Oaxaca Solidarity / Demonstration

There is a crisis in the Mexican town of Oaxaca.

Background (Wikipedia):

In May of 2006 a teachers strike calling for higher wages led to the occupation of many buildings and streets in Oaxaca’s capital city. On June 14, 2006, the Oaxaca Teachers Union was evicted. By October of 2006, supporters of the strike had grown to tens of thousands calling for Oaxaca governor Ulises Ruíz Ortíz to resign. Demonstrators launched a widespread campaign of civil disobedience and took over the state-run television station. [1] On October 27, 2006, paramilitary forces fired on a crowd of protesters, killing three: Esteban Zurrita and Emilio Alonso Fabian, two locals involved in the demonstrations, and Brad Will, an American journalist who had been videotaping the protest. [2] On October 28, 2006, Mexican President Vincente Fox ordered riot police to regain control of the city. [3] On October 29, police and military forces used bulldozers, water cannons and tear gas to push Oaxaca’s citizens back.[4] Government forces seized Oaxaca’s town hall by mid-afternoon.

Today there will be a demonstration in Vienna. We’ll meet 4:30 PM on Ballhausplatz to hand over a petition to Austrian president Fischer.
The next stop will be the Mexican embassy.

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