Protest at Mexican Consulate in Sacramento

Protest @ Mexican Consulate, 5PM Sat 10/28, vs Violence vs APPO, Indymedia reporter’s murder.

Protest the violence against Oaxacan people, supporters of the teachers’ strike & the murder of Indymedia reporter Brad Will: Protest & vigil, Saturday, October 28, 2006, at 5:00pm at the Mexican Consulate in Sacramento, CA.

JOIN US TODAY AT 5PM! PROTEST THE VIOLENT ACTIONS AGAINST LABOR AND COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS OCCURRING NOW IN OAXACA!

Human rights, Mexico democracy groups, labor solidarity Latino activists join the Frente de Mexicanos en el Exterior to demand a stop to the violence in Oaxaca, Oaxaca.

Protest & Vigil today, Saturday, October 28, 2006, at 5pm

Place: The Mexican Consulate, 8th Street and J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

We protest the murder of representatives of the Asamblea Popular del Pueblo de Oaxaca (APPO) yesterday and the killing of IndyMedia journalist William Bradley Roland by paramilitary forces, reportedly municipal police officers. The Oaxacan people have supported the strike demands of teachers of the Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (SNTE) and the state authorities of Governor Ulises Ortiz Ruiz of the PRI party have responded with violent measures to stop the Teachers’ popular support. At least 15 other APPO members were wounded in the violent attack. [see El Universal newspaper link, Spanish, http://archivo.eluniversal.com.mx/primera/27863.html)

We call upon the government of Presidente Vicente Fox not to use the Mexican military against the APPO, the teachers, or the supporters. We demand an end to the paramilitary reign of terror against the Oaxacan people and that state and federal security forces be called back and not be used against the people.

Protests, demonstrations, news conferences, and vigils are occurring in several U.S. cities today, including San Francisco and Oakland in solidarity with the people of Oaxaca.

For further information, contact Al Rojas, at 916-712-4251 and nadm916@aol.com

RGENTE ALERTA ROJA !!!
URGENT RED ALERT !!

MATAN A 4 DE LA APPO EN OAXACA !!
4 KILLED IN OAXACA !!

MATAN A UN PEDIORISTA DE E.U.A. !!!
INDYMEDIA REPORTER KILLED !!

FOX ENVIA A LOS FEDERALES A OAXACA !!
FOX VOTA MANDAR A MEDIO DIA HOY LA PFP PARA DESALOJAR LOS DEL PLANTON EN OAXACA !!!
FOX ORDERS FEDERAL POLICE TODAY AT NOON TO DISLODGE THE PROTEST IN OAXACA

source: https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/10/28/18324081.php