In this clip, Juan Manuel Martinez Moreno shares with us words of hope upon recently being release from prison. He was imprisoned for over 16 months for being wrongfully accused for the murder of Bradley Will, Indymedia journalist, who was documenting...
Celebrating Independence and Resistance
on Sep 14th, '09
Event in Tucson to celebrate Mexican independence and resistance with an evening of great new documentaries, discussion about Mexican grassroots movements, update from organizations in Oaxaca and Chiapas, and all around good time.
¡ INDEPENDENCIA !
Update, Discussion & Merriment
Wed Sept 16 at 7 pm...
Tools ‹ Resistencia…On the Road — WordPress
on May 25th, '09
http://theideahive.com/2009/05/us-now/
Us Now
A film project about the power of mass collaboration, government and the internet.
Teaching Rebellion On Worldview
on Nov 25th, '08
Listen to an interview with Gustavo Vilchis on Worldview on Chicago Public Radio!
Book Tour Heads South, First Stop DC
on Nov 22nd, '08
The Teaching Rebellion East Coast Tour ‘08 made its way south of Mason-Dixon for events at Red Emma’s in Baltimore on Nov. 14 and then the District of Columbia the next night. Thanks to our friends at Teaching for Change, who have become staunch advocates of the book, we secured the otherwise expensive new Busboys & Poets Cafe event space downtown – a curious locale for an event about the pedagogy of resistance, in the first floor of a new condominium building (2 of 249 units occupied, as...
From Harrisonburg, Va. – “I want people to see we’re all in the same boat.”
on Nov 18th, '08
That’s what Silvia told me when I asked her about the content of her and Chris’ presentations on the East Coast. She compared that sentiment to charity, which often comes from a secure place on land, waiting out the swells of a turbulent world. She was here looking for fellow wave-riders. She’s gone back to Oaxaca now, continuing the work to create liberatory spaces within a land occupied by a regime unafraid to kill even those just looking to create space on the airwaves and blame people in...
Listen to Gustavo Vilchis on KBOO
on Nov 14th, '08
Hear interviews with Gustavo Vilchis about the murder of American indpendent journalist Brad Will on Portland Radio Station KBOO:
Interview with the Activist Accused in the Brad Will Case
on Nov 14th, '08
The newspaper “Milenio” has published the first interview with the APPO sympathizer accused with the murder of American independent journalist Brad Will. In the interview Juan Manuel Martinez explains that although he is an APPO sympathizer and did participate in the protests in Oaxaca, he never met Brad Will and was not even in the area that day when Will was shot. ”Everything they are saying is lies. There are a number of people who saw me in other places that day; I wasn’t in the street...
Tucson Solidarity
on Nov 13th, '08
Teaching Rebellion editor, Diana Denham, took time during a brief US trip to speak to audience at Dry River Collective in Tucson. Event followed days after a memorial and procession in honor of Sali Grace Eiler, US activist who was recently murdered in Oaxaca. Sali had worked closely with groups in Tucson and border region and she is greatly missed. It was great to share with her friends an...
East Coast Update
on Nov 11th, '08
Last Tuesday, November 4th was truly a historic day. Why? You guessed it, in Providence, Rhode Island, people poured through the doors of Salomon Hall, passed the voting booths stationed inside, and streamed down the stairs for the first stop of the east coast leg of the Teaching Rebellion speaking tour. Read more about the first week of the East Coast tour below…
***NOTE: due to an unfortunate incident in Oaxaca, we are currently without a camer...
Day of the Dead, remembering the fallen
on Nov 3rd, '08
This is the time of year when in Mexico (and throughout the world) we honor our loved ones who have died. This is an especially poignant holiday in Oaxaca where over 30 people have been killed for their work demanding human rights and justice just since 2006. For many of us from the United States the murder of solidarity activists, Brad Will and Sali Grace resonates deeply. We remember and honor all those who have fallen struggling for justice, their work and the tragedy of their deaths wi...
Minneapolis, kicking off Midwest tour
on Nov 3rd, '08
We are warmly received in Minneapolis for an impactful Day of the Dead weekend to begin our midwest section of Teaching Rebellion tour. We met with several well established groups with a distinct human rights focus. Thank you to Advocates for Human Rights, your work and teaching materials are an inspiration. Our event at Resource Center of the Americas drew a great crowd of folks who have for many years worke...
West Coast, nos estamos viendo!
on Nov 3rd, '08
We conclude our whirlwind tour up the west coast in Seattle, finding, as in all cities, old friends and new contacts that inspire us to do this all over again when we are able to print Teaching Rebellion in Spanish. Discussion at University of Washington Law School touched upon the role of tourism in Oaxacan economy and movement strategies draw attention to deep injustices in the state through international solidarity. ...
Students: Take to the Streets!
on Nov 3rd, '08
Over the last week we’ve enjoyed talking to largely student audiences at Portland’s Oregon Health and Science University (sponsered by Global Health Alliance), Lewis and Clark College, and Portland State University (sponsered by MEChA). In all events the important question of “what can we do?” was asked in different ways- a question to which we speakers consistently answer:...
Teaching Rebellion Contributor Kidnapped and Tortured
on Oct 29th, '08
Journalist Pedro Matías, whose testimony is included in the book “Teaching Rebellion”, was kidnapped and tortured for twelve hours yesterday before being abandoned on the side of the road outside of Oaxaca.
From Reporters Without Borders:
Oaxaca-based reporter kidnapped and tortured for 12 hours
Reporters Without Borders is appalled by the abduction and mistreatment of reporter Pedro Matías Arrazola of the local daily Noticias de Oaxaca and the national w...
Friends of Brad Will, links
on Oct 25th, '08
Days away from the 2nd anniversary of Brad Will’s murder, actions are planned and in progress around the world. Take a moment to check out the news and analysis of these other great bloggers, and support actions in your city:
Friends of Brad Will, complete coverage of actions, news, investigation by organization of friends and family of Brad, fighting for justice in his case.
Members of Friends of Brad Will in New York are en...
Que Corre la Voz, Portland
on Oct 25th, '08
For some reason speaking on the radio makes me more nervous than speaking in public, but we embrace the opportunity to share on two different radio shows on community radio, KBOO...
Statement of Oaxaca Witnesses
on Oct 25th, '08
(sigue en espanol)
Oaxaca, October 21, 2008
Faced with constant threats and harassment against us and our families we write this letter so that the men and women of Mexico and the world are made aware of the abuse of power exercised recently by institutions such as the Federal Attorney General.
We have a right to live in peace as do our families. From the very beginning, we five witnesses, voluntarily came forward to contribute to the resolution of this c...
UC Davis, impactful discussion
on Oct 22nd, '08
Will family: Hardy, Kathy and Wendy with Gustavo and Melissa
...
Latest on Oaxaca, Mexican press
on Oct 21st, '08
Major Mexican press covers recent arrests in Oaxaca and details the “irregularities” in the Attorney General’s (PGR, Procuraduria General de Republica) investigation as recent Mexican National Commision for Human Rights (CNDH) report describes.
La Jornada, Mexican national newspaper
WITNESS TO JOURNALIST’S MURDER DENOUNCES ARRESTS OF OAXACAN ACTIVISTS
on Oct 21st, '08
Press Release, 10/20/08
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Melissa Mundt melissajmundt(at)gmail.com
Rachel Wallis, rachel.a.wallis(at)gmail.com
WITNESS TO JOURNALIST’S MURDER DENOUNCES ARRESTS OF OAXACAN ACTIVISTS
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Monday, Oct. 20: Days after Mexican authorities arrested two activists for...
Week of Action and Remembrance, NYC
on Oct 20th, '08
Remembering Brad Will (1970-2006)
American journalist assassinated in Oaxaca, Mexico
by right-wing paramilitary death squads
Press conference on Tuesday, October 21, 2008
2 pm (NYC time) in front of U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton’s office: 780 Third Ave
between 48th & 49th St., Manhattan
FOLLOWED by a 4-day round-the-clock vigil and
Hunger Strike at Sen. Hillary Clinton’s office
Fr...
Oaxaca Breaking News
on Oct 20th, '08
As some of you might already know, late last week the prosecutor’s office in Mexico brought charges against a number of Oaxacan activists in the death of indymedia reporter Brad Will, and have indicated that there are more warrants related to the case yet to be served. Gustavo Vilchis, the speaker for the West Coast and Midwest Teaching Rebellion tour, was an eyewitness to Brad’s murder.
We’re hoping to use the tour to inform the public about the truth in Bra...
Green Arcade, San Francisco
on Oct 20th, '08
Brand new independent bookstore, The Green Arcade, opened their doors for us to share a great discussion and current news updates with a packed house (standing room only!). Though the bookstore (and many others) will soon stock Teaching Rebellion, due to delayed shipments we are still all admiring our one lonely copy! The audience of old friends and new friends had great questions about larger Mexico political issues: p...
Oakland PRESENTE! Event w/ ARCO, Radio Zapatista
on Oct 18th, '08
A great evening of comida y solidaridad- Collective of Action and Resistance (ARCO) and Radio Zapatista.
We kick it off by showing documentary, Toma de los Medios en Oaxaca (thanks companera Jen Lawthorne!), then discussed today’s breaking news about the unjust detention of APPO members for murder of Indymedia journalist Brad Will 10/27/06. We hope to...
Video Excerpt from Our U.C. Santa Cruz Stop
on Oct 16th, '08
Here’s an excerpt from the first few minutes of our presentation in the Mural Room at Oakes College, U.C. Santa Cruz. Gustavo Vilches, photographer, discusses the beginnings of the 2006 uprising in Oaxaca. Translated by Melissa Mundt.
Nationwide Book Tour & Photo Exhibit Complete!
on Oct 16th, '08
This weblog documents our nationwide tour in Fall 2008 promoting CASA’s book, Teaching Rebellion, and exhibiting Gustavo Vilchis’ photography. Both works document the experiences of those caught up in the mass uprising and subsequent military suppression in Oaxaca...
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