El Enemigo Común

Join three long-term activists and filmmakers as they report back from the popular uprising in Oaxaca, Mexico. They will screen recent video footage from the frontlines of the struggle for dignity and democracy in Oaxaca and follow the screening with a brief discussion of solidarity work with the people of Oaxaca.

Jill Friedberg (director of This is What Democracy Looks Like and Granito de Arena)
Shannon Young (Free Speech Radio News)
Vladimir Flores (Mal de Ojo video collective, Indymedia Oaxaca)

February 23rd, 2007
8:00 pm
Rhizome Collective (Bring a chair if you have one and warm clothes if you need them)
300 Allen Street (for directions: rhizomecollective.org/directions.html)
for more information email: austinactiongroupoax (at) gmail.com

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Dear Peaceworkers,

It’s a Friday night special with a free film, free snacks, everyone welcome, Please join us.

Grain of Sand (Granito de Arena)
The teachers struggle in Oaxaca
Spanish with English subtitles

February 16th, 2007
7:00 p.m.
United Presbyterian Church
112 E. Beach St., Watsonville

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(sigue en español)

Come help ASAR-O & CASA celebrate…

VISUAL RESISTANCE: Art from the Popular Movement in Oaxaca

February 22, 2007
7:00pm
Station 40
3030 B 16th Street, San Francisco (near 16th Street BART)
FREE (donations welcome, art for sale)

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Comite Oaxaqueña Seattle writes:

Dear friends of Oaxaca,
We hope you will join us for a concert in support of Oaxaca, Mexico, featuring live music by, Los Flacos, Sin Fronteras, and Supersones on February 11th, 2007 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Central Area Senior Center, 500 30th Ave South, Seattle, WA 98144. PRINTS BY OAXACA’S UNIVERSITY ART STUDENTS FOR SALE. Admission is $10.00. If you are interested in volunteering on the day of the event or in promoting the concert, email us at: comiteoaxaquenaseattle@yahoo.com.mx.

Download the flyer

Please join us on
February 4th, 2007
6pm - 8pm
St. Marks Church, e. 10th st and 2nd ave

Come to hear Tami report back on her recent visit to Oaxaca and watch images of interviews she conducted with people over there. Last two weeks there were many interesting developments in Oaxaca’s struggle.

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Oaxaca Solidarity action January 28th, 2007

In DC, we will gather in Murrow Park at 5pm, across from the World Bank (18th and H, NW). The World Bank props up governments that destroy poor and indigenous communities in Oaxaca. At 12:30 we will march to the Mexican Embassy (1911 Pennsylvania Ave, NW) to demand that the Mexican government be held accountable for the atrocities committed in Oaxaca.

Bring pots, pans, drums, loud noisemakers, and your friends for a raucous cacerolazo!
(en español)

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February 6, 2007
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
El Centro del Pueblo, in the second floor auditorium at 474 Valencia Street in San Francisco.

John Gibler, a Global Exchange human rights fellow in Mexico who has been covering social movements there for the past year, and Renee Saucedo, an attorney with La Raza Centro Legal who just returned from a human rights delegation to Oaxaca, will give a presentation including a slideshow.

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January 31st, 2006
7:30 - 9:00 at the Westcott Community Center (map)
826 Euclid Ave
Syracuse, New York 13210

On Wednesday, January 31st the Syracuse Peace Council (link) will be hosting a multimedia presentation and discussion on the lessons to be learned from the people of Oaxaca about organizing and democracy. More details coming soon.

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