Open Letter to President Barack Obama
Los Angeles, California. United States. January 21, 2009.
Barack H. Obama
President of the United States of America
White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, D. C. 20500
Issue: A comprehensive, just and humane legalization for all immigrant workers
Mr. President:
The members of the Binational Front of Indigenous Organizations (FIOB) respectfully address you as immigrant workers who live and work in the United States of America and also as indigenous peoples who decided to stay in our hometowns in Mexico, but who have strong links with our relatives that have migrated.
The FIOB is an indigenous organization with membership on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. Our mission is to contribute to the development and self determination of the indigenous communities, both the ones that have migrated and the ones in the hometown communities. We also work in both countries in defense of the human rights, with justice and gender equality.
“Modern Vision without Excluding the Culture: A Contemporary Art Challenge in Oaxaca”, agrees artist Walfred Rodríguez
By Bertha R. Santos
Translated by Erika Morales
Los Angeles, CA.- The shades of sunsets, contrasts, aromas, flavors and colors, that exist at the same time in Oaxaca –swinging within the essence of the indigenous communities and the modern world-, these have nurtured artist Walfred Rodriguez, whose works are filled with intense colors and surreal images that appear to exist in different dimensions.
Oaxaca, as reported by New York Times, was placed next to New York and Paris, as one of the thriving art cities in the world. To mention, Oaxaca is home to grand artists such as Rufino Tamayo, Francisco Toledo and Rodolfo Nieto, among many others that have not reached that level but are providing different art proposals.
“It’s said that Oaxacans carry the hue in their blood”, mentions artist Walfred Rodriguez, acknowledging that starting a career as a painter in Oaxaca, implies commitment and hard work. “It’s like being in the kitchen everyday and cooking up something new, experimenting with diverse materials while being aware of new ideals and finding our voice and language”.
Art Auction Sale benefiting El Tequio Magazine
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