Thursday, May 05, 2005
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Office Make Over
SWOP's office has been undergoing a make-over for...well, we'll just say a couple of months. Join us today for an open-house, and first Tardeada (afternoon get-together, potluck) of the summer. As part of our 25th anniversary celebration- that's right 25! - SWOP will host a Tardeada each Friday this summer leading up to our annual Chile Harvest Fiesta in the Fall and anniversary Banquet in January of next year.
Expect lots of history of NM politics and movements, and plenty of culture.
Joaquin Lujan, an organizer at SWOP, is connecting small, traditional water users along the Rio Grande from Polvadera and Magdalena to Espanola and Ojo Caliente - and everywhere in between - to organize to have a voice in the looming water struggle. Along the way he's picking up corridos, dichos and chisme. There really is a great history of a people's movement and struggle for justice and dignity where we live, work and play right here in New Mexico.
If you know what time it is, you'll be there. Check back for updates.
This Friday, Cipriano Vigil will be on hand singing traditional New Mexico music and original "nuevas canciones."
SWOP's office has been undergoing a make-over for...well, we'll just say a couple of months. Join us today for an open-house, and first Tardeada (afternoon get-together, potluck) of the summer. As part of our 25th anniversary celebration- that's right 25! - SWOP will host a Tardeada each Friday this summer leading up to our annual Chile Harvest Fiesta in the Fall and anniversary Banquet in January of next year.
Expect lots of history of NM politics and movements, and plenty of culture.
Joaquin Lujan, an organizer at SWOP, is connecting small, traditional water users along the Rio Grande from Polvadera and Magdalena to Espanola and Ojo Caliente - and everywhere in between - to organize to have a voice in the looming water struggle. Along the way he's picking up corridos, dichos and chisme. There really is a great history of a people's movement and struggle for justice and dignity where we live, work and play right here in New Mexico.
If you know what time it is, you'll be there. Check back for updates.
This Friday, Cipriano Vigil will be on hand singing traditional New Mexico music and original "nuevas canciones."
