****Urgent! Forward Far and Wide!****
****For NYC and the World****
If you are in New York City, join the Friends of Brad Will this Wednesday, November 1st for a Bike Ride in Solidarity with the People of Oaxaca!
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By Sarah Ferguson | October 30, 2006
More than 200 protesters in New York shut down the Mexican consulate for nearly an hour this morning to call for an end to the violent repression in Oaxaca that has left at least five dead in recent days, including independent journalist Brad Will. (more…)
From: http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/
europe/10/30/monday/index.html
NEW YORK (CNN) — About 100 people rallied Monday outside the Mexican Consulate to protest the killing last week in southern Mexico of a New York journalist.
Twelve of the demonstrators were taken into custody, but were not immediately charged, said a New York Police Department spokeswoman.
The activists and friends of Bradley Will, who was killed Friday in the southern state capital city of Oaxaca as he documented a protest there, demanded that the Mexican government withdraw its troops from the area and recognize the new self-governing People’s Popular Assembly of Oaxaca.
“Today’s action is what Brad would have wanted,” said Beka Econompoulos, an activist and friend of Will. “It puts our grief into action supporting the people and the movement he went to Oaxaca to document and help defend.” –From CNN’s Deborah Brunswick (Posted 4:14 p.m.)
NEW YORK – Nine New York City activists are being held overnight for arraignment at One Police Plaza, following a nearly one-hour blockade of the entrances to the Mexican Consulate at 27 East 39th Street this morning. Charges are not yet known; they are expected to be transferred to 100 Centre Street this evening to be processed. One of them was injured in the face while being cut loose by police from the Consulate gates. Three other arrestees, including a photojournalist for Reuters, were released this afternoon, all charged with harrassment, disorderly conduct, and, in one case, failure to obey an order.
NEW YORK – Between 300 and 400 New Yorkers rallied this morning at the Mexican Consulate in solidarity with the people of Oaxaca. Brad Will, a New York-based journalist/cameraman and beloved member of the city’s activist community, was murdered on Friday by paramilitaries affiliated with the deposed governor of Oaxaca. Yesterday, Mexican Army troops and police invaded the city, destroying portions of it, bulldozing barricades, and killing one person.
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This was shot Saturday, October 28th at the Mexican Consulate in New York City. It was a peaceful event mourning the loss of a great independent journalist at the hands of fascist paramilitary forces in Oaxaca, Mexico.
For Immediate Release
October 30, 2006 Contact:
Beka Economopoulos, (917) 202-5479
Brandon Jourdan, (646) 342-8169
Eric Laursen, (917) 806-6452
NEW YORK – Hundreds of New York activists are rallying this morning at the Mexican Consulate in solidarity with the people of Oaxaca. Brad Will, a New York-based journalist/camerman and beloved member of the city’s activist community, was murdered on Friday by paramilitaries affiliated with the deposed governor of Oaxaca. Yesterday, Mexican Army troops and police invaded the city, destroying portions of it, bulldozing barricades, and killing one person.
Today’s action in New York is to support the people’s efforts to create a new, self-governing direct democracy in Oaxaca. New York Friends of Brad Will demand that the Mexican government withdraw its troops, abandon attempts to restore ex-governor Ruiz, recognize the new self-governing People’s Popular Assembly of Oaxaca, and hold accountable the killers of Brad and other civilians. (more…)
Oaxaca is a major international tourist destination, with its vibrant folklore, architecture, and scenery. It is also the second poorest state in Mexico – 75% of its 3.4 million residents live in extreme poverty.
“We are grieving over the tragic and senseless loss of Brad’s life. Brad’s friends and family admired his brave support for the downtrodden and willingness to act tirelessly upon his convictions. We believe he died doing what he loved. We will all miss Brad’s compassionate, loving and adventurous spirit, and it is our hope that his life’s work reporting on the human struggle will never be forgotten.”
The family is not taking interview requests.
Civil society organizations, human rights centers, community authorities, and citizen participants in the national meeting for follow-up of the recommendations of the United Nations Special Rapportuer for Indigenous Peoples held in Mexico City the 27th and 28th of October, 2006 declare the following with respect to the current situation in Oaxaca, Mexico:
