What the tourists miss in Mexico

This is a blog from www.mexicoreporter.com."What the tourists miss January 16, 2008 · No Comments My folks just flew back last night after a month-long stay in Mexico. Amongst the places they visited, either with me or alone, were Oaxaca, Puebla and Acapulco. ‘I don’t...

Oaxaca Reporters Tell of Life in the Trenches

‘Alternative media’ in Oaxaca, Mexico, means graffiti, not the internet. Nancy Davies comments on the latest meeting of Oaxacan journalists this weekend on NarcoNews.com. Many issues were discussed, including the lack of unity amongst journalists and the increasing...

Press Freedom Report Paints Grim Picture for Latin America

"Press Freedom Report Paints Grim Picture for Latin America November 22, 2007 · No Comments Journalists in Latin America continue to be the victims of murders, threats and harassment when investigating sensitive subjects such as corruption and drug trafficking, according to...

Oaxaca Remembers Brad Will

"Oaxaca Remembers Brad Will October 29th, 2007 · No Comments As many as 20,000 people gathered in Oaxaca City on Saturday this weekend to remember Brad Will, the American journalist shot dead a year ago. The...

Female Mariachi’s Croon in Mexican Plaza

Click to watch them here: http://blip.tv/file/451525 "Female Mariachi’s Croon in Mexican Plaza October 28th, 2007 · No Comments Video thumbnail. Click to play Click to Play Mariachi Sonidos de America Feminil...

Violence against journalists in Mexico continues

Following the murder of three newspaper workers last week in Oaxaca, violence against journalists in the region is continuing. This time, the hostilities are coming from a powerful workers union in the region - Union General Obrera Campesina y Popular (UGOCP), rather than...

Three newspaper workers murdered in Mexico

Three journalists were murdered in Oaxaca yesterday following weeks of threats. Mateo Cortes Martinez, Augustin Lopez and Flor Vasquez Lopez, workers for the newspapers 2El Imparcial del Istmo' were shot dead in the street in Tehuantepec - Salina Cruz Highway."Yesterday, a...

'Trespassing,' censored at Sundance, screening in Santa Barbara

Censorship has made a big return, even in the arts.  It seems that SUNDANCE, the film folks biggest American outlet for independents does not want the U.S. public to know that American Aboriginals are the target...

Oaxaca Anniversary - Solidaridad con Sección 22

This is a perfect example of Indigenism in action.  Unlike Aboriginals in the United States, First Nations peoples in Mexico and Canada stand up for their human and civil rights.  The one event in Mexico I...

Models Stand with Oaxaca: Miss Universe Canceled

Donald Trump and NBC canceled the Miss Universe 2007 pageant set to take place this year in Oaxaca. International models prepared to protest, showing solidarity with the on-going social movement in Oaxaca. "Today,...

15 Audio Shows: A look back at 2006 and a look ahead to 2007

This is a look back at the resistance of local and global social justice movements in 2006, and a look ahead to the struggles to come in 2007 — was a special 12-hour New Year’s Day broadcast on CKUT 90.3FM in Montreal. Here, you can listen directly to 15 of the the 28...

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APROVECHE HOY LOS PAGOS BAJOS MENSUALES y compre su casa. Todos pueden calificar. Buen credito, mal credito, sin credito, sin papeles. Cero de enganche. Todo el proceso es en Espanol. Llame hoy mismo para comprar su...

Three Posters Not Selling Oaxaca

"HERE ARE THREE POSTERS to download and print out and hang in the places you think might spark thoughts, or start conversation on the topic. The way I think of it, and the way I was thinking when I designed these, I really am aiming just to drop a question into someone's...

Ricardo's Blog: APPO's Flavio Sosa arrested in Mexico City - A signal of a St...

APPO is the violent movement killing, kidnapping and terrorizing Oaxaca, Mexico.  APPO's main leader Flavio Sosa was captured last night in Mexico City. Is this a signal of a stronger Mexican Presidency with Felipe Calderon? Join the conversation...

Brad Will's Alleged Killers Released from Jail

"The two Oaxacan town officials accused of gunning down Indymedia journalist Brad Will were released from prison today after a state judge claimed there was a "fading of evidence" against them. The Mexico City daily...

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