Solidarity Actions with Oaxaca Planned in Mexico and Around the World on November 20, 2006
Sun Nov 19 2006 12PM SANTA CRUZ, 4PM SAN FRANCISCO
Following the call put out by the Zapatistas for a nationwide general strike in Mexico on November 20th, actions have been planned internationally. In San Francisco activists are calling for a convergence and critical mass at 4pm. Download Flier. In Santa Cruz there will be a rally at noon.The November 20th actions fall on the same day where Obrador, the candidate who lost the summer elections to fraud, is to be inaugurated by his supporters. There have been recent criticisms that Obrador’s party is attempting to co-opt the popular movement in Oaxaca, read Women, Political Parties, Barricades and Autonomy by Barucha Calamity Peller. Meanwhile the Oaxacan Attorney General has blamed APPO for the death of Indymedia journalist and anarchist Brad Will. Report, Audio and Photos by danielsan.
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