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
March 3rd, 2008 – Building Bridges writes: President Bush announced a $500 million/year security cooperation plan with Mexico, the Merida Initiative or Plan Mexico. This is increasingly being used to militarize the Mexican state to counter grassroots organizing and protesting.
February 19th, 2008 – Santa María Ixcotel, Oax. Political Prisoners Committee writes: In Oaxaca alone, 28 social activists and comrades are now imprisoned for political reasons. Eighteen of them are in the Santa María Ixcotel Central Penitentiary: David Venegas Reyes,…
SU Students write: On February 21st, 2008, over fifty students from Seattle University, the University of Washington and community activists protested against the presence of Sergio Rios, the trade commissioner of Mexico, who spoke on Seattle University’s campus about the…
Dear comrades, We are writing to introduce the Solidarity Without Borders Campaign, a coordinated, sustained, three-pronged campaign in solidarity with immigrant and indigenous struggles across North and Latin America. Anti-authoritarian groups from across the Northeast and Midwest USA have come…
On February 27th, 2008, at 6pm, at Cinema “El Pochote” located on la calle García Vigil in the center of Oaxaca City, the films “El Enemigo Común” (2005) y “El machete” (2007) will be projected. The first was produced by…
Root Force writes: Dear friends and supporters of Root Force, After a long process of discussion, reflection and consultation, we have decided to shift the focus of the Root Force campaign. As part of this change, we are creating a…
~Bradley writes: Gabriela León Vázquez gave an artist talk at UC Santa Cruz on January 29th about her exhibition at UCSC’s Sesnon Gallery, Sunday Walk to the Zócalo of Oaxaca (Paseo dominical por el Zócalo de Oaxaca). She was born…
Students from Seattle University and the University of Washington will protest against the Trade Commissioner of Mexico, Sergio Rios, who is a concrete representative of NAFTA in the Northwest. He will be speaking at SU’s campus this Thursday, February 21st…
Last February 6, at approximately 3:30 p.m., the ministerial police of the State of Oaxaca detained Pedro Sánchez Antonio, the indigenous representative of the Chinanteca community El Pípila of the municipality of San Juan Mazatlán, Oaxaca. Compañero Pedro is a…