Bilingual independent media by, about, and for social movements in Mexico and beyond
Bilingual independent media by, about, and for social movements in Mexico and beyond
LETTER FROM THE PEOPLES’ FRONT IN DEFENSE OF THE LAND-ATENCO TO THE ZAPATISTA ARMY OF NATIONAL LIBERATION San Salvador Atenco, May 3, 2009. TO THE CCRI-CG OF THE EZLN. TO THE SIXTH COMMISSION. TO THE GOOD GOVERNMENT COUNCILS. TO THE…
by Daniel Arellano Chavez The brutal repression unleashed in Oaxaca on November 25, 2006, wasn’t enough to stop people’s struggles. This was clear on May 6, 2009, yet it was a dark day for the Magdalena community in San José…
by Carolina Yesterday May 6, the House of Government of the state Oaxaca in Mexico City was the scene of a protest against the violent removal of a camp set up to demand the suspension of activities at the Cuzcatlán…
On May 6, community members who had been blocking the entrance to the mining project Cuzctalán in the municipality of San José del Progreso since March 16, were evicted by the State and Federal Police forces. Social movements and organization…
Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca. May 6, 2009. 11:00 hours of the day Today, at approximately 7:00 o’clock A.M. the State Police of Oaxaca and the Federal Preventive Police organized an operation to dislodge the compañeros and compañeras of the community…
On May 4th, the third anniversary of the state repression to the people of Atenco, the Mexican Consulate in New York City was peacefully “taken” by the pro-zapatista Movement for Justice in the Barrio (Movimiento por Justicia del Barrio). The…
By Heriberto Salas and Salvador Díaz On May 3, 2006, the sun rose with a dark stain around the Belisario Dominguez market in Texcoco: the state and local police had posted a guard around the spot where flower growers had…
The Governor of the State of Mexico wants to be President. His campaign is in full swing. His image is promoted on TV and the people foot the bill. To win the business vote (the one that counts), he has…
On April 25 and 26 of this year, as part of the Campaign for Freedom and Justice for Atenco, a delegation from San Salvador Atenco including Heriberto Salas, Bernadino Cruz and Piedad Sánchez traveled to Oaxaca where they were invited…