Contact the Chair of the Sub-Committee on the Western Hemisphere
Contact Congressman Eliot Engel and YOUR LOCAL Representative
Email: jason.steinbaum@mail.house.gov
Phone: (202) 225-2464 and Fax: (202) 225-5513
Tell him to say ‘no’ to Bush’s “Plan Mexico”.
Tell him to conduct hearings on the possible uses of Blackwater-style
mercenaries, shared U.S. intelligence with corrupt officials, the need for
human rights investigations in Oaxaca and beyond and to prioritize
solving of the murder of US journalist Brad Will before any military ‘aid’ is provided at U.S. taxpayer expense!
No to “Plan Mexico”!
12 months later… The murder of journalist Brad Will
Thank you for reading this.
Oct 2007 events: friendsofbradwill.org & bradwill.org
Summary BACKGROUND:
In May, 2006, tens of thousands of teachers went on strike in Oaxaca, Mexico, in a ritual that had been carried out for better wages & working conditions annually for over 20 years.
Then governor Ulises Ruiz Ortiz ordered police to remove the protestors and at least one teacher was killed. The brutality of the police actions that day galvanized a broad social movement which united in an effort to force the Governor, seen by most as fraudulently elected, to step down from office.
October 27th, 2006, New York City independent journalist Brad Will was murdered, a tragic event captured on his rolling video camera. Brad’s death was used by the Mexican government to justify a further escalation of violence and the occupation of Oaxaca by federal forces. The police chief and several representatives of the Oaxacan government were photographed with guns firing at the time Mr. Will was shot. Some suspects were arrested and released shortly afterwards. We are asking what the US State Department and the US Congress and Senate are doing to hold accountable those responsible for the murder of American citizen and journalist Brad Will.
Events and Actions | admin 10/19/2007
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