solidaridad
Action for Bachajon in Edimburgh, Scotland
March 7th, 2011 – Day of Action for Immediate Release of Bachajon Prisoners
In Edinburgh, a demonstration on the main street of the city was carried out to join the day of action for the release of San Sebastian Bachajon Prisoners. Demanding, the federal and Chiapas state governments to stop the repression against communities in resistance, both Zapatistas and adherents to The Other Campaign.
Today 7th March members of Edinburgh Chiapas Solidarity Group set up a stall and giant banner in the centre of Scotland’s capital and distributed hundreds of leaflets in solidarity with the comrades of San Sebastian Bachajon.
Demanding the release of the prisoners from San Sebastian Bachajon and all political prisoners, the protesters denounced the attacks on communities such as San Sebastian Bachajon who are resisting attempts by the state and big business to take over their land for money-making projects, like those envisaged in the Tourist Plan for Chiapas.
The leaflets also gave contact details for the Mexican Ambassador to the UK, with a weblink to a sample letter to the Ambassador urging that the Mexican authorities release the prisoners from San Sebastian Bachajon.
Much attention was attracted by a giant banner proclaiming
“MEXICO….
Sun Fun … Bloomin nice beaches
Torture … Death Squads….Human Rights Breaches”.
The banner was draped over the famous Duke of Wellington statue in Princes Street, Edinburgh’s main thoroughfare for over two hours, and was accompanied by placards and posters proclaiming SOLIDARITY WITH THE OTHER CAMPAIGN IN SAN SEBASTIAN BACHAJON and NO TO REPRESSION IN CHIAPAS.
A member of Edinburgh Chiapas Solidarity Group stated: “The ideals of The Other Campaign are to bring together struggles for communal control of resources all over the planet. As our leaflet says: “If you go for one of us you go for all of us!”
Radio Ñomndaa (Guerrero, México)
After years of a process full of irregularities and impunity, despite extensive evidence, the voice of the community radio comunitaria Ñomndaa continues being stepped on; a radio station that for years has been giving voice to the voiceless, the Nnanncue indigenous peoples.
Program by Radio Ñomndaa on the case of Don Silverio Matías Domínguez, who for 10 years has demanded justice for the agression that made him lose an eye, and the impunity that declared innocent the aggressor, the current municipal secretary of Xochislahuaca and brother of the cacique Aceadeth Rocha Ramírez, José Luis Rocha Ramírez. Part 1:(Descarga aquí)
Part 2:(Descarga aquí)
Radio segment in solidarity with the compañer@s from Guerrero from the Other Europe (Nodo Solidale / Colectivo Zapatista de Lugano / Nomads de Xm24).(Descarga aquí)