LETTER IN SUPPORT OF THE PEOPLE OF OAXACA
A new sign-on support letter has been drafted. Signatories include Tariq Ali, Noam Chomsky, Eve Ensler, Danny Glover, Eduardo Galeano, Michael Moore, Arundhati Roy, Alice Walker, Howard Zinn, and many others.
An excerpt:
We are extremely alarmed to see that rather than cracking down on the violent paramilitaries who have been launching regular attacks on the people of Oaxaca, President Vicente Fox is using these murders as a pretext for escalating violence against the popular grassroots organization of the people of Oaxaca.
Please add your name to the list of signatories.
- posted Thu., Nov 2, 2006 at 9:07am
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November 2nd, 2006 at 1:03 pm
[…] MANHATTEN, NY. “Today’s bike ride-inspired by a Zapatista call for actions-turned out to be an excellent form of public awareness raising and continued to bring heat upon the Mexican government and the commercial media. The Friends of Brad Will, organizers of the ride, will be celebrating the Day of the Dead tomorrow in memory of Brad. On Friday morning some will gather to discuss sending a New York City delegation to Oaxaca and Mexico City.” - nyc imc article (http://nyc.indymedia.org/en/2006/11/78516.html) the ride for Oaxaca yesterday was powerful. i rode on a “sound bike,” a tricycle with a sound system on the back. a woman had burned a cd of music from Oaxaca. about 50-75 people rode through manhattan, chanting and blasting mexican music. we passed out flyers to spread the news. we stopped at three places: the NY Times, the Mexican Consulate, and the UN building. at each stop, someone spoke about the government forces in Oaxaca, the seven murders, and their friend brad will. at the mexican cosulate, two people unfulred a large banner that had a photo of brad with a young mexican child, both smiling, and everyone aplauded with both joy and rage. everyone rode their bicycles with such powerful emotions revolving around us. the police followed us with their motor scooters, and let us do our thing at each stop. at the UN, someone tried to block the entrance, but was pushed out by security. we lagged at the end of the ride, just standing outside of the UN unsure that we had done enough, but feeling somber and sort of lost in the whole thing. the cops didn’t seem to try to push us out, but we eventually moved to keep from causing a problem. on the ride away, the cops finally pulled out their tricks, the cop in the white shirt announcing to the other cops on scooters to grab anyone who crosses the intersection at the red light. we had been riding through red lights–with their assistance–all day. my sister and a few others got nabbed. while i waited with my sister as the cop wrote her a ticket, we saw a struggle at the next intersection. a biker was grabbed for “blocking the intersection” and there was a bit of commotion from both sides, fighting the usual fight when a protester gets grabbed. one person was dragged away in plastic cuffs. […]
November 3rd, 2006 at 4:07 pm
My heart goes out to the people in Oaxaca, and those of you arrested during a peaceful demonstration. Folks talk about “police states”, and the coming of martial law, in the future; the “future” appears to be here.
I am on the other coast, California, and a Minuteman. I oppose all behavior such as what is going on in Oaxaca, what can I do to help? Is it possible to arrange a date, and time, to protest at all Mexican consulates, across the country? Can we put our differences aside in Brad’s name?