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GUESTS: Shannon Young, Headlines editor for Free Speech Radio News, Vladmir Flores, FSRN Correspondent and works with Mal de Ojo TV, an independent media collective

Earlier this week, victims of repression in the Mexican state of Oaxaca publicly denounced ongoing injustices committed by local government authorities. The pronouncements were made during hearings of the Inter-American Human Rights Commission of the Organization of American States. Human rights advocates also testified on arbitrary detentions in Oaxaca. They say that persecution continues to occur, especially against leaders and members of the Oaxaca Peoples’ Popular Assembly, or APPO as it’s known by its Spanish acronym, and that such crimes go unpunished. The popular rebellion in Oaxaca began nearly a year ago last May when teachers went on strike to demand higher salaries and better working conditions. Over the next several months, the movement grew to demand the ouster of Oaxacan Governor Ulises Ruiz.

A series of short documentaries by Mal de Ojo TV, an indie media collective in Oaxaca, will be screened at Eastside Café this Saturday, March 10 at 7pm, along with a presentation and discussion by documentarians, Shannon Young and Vladmir Flores. Eastside Café is located at 5469 Huntington Drive, El Sereno, CA 90032. Call 323-202-9895 for more information.

There will also be an event on Friday March 9th at 7 pm, celebrating the work of Oaxacan photographers, Baldomero Robles and Eleuterio Garcia. The event will be held at Artshare LA, 326 South Hewitt Street in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District 90013. There will be music and spoken word. Call 415-216-8408 for more information.

There will also be another photography exhibit by Antonio Turok called “Oaxaca in Our Hearts: Revolt, Resistance, Realities and Remembering” at the Social and Public Art Resource Center, 685 Venice Blvd., L.A.; Sunday 3/11 from 1-4. Call 310-822-9560 for more information.