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Repression of Indigenous Communities in Oaxaca
GUEST: Raul Gatica, founding member of CIPO-RFM Party, poet, Angela Thielen-Martin, interpreter

Since 1997, indigenous communities in the south western state of Oaxaca, Mexico, have been facing serious repression and human rights violations by government and paramilitary forces. About 70 percent of Oaxaca’s population is indigenous. One of the most targeted groups is a grassroots, non-violent organization formed of various indigenous communities, founded in 1997. It’s called CIPO-RFM which stands for Consejo Indigena Popular de Oaxaca – Ricardo Flores Magon. They struggle against extreme poverty, deforestation, privatization of their land, and the presence of paramilitary forces. Since their formation there have been hundreds of people detained and/or tortured; raids by the military, police and paramilitaries, assassinations and serious injuries. Today we present an interview with one of the founding members of CIPO-RFM, Raul Gatica. After surviving numerous attempts on his life, Raul went into exile in June 2005 in Vancouver, Canada. He has been arrested, imprisoned and tortured many times. I had the chance to speak with Raul Gatica yesterday on the phone from Vancouver. Angela Theilan-Martin volunteered as interpreter.

For more information visit www.nodo50.org/cipo.

Hurricane Stan Fundraiser
GUEST: Eric Solares, Executive Director of Guatemalan Unity Information Association

Hurricane Stan struck Guatemala on October 4th and has since claimed over 2,100 lives. An estimated 1.5 million people in Guatemala have been affected. Floodwaters have contaminated many farmlands and mudslides have destroyed entire villages.

There will be a cultural program this Sunday December 4th from 4-7 pm to benefit Hurricane Stan victims. The program will be held at the Glendale City College Student Center, 1500 N. Verdugo in Glendale. Parking is available at Student Lot B.

For more information, visit www.guia-la.org.

Black Commentator
GUEST: Glen Ford, co-publisher of The Black Commentator

The Black Commentator is an online political magazine bringing you commentary, analysis and investigation from a black perspective. Today’s commentary is about “Hispanic” as an ethnic category.

The Black Commentator is online at www.blackcommentator.com.

Theresa Dang Acquitted!
GUEST: Theresa Dang, Orange County based activist, charged with “theft of lost property” at a protest

You may remember we’ve been following closely the case of Orange County based activist Theresa Dang who was recently charged with theft of lost property by Garden Grove police, after she publicly criticized their conduct at a demonstration. Theresa Dang was targeted while pro-Minute Man Project supporter Hal Netkin who hit several protestors with his car at the demonstration, was never charged. Theresa was just acquitted yesterday – all charges have been dropped.

A Play About Student Resistance to Recruitment, Militarism, and War
GUESTS: Reanna Gleeson, coordinator of play, students, Casondra from Mark Keppel High School, and Guillermo from Montebello High School

Do a news search on military recruitment these days and you’ll find a large and varied group of high school and college based struggles against recruitment policies. From Boise State University in Idaho, to Westmoor High School in Daly City up in northern California, and across the country, students are pushing back. Here in Southern California, the movement is strong, and today we end the show with a student play about military recruitment. It’s called I CHOOSE GREY–¡Y QUE! A Play in One Act (of Resistance).

The play will showing on Saturday and Sunday, December 3rd and 4th at 6 pm, at the MacArthur Park Community Art Center, 2230 W 6th Street (at Grandview) in Los Angeles. For more information call 323-313-8562.

There will be live music by Pacha Mama and other youth performers.

Sonali’s Subversive Thought for the Day:

General Smedley Butler once said, “If only more of today’s military personnel would realize that they are being used by the owning elite’s as a publicly subsidized capitalist goon squad.”