ONE NO! AND MANY YES'S
The recent March from The Chiapas region of Mexico (The huge area occupied by the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) since their uprising in 1994) was met along every roadside, village, town and city by thousands of cheering supporters. The Zapatistas, mainly consisting of indigenous Native Americans have faced mass discrimination in Mexico for hundreds of years, began to converge in the mountains some 15 years ago and have developed into a huge movement. This new phase in their struggle shows Mexicans of many different races are uniting with them in struggle. EZLN and the way they organize have been an inspiration for many movements throughout the world. And for a new way of organizing, one that doesn't have a set ideology - but says to all of us oppressed 'We must march with questions on our lips not with an approved and certified procedure'.
More info: http://chiapas.indymedia.org/

TAKING ON THE WORLDS MONEYMEN
Sixty thousand people took to the streets in Quebec City, Canada in resistance to what one critic called "The latest major campaign for the occupation of the planet by the global corporate system." The proposed FTAA agreement, like its predecessor NAFTA, would "free" global corporations to easily move capital and jobs from place to place in search of higher, faster profits-but leaving in their wake destroyed local economies, eviscerated health care systems, ruined worker-safety and labour laws, environmental disaster, and more. Protests against the FTAA continued for 3 days, with many demonstrators, trying to tear down the perimeter fence that surrounded the conference centre. Police propelled them with water cannons, tear gas and plastic bullets. But the protesters fought the police from morning until night. Demos also took place all along the Canadian border in Blaine, Washington, Seattle, Buffalo, New York and elsewhere. This is more evidence, that even in the West more and more people are saying enough is enough. www.rabble.ca.

RISING UP AGAINST RACE MURDERS
After one week of turmoil in Cincinnati, USA a city-wide curfew was finally lifted. The people of Cincinnati rose up in reaction to police corruption and murder. Unarmed Timothy Thomas, 19, was shot and killed by an officer of the Cincinnati police department during a brief chase. Thomas was the 5th black man since September to be killed by the Cincinnati police. The unrest spread to other parts of the city and the mayor declared a curfew effective from 8pm to 6 am. The Police arrested nearly 500 people during the protests and hospitalized many during the week of protests, including the unprovoked shooting of peaceful seven-year-old children.
More info: www.indymedia.org

MURDEROUS TURKISH STATE
We reported a few newsletters ago on the issue of thousands of Turkish political prisoners being forced into isolation cells. The situation was intensified by police raids against inmates on hunger strike in which 28 were murdered. Since then both the repression and violence has escalated, with inmates being beaten every day. Out of the hundreds taking the desperate measure of hunger strike, 19 have so far died, as we go to press. Both the Turkish media and the British media have hardly covered this story, so groups like ours and our Turkish and Kurdish friends need to highlight these atrocities. We know that the Turkish Extreme right-wing government are attempting to join the EU, and that they are very sensitive to International exposure.
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