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sx de foro (audio/mpeg 4.2MB) Laying out the plans for the forum, Sara Morales here explains that three structures will take place: working groups, open forums, & general plenaries....
Posted: Sat, Oct 14, 2006 12:55pm PDT
leticia (audio/mpeg 1.8MB) Leticia is the owner of a small cafe along the march route--she supported the march and hopes her primary customers, teachers and workers, will soon be able to ...
Posted: Sat, Oct 14, 2006 12:55pm PDT
lucas (audio/mpeg 2.7MB) Lucas Perez is a community organizer who spoke on the bullhorn for a good chunk of the march. Here he explains the case against Ulises Ruiz Ortiz....
Posted: Sat, Oct 14, 2006 12:55pm PDT
mensaje a oaxeños (audio/mpeg 544.1KB) This marcher and her child have a message for Oaxacans living in California....
Posted: Sat, Oct 14, 2006 12:55pm PDT
ingobernabilidad (audio/mpeg 755.6KB) This marcher, too, has a message for everyone north of the border who is keeping the Oaxacan struggle in mind....
Posted: Sat, Oct 14, 2006 12:55pm PDT
CHANTS (audio/mpeg 2.2MB) Here is a short compilation of the chants from the CIPO-RFM march. They don`t quite translate, as you might guess, but here´s a simple equivelant of each chant ...
Posted: Sat, Oct 14, 2006 12:55pm PDT
Sprouts: Protests in Oaxaca and California (audio/mpeg 26.5MB) Most major state and municipal government offices in the capital have been blockaded by public school teachers and members of the so-called Popular Assemebly of the People of Oaxaca -or APPO as it's known in Spanish, reports Shannon Young from Oaxaca....
Posted: Fri, Oct 13, 2006 7:38pm PDT
Radio Stations Handed Over in Oaxaca (audio/mpeg 168.8KB) Protesters in Oaxaca, Mexico have handed over the broadcast facilities of the Radio Organization of Oaxaca. The building houses the studios of three radio stations. It had been occupied by anti-government protesters since August 21st. Protesters continue to hold a separate AM station in Oaxaca City....
Posted: Fri, Oct 6, 2006 12:41am PDT
Update from Oaxaca (audio/mpeg 932.5KB) October 4, 2006 - In Oaxaca, civil society groups and members of non-governmental organizations have set up a peace camp in the esplanade a UNESCO World Heritage site in downtown Oaxaca City to call national and international attention to an impending military and police offensive. Meanwhile, striking school teachers and members of Oaxaca's popular movement have traveled once again to Mexico City to dialogue with the Secretary of the Interior. Vladimir Flores has the latest. (2 minutes)...
Posted: Thu, Oct 5, 2006 2:28am PDT
Tensions High in Oaxaca as Fox Warns Force Might Be Used to Crush Uprising (audio/mpeg 3.0MB) In Oaxaca, Mexico, tensions remain high over concerns that the government is planning to use force to crush a populist uprising there. Over the weekend, military aircraft began flying over Oaxaca City and additional troops were deployed to nearby army posts. A headline in the Mexico City daily Milenio proclaimed, "Preparations for war in Oaxaca."
Over the past few months, tens of thousands of striking public school teachers have been joined by indigenous, youth and labor organizations to l...
Posted: Wed, Oct 4, 2006 1:17pm PDT
Los Angeles Mobilizes in Support of People in Oaxaca (audio/mpeg 2.2MB) Tension remains high in Oaxaca City as military flights continue, creating a general anxiety among residents over a possible massive crackdown against a popular movement demanding the resignation of the state’s governor. Mexico’s Attorney General’s office said it is looking into the cases of small explosions that shattered windows and glass doors at 3 different banks in Oaxaca City yesterday. A previously unknown guerrilla group claimed responsibility for the blasts, although many suspect the...
Posted: Wed, Oct 4, 2006 3:23am PDT
Military Helicopters Leave Oaxaca City Residents Edgy (audio/mpeg 2.0MB) The political situation in Oaxaca, Mexico has gone from tense to worse with the start of military aircraft flights over the capital city this weekend. This morning, a previously unknown guerrilla group claimed responsibility for setting off improvised explosives at 3 different banks in Oaxaca City. Members of the popular movement in Oaxaca were quick to distance themselves from the explosions and warned that the bank attacks could provide the pretext for a major military operation. Shannon Yo...
Posted: Tue, Oct 3, 2006 2:42am PDT
Interview with Shannon Young in Oaxaca City (audio/mpeg 11.4MB) On October 2nd, 2006, the 38th anniversary of the Tlatelolco Massacre, I spoke with Shannon Young, Headlines Producer for Free Speech Radio News, who lives in Oaxaca City, Mexico. The 1968 student massacre at Tlatelolco in Mexico City sets a creepy undertone for the military provocations currently taking place in Oaxaca City which include low-flying marine helicopters. Shannon discusses MegaMarches, the march from Oaxaca City to Mexico City and the technicalities of getting Ulises Ruiz Ortiz ...
Posted: Tue, Oct 3, 2006 1:42am PDT
Enemy Combatant Radio Interviews Indyjournalist on Oaxaca (audio/mpeg 18.3MB) On September 1st, Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets of Oaxaca and marched to demand the immediate departure of Ulises Ruiz Ortiz (URO), freedom for political prisoners, the cancellation of 70 government arrest warrants for people involved in the leaderless Popular Assembly of the People of Oaxaca (APPO, by its Spanish initials) and the desire for popular governance. This interview covers the evolution and the current state of this stuggle....
Posted: Thu, Sep 14, 2006 11:06am PDT
OAXACA: Declaración de Oaxaca (audio/mpeg 2.2MB) Capsula radiofónica producida en agosto de 2006. 9:36min MP3...
Posted: Wed, Sep 13, 2006 11:16pm PDT
Convocatoria a Foro (audio/mpeg 726.0KB) -capsula radiofónica 1:15min Mp3...
Posted: Wed, Sep 13, 2006 11:16pm PDT
Peacetalks: Leila Salazar, Resisting Chevron in the Ecuadorian Rainforest (audio/mpeg 25.6MB) Interview with Leila Salazar of Amazon Watch about some positive developments in a class action lawsuit brought by 30,000 indigenous and farming community residents of the Ecuadorian rainforest against Chevron....
Posted: Thu, Sep 7, 2006 7:34am PDT
Peacetalks: Tom Hanson, Mexican elections. (audio/mpeg 26.8MB) Tom Hanson, Director of the Mexico Solidarity Network about the Mexican elections....
Posted: Thu, Sep 7, 2006 7:04am PDT
Peacetalks: Jill Freidberg teachers strike in Oaxaca (audio/mpeg 24.0MB) Interview with Jill Freidberg about the teachers strike in Oaxaca and Freidberg's 2005 film "Granito De Arena"...
Posted: Thu, Sep 7, 2006 6:47am PDT
RED ALERT in Oaxaca (audio/mpeg 9.4MB) APPO calls for a RED ALERT in order to reinforce all current blocking of local, state and federal government buildings and Channel 9 amidst the threat of intense police activity in the states capitol....
Posted: Thu, Aug 10, 2006 12:21am PDT
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