.. The burial will take place on Tuesday, February 16th, 2021 at 1 p.m. at Cypress Lawn Cemetery – 1701 Hillside Blvd. Colma, CA 94014.

The staff of El Reportero newspaper, especially its editor, Marvin Ramírez, extend their sincere condolences to the Bermúdez family for this painful loss.

Francisco Fonceca dies in Managua, lived half a century in SF

by Marvin Ramírez

& Tito Wheelock

 

In a short time after the Covid-19 diagnosis, Francisco José Fonseca Chamorro, better known affectionately as ‘Chico Peineta’, gave his soul to the Creator on Thursday, January 28, 2021 in the city of Managua, Nicaragua. Born on April 2, 1945, he would be 75 years old.

His parents were Pascual Fonseca Alegría and María Mercedes Chamorro.

Mr. Fonseca, who immigrated to the United States in the 1960s, and lived in the city of San Francisco, California for half a century, died in the care of Mrs. Estela, 80 years old, mother of one of the friends of the.

In an apparent attack of Covid-19, Chico complained that he felt exhausted and fatigued, a product of chronic asthma that affected his health due to lack of oxygen to his lungs and that day when he sat down to breakfast, his body collapsed, and was assisted by his friends.

Originally from Barrio América in old Managua, his friends in the Bay Area in San Francisco, Carlos Robleto, Ernesto ‘Tito’ Wheelock, Luis Rodríguez (Yuquita), the Gilberto and Chombo Zuniga brothers, and many others, sadly remember his departure, and they share with pleasure having met him and enjoyed his friendship in life.

“His happy moments, he enjoyed them to the fullest. Humor, laughter, tranquility and a special charisma with the ladies. That is why he had four marriages,” said Carlos ‘Bichicha’, one of his best friends and neighbor since childhood who lived next to his house in Managua.

Dedicated to his work and family, Chico worked as a professional painter in places like the Embarcadero in SF. He was very attached to her mother, they say, “he adored her.”

Among his hobbies he dominated the drawing of faces, music was his passion, and he was so passionate that he had speakers all over the house, his favorite dance was Salsa, without omitting that he liked sports. He was a quintessential fan of the Giants and the 49ers, his favorites.

During his life he had four marriages, producing two children; Francisco Antonio, who died tragically in the 1972 earthquake in Managua, when he was only 3 years old, and whose loss affected his life.

His daughter Mercedes remembers him as a loving and affectionate father who never neglected his obligations as a father. She treasures special memories like her when he took her to Golden Gate Park to play tennis.

Of five brothers and sisters he had, Ricardo Fonceca Chamorro and Luz Marina Fonseca died.

He is survived by his daughter Mercedes Concepción Fonseca, 44; two sisters, Estrella Mercedes and María Elena Fonseca Chamorro; two granddaughters Cristina Isabel Chávez, 17, and Olivia Briana Chávez, 14; and his son-in-law Carlos Roberto Chávez.

Thanking you in advance for his condolences and expressions of affection and prayers, his daughter Mercedes invites all of his friends to participate in a nine-9 Rosary on ZOOM on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 3 p.m.

Family Resources in Palo Alto

Compiled by the El Reportero‘s staff

 

The Peninsula Open Space Trust presents “Land and People: A Conversation with Dolores Huerta & Luis Valdez.” In this special talk, Huerta and Valdez will reflect on their long history in the Santa Clara Valley, their work in the struggles for social and environmental justice, and perspectives on relationships between history, land, and people in California. The conversation will be moderated by José González, Founder of Latino Outdoors. Go here for more information and to register. Next Tuesday, January 26 at 7 p.m.

WhaleFest Monterey: If you’ve been missing our California coastline and its wonderful creatures, enjoy a virtual visit via the Monterey WhaleFest. Starting next Tuesday, Jan. 26, this four-day event will feature videos, talks, and cutting-edge presentations for curious minds of all ages. Be inspired by world-renowned scientists, hear from local marine and sustainability-oriented non-profits, and enjoy an eclectic array of original music performances. Go here for more!

Small Business Relief Webinar: This free webinar will discuss the latest COVID-19 relief package with updates to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, and more. Register here to join on Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 9 a.m.

 

Rally and car caravan to DEMAND MASS RELEASES from California prisons

As of 1/18/21, Newsom and CDCR are responsible for murdering 175 incarcerated people since the beginning of the pandemic.

Join us in holding Newsom accountable and DEMAND MASS RELEASES NOW!

Mass incarceration in California created the ideal conditions for a predictable and preventable mass outbreak of COVID-19 in state prisons. Currently, every California State Prison is responding to a wave of active cases of COVID-19. Recent major surges occurred at Ironwood State Prison, California Men’s Colony, Central California Women’s Facility, and CTF Soledad.

California has reduced its prison population since the beginning of the pandemic, but not nearly enough. Nine prisons remain at over 120 percent of capacity and 7,000 people in county jails await transfers.

We gather on Jan. 31 to demand No State Execution by COVID-19! The only humane response is to decarcerate and remedy California’s legacy of mass incarceration. Governor Newsom must grant mass releases now to stop the rising death toll.

For more event information: https://bit.ly/2XUANvq

 

 

Scholar’s mission: help modern readers discover a Mayan creation story

Book enables modern readers to connect to an ancient story

 

by Rich Tenorio

 

When Ilan Stavans first learned about the Popol Vuh as a teenager growing up in Mexico City, he was fascinated by the millennia-old Mayan tale. Decades later, Stavans reconnected with the text and saw it as comparable to other foundational narratives from world civilizations, such as the Bible. Yet he noted a key difference: unlike these classics, the Popol Vuh had remained obscure.

Now Stavans — an acclaimed scholar of the humanities, Latin America and Latino culture at Amherst College — is helping modern readers connect to the ancient story that began as an oral tradition among the K’iche people, who are part of the Maya.

Stavans has released Popol Vuh: A Retelling, a book-length version of the narrative that he hopes will interest a mainstream audience. The book features illustrations from Salvadoran artist Gabriela Larios, whose artwork provides a crucial dimension, Stavans said, as does the foreword by Homero Aridjis, Mexico’s former ambassador to UNESCO.

“My intent in this retelling was to insert the Popol Vuh into the canon of world classics, sagas that represent the birth and development of a nation,” Stavans said. “I have always been puzzled by the total absence of pre-Columbian indigenous aboriginal narratives that tell the story of the various peoples of the Americas prior to the arrival in 1492 of the Europeans in a way that is comparable to The Iliad and the Odyssey, to the Nordic sagas of Beowulf and other similar stories, and even to religious texts like the Bible, the Ramayana, and the Quran.”

Stavans drew multiple comparisons between the Popol Vuh and these texts.“If you see the Ramayana, if you see the Bible, you see literary texts that tell us stories about the gods and humans interacting,” he said. “Stories like the Ramayana are about genealogy, explaining how a people acquired its identity, what its mission is in life.

”That’s what he sees in the Popol Vuh, which he describes as “a beautiful story” about “how the world was created. At the center of it are fallible humans. Within the humans, there’s a kind of selection of one people that is going to honor the deities. That people are the K’iche.”

Stavans lamented that when he was younger, the Popol Vuh and another foundational Mayan text, the Chilam Balam, were treated as anthropological or archaeological items, not as books. He said that he was “angry at the way [that] throughout Mexican history, indigenous cultures had been, like many people in time, fossilized, turned into fossils, seen as historical artifacts, historical entities, not incorporated in any meaningful way into the lens of daily life in Mexico, and even less so in Mexican culture.”

 

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