Does anyone here in Oaxaca have any "insider's" sense of the temper of the times? A battle took place in Atzompa between taxi drivers (without legal documents)...
Ron's message neglects to mention that these taxis are on the streets because of the illegal sale of licenses by Murat and by URO. The battle included tear gas...
Section 22 rejected the government's offer, most importantly on convoking a state teachrs assembly to elect new officials. I suspect, without knowing, that...
Less than two weeks away. A megamarch will leave at 9:00 AM via the a Carretera Internacional "Cristóbal Colón", from the crossroad of Trinidad de Viguera....
Mixtecs on the border fall on hard times June 02, 2008 by: Victor Morales MEXICALI, Mexico - For eight years, indigenous Mixtecs from the Mexican southern...
This says that the teachers' planton in the zocalo will be extened in time for another five days, becayse the union is receiving no satisfactory reply to its...
I read today the opinion piece in *Noticias* by Benjamin Robles Montoya, the Convergencia leader in the state. To my surprise, he has the same interpretation I...
Does anybody see this phenomenon reported to me and forwarded below? I haven't, but maybe I missd it. Here's my take: In Oaxaca there are no private unions,...
Over the past two year plus years, we have seen businesses destroyed, people jailed, only to be released, innocent victimes put in prisons and a lot of Rah Rah...
This kid (17 yeas old when arrested) is the son of a man who objected to some environmental depredation, as I recall - maybe tree cutting? Anyone remember? In...
Is there a connection? The Secretary of Public Education, Josefina Vázquez Mota, is said to be a yunquista but she denies it (though her political positions, ...
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It has been my experience that the gringos most active in Oaxaca do not wish the limelight in any form. Therefore you will never see them writing about their...
This is about the indigenous foum in May - Noticias 3 de junio, 2008 p. 14a Por Los Caminos de la Autonomía: los Pueblos de Oaxaca Gilberto Lopez Rivas Los...
actually, that's not what it says. While Sosa may be an opportunitst who likes the limelight, this article is not saying that. It is talking about the...
Oops. Jill is quite right, and thanks to her for corrrecting me. N ... Oops. Jill is quite right, and thanks to her for corrrecting me. N 2008/6/4 Jill Irene...
Nancy, I have to question your statements about labor unions. While in Mexico a new union has to...
This New York Times article could lead to a great discussion. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/07/world/americas/07mexico.html?emc=tnt&tntemail0=y MEXICO CITY -...
"five people were reported to have been arbitrarily arrested, tortured and killed by Mexican soldiers, according to Amnesty ...
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Jun 7, 2008 6:53 pm
I would like to think we had some impact because a number of us jumped on our Congresspersons to not approve the aid unless there was some control and oversite...
June 6, 2008 Victory Against the Merida Initiative Bush's Merida Initiative Headed for Defeat Human Rights Concerns and Issue of Sovereignty Unite Across...
The 'human rights safeguards' tested as part of Plan Colombia have proven to be a failure. They only provided a veneer of respectibility on a failed 'drug war'...
School children and community members drawn into confrontation Mexican Military Threatens Zapatista Communities Gloria Muñoz: "Soldados y policía intentaron...
There's "good" news, which is that if the bases agree, the battle for having a state Section 22 teachers union assembly has been resolved. It would take place...
