Letter in Support of the People of Oaxaca

As fellow media makers and artists, we are writing to honor the memory
of independent journalist, filmmaker, and respected activist Brad
Will, who was brutally murdered while filming the grassroots popular
movement in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Along with Brad, six other people were killed this past week by
officials of the illegitimate government of Ulises Ruiz and the
federal forces that are now occupying Oaxaca. Among them were: Emilio
Alonso Fabián (professor), José Alberto López Bernal (nurse), Fidel
Sánchez García (construction worker) and Esteban Zurita López.

We are extremely alarmed to see that rather than cracking down on the
violent paramilitaries who have been launching regular attacks on the
people of Oaxaca, President Vicente Fox is using these murders as a
pretext for escalating violence against the popular grassroots
organization of the people of Oaxaca.

In solidarity with the people of Oaxaca, we add our voices to these
demands:
1 Ulises Ruiz out of Oaxaca!
2 Immediate withdrawal of the occupying federal forces from Oaxaca!
3 Immediate and unconditional freedom for all detainees!
4 Justice for all murdered compañeros and punishment of guilty
parties on all levels!

We make these demands in support of the Oaxacan people's efforts to
establish a popular government that recognizes local traditions and
values.

JUSTICE, FREEDOM, AND DEMOCRACY FOR THE PEOPLE OF OAXACA!
Tariq Ali
Anthony Arnove
Stanley Aronowitz
Daniel Berger
John Berger
Noam Chomsky
Mike Davis
Roisin Davis
Bernadine Dohrn
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Eve Ensler
Gustavo Esteva
Eduardo Galeano
Danny Glover
David Graeber
Michael Hardt
Naomi Klein
Camilo Mejía
Alessandra Moctezuma
Michael Moore
Mira Nair
Antonio Negri
Oscar Olivera
Francis Fox Piven
John Pilger
Arundhati Roy
Jeremy Scahill
Wallace Shawn
Starhawk
Gloria Steinem
Alice Walker
Howard Zinn