OAXACA:The Repression Continues: What You Can Do To Help

[Wiley50]

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The Mexican government is using violence and repression against a peaceful movement of protestors who are demanding that the governor, Ulises Ruiz, step down due to ample evidence of corruption and fraud.
Stop the violence against the citizens of Oaxaca. Remove the PFP immediately and call a halt to the paramilitary organizations that are killing and "disappearing" Mexican citizens. End the dirty war that has led to the murder of an American journalist, among many others.

HOW YOU CAN HELP:

* Go to Oaxaca and be a human rights observer Dec. 16 - Dec. 22- contact Jacob Muller at Oaxaca Solidarity Network: [e-mail]
* Help get radio equipment to Oaxaca, donate to TUPA, www.radiotupa.orgo

* Make phone calls to politicians ask them to lobby the Mexican government to withdraw troops from Oaxaca
< www.senate.gov and www.house.gov can get you phone numbers and ways to email. >
* Call/demonstrate in front of consulates, embassies, demanding end to repression, i.e. a withdrawal of PDP in Oaxaca.
* Here is something really easy, go to this site and send a mesage to the Mexican embassy.:
http://www.embassyofmexico.org/eng/index.php
* Donate to Oaxacan indigenous communities elenemigo comun.net/donate
* Help distribute the documentaries, ask that they be shown in your community or local TV station (contact [e-mail] for copies of videos with English subtitles on Mexico City and Oaxaca)
* Send faxes,phone calls direclty to Mexico:

Carlos Abascal
Secretary of State/~~
SECRETARIO DE GOBERNACIÓN
FAX + 55 50 93 34 14,
[e-mail]

~
President Elect Felipe Calderon Hinojosa:
[e-mail]~

DR. JOSÉ LUIS SOBERANES
President of the National Comnission on Human Rights/
Presidente de la Comision Nacional de Derechos Humanos
FAX + 55 56 81 71 99,
[e-mail]
DANIEL CABEZA DE VACA
PROCURADOR GENERAL DE LA REPÚBLICA
FAX: [phone],
[e-mail]
Lic. Ulises Ruiz Ortiz
Governor of the State of Oaxaxa/Gobernador del Estado de Oaxaca
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
Vicente Fox Quesada
(Presidencia, Los Pinos)
Telephone:
011 52 (55) 2789 1100
011 52 (55) 18 7501 Atencion Ciudadana
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]


* Write or call the Mexican Consulates and ask them to remove the Federal Police and military from Oaxaca. In San Francisco: 532 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA 94105 Tel: [phone] * Fax: [phone]
Here is the URL for a list of Mexican consulates in the US and Canada.
http://www.mexonline.com/consulate.htm


If you want information on the situation in Mexico, there is alot online, for example on Here is a very incomplete list:
Indybay.org (English- good on Oaxaca)
La jornada online www.jornada.unam.mx (Spanish- excellent on all social movements in Mexico,includes videos)
senderodelpeje.blogspot.com (spanish-good blog )
Narco News Bulletin http://narconews.com/ (online, English-good on Oaxaca)

-Oaxaca solidarity list:
http://lists.riseup.net/www/info/oaxaca

-Radio Universidad,
~their number to call to give support to the people over the air:
~011 52 951 527 5624

-The Toronto Star
~http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?
~-Radio APPO: Radio en Linea off the air
~http://elenemigocomun.net/133, http://elenemigocomun.net
-
~~~
MEDIA:~
http://www.refdesk.com~lists direct contacts for media contacts.~ They each have a "contact us" somewhere on their main page.~ BBC and Democracy Now have been most consistent with information on Oaxaca.
~
HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS:

-Human Rights Watch
www.hrw.org/contact.html.
-Amnesty International
http://www.amnesty.org/~
-The Right Livelihood Award
(Right Livelihood recognized Francisco Toledo in 2005)
PO Box 15072
S-104 65 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel:~ [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

-Indigenous Organization For Human Rights in Oaxaca/
~Organizaciones Indias Por Los Derechos Humanos en Oaxaca- OIDHO -
~Capulines #4B Prolongación Buenavista
~Col. Forestal
~Santa María Atzompa, Oaxaca, México
~C.P. 71 220
~tel.: [phone]
~e-mail: [e-mail]


Mexican Consulates in the US:

ATLANTA, GA
2600 Apple Valley Rd.
ATLANTA, Georgia 30319
Tel: [phone], 1932, 2302,Fax: [phone], 2309
http://www.consulmexatlanta.org

AUSTIN, TX
200 E. Sixth Street, Suite 200
AUSTIN, Texas 78701
Tel: [phone], 9031, Fax: [phone]
http://www.onr.com/consulmx/

CHICAGO, IL
204 S. Ashland Ave. Esquina con Adams CHICAGO, Il. 60607
Tel: [phone] con 12 líneas , Fax: [phone] y 0315
http://www.consulmexchicago.com

DALLAS, TX
8855 Stemmons Freeway
DALLAS, Texas 75247
Tel: [phone], 2 y 3, 55, 56, Fax: [phone]
http://www.sre.gob.mx/dallas/

DENVER, CO
5350 Leetsdale drive, suite 100,
DENVER, Colorado 80246 E.U.A
Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]
http://www.consulmex-denver.com/

EL PASO, TX
910 E. San Antonio Avenue
EL PASO, Texas 79901
Tel: [phone], 3644, 45, 3611, Fax: [phone]
http://www.sre.gob.mx/elpaso

HOUSTON, TX
4507 San Jacinto Street
HOUSTON, Texas 77004
Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone] y 772-1229
http://www.sre.gob.mx/houston

LOS ANGELES, CA
2401 West 6th Street
LOS ANGELES, California 90057
Tel: [phone] al 07, Fax: [phone]
http://www.sre.gob.mx/losangeles/

MIAMI, FL
5975 SW 72nd Street Suite 301-303
MIAMI, Florida 33143
Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]
http://www.sre.gob.mx/miami

NOGALES, AZ
571 N. Grand Avenue
NOGALES, Arizona 85621
Tel: [phone], 3381, 3386, Fax: [phone]

NUEVA YORK, NY
27 East 39th. Street
NEW YORK, New York 10016
Tel Conmutador: [phone] (grabación), Fax: [phone]
http://www.consulmexny.org

PHOENIX, AZ
1990 West Camelback, suite 110
PHOENIX, Arizona 85015
Tel: [phone], 3649, 249-2363, Fax: [phone]
http://www.consulmexphoenix.coxatwork.com

SACRAMENTO, CA
1010 8th. St
SACRAMENTO, California 95814
Tel: [phone], 3065, 2987, Fax: [phone]
http://www.consulmexsacramento.com/

SAN ANTONIO, TX
127 Navarro Street
SAN ANTONIO, Texas 78205
Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone] y 7518
http://www.consulmexsat.org/

SAN DIEGO, CA
1549 India Street
SAN DIEGO, California 92101
Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone] y 3561
http://www.sre.gob.mx/sandiego

SAN FRANCISCO, CA
532 Folsom Street
SAN FRANCISCO, California 94105
Tel: [phone] , Fax: [phone]
http://www.sre.gob.mx/sanfrancisco

SAN JOSE, CA
540 North First Street
SAN JOSE, California 95112
Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]

SECCION CONSULAR EMBAJADA DE MEXICO WASHINGTON, D.C.
2827 16th. St. N.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20009-4260
Tel. [phone] al 02 , Fax. [phone]
http://www.embassyofmexico.org

ALBUQUERQUE, NM
1610 4th St. NW
ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87102
Tel: [phone], 39 y 4177 ,Fax: [phone]
http://www.consulmex-denver.com/

BOSTON, MA
20 Park Plaza, suite 506
BOSTON, Massachusetts 02116
Tel: [phone], 8782, Fax: [phone]
http://www.sre.gob.mx/boston

BROWNSVILLE, TX
P.O. Box 1711, 724 E. Elizabeth & 7th Street
BROWNSVILLE, Texas 78520
Tel: [phone], 2051, 5182, Fax: [phone]
http://www.sre.gob.mx/brownsville

CALEXICO, CA
408 Heber Avenue
CALEXICO, California 92231
Tel: [phone], 4132, Fax: [phone]

DEL RIO, TX
Edificio South Park Plaza 2398, Spur 239
DEL RIO, Texas 78840
Tel: [phone],Fax: [phone]

DETROIT, MI
The Penobscot Building. 645 Griswold Avenue, Suite 1700
DETROIT, Michigan 48226
Tel: [phone], 34 y 32, Fax: [phone]
http://www.sre.gob.mx/detroit

DOUGLAS, AZ
1201 "F" Avenue
DOUGLAS, ARIZONA 85607
Tel. [phone] Y 3142, Fax. [phone]
http://www.consulmexdouglas.com

EAGLE PASS, TX
140 Adams Street
EAGLE PASS, Texas 78852
Tel: [phone], 56, Fax: [phone]

FILADELFIA, PA
111 South Independence Mall East, Bourse Building, suite 1010
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania 19106
Tel: [phone], 3834, 4312, Fax: [phone]
http://www.consulmexphila.com

FRESNO, CA
2409 Merced Street
FRESNO, California 93721
Tel: [phone], 9770, Fax: [phone] y 6156
http://consulmexfresno.net/

INDIANAPOLIS, IN
39 West Jackson Place, Suite 103
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana 46204
Tel. [phone], 5, 1044, Fax. [phone]

KANSAS CITY, MO
1600 Baltimore Street, Suite 100
KANSAS CITY, Missouri 64108
Tel: [phone] AL 03, Fax. [phone]

LAREDO, TX
1612 Farragut St.
LAREDO, Texas 78040
Tel: [phone], 0990, 6360 , Fax: [phone]
http://www.sre.gob.mx/laredo

LAS VEGAS, NV
330 South 4th Street
LAS VEGAS, Nevada 89101
Tel.[phone], 9129, 6892, Fax.[phone]

MC ALLEN, TX
600 South Broadway Street
McALLEN, Texas 78501
Tel: [phone], 44 y 0554, 630-1777 , Fax: [phone]

OMAHA, NE
3552 Dodge Street
OMAHA, Nebraska 68131-3210
Tel. [phone] al 1844 y 1862 y 63, Fax. [phone]

ORLANDO, FL
100 West Washington St.
ORLANDO, Florida 32801-2315
Tel. Conmutador [phone], Fax: [phone]
http://www.sre.gob.mx/orlando

OXNARD, CA
Transportation Center,3151 West 5th Street
OXNARD, California 93030
Tel: [phone], 2162, 2673, 4105, Fax: [phone]
http://www.sre.gob.mx/oxnard

PORTLAND, OR
1234 SW Morrison Street
PORTLAND, Oregon 97205
Tel. [phone] y 1450, 478-0435, Fax. [phone]
http://www.sre.gob.mx/portland

PRESIDIO, TX
Highway 67, Block 17, Kelly Addition 1. Kelley Building
PRESIDIO, Texas 79845
Tel. [phone], 2790, Fax. [phone]

RALEIGH, NC
336 East Sixth Forks Road
RALEIGH, North Carolina 27609
Tel. [phone] Protección 754-0524, Fax. [phone]

SALT LAKE CITY, UT
230 West 400 South, 2nd. floor
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah 84101
Tel: [phone], 03 y 328-0620, Fax: [phone]
http://www.consulmexslc.org

SAN BERNARDINO, CA
293 North "D" Street
SAN BERNARDINO, California 92401
Tel: [phone], 9837, 9808, 384-8114, Fax: [phone]
http://www.sre.gob.mx/sanbernardino

SAINT PAUL
797 East 7th Street
SAINT PAUL, Minn., 55106
Tel: [phone] conm. Fax: [phone]
http://www.sre.gob.mx/saintpaul

SANTA ANA, CA 828 North Broadway Street
SANTA ANA, California 92701
Tel: [phone], 2749, 0042, Fax: [phone]
SEATTLE, WA
2132 Third Avenue
SEATTLE, Washington 98121
Tel: [phone], 3526, 6819, 8971 .Fax: [phone]
http://www.sre.gob.mx/seattle

TUCSON, AZ
P.O. Box 1790 (85701). 553 South Stone Avenue
TUCSON, ARIZONA 85701
Tel: [phone] y 6, y 623-0146, Fax: [phone]

YUMA, AZ
600 West 16TH Street
YUMA, Arizona 85364
Tel. [phone] Y 343-9600 , Fax. [phone]
http://www.sre.gob.mx/yuma

Global Support for the APPO
Los de abajo

By Gloria Muñoz Ramírez
La Jornada

November 27, 2006

The popular movement of Oaxaca has gained ground and legitimacy in the world of resistance. It is no longer only the repression that has brought together activists, collectives, political, religious and human rights groups, people of the art community, and academic and cultural representatives of more than 20 countries, but the expression of an organized form of autonomy that has become, little by little, a referendum of political transformation spurred from below.

An act of repression instigated the creation of the Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca (APPO) this past June, as well as another sudden attack from the federal and state governments, initiated October 27 and 29, that included nine new assassinations, detentions and the occupation of the city by the Federal Preventive Police (PFP), detonated an international solidarity movement comparable in intensity only to that which has brought together the Zapatistas and the people of San Salvador Atenco (with their own and unique histories).

Up until this moment more than 160 actions in solidarity with Oaxaca have been registered in different international communication sites in less than one month. During the workday of November 20 alone, brought about and driven by the Zapatista National Liberation Army and guided by the appropriate legitimacy the movement has gained, 47 mobilizations in 46 cities across the planet were reported.

The Mexican embassies and consulates have been blank regarding the protests against the political repression of the government. Marches, political meetings, evening gatherings, conferences, blockades, performances and other cultural activities have accompanied these actions. People have taken to the streets not only to condemn the wave of institutional violence, but they have now initiated informative talks and debates in Europe, the United States and Latin America about the importance of accompanying an autonomous movement that confronts power on a daily basis with a practice whose principal force and drive is its own people.

Collectives of international solidarity with the people of Oaxaca are already forming, or assemblies of support, that is to say, have begun to build the mobilization and conformation of an organized network that accompanies the movement politically. And in this process emerges debate and questions regarding the constitution and strategy of the APPO, so it is politically correct to manifest themselves against impunity and oppression in any part of the world, but to invocate themselves with a new political experience that has already come to pass.

In Salamanca, Spain, for example, the Assembly of Solidarity with Oaxaca was formed, which simultaneously begins a debate about the political character of the APPO, for which "all the persons, peoples, collectives and movements that struggle with the people of Oaxaca" have convened. Without any pretence available to de-legitimize a movement that walks openly in the streets, barricades and assemblies, amidst everyday repression, they make clear they need an interchange of ideas. The difficult road, evidently, has barely begun, with profound and authentic roots.

Originally published in Spanish November 26

[Wiley50]

1. PHOTOS

[Joe Chi Minh]

2. I am absolutely enraged. I was given to understand from the screen that

I could pay by Visa, among a number of other alternatives to PayPal.

But I was always directed to PayPal, which I was then informed was the authorised agent for donations. I wouldn't have had a problem with it, had they not lied about alternative payment means. I mean I'm sure it's a PayPal stunt, because I've encountered it before.

[Wiley50]

3. I'm not sure what you are talking about

I C&P the OP from trusted site.

Was one of the donation links bad?

[Joe Chi Minh]

4. In a nutshell, I was not allowed any alternative to paying by PayPal,

although it was stated that I could have used Visa, (presumably, debit as well as credit), and a number of other cards.

[Wiley50]

5. Where Did You try do Donate?

Let me check out the link.

If it was radiotupa.org
I can call the guy that owns it
'cause I know him

[Joe Chi Minh]

8. Sorry. I think I've got it all wrong. I believe last time I used PayPal,

despairing at being able to pay from my bank account by Visa, I found they deducted it for me!!!

[Wiley50]

10. Good Show, Long name!

Thanks!

[Joe Chi Minh]

12. I may not be able to send anything till next week now. Should have

sent something while I had it. But better late than never.

[Joe Chi Minh]

9. Deleted by myself.

[Annces]

6. I sent an email to the Mexican embassy

I hope Oaxaca can push past the government repression.

[Wiley50]

7. Man, You don't begin to know how much I thank you

If only everyone would email 10 consulates

[Wiley50]

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