Feature Archives
Tue May 6 2008
Oaxacan Perspectives on the Binational Struggles of Mexican Indigenous Migrant Communities
On April 24th and 25th, Centolia Maldonado Vasquez and Bernardo Ramirez Bautista, Oaxaca-based members of the Binational Front of Indigenous Organizations, gave presentations in Greenfield and at UC Santa Cruz on indigenous Mexican migration to the U.S. and its impact in the communities of origin, the current political situation in Oaxaca, the role of women in the movement for social justice in Oaxaca, and current challenges of indigenous governing community institutions in Oaxaca.
Thu Apr 10 2008 (Updated 04/11/08)
Community Radio Producers Murdered in Mexico
On April 7, two indigenous Triqui women who worked at the community radio station La Voz que Rompe el Silencio (The Voice that Breaks the Silence) in Oaxaca state were shot and murdered while on their way to Oaxaca city to participate in the State Forum for the Defense of the Rights of the Peoples of Oaxaca. Three other people were injured in the attack.
Sat Apr 5 2008 (Updated 04/12/08)
Films and Presentation on Oaxaca Today with Simón Sedillo
On April 6th, 7th and 9th, filmmaker Simón Sedillo led bilingual multi-media presentations in San Francisco, Berkeley and Santa Cruz that included scene selections from three films, "El Enemigo Común" (2005), "El Machete" (2007) and "Paz Sin Justicia" (2008), in order to illustrate neoliberal atrocities and community based resistance to them in Oaxaca, Mexico.
The international network demanding accountability for the murder of US journalist Brad Will released secret documents detailing proposed military support for Mexican security forces implicated in murder, torture and continuing arbitrary detentions.
Sun Mar 2 2008 (Updated 03/04/08)
Venezuela and Ecuador React to Killing of FARC Leader
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez sent battalions of soldiers to the border with Colombia and put his air force on alert after the Colombian military killed 18 members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) inside Ecuador, including Raúl Reyes, a senior official of the FARC. Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa fortified his border with Colombia after the incident. Chávez is in the midst of negotiations with the FARC to release hostages, several of whom have already been freed. He warned that a Colombian operation against the FARC inside Venezuela would be a “causus belli."
Wed Jan 30 2008
Director of Obscure Police Agency Assassinated in Oaxaca City
In the morning of January 30th, Alejandro Barrita Ortiz, director of the Auxiliary, Industrial, Banking and Commercial Police, was assassinated in Oaxaca City at “El Tequio” sports park near the international airport. Barrita had been identified as a key player in police operations during and immediately after the 2006 Oaxacan popular uprising. Police operations are underway throughout the city, and the military has cordoned off the area of the assassination.
Mon Jan 28 2008 (Updated 02/18/08)
Gabriela León: Sunday Walk to the Zócalo of Oaxaca
The exhibition "Sunday Walk to the Zócalo of Oaxaca" is a multi-media artistic response to the popular revolt and resistance that unfolded in Oaxaca in 2006 and the first traveling solo exhibition outside of Mexico for artist Gabriela León. Some of the elements of the exhibition consist of a "barricade dress" made of barbed-wire, tire treads and mattress springs found amidst the detritus; a video projection of the artist wearing the dress walking among protestors and police; a sound installation that evokes the voices of the crowds; and tarps inspired by the temporary living structures during the lengthy protest. The exhibit is at UC Santa Cruz until March 8th.
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