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tonantzin.jpg The film “el enemigo común” scratches beneath the surface of neoliberalism, at some of the most hidden atrocities in recent North American history. An exposé of repression and resistance, “el enemigo común” documents paramilitary activity against indigenous communities in Oaxaca, Mexico from 2002 through 2005.

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target-audience-sm.jpg Psychological Operations in Support of Internal Defense and Development Assistance Programs (1968)

Military training film showing psychological operations in “Hostland,” a mythical (probably Latin American) country, designed to aid the host government in gaining the support of the population.

Producer: U.S. Army Pictorial Center
Sponsor: U.S. Army Materiel Command

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We of the space called Oaxacan Voices Constructing Autonomy and Freedom (VOCAL) are writing to denounce the serious climate of harassment, criminalization, and persecution that the Ulises Ruiz Ortiz government and the local news media have directly unleashed against some of our members in recent weeks.

In particular, the repression began to get heavier after the events of June 20, 2008, when the organized people impeded Ulises Ruiz Ortiz’s presence in a public act convened by the municipal government of Zaachila.

They are blaming our members for initiating violence, when this was provoked by the PRI party municipal President Noe Perez, and his father, Mr. Natalio Pérez, who pistol in hand, fired at people peacefully protesting to defend themselves against the imposition of Ulises Ruiz Ortiz’s presence in their lands. This aggression is documented in photos and videos.

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Entrevista a la web de contrainformación Oaxaca Libre
por Sergio de Castro Sánchez & Raúl Calvo Trenado

¿Cuándo y cómo nace el colectivo Oaxacalibre?

Oaxaca Libre es un espacio de colaboración colectiva que nace junto con el movimiento popular oaxaqueño en el 2006. Nos entendemos como parte del movimiento pero no somos vocero oficial de nadie, ni siquiera de nosotros mismos. Oaxaca Libre nace la tarde del 14 de junio del 2006; al principio, era un proyecto impulsado por tres personas que dedicaron tiempo y trabajo para que esta iniciativa fuera una voz confiable para la gente que busca una información responsable. Cuando lo gestamos eran tiempos de vasta velocidad en la información y para resolver eso se buscaron mecanismos de colaboración y alianzas estratégicas con otros medios alternativos y comerciales que nos compartieron sus notas, hasta lograr un reconocimiento en los grupos sociales que conformaban la coalición del descontento generalizado en Oaxaca.

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