Mexico City March to Free 8 Michoacán Students
One significant solidarity action was the takeover of the Michoacán government office in Mexico City for a few hours by about 40 students from the #I Am 132 movement.
El Enemigo Común
Bilingual independent media by, about, and for social movements in Mexico and beyond
El Enemigo Común
Bilingual independent media by, about, and for social movements in Mexico and beyond
The State and the School Teacher
In Mexico, an elementary school teacher who also was a community organizer in the indigenous community of El Bosque in Chiapas, was framed in the killing of 8 cops, and faces 60 years in prison.
Oaxaca hosts Second National Convention against the Imposition
A tremendous effort was required to reach a consensus on a Plan of Action with certain axes; the Plan will be implemented from now until December 3 by the participating organizations who will first seek approval in their assemblies.
Lorenzo Sampablo Cervantes: murder with impunity and ongoing struggle for true social transformation
It was a creative demonstration, in which steadfastness in the demand for true justice contrasted with the tone of another event going on at the same time in the same building between the government and several organizations representing people affected by the movement of 2006.
State and federal police attack Aguilera teacher training school in Durango
An attack of state and federal police was reported today against the J. Guadalupe Aguilera Rural Normal School in the state of Durango, Mexico.
Still no justice for the Chols of Tila, Chiapas
They marched in Mexico City and in Chiapas; still no response from the Supreme Court.
Alberto Patishtán is back in Chiapas! The struggle continues!
Alberto Patishtán, emblematic political prisoner of Mexico and comrade, founding member of the “Voz del Amate” (Voice of Amate) organization and part of the Other Campaign, was returned to the prison known as CERSS No. 5 in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas.
“I am 132”: March against Peña Nieto in Mexico City
The issue of Atenco has been central to the “I am #132” movement since it first began, with hundreds of students at the Ibero-American University greeting Enrique Peña Nieto with shouts of “¡Atenco! ¡Atenco!” last May 10th.
Autonomous Paths Converge in Cherán
Activities included fire ceremonies, workshops, dialogue tables, forums, video screenings and cultural programs featuring traditional music and dances of Cherán along with a little rap, reggae dub and ska.