• When: 26 March 2010, 7pm ’till late.
• Where: The Pontoon Bar Terrace. 201 Sussex Street, Sydney. Tel (02) 9267 7099
• Dress Code: Smart Casual
• Cost: $10
• Tickets on sale by clicking here or at www.stickytickets.com.au/3125

Note: Click on flyer above to open in high resolution.

100% of profits of ticket sales, DVD sales, merchandise, artwork and raffles donated to Mission Mexico childrens refuge (the subject of the film). Rated PG

www.somewhereneartapachula.com

Eniac Martínez
1pm Saturday 27 February

More information:

australian centre for photography
257 Oxford Street Paddington, NSW 2021 02 9332 1455 info@acp.org.au
www.acp.org.au

The MAWAI committee has been very busy planning the events for 2010 and March is already proving to be a busy month packed full of activities. We will start with our traditional monthly get together for a drink (or two) at the Pontoon Bar, Cockle Bay (www.pontoonbar.com) on Thursday 4 March 2010 from 7PM onwards. Come along to meet other Mexicans living in Sydney, practice your Spanish, catch up with friends and make new ones….any excuse for a drink and a chat is a good one.

We will have our first full blown Mexican Fiesta on 26 March 2010 at the Wallaby Room (upstairs from the Pontoon) with Mariachis, music, great food, drinks and lots of surprises. Get in soon as tickets are selling fast.

We are also very proud to support the Sydney Action for Juarez (SAfJ) Group who are participating in the International Women’s Day march to be held in the City on 6 March 2010. SAfJ joins the global initiative (Mexico, USA, Spain, Argentina and Canada) to raise awareness about the continuing violence and brutality against women in Juarez City in Mexico. MAWAI joins SAfJ and we express our solidarity with the Mexican women who have organized, held marches, planted pink crosses in the killing fields and who continue to struggle for an end to the violence in the city.

In order to strengthen the awareness message, SAfJ have organized A CONCERT FOR JUAREZ that will be held at 7:30PM on Saturday 13 March 2010 at the Uniting Church Hall at 395 Oxford St, Paddington. The concert will include Mexican music, the Mexican dance group, rappers, signer and Latin Dance. Mexican food and drinks will be available for sale at the event. Concert tickets $20/$15 (concession). For more information on the march, how to make a donation, buy tickets or concert details please visit the Sydney Action for Juarez Facebook page here or contact Rosarela on 02 9698 9949 or rosarela@hotmail.com or Liliana on 0450 376 672 or mar_decobo@hotmail.com.

Stay tuned for further events throughout the year:

• May: Mothers and Kids Picnic Day
• June: Wold Cup Fiesta
• September: Mexican Independence Day Celebrating 200 years!
• November: Day of the Dead and Mexican Revolution Day
• December: Guadalupe Mass and Mexican Posada

For more information on any of our events, shoot us a note at info@mawai.org or call Ed on 0410 439 229.

We hope to see you around.

Saludos,

The MAWAI Committee 2010

When:
Sunday, January 10, 2010
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Where:
Pine Street Creative Arts Centre
64 Pine Street, Chippendale, 2008

Screening the award winning film ¡Viva Cuba!

Please bring a blanket or a collapsible chair & golden coins

All proceeds to Mission Mexico. If you need more details please contact me on pangonu@yahoo.com.mx or 0406 055 485.

Feliz Navidad y Prospero Año Nuevo! Pamela y Alan y los niños at Misión México.

MAWAI’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held On Sunday the 15th of November 2009 in Sydney and the following committee members were elected to run the organization for the next 12 months:

• President: Eduardo Ramon-Kane
• Treasurer: Carlos Valdez-Cervera
• Secretary: Corinne Rico
• Vice-President: Mario Villanueva
• Membership Officer: Regina Baldizon
• Outreach Officer: Luis Rico
• Website Officer: Gabriel Ponzanelli
• Facebook Officer: Mireya Reyes-Alvarez

Other Committee Members:

• Lupita Feint
• Peter Feint
• Patricia Castillo
• Paloma Morales
• Hugo Pacheco

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone in the previous committee for all their hard work over the past 12 months which resulted in terrific outcomes for the community and the organizations MAWAI supports.

I am honoured to be nominated as the new president for MAWAI for 2010 and I am sure that with your help MAWAI will continue to help people in need in Mexico and will continue to promote the Mexican Culture here in Australia for many years to come.

For those of you who do not know me yet, I am originally from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, I have been living in Australia since 1998 and I have been involved with MAWAI for over 6 years.

The new committee will hold its yearly planning session on 16 January 2010 and all are welcome to participate and contribute with ideas and suggestions for MAWAI’s events and activities for the next 12 months. If you would like more information on the MAWAI planning session, please send me an e-mail to ramonkane@gmail.com or give me a call on 0410 439 229.

I will be heading back to Mexico to celebrate Christmas and New Year in Monterrey with my family and I will be returning back to Sydney on 8 January 2010. I would like to wish everyone a safe and happy Christmas and best wishes for 2010.

If you have any ideas or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me directly.

Eduardo Ramon-Kane
President