User Preferences

  • Language - en | ga
  • text size >>
  • make this your indymedia front page make this your indymedia front page

Blog Feeds

Cedar Lounge
For Lefties too Stubborn to Quit

offsite link Five scenes from the Seanad? Starting with a joke about the Archbishop of Paris? 08:02 Thu Feb 09, 2012 | WorldbyStorm

offsite link More on the Emergency? 07:57 Thu Feb 09, 2012 | WorldbyStorm

offsite link Government Advisers: Because they?re worth it redux. 12:04 Wed Feb 08, 2012 | WorldbyStorm

offsite link Irish Volunteer Peadar McNulty Book Launch 8th February 08:13 Wed Feb 08, 2012 | WorldbyStorm

offsite link Brief Report of a Household Charges Meeting 23:59 Tue Feb 07, 2012 | irishelectionliterature

Cedar Lounge >>

Dublin Opinion
It's a group blog. What more do you need to know?

offsite link PEOPLE?S NEWS, LATEST ISSUE OUT NOW 00:37 Tue Feb 07, 2012

offsite link UNDER THE KNIFE WITH JAMES REILLY 16:49 Mon Feb 06, 2012

offsite link THE IFSC DOESN?T EVEN BUY IRELAND A PINT 11:44 Mon Feb 06, 2012

offsite link BETTING AGAINST THE EURO WITH THE IFSC 23:07 Sun Feb 05, 2012

offsite link RESOURCE EXPLORATION OPTIONS AND THE IRISH BUSINESS MODEL 13:43 Sat Feb 04, 2012

Dublin Opinion >>

MediaBite
A shot at bias in the media

offsite link The web's political rainbow Wed Dec 07, 2011 09:47

offsite link The Forgotten Constituency: The Majority and The Irish Economic Crisis Fri Mar 11, 2011 11:49

offsite link A curse on the zombie establishment Tue Sep 21, 2010 15:11

offsite link 'Officials say', 'officials say', 'according to an official' Tue Jul 27, 2010 17:05

offsite link 'The false reality of news journalism' Fri Jul 02, 2010 13:15

MediaBite >>

Dublin - Event Notice
Tuesday May 25 2010
06:00 PM

Support the Oaxaca communities in their struggle for autonomy!

category dublin | rights and freedoms | event notice author Wednesday May 19, 2010 12:36author by Latin American Solidarity Centre - LASCauthor email info at lasc dot ieauthor address 5 Merrion Row, Dublin 2author phone 01-6760435 Report this post to the editors

San Juan Copala is an autonomous indigenous Triqui community in the state of Oaxaca, in Mexico. They have been under siege by state sponsored paramilitaries since November 2009. Their water supply and electricity has been cut off and their schools have been closed and no medical aid or supplies have been permitted to enter the region.

On the 27th of April 2010 a humanitarian caravan bringing much needed food, water and medical supplies was ambushed by paramilitaries from a group called UBISORT. The ambush was made up of roughly 30 paramilitaries armed with high calibre assault rifles. The paramilitaries opened fire on the peaceful caravan, the firing lasted for almost 30 minutes. When the attack was over, a Mexican political activist and humanitarian worker called Bety Carińo and a Finnish international observer called Jyri Jaakkola lay dead, murdered by state sponsored paramilitaries.

Bety had been twice in Dublin: she was the main speaker for the Latin America Week Conference organised in April 2009 by the Latin American Solidarity Centre (LASC) and she ws again invited for a Front Line Defenders conference in Dublin Castle in February this year. Anyone who met her will remember her for her warmth, bright intelligence and most importantly, for her genuine and absolute commitment for the cause of justice and struggle against any form of oppression.

On Tuesday the 8th of June 2010 the “Bety Carińo and Jyri Jaakkola” caravan will be leaving the city of Oaxaca for the besieged autonomous community of San Juan Copala. This will be the second attempt for the humanitarian caravan to enter into the region. The organisers of the caravan once again carrying medical aid and supplies, food and water are calling for international local and international support. LASC is calling for a public meeting to see if any individuals or groups would be interested in making the journey to Mexico to support the caravan and the region of San Juan Copala.

We will meet next Tuesday, May 25th in LASC offices at 5 Merrion Row, Dublin 2, at 18:00, to discuss support for the caravan. If you are interested in taking part on it, don’t hesitate to come!

© 2001-2012 Independent Media Centre Ireland. Unless otherwise stated by the author, all content is free for non-commercial reuse, reprint, and rebroadcast, on the net and elsewhere. Opinions are those of the contributors and are not necessarily endorsed by Independent Media Centre Ireland. Disclaimer | Privacy