Information and Recent Videos from Oaxaca
On July 16th, the Oaxaca state police attacked a demonstration with tear gas and clubs. Again. The result was 40 people injured--two of them in serious condition and hospitalized, 60 people arrested, six buses five cars and a truck burned in barricades on the streets.
428 days after a peaceful strike by the state teacher's union was attacked by state and city police--an action that caused a state-wide rebellion resulting in 23 deaths and hundreds of arrests of demonstrators-- the police and the Governor of Oaxaca have again attempted to crush a peaceful demonstration demanding liberty and justice in Oaxaca.
Please join us for an evening of information and recent video footage from the Mal de Ojo video collective. We will screen their June 2007 film COMPROMISO CUMPLIDO a documentary that denounces Human Rights violations committed by the government of Ulises Ruiz Ortiz, including six political murders, which occurred during the 2006 Oaxaca uprising. The film uncovers a strategy of State terrorism which to this day remains unpunished. The film is in spanish. No subtitles were available at the time of this announcement.
Thursday, August 2nd
MonkeyWrench Books
110 E. North Loop
512-407-6925
After the videos and discussion, we will be planning for a demonstration demanding the release of all prisoners and the end to government repression of APPO, VOCAL and other organizations in Oaxaca.