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Rally in Solidarity with Oaxaca
by harry-indy Monday November 06, 2006 at 11:38 PM

A group of around 70 people staged a noisy protest in Melbourne on Monday to show solidarity with the people of Oaxaca, Mexico who are currently experiencing murder, torture and disappearances at the hands of the Mexican government.

Rally in Solidarity ...
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Oaxaca has been the scene of a 5 month old campaign to remove a corrupt local governor, Ulises Ruiz, who is implicated in a number of murders of activists and unionists. In the last few days the President of Mexico, Vincente Fox has sent heavily armed police to the town to forcefully repress demonstrators. The death toll so far is 15, with many more injured or disappeared. Heriberto Salas from The Other Campaign addressed the crowd calling for protests against the President of Mexico, Vincente Fox, who will be in Melbourne for the G20 governmental meeting.

A recent email from Brad Will, a New York City Indymedia member who was murdered last week by police in Oaxaca, was also read out to the crowd. The email told of a recent murder of an another activist in Oaxaca, Alejandro Garcia Hernandez and finished with the words….

‘one more death -- one more martyr in a dirty war -- one more time to cry and hurt -- one more time to know power and its ugly head -- one more bullet cracks the night -- one more night at the barricades -- some keep the fires -- others curl up and sleep -- but all of them are with him as he rests one last night at his watch’

For up to the moment news from Oaxaca see
Indymedia Global
NYC Indymedia
Narco News

The rally was organised by
LASNET
Mexico Australia Solidarity Network

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Oaxaca 5
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LATEST COMMENTS ABOUT THIS ARTICLE
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Solidarity janet Saturday November 11, 2006 at 06:15 AM
Israeli firm builds mexico wall janet Saturday November 11, 2006 at 06:13 AM
EMAIL MEXICAN EMBASSY UPDATE LASNET Wednesday November 08, 2006 at 11:16 PM
Remember Brad Tuesday November 07, 2006 at 04:43 AM
Email Mexican Embassy @ndy Monday November 06, 2006 at 11:45 PM
Hundreds of thousands of people filled the streets to demand Gov.'s ouster John Gibler Monday November 06, 2006 at 05:56 PM
Choice One Monday November 06, 2006 at 03:51 PM
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