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...
Analysis
Delinquent or Citizen: Graffiti Artists in Oaxaca, Oaxaca
By Gerlaine Kiamco
The first time I arrived in Oaxaca City for Holy Week, I was fascinated by the colo
When the Wind Blows, the Cradle Will Rock
Wind power has been praised internationally as a possible solution to the world's energy problems. Renewable so long as the wind blows and purportedly a cleaner, less damaging source of energy, wind power has companies jumping on the bandwagon to invest in such "green technology". However, just as in any matter where money and power are concerned, careful attention must be paid to the power relations involved.
Community radios Fighting the New Conquest of the Americas
By ARK
Radio replaces telephone and newspaper in Oaxacan indigenous villages.
Alfredo Landa walks into a small room, the walls of which have been covered with egg cartons.
Landa sits in front of the microphone and chooses the same song he starts every morning with. At seven o’clock, the community radio of San Juan Guichicovi plays the Mexican national song in local Mixe indigenous language. Mixe is one of the many indigenous languages spoken in the state of Oaxaca.
Aggressions Against Migrants Move South
This past Friday, February 9th in Arriaga, Chiapas, a massive operative was carried out against some 500 Central American migrants aboard the Chiapas-Mayab freight train. Participating were hundreds of migration officials, members of the PFP (Federal Preventative Police) and AFI (Federal Investigation Agency), in another of what have been increasing aggressions against Central American migrants.
Aunque Sea Tortilla Con Sal: Mexicans Rise Up In Defense of the Humble Tortilla
“We Want Tortillas, Not PAN!”
On January 31, 2007, tens of thousands of Mexicans filled the central plaza of the capital in the March for Food Sovereignty and In Defense of a Minimum Wage and Employment. This megamarcha in Mexico City was a mass expression of similar protests that have mobilized all over the country since the beginning of January when the price of tortillas increased drastically.
“True Compañeras”: Women’s Participation in the Popular Movement of Oaxaca
By Yakira
Women have not only acted as participants in the ongoing popular movement in Oaxaca, but have also profoundly shaped the course of its history. They have created some of the most powerful stories and moments in the past nine months, and have helped tell them. Stories of women who have built the movement are everywhere in Oaxaca.
Oaxaca Burning: Reflections on the Popular Movement and State Repression
On June 14, 2006, the police in Oaxaca brutally attacked an annual teachers’ strike being held in the center of the capital city.
Follow CASA's stories and events via Facebook and Twitter.