Nov 18th, 2006 – danielsan writes: As the official investigation into the killing of Brad Will goes on, legitimate questions are being asked but it is increasingly obvious that the state government is not acting as impartial investigator, but rather as ‘judge and jury,’ in the words of APPO spokespeople. This week, the PGJE (Procuraduría General de Justicia del Estado: roughly equivilent to the state attorney general’s office) has attempted to blame APPO and its supporters for the killing, saying that they executed him at close range after he was taken away from the scene of the first shot.
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TO THE PEOPLE OF OAXACA: At present, the popular Oaxacan movement is in the vanguard of social movements in Mexico and in Latin America, and finding itself snared by the political class and its imminent demise, the 2nd National Student & Youth Conference, held November 11th 2006 proclaims its solidarity with the Popular Assembly of the People of Oaxaca (APPO) and calls attention to communities of resistance as follows:
Rumors are flying, but COFEDAPPO is trying to verify the whereabouts of political prisoners and gather statements by witnesses and family members to document disappearances, torture, and detentions. As of this morning, the ninth of November, the Committee of Friends and Family of the Disappeared, Assassinated, and Political Prisoners of Oaxaca (COFEDAPPO) is circulating petitions on behalf of the following people:
The story of the takeover of Canal 9, the state-run TV station taken over by a group of women on August 1st. They maintained a blockade of the station for almost three months, until the PFP arrived last week and removed them. We talked to two teachers (and one of their daughters) outside the station a couple weeks ago about the takeover and the situation for teachers in Oaxaca. It was an interesting conversation–of particular note is the file ‘Is APPO Feminist?’ Appartently ‘feminism’ is a bad word in México, just like it is in the states. While the teacher discussed the efforts of APPO members to support gender equality, she explicitly states that it is *not* a feminist movement because it doesn’t exclude men. I guess it all depends on how we’re socialized to define the word. We also discussed the role of the Catholic Church in the movement and heard from a teenage student about the lessons being learned in the streets. Listen in Spanish, read translations in English. Thanks. Download a video clip (9.2 MB) Images from Oaxaca City over the past few weeks
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November 13th, 2006 – danielsan writes: A statement from the 2nd National Student & Youth Conference, held November 11th 2006 at the Autonomous University of Oaxaca – Benito Juarez
November 9th, 2006 – danielsan writes: A newly formed organization, the Comite de Familiares y Amigos de Desaparecidos Asesinados y Presos Politicos de Oaxaca (COFEDAPPO), has been collecting the testimonies of family members seeking word about where their loved ones have gone. The paper said they took 20 people off the street in one day this week.
November 8th, 2006 – danielsan writes: Seven audio files in Spanish in mp3 format, recorded at Canal 9 on October 17th, plus a short video showing the crowd at Plaza Santo Domingo, a few blocks from the central Zócalo, where teachers and APPO members and supporters now gather.
November 7th, 2006 – danielsan writes: Another day passes in Oaxaca City. Another day without Radio Universidad… its not that it was raided by the PFP and taken off the air–people rose up and defended the station and the University campus to prevent just that on Thursday. But since the weekend the signal has been overpowered by THE SAME SONG. Its only a couple of minutes long, instrumental, and frenetic. It sounds like bag-pipe rock. Everyone checks every hour or so to see if they can get the signal for Radio Universidad, so everyone catches themselves humming or whistling it. Its maddening. The Radio keeps broadcasting, but even on campus right underneath the antenna you hear la cancion. They failed to raid the station, but they’ve done better–they’ve made the frequency 1400 AM a constant headache. They shot a student a couple mornings ago. Hey fell asleep on watch at the front gate of the University. He’s still in the hospital, I guess. Looks like he’ll pull through.
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