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Elimination of the First Amendment is a precondition to genocide – Part 1 of a series

NOTE FROM THE EDITOR:

Very little is written in the mainstream media about the Constitution, which is the column from where liberty sustains itself. This following article, written by Dave Hodges, is a good piece everyone should read, if not, follow this writer. Because of its length, we have divided it into three parts. THIS IS PART 1 of 3.

by Dave Hodges

History renders a hard judgment for a society that eliminates free speech. History shows that very dark days lie ahead when government seeks to control the narrative at any expense.
Loretta Lynch and the Elimination of Free Speech
In the past 60 days, I have been told by multiple sources that I will one day, be prosecuted for anti-Muslim rhetoric by the Federal government. Loretta Lynch is a Muslim, by practice, and is abusing her position to silence any talk against RADICAL and EXTREME Muslim speech even in the aftermath of the murder of 14 Americans by an ISIS sympathizer. This marks the end of the First Amendment in the eyes of the most powerful Justice official, namely, the Attorney General of the United States, and she is a racist to boot.
Lynch is using her position as Attorney General to promote her racist views. One should look at her background as being anti-Jewish when she was a member of the Harvard Black Law Students Association (BLSA) from 1981-1984 who advocated for several anti-Jewish positions. Lynch and the BLSA had their First Amendment rights protected. Now that the shoe is on the other foot, we need to be asking Lynch, who speaks and stands for the Jews?
I do not engage in anti-Muslim rhetoric. However, in the aftermath of several terrorist events (e.g. San Bernardino) I have unashamedly called for all Muslim immigrants, not American citizens, to be screened for suitability to enter the United States. In fact, all immigrants need to screened. After all, if we being forced to give up the Constitution, then we need to screen people who may not have our best interest at heart. Also, if they are unwilling to assimilate, they do not belong here. That means if they expect to bring their Sharia Law and intend it to be a replacement for the Constitution, as many do, then they need to be denied admittance. If there is the slightest hint of terrorism or criminal activity of any kind, then they need to (a) be deported or (b) denied entry. Under Lynch’s new guidelines, this form of free speech is illegal and subjects one to persecution. Lynch was appointed and swore an oath to the Constitution and she is violating her oath of office to destroy it, especially the First Amendment.
In the name of political correctness, I will not support any religious/political doctrine whose intention is to supplant any part of the Constitution. The American people do not owe their country to immigrants who do not add to the quality of American life. As the sign says, we have the right to refuse service to anybody.
At the end of the day, Lynch is not stifling the First Amendment so long your free speech agrees with her idea of free speech.
Lynch’s Lackey Holds the First Amendment In Disdain
“Homegrown violent extremists can be motivated by any viewpoint on the full spectrum of hate—anti-government views, racism, bigotry, anarchy and other despicable beliefs,” John Carlin Assistant Attorney General in charge of anti-domestic terrorism (October 2015).
As one can clearly observe, Assistant Attorney General, the number two person in the Justice Department, disrespects the First Amendment as well. In the quote listed above, John Carlin, is clearly stating that if one disagrees with the government, they are considered (under the Patriot Act) to be a Homegrown violent extremist.
Carlin must have been absent that day in law school when the professor covered the fact that the First Amendment was adopted for the specific purpose of having the right to speak out against the government without concern for reprisal.
Reuters, while describing Carlin’s position, likens domestic, right-wing extremism with anti-governmental views, is guilty of providing “material support” for domestic terrorism.
Further, disagreeing with your government can cause you to “disappear” under the NDAA. Since 9/11, the feds have been engaged in a sequential and incrementally implemented scheme to do away with the First Amendment.
Under this administration, it is a case of “long live the First Amendment, the First Amendment is dead.” TO CONTINUE HERE NEXT WEEK.

10 common habits that seriously damage your kidneys

by Amy Goodrich

Our kidneys are super important for our health. They filter our blood, produce hormones, absorb minerals, produce urine, eliminate toxins, and neutralize acids. So as one of the most important organs in your body, your kidneys deserve some love.
Damage or steady decline of your kidneys can often go unnoticed for years as your kidneys can still do their job with as little as 20% of their capacity. Therefore kidney diseases are often referred to as “The Silent Diseases”. That’s why it is so important to take care of them before it is too late.
Here’s a list of 10 common habits that put a lot of pressure on your kidneys and can cause serious damage over time.
1. Not Drinking Enough Water
Your kidney’s most important function is to filter blood and eliminate toxins and waste materials. When you don’t drink enough plain water during the day toxins and waste material start to accumulate and can cause severe damage to your body.
2. Too Much Salt In Your Diet
Your body needs sodium or salt to work properly. Most people however consume too much salt which may raise blood pressure and put a lot of stress on the kidneys. As a good rule of thumb, no more than 5 grams of salt should be eaten on a daily basis.
3. Frequently Delaying The Call Of Nature
Many of us ignore the urge to go because they are too busy or want to avoid public bathrooms. Retaining urine on a regular basis increases urine pressure and can lead to kidney failure, kidney stones, and incontinence. So listen to your body when nature calls.
4. Kick The Sugar Habit
Scientific studies show that people who consume 2 or more sugary drinks a day are more likely to have protein in their urine. Having protein in your urine is an early sign your kidneys are not doing their job as they should.
5. Vitamin And Mineral Deficiencies
Eating a clean, whole food diet full of fresh vegetables and fruits is important for your overall health and a good kidney function. Many deficiencies can increase the risk of kidney stones or kidney failure. Vitamin B6 and magnesium, for instance, are super important to reduce the risk of kidney stones.
An estimated 70 to 80 percent of Americans isn’t getting enough magnesium, so there may be a good chance that you are one of them. Click here to learn more about magnesium deficiencies.
6. Too Much Animal Protein
Over consumption of protein, especially red meat, increases the metabolic load on your kidneys. So more protein in your diet means your kidneys have to work harder and this can lead to kidney damage or dysfunction over time.
7. Sleep Deprivation
We have all heard how important it is to get a good night’s rest. Chronic sleep deprivation is linked to many diseases and kidney diseases are also on the list. During the night your body repairs damaged kidney tissue, so give your body the time to heal and repair itself.
8. Coffee Habit
Just as salt, caffeine can raise blood pressure and put extra stress on your kidneys. Over time excessive consumption of coffee can cause damage to your kidneys.
9. Painkiller Abuse
Way too many people take painkillers for their small aches and pains, while there are many all-natural, safe remedies available. Excessive use or painkiller abuse can lead to severe damage of liver and kidneys.
10. Alcohol Consumption
Although there is nothing wrong with enjoying a glass of wine or having a beer once in a while, most of us don’t stop after just one drink. Alcohol is actually a legal toxin that puts a lot of stress on our kidneys and liver.
To stay healthy and avoid kidney issues it is important to eat lots of fresh, whole foods and if you keep the above information in mind and avoid these common habits as much as possible, your kidneys will not be under constant stress and your body will thank you for that. (Natural News).

Track your movements, behavior “we are watching you

by The Free Thought Project

With digital advertising long tapping into users’ mobile habits, traditional advertisers have felt left in the dark ages. But billboards are about to get smart, and technology would allow them to know where you’ve been and where you go after you see them.
Advertising giant Clear Channel Outdoor Americas, which owns tens of thousands of billboards across the country, announced Monday that it will be debuting a new kind of consumer-tracking system called Radar.
Following in the footsteps of targeted advertisements seen on the web, Radar will tap into data from several partner companies to determine what kinds of advertisements will be displayed on a billboard screen. Just as importantly, the system will also track how good of a job the ads are doing at convincing people to look up the brand on their phones, or go out and shop.
“In aggregate, that data can then tell you information about what the average viewer of that billboard looks like,” Andy Stevens, senior vice president for research and insights at Clear Channel Outdoor, told the New York Times. “Obviously that’s very valuable to an advertiser.”
While Stevens admitted that the system “does sound a bit creepy,” he pointed out that mobile advertisers have been using the same data mining techniques for years to deliver targeted advertisements.
To take advantage of this trove of information, Clear Channel is partnering with AT&T Data Patterns, the telecom giant’s data collection unit; Placed, which pays consumers for the right to track their movements; and PlaceIQ, which uses location information from apps to predict consumer behavior. All data used by Radar will be anonymous and aggregated, Clear Channel says, seeking to allay at least some concerns over privacy.
The system was recently tested in Orlando, Florida, displaying advertisements for the shoe company Toms. Clear Channel said that it used Radar to determine that people who saw the ads were 44 percent more likely to buy a pair of Toms shoes, according to Fortune.
While the new tech could help revamp billboards, which look like dinosaurs compared to the algorithmically sophisticated online ads, privacy advocates have concerns about tracking the online behavior of consumers in the real world.
Jeffrey Chester, executive director of Center for Digital Democracy, told the NY Times that most people don’t realize that they are being monitored, even if they agree to allow companies to track their behavior and movements.
“It is incredibly creepy, and it’s the most recent intrusion into our privacy,” Chester said.
Clear Channel is set to bring Radar to major population centers such as New York and Los Angeles, and eventually plans to make the technology available across the country.

In other Police State news:

Police sergeant found guilty of ordering fellow cops to beat up handcuffed children

by John Vibes

Dekalb County, GA – Police Sgt. Anthony Robinson was recently found guilty of ordering other officers under his authority to assault underage suspects while they were in handcuffs. Robinson reportedly told officers Blake Norwood and Arthur Parker to beat up four different suspects, on different occasions. Three of the four suspects were reportedly minors at the time of the beatings.
One victim named Travarrius Williams told Channel 2 reporters that he was badly beaten well after his arrest while he was restrained.
“They were punching, kicking, stomping. They broke my teeth on the back of the windshield,” Williams said.
“That’s why black, young men really run from the police. We ain’t running because we did something, we’re running because we’re scared they’re gonna beat us, shoot us. When people get high authority, they feel like they’ve got power over anybody, so the Police Department’s really like another game,” Williams said.
“This is the kind of conduct by police officers that, if it goes unchecked, people get killed,” Brian Spears, Williams’ attorney added.
Surprisingly, another cop witnessed the assault and filed a report.
Williams was allegedly selected for the beating because he accused one of the officers in the department of wrongfully arresting his brother on another occasion. According to court documents, Robinson told Williams that “We don’t let people disrespect us like that in our house,” before ordering the beating.
After the investigation began, Officer Norwood turned on Robinson and told investigators about other occasions where Robinson had ordered him to beat up underage suspects. In that case, Robinson had ordered Norwood and another officer to beat up three young men, aged 15-16, also while they were handcuffed.
“(Williams) never did anything to us. We beat him because we were told to beat him by Sgt. Robinson because he was being disrespectful,” Norwood told investigators.
Norwood and Parker took a plea deal in exchange for their testimony in Robinson’s trial, and both men were given probation, according to WSBTV.
Robinson was convicted on two counts of felony violation of oath of office, three misdemeanor counts of simple assault, and one misdemeanor count of simple battery and is facing up to 14 years in prison.
(John Vibes is an author and researcher who organizes a number of large events including the Free Your Mind Conference. He also has a publishing company where he offers a censorship free platform for both fiction and non-fiction writers. You can contact him and stay connected to his work at his Facebook page. You can purchase his books, or get your own book published at his website www.JohnVibes.com).

The CHC leaders condemn the continuous attachs of the Republicans on the Latino community

Hispanic Caucus on GOP’s Amicus Brief against Immigration Executive Actions

by El Reportero’s wire services

Washington, D.C. – The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) released on March 2, the following statements condemning Speaker Paul Ryan’s announcement that House Republicans will force a vote on a resolution authorizing the filing of a legal brief that supports halting the President’s immigration executive actions.  The Supreme Court is hearing United States v. Texas this term and by filing the brief, Republicans want to block the immigration executive actions from taking effect.
The statements come from the CHC’s Immigration Task Force Co-Chairs, Congressman Luis V. Gutiérrez and Congresswoman Loretta Sánchez.
“As a matter of law, the Supreme Court really has no choice but to rule in favor of the U.S. Government and the President because he has acted within the bounds of the law and consistent with how past presidents from both parties have acted.
As a matter of politics, it is clear where the two parties stand when it comes to keeping families together and allowing immigrants to contribute to this country’s well-being versus the fantasy that we should deport 11 million people.  As a matter of conscience, I am appalled the Republicans and Speaker Ryan are taking this step,” said Congressman Luis V. Gutiérrez.
“I’m hopeful that the Supreme Court will recognize the legality and importance of President Obama’s executive actions for our immigrant families. The President acted to keep hard-working immigrant families together and to ensure that DREAMERS can continue to live in the only country they’ve ever known. However, Congress must do its job and pass comprehensive immigration reform now.  America deserves a fair and just immigration system, and our hard-working immigrant families have waited long enough,” said Congresswoman Loretta Sánchez.

Nicaragua to open consultation for Entry into Trans-Pacific Agreement
President Daniel Ortega has decided to start a process of consultations for the country to apply for membership of the Trans-Pacific Economic Partnership Agreement, made up of a dozen nations now, announced Coordinator of the Communication and Citizenship Council, Rosario Murillo.
In her customary television address, Murillo said that Ortega made the request to the Higher Council of Private Business and all its chambers, as well as to the associations of producers and workers.
She explained that the president hopes a prompt response from consulted entities to favor the country’s entry into these new spaces of world trade that can be opened through its joining the Trans-Pacific Agreement.
The mechanism emerged from the economic pact signed in June, 2005, preliminarily by Brunei, Chile, New Zealand and Singapore.
Now it has another eight members: Australia, Canada, the United States, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru and Vietnam.

City clears out homeless encampment

BERKELEY, CA - 24NOVEMBER15 - The camp outside the old Berkeley City Hall, called by the residents an occupation. It is a protest against the Berkeley City Council passing an anti-homeless ordinance. Copyright David Bacon

by David Bacon

NOTE FROM THE EDITOR:

The March 2 print edition of our front page story incorrectly identified the author of its story City Clears Out Homeless Encounter. The correct author of the piece is David Bacon. Bacon’s story was edited by Josh Wolf, who contributed additional reporting to focus the story on recent developments in San Francisco. El Reportero regrets the error.
Michael Lee started living on the streets of San Francisco last May. He had traveled to the city from Las Vegas to seek medical treatment. When he arrived, he searched for cheap, temporary housing in some of San Francisco’s most affordable neighborhoods, but he had seriously underestimated the cost of living in the nation’s most expensive city.
“I was under the impression the rent was $300 a month, and I brought the resources for sixty days,” he said in an interview. “I was going to go back to Las Vegas afterwards and go back to work. But the first place I walked into, they told me it was $300 a week. The next was $400 a week, and then $500. People were laughing at me – $300 a week is actually cheap on Skid Row. So I wound up living on the streets.”
Just before dawn on Tuesday, March 1, San Francisco officials moved forward with a plan to push out the people living in tents along a commercial thoroughfare near Highway 101. The homeless who have been camping along Division Street for months were notified a few days earlier of the plan to oust the encampment.
Some left when they heard the news of the city’s plan, others defied the orders to leave saying they had nowhere to go. While the city made plans to house people in a temporary encampment at Pier 80, its numerous rules combined with the remote location and barbed wire fences proved to be an unacceptable alternative for many of the city’s homeless.
A few of the city’s homeless residents have found stability through the nearby homeless navigation center, a new model for sheltering the homeless that drops the traditional paternalistic rules that leave many clients feeling disempowered. Other homeless residents, like Lee, have left San Francisco for other Bay Area communities.
After learning about a large encampment in Berkeley that homeless activists had set up to protest the US Postal Service’s plan to sell its historic downtown post office building, Lee moved across the bay to join the movement. He quickly became a leader of the Berkeley camp, and advocated for a plan to transform the old post office building into a community resource: “A homeless contact center run by homeless people,” he said.
“Why [were] homeless people the main defenders?” Lee asked rhetorically, referring to the post office. “Without community resources we can’t get a hand up. There’s just no place to go. This is where we live, unfortunately – on the sidewalks. We don’t want to live in a community where private developers, the One Percenters, have everything.
“We’re not going to be homeless forever,” Lee continued. “Eventually, we will recover from homelessness because we’re pretty determined individuals. That’s something that people with houses truly need to understand. We are going to be rejoining the community.
After a federal judge granted the City of Berkeley a temporary restraining order against the US Postal Service’s planned sale of the downtown post office, the USPS announced that it was shelving its plans to sell the building. Several months later, some of the people in the post office camp set up a larger homeless encampment, which became known as “Liberty City” or “Liberty Village.” They set this camp up a block away, on the lawn in front of Old City Hall, to protest a new city council plan to establish stricter rules targeting homeless people. During the holidays, Berkeley cleared out Liberty City, and the homeless people who had been part of it scattered to other spots in the city and to locations throughout the Bay Area. The post office camp, now more than four hundred days old, still remains.
Over the years, Berkeley, like most liberal communities, has been comfortable with the idea of the homeless being victims. But many Berkeley residents and business owners grow uneasy when homeless people organize and use the creative tactics of the labor and civil rights movements.
Last year, Berkeley’s homeless people did just that. They created what they called, “intentional communities,” or “occupations,” like Liberty City and the post office camp, not just as a protest tactic, but also as places where they could gain more control over their lives and implement their own ideas for dealing with homelessness.
Many drew on previous experience in other movements. “ A lot of us are older activists,” Lee explained. “Our ideas come out of the 1960s and even before, from the 1930s. Homeless people have always formed communities, whether we were considered hoboes or homeless people or just bums. Hobo jungles were intentional communities too, based on an unconscious understanding of the need for mutual aid and voluntary cooperation.
“People police themselves,” he added, in an interview while Liberty City was still operating. “I see people out there in the middle of the night with flashlights picking up trash. I see them chase off anti-social elements. If you want to talk about the solution to homelessness, all you have to do is walk down to Berkeley City Hall, and the post office. Is it a perfect solution? No. Housing is the permanent solution to homelessness. But this is a helluva good start.”
Nearly everyone agrees that the answer to homelessness is permanent housing. But the state and federal governments do not provide the funding needed to build permanent housing for homeless people. In fact, over the decades, national policies have eliminated housing for poor people and cost hundreds of thousands of jobs.
Local governments provide homeless shelters and services, but they are unable to meet the needs of the huge number of people living on the streets because of a lack of money. Berkeley alone has 1,200 homeless residents, according to city officials. Further, many homeless people don’t like shelters because they can’t bring their pets, or because most shelters require you to be inside by a certain hour in the evening and to leave during the day.
As a result, some cities, including Portland and Seattle, have approved the creation of tent cities as an alternative form of temporary housing for homeless people. And Berkeley’s experience with Liberty City revealed that a tent city has the potential to work in the East Bay as well.
Meanwhile, the homeless who had been living in San Francisco along Division Street have been pushed into the Potrero Hill Neighborhood, and it’s unclear how long the city will tolerate their presence. Tho 180 or so people who relocated to Pier 80 have a shelter for now, but that site was only scheduled to remain open until the end of the month. City officials are now looking to extend its usage for the coming months, but it is neither a permanent nor complete solution to the ongoing problem.
Mike Zint has been homeless since 2000. For many years, he lived out of his car, moving from town to town. He said that during the Occupy movement several years ago, he was in San Francisco when “police sent me to Occupy, thinking that I must be a drug addict. But they made a big mistake, because I began organizing.”
Zint said that after San Francisco police “crushed” the Occupy encampment, he and other homeless activists staged a series of protests, including one during the America’s Cup yacht race.
Zint said that, over the years, San Francisco has hardened its stance against marginalized people, like the homeless. Politicians “pass laws to get the homeless out of sight of the businesses, so shoppers don’t see them,” he said. “San Francisco has an image as a world class city, but there are no bathrooms. There are no shower facilities. They say there are only a few thousand homeless when there are twice as many. With the shuffle going on they just move them. One day this street looks good because they’ve cleared people out, and then they get rid of them somewhere else.”

Kaiser Permanente San Jose Jazz Winter Fest 2016

Compiled by El Reportero’s staff

Renowned for its annual Summer Fest, the iconic Bay Area institution San Jose Jazz kicks off 2016 with dynamic arts programming honoring the jazz tradition and ever-expanding definitions of the genre with singular concerts curated for audiences within the heart of Silicon Valley. presented by Metro continues its steadfast commitment of presenting a diverse array of some of today’s most distinguished artists alongside leading edge emerging musicians with an ambitious lineup of more than 25 concerts
The Jazz Beyond series, co-curated with local production house Universal Grammar, presents buzzy young stars pushing the boundaries of jazz, soul and hip-hop and the Next Gen performances showcase top student jazz ensembles in the region and offer open master classes. Tickets are now on sale ranging in price from $10 – $65. For detailed ticket information as well as updates on the artists and performance schedule, please visit: sanjosejazz.org/winterfest.
San Jose Jazz proudly presents the following artists at Winter Fest 2016: John Scofield Joe Lovano Quartet, Regina Carter, Nicholas Payton Trio, Delfeayo & Ellis Marsalis Quartet, Marquis Hill Blacktet, Incendio, KING, Kneedelus, Kadhja Bonet, Bria Skonberg, Jackie Ryan, Chester ‘CT’ Thompson and the Bay Area’s premier youth jazz ensembles. From February 25 through March 8, 2016.

Noche Bohemia en la Bahía
Golden Promotion Entertainment presents live, Noche Bohemia en la Bahía, from Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico, Benny Camacho; from Los Angeles California, Korina López, José Montes de Oca; y como talento local a Sergio García Checo.
On Saturday, Feb. 27, The Mario Juárez Event Center, 1241 High St, Oakland, California. (510) 437-1111, esmeraldac@mariojuarez.com

Two of the most respected musicians from Galicia, Spain in SF
Uxía & Narf unite for the first time to present a joint musical project that features reinterpretations of classics, including poems by Rosalía de Castro and García Lorca, original compositions, and adaptations of traditional alalás, the oldest and best-known form of Galician music.
Building bridges across cultures through music, they create their respective repertoires after more than 20 years of traveling and exchanging experiences with artists from Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, and Guinea-Bissau. The duo unites harmonious vocals and intimate melodies through the shared pursuit of originality and cultural crossroads.
At the Red Puppy, 2698 Folsom St. @ 23rd St., San Francisco, on March 3 at 7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Admission: $20-25. Doors at 7 p.m. Show at 7:30 p.m. All ages welcome.

Absolute Beginning Taiko Workshop with Bruce Ghent
Learn the ancient art of Japanese Taiko drumming with Sensei Bruce ‘Mui’ Ghent. The Introductory taiko class will cover basic fundamental skills and history which will prepare students to advance to the next level of classes.
Beginners ages 12-adult, with little or no music experience are welcome. Taiko drumming is a rigorous physical activity. Bring water and wear clothes to exercise. Class is taught with traditional martial arts etiquette and discipline as outlined in the student handbook supplied.
For more information, contact Bruce “Mui” Ghent at bruceghent@gmail.com or visit www.maikazedaiko.com.
March 6-April 10: Sundays, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., at the Dance Mission Theater. To register call 415-826-4441 or email dancemissiontheater@yahoo.com.

Kaiser Permanente San Jose Jazz Winter Fest 2016

Compiled by El Reportero’s staff

Renowned for its annual Summer Fest, the iconic Bay Area institution San Jose Jazz kicks off 2016 with dynamic arts programming honoring the jazz tradition and ever-expanding definitions of the genre with singular concerts curated for audiences within the heart of Silicon Valley. presented by Metro continues its steadfast commitment of presenting a diverse array of some of today’s most distinguished artists alongside leading edge emerging musicians with an ambitious lineup of more than 25 concerts
The Jazz Beyond series, co-curated with local production house Universal Grammar, presents buzzy young stars pushing the boundaries of jazz, soul and hip-hop and the Next Gen performances showcase top student jazz ensembles in the region and offer open master classes. Tickets are now on sale ranging in price from $10 – $65. For detailed ticket information as well as updates on the artists and performance schedule, please visit: sanjosejazz.org/winterfest.
San Jose Jazz proudly presents the following artists at Winter Fest 2016: John Scofield Joe Lovano Quartet, Regina Carter, Nicholas Payton Trio, Delfeayo & Ellis Marsalis Quartet, Marquis Hill Blacktet, Incendio, KING, Kneedelus, Kadhja Bonet, Bria Skonberg, Jackie Ryan, Chester ‘CT’ Thompson and the Bay Area’s premier youth jazz ensembles. From Feb. 25 through March 8, 2016.

Noche Bohemia en la Bahía
Golden Promotion Entertainment presents live, Noche Bohemia en la Bahía, from Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico, Benny Camacho; from Los Angeles California, Korina López, José Montes de Oca; y como talento local a Sergio García Checo.
On Saturday, Feb. 27, The Mario Juárez Event Center, 1241 High St, Oakland, California. (510) 437-1111, esmeraldac@mariojuarez.com

Two of the most respected musicians from Galicia, Spain in SF
Uxía & Narf unite for the first time to present a joint musical project that features reinterpretations of classics, including poems by Rosalía de Castro and García Lorca, original compositions, and adaptations of traditional alalás, the oldest and best-known form of Galician music.
Building bridges across cultures through music, they create their respective repertoires after more than 20 years of traveling and exchanging experiences with artists from Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, and Guinea-Bissau. The duo unites harmonious vocals and intimate melodies through the shared pursuit of originality and cultural crossroads.
At the Red Puppy, 2698 Folsom St. @ 23rd St., San Francisco, on March 3 at 7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Admission: $20-25. Doors at 7 p.m. Show at 7:30 p.m. All ages welcome.

Absolute Beginning Taiko Workshop with Bruce Ghent
Learn the ancient art of Japanese Taiko drumming with Sensei Bruce ‘Mui’ Ghent. The Introductory taiko class will cover basic fundamental skills and history which will prepare students to advance to the next level of classes.
Beginners ages 12-adult, with little or no music experience are welcome. Taiko drumming is a rigorous physical activity. Bring water and wear clothes to exercise. Class is taught with traditional martial arts etiquette and discipline as outlined in the student handbook supplied.
For more information, contact Bruce “Mui” Ghent at bruceghent@gmail.com or visit www.maikazedaiko.com.
March 6-April 10: Sundays, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., at the Dance Mission Theater. To register call 415-826-4441 or email dancemissiontheater@yahoo.com.

Mexico and the U.S. reach agreements for orderly repatriation

by the El Reportero’s wire services

The Foreign Ministry of Mexico called historic the negotiation that led to agreements with the U.S. for ‘’decent, safe and orderly repatriation of Mexican nationals’’ it was known here today.
Both sides finished in El Paso, Texas, the review process and signing of the Local Arrangements of Repatriation at the border to ensure the safety and proper reception of the returned Mexicans.
As a result of historical trading, for the first time the agreements include a commitment to carry out the repatriations at certain times (primarily diurnal) and to limit the repatriations to 12 points (11 of them borderly and Mexico City for the flights of the Repatriation Program to the Interior) where there is infrastructure and assistance programs for people who return.
So it says a statement from the Foreign Ministry releasing the analysis of initiatives to improve care for unaccompanied children and teenagers arrested in their attempt to enter the United States.
Both countries agreed to increase to three the weekly flights of the Mexican Interior Repatriation Program (MIRP).
The National Migration Institute received 205,417 repatriations of Mexican people from the United States and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through its consular network, attended 180,908 cases of protection and assistance, the statement adds.

Nobel Peace prizes visit political prisoners in Guatemala
Nobel Peace Prizes Rigoberta Menchú (1992) and Jody Williams (1997) visited five Guatemalan community leaders, who remain in prison after a year for defending their communities’s rights in the country.
During their visit to the Detention Centre in Zone 18 in the capital, the Nobel Women’s Initiative (NWI) learned details of the delays of the process of securing justice in favor of Rigoberto Juárez, Domingo Baltazar, Arturo Pablo, Francisco Juan and Adalberto Villatoro.
Each conscious prisoner offered details about their fights against the installation of hydro projects in the territories of Santa Eulalia and Santa Cruz Barillas, in the western department of Huehuetenango, as well as their experiences in prison.
This visit encourages us to keep fighting, along with the Nobel Women’s Initiative, it helps us make more contributions and provides us with inputs to do our bit for their release, she added.

Pemex’’s debt is unsustainable; its revenues drop  
The debt accumulated today by Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex, in Spanish) is no longer sustainable, recognized its director, José Antonio González, while the company’’s revenues continue to decline.
González said that despite the debit Pemex has a long-term viability.
It has a large inventory of total reserves, low production cost and the recognized ability and talent of its technicians, said the executive.
However, indicators of the oil company after the first month of the year brought bad news.
The revenues from oil exports dropped by 50 percent a year, due to a fall of 34 percent of oil prices in January.
On that date, Pemex entered just 815 million dollars, compared with the 1,630 million recorded in the same month of 2015.
It was also specified that the volume of oil exports fell 11 percent year to January 2016, totaling 1.12 million barrels per day, compared with the 1.26 reported in the same month of 2015.
By contrast, Pemex increased its imports of natural gas in 47.2 percent per year.
The decision of the government led by President Enrique Peña Nieto to liberalize the imports of gasoline and diesel from next April, represents another blow to this company of the Mexican state.

Kaiser Permanente San Jose Jazz Winter Fest 2016

Compiled by El Reportero’s staff

Renowned for its annual Summer Fest, the iconic Bay Area institution San Jose Jazz kicks off 2016 with dynamic arts programming honoring the jazz tradition and ever-expanding definitions of the genre with singular concerts curated for audiences within the heart of Silicon Valley. presented by Metro continues its steadfast commitment of presenting a diverse array of some of today’s most distinguished artists alongside leading edge emerging musicians with an ambitious lineup of more than 25 concerts
The Jazz Beyond series, co-curated with local production house Universal Grammar, presents buzzy young stars pushing the boundaries of jazz, soul and hip-hop and the Next Gen performances showcase top student jazz ensembles in the region and offer open master classes. Tickets are now on sale ranging in price from $10 – $65. For detailed ticket information as well as updates on the artists and performance schedule, please visit: sanjosejazz.org/winterfest.
San Jose Jazz proudly presents the following artists at Winter Fest 2016: John Scofield Joe Lovano Quartet, Regina Carter, Nicholas Payton Trio, Delfeayo & Ellis Marsalis Quartet, Marquis Hill Blacktet, Incendio, KING, Kneedelus, Kadhja Bonet, Bria Skonberg, Jackie Ryan, Chester ‘CT’ Thompson and the Bay Area’s premier youth jazz ensembles. From February 25 through March 8, 2016.

Noche Bohemia en la Bahía
Golden Promotion Entertainment presents live, Noche Bohemia en la Bahía, from Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico, Benny Camacho; from Los Angeles California, Korina López, José Montes de Oca; y como talento local a Sergio García Checo.
On Saturday, Feb. 27, The Mario Juárez Event Center, 1241 High St, Oakland, California. (510) 437-1111, esmeraldac@mariojuarez.com

Two of the most respected musicians from Galicia, Spain in SF
Uxía & Narf unite for the first time to present a joint musical project that features reinterpretations of classics, including poems by Rosalía de Castro and García Lorca, original compositions, and adaptations of traditional alalás, the oldest and best-known form of Galician music.
Building bridges across cultures through music, they create their respective repertoires after more than 20 years of traveling and exchanging experiences with artists from Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, and Guinea-Bissau. The duo unites harmonious vocals and intimate melodies through the shared pursuit of originality and cultural crossroads.
At the Red Puppy, 2698 Folsom St. @ 23rd St., San Francisco, on March 3 at 7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Admission: $20-25. Doors at 7 p.m. Show at 7:30 p.m. All ages welcome.

Absolute Beginning Taiko Workshop with Bruce Ghent
Learn the ancient art of Japanese Taiko drumming with Sensei Bruce ‘Mui’ Ghent. The Introductory taiko class will cover basic fundamental skills and history which will prepare students to advance to the next level of classes.
Beginners ages 12-adult, with little or no music experience are welcome. Taiko drumming is a rigorous physical activity. Bring water and wear clothes to exercise. Class is taught with traditional martial arts etiquette and discipline as outlined in the student handbook supplied.
For more information, contact Bruce “Mui” Ghent at bruceghent@gmail.com or visit www.maikazedaiko.com.
March 6-April 10: Sundays, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., at the Dance Mission Theater. To register call 415-826-4441 or email dancemissiontheater@yahoo.com.

Cuban band Gente de Zona to perform in Europe, Asia

by the El Reportero’s news services

The coming international tour of the Cuban band Gente de Zona stresses today by the inclusion of stages in Spain, France, Netherlands, and Israel, according to its director, Alexander Delgado.
Scheduled for April, the tour will promote the new album entitled “Visualizate,” to be released on April 22 by Sony Music.
“The volume has the collaboration of artists such as Pitbull, Marc Anthony, and Juan Magan, but we are recording another CD with Cuban friends, including Leoni Torres,” Delgado said.
Randy Malcom, member of the band, said before leaving for Europe and Asia, that they will perform with Enrique Iglesias in Quito, Ecuador, on April 3, during a show designed to combine Spanish and Latin American rhythms.
After the Eurasian tour in May, the band will tour in Las Vegas to participate in the Billboard Music Awards ceremony, to which they were nominated in four categories in 2016.

U.S. Poet Laureate and retired writing professor will receive the Robert Kirsch Award
Juan Felipe Herrera, United States Poet Laureate and professor of creative writing emeritus at the University of California, Riverside, will receive the 2015 Robert Kirsch Award for lifetime achievement during the 21st Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
The award will be presented April 9.
“We are delighted to honor Juan Felipe Herrera’s remarkable 45-year career as a writer, teacher and activist,” Kenneth Turan, Times film critic and director of the Times Book Prizes. “His literary contributions include poetry, prose, young adult novels and children’s literature, and his work in all artistic forms highlights a life dedicated to giving voice to those who are not always heard.”
Herrera, who retired in March 2015 as a professor of creative writing at UCR, was named California Poet Laureate in 2012 and U.S. Poet Laureate in 2015. The son of migrant farm workers, Herrera earned a B.A. in social anthropology from UCLA, an M.A. in social anthropology from Stanford University, and an M.F.A. in poetry from the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop. He joined the UCR faculty in 2005 and was the Tomás Rivera Chair in Creative Writing until he was named the state’s poet laureate.

Panama holds early music festival
Songs of the 17th and 18th centuries will be performed today by groups from Spain, Portugal, Cuba, Panama and Colombia, as part of the 2nd Early Music Festival.
The meeting, to be held until Sunday, Feb. 28, aims to show the identity and diversity of the European musical richness, whose rhythms came to America in late 15th century.
Tunes and mergers, especially from the Baroque period, will encourage each of the performances, as part of the program of activities of the event.
The opening concert will be held at the Monumental Historic Complex of Panama Viejo -declared in 2003 a World Heritage site-, where the Academy of Spain Piaccere will present a repertoire that includes the music the Spanish metropolis and its American colonies exchanged in the 17th century.
According to Arlene Lachman, president of the Arte Panama Foundation, the guest artists will perform music with historical criteria, with scores of the 17th and 18th century, and instruments of the time, such as harpsichord, theorbo, viola da gamba, lute, violin and recorders, among others.
“This event will put Panama on the international circuit of the major festivals in the region. It will also promote its position as a Latin American capital that promotes culture, arts, historic heritage and cultural tourism,” the president of the Organizing Committee added.

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