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CASA hosts delegations on social justice issues in Oaxaca and Chiapas.

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Issue 37 - June 2006

Greetings from the new coordinator of Casa Chapulín, Oaxaca!

¡Saludos a los amigos de la casa de la paz!

A few words to introduce myself and invite you to share your ideas as the Oaxaca Peace House (Casa Chapulín) begins to take shape…

El colectivo autónomo internacionalista (CAIN)

Compañeros y compañeras, hermanas y hermanos...

Bienvenidos al primer número de lo que pretende ser una herramienta de acción informativa de carácter trimestral. Un espacio de participación donde se expondrán tanto los avances y retrocesos del CAIN como algunas de las tesis sobre Oaxaca que podrán llevarse a más amplia discusión, amén de otros espacios de palabra y voz que con la colaboración de tod@s podamos ir construyendo.

Atenco and the "Rule of Law": Whose rights are protected?

by Maureen Welch

Roughly a month after the violent days in early May, San Salvador de Atenco has already become a case study in conflicting reportage and political spin. The tenor of the coverage immediately following the events focused on “machete-wielding” peasantry, but gradually shifted in the following days to the police brutality at the scene.