Oaxaca Update: The Murder of Brad Will, and the assualt on Oaxaca
3 Comments Published by LeftyHenry on Sunday at 7:41 PM.
If you've been following the situation in Oaxaca, by now you should have heard about the two major events that have incurred there in the past few days. The first, was the murder of Brad Will, an Indymedia journalist and videoblogger who was down in Oaxaca covering the situation. He was known to have supported the protestors and their cause. On October 27, Brad was shot in the torso from long range by cops and/or local government officials. Both independent media (who have been covering this democratic popular uprising from the beginning) and corporate media (who have ignored it until now) have covered this incident. The irony of it is that incidents like these are the exact reason why this uprising started.
The other major event that happened is that thousands of police armed with automatic rifles, riot shields, tear gas, armored vehicles, and helicopters have invaded Oaxaca and pushed back protestors through sheer force. The protestors, who only demand better wages and workplaces and the resignation of the oppressive and extremely corrupt governor of Oaxaca, have vowed to make their stand in the town center and won't budge until their demands are met. The Mexican people are tired of the corruption and poverty this system has brought them. This and the popular uprising in Mexico City earlier this year where thousands upon thousands of people stood up for justice are examples of how fed up the Mexican people are with their government. The workers, farmers, teachers, and students are willing to fight to the end. Long Live the Oaxaca Commune!
A situation of dual power is an antagonistic contradiction. Eventually the state was going to strike.
At best the whole world is watching.
I was reading on Znet,I think, that representatives of the teachers movement , representatives of the Zapatistas and representatives of the Obrador movement all met to show solidarity and discuss strategy.BBC doesnt even to seem to cover these events. The murder of Brad Will sounds like the kind of para-military operation the Mexican government would hire out, or even independent right wing extremists.
What up Comrade.
I always try to stay up to date on Oaxaca and I know that we got to start support actions to try to get info out to the masses. great post.