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International Day of Action Against Repression and for the Liberation of the Political Prisoners in Mexico

July 18, 2007 by strongwindsahead

International Day of Action Against Repression and for the Liberation of the Political Prisoners in Mexico
http://elenemigocomun.net/1037

Dia Internacional en Contra la Repression y por la Liberacion de l@s Pres@s Politic@s en Mexico
http://elenemigocomun.net/1037#espanol

The Other Campaign in New York, Movement for Justice in El Barrio writes:

As Mexican immigrants living in the United States we are making a special call to all Mexicans and Chicanos here in the U.S that are members of the Other Campaign that we join with this day of action on Wednesday, July 18th so that together with those struggling in our native country we can liberate our beloved Mexico.

Additionally, we are making a call to people all over the world to organize protests and actions as part of an international day of action against repression in Mexico. We are asking that these actions also take place on Wednesday, July 18th of 2007.

To Our Zapatista Sisters and Brothers:
To All Organizations, Groups, Collectives, Families, and Individuals in “The Other Campaign”:
To All Mexicans and Chican@s in The Other Campaign in the United States:
To All International Adherents to the Sixth Declaration:

What follows is a call to unite our proposed “International Day of Action Against Repression and for the Liberation of the Political Prisoners in Mexico” to the proposal put forth by the Sixth commission that The Other Campaign “prepare actions all over Mexico and that they realize a decentralized national, regional and local action to establish a national body against repression on the 18th of July of 2007.”

We are Movement for Justice in El Barrio. We are an organization of Mexican immigrants that were forced to leave Mexico and come to New York because of the neoliberal system. We fight against the displacement from our homes here in New York and for the liberation of our Mexico. We are adherents to the Sixth Declaration of the Lacandon Jungle and part of The Other Campaign. We thank you for allowing us to share our humble and simple word.

On the 20th of May of 2007, we proposed that everyone unite for an “International Day of Action Against Repression and for the Liberation of the Political Prisoners in Mexico.” In our proposal, we explained the reasons for our proposal as the following:

From where we are, North of the Rio Bravo, we are filled with pain and rage to hear about the repression being exerted by the Mexican government on The Other Campaign. The repression began more than a year ago with the terrible events in San Salvador Atenco. As the strength of The Other Campaign grew, the repression spread to Oaxaca, Yucatan, Chiapas, San Luis Potosi and to all different parts of the country. The repression has included police brutality, torture, arbitrary detentions, the murder of two youth, and the rape of detained women. In the past few months the repression has intensified. Recently, soldiers from the federal army harassed Zapatista Delegates from the Sixth Commission, the Compañero David Vanegas was beaten and illegally jailed in Oaxaca, three members of the People’s Front for the Defense of the Land, from Atenco, were illegally sentenced to 67 years in prison, and these are not the only cases. This repression fills us with anger. That is why we propose that we unite the strength of the many struggles that make up The Other Campaign to oppose this repression and demand freedom for all political prisoners in Mexico.

Many organizations, collectives, groups, families and individuals supported and accepted our proposal. We would like to thank all of those people for joining us and for demonstrating their commitment to action against the repression in Mexico.

Last week, our sisters and brothers in The Other Campaign in Mexico came together in the National Forum Against Repression and agreed to accept the proposal of the Sixth Commission for a national, regional and local day of action on Wednesday, the 18th of July of 2007 to establish a national body against repression.

We have consulted with all of those who accepted our original proposal and we have decided to change the date of our day of action and join the day proposed by the Sixth Commission. For that reason, we are making the following call:

1) As Mexican immigrants living in the United States we are making a special call to all Mexicans and Chicanos here in the U.S that are members of the Other Campaign that we join with this day of action on Wednesday, July 18th so that together with those struggling in our native country we can liberate our beloved Mexico.

2) Additionally, we are making a call to people all over the world to organize protests and actions as part of an international day of action against repression in Mexico. We are asking that these actions also take place on Wednesday, July 18th of 2007.

One more time, we send our embraces, full of hope, unity and brother and sisterhood from someplace in New York, a place where we live, but also a place where Mexico lives deep in our hearts.

Sincerely,
From The Other Campaign in New York
Movement for Justice in El Barrio
From the Other Side, June 2007

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DIA INTERNACIONAL EN CONTRA LA REPRESION Y POR LA LIBERACION DE L@S PRES@S POLITIC@S EN MEXICO

A Nuestros Hermanas y Hermanos Zapatistas:
A las Organizaciones, Grupos, Colectivos, Familias y Individuos de La Otra Campana:
A los Mexican@s y Chican@s de La Otra Campana en EU:
A la Sexta Internacional:

Lo siguiente es un llamado para unir nuestro “Día Internacional en Contra la Represión y Por La Liberación de l@s Pres@s Politic@s en México” a la propuesta de la Comisión Sexta para “que se preparen acciones en todo el país y que se realice una acción Nacional, Regional y Local, dislocada, en la que se constituya esta instancia nacional contra la represión, el próximo día 18 de julio del 2007 “. Nosotr@s somos Movimiento por Justicia del Barrio. Somos una organización de migrantes Mexican@s que fuimos forzados a inmigrar a Nueva York por causa del neoliberalismo. Aquí luchamos en contra el desalojo de nuestras viviendas y por la liberación de nuestro México. Somos adherentes a la Sexta Declaración de la Selva Lacandona y parte de La Otra Campana. Les damos las gracias por dejarnos compartir nuestra sencilla y humilde palabra.

El 20 de Mayo del 2007, nosotr@s les propusimos que junt@s nos uniéramos para un “Día Internacional Contra la Represión y Por La Liberación de l@s Pres@s
Politic@s en México”. En nuestra propuesta dijimos que para nosotr@s era necesario hacer esto por lo siguiente:

“Desde el Norte del Rió Bravo, nos llena de dolor y rabia saber de la represión ejercido por el gobierno Mexicano en contra de “La Otra Campana.” La represión se inicio hace mas de un año con los terribles acontecimientos represivos en San Salvador Atenco. Mientras la fuerza de “La Otra Campana” fue creciendo, la represión se extendió a Oaxaca, Chiapas Yucatán, San Luis Potosí y por todos rumbos del país. Las formas de represión han incluido la brutalidad policíaca, las detenciones arbitrarias, las muertes de dos jóvenes, los actos de tortura y las violaciones a las mujeres detenidas. En los últimos meses la represión se ha recrudecido. Recientemente, elementos del ejercito federal hostigaron a delegados zapatistas de la Comisión Sexta, el compañero David Venegas fue golpeado y ilegalmente encarcelado en Oaxaca y tres compañeros del Frente de Pueblos por la Defensa de la Tierra fueron ilegalmente sentenciados a 67 anos de prisión. Todo esto nos llena de indignación. Por esto, les hacemos una propuesta para poder unir nuestras luchas como parte de “La Otra Campaña” en contra de la represión y por la libertad de los pres@s politic@s en México.”

Muchas organizaciones, colectivos, grupos, familias y individuos aceptaron y apoyaron nuestra propuesta. A ell@s, les damos las gracias por sumarse y por su demostrado compromiso a actuar en contra de la represión en México. La semana pasada, nuestr@s hermanos y hermanas de La Otra Campaña en México se juntaron en el Foro Nacional Contra la Represión y acordaron aceptar la propuesta de la Comisión Sexta para un día de acción nacional, regional y local el día Miércoles, 18 de Julio del 2007, para constituir una instancia nacional en contra la represión.

Hemos consultado con tod@s los que aceptaron nuestra propuesta original y hemos decidido cambiar la fecha de nuestro día de acción y sumarnos al día propuesto por la Comisión Sexta. Por estas razones, hacemos la siguiente convocatoria:

1) Como inmigrantes Mexican@s en los Estados Unidos hacemos un llamado especial a los Mexican@s y Chican@s en EU que son miembros de La Otra Campaña que se suman a este día de acción para que junt@s con los que están luchando en nuestro país de origen logremos liberar a nuestro querido México

2) Además, hacemos un llamado para que en TODAS partes del mundo organicen protestas y manifestaciones como parte de un día internacional de acción en contra de la represión en México. Que estas acciones se hagan el día Miércoles, 18 de Julio.

Una vez mas, reciban nuestros abrazos llenos de esperanza, de unidad y de hermandad desde algún lugar de New York, un lugar donde vivimos, pero un lugar donde también México vive profundamente en nuestros corazones.

Sinceramente,
Desde la Otra Nueva York.
Movimiento por Justicia del Barrio
Desde el Otro Lado, Junio del 2007.

las fuentes: http://brownfemipower.com/?p=1707
http://www.narconews.com/Issue46/articulo2680.html
http://narcosphere.narconews.com/story/2007/5/22/18292/4088

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