More actions against the CIIT in Mexico and around the world
A report on the Day of Struggle for Justice, Land and Freedom called by Frente de Organizaciones Oaxaqueñas (FORO) has been published on the website Sol Rojo Mexico. It is reported that around three thousand people attended the march, carrying flags of the various flags of the organisations that make up FORO, with the red flags of Current of the People – Red Sun standing out strongly. On the early morning of the 20th of March contingents arrived at the Viguera crossing. Activists had already blocked the main entrance to the city of Oaxaca at 9 am. At 11 am the mobilization started its march and advanced without major incidents to the central square at 3 pm. A rally was held, with speeches from multiple organizations took a position in defending the land, denouncing the imperialist mega-projects that represent evictions and death to the masses on the countryside. Here the occupation of the square was declared and the activists began to set up tents. In the evening a political-cultural event was held. Among other presentations, revolutionary youth made speeches in solidarity with the struggle of the Palestinians.
The report explains that this mobilization was very important, as it takes place in the framework of a process of the state becoming more reactionary, with increasing harassment and violence against the people, and a growing threat of Yankee military intervention, with the state accepting their subjugation to Yankee imperialism, which is displayed in the visit of the US delegation on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
The FORO had set the following central goals for the mobilization:
“First. – Strengthen the process of general unity of the movement based on the principle of Unity in Action, second. – place in the center the demands for justice and the rights of the people before the state governments and federal (both of [the party of Lopez Obrador] Morena), third. – reject the militarization of Isthmus and the imposition of mega-projects of dispossession and death such as the Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (CIIT) and fourth. – follow growing the strength of the FOROas a space for expression for the anti-capitalist, anti-electoral and anti-patriarchal struggle, according to the Political Declaration of January 13, 2023.”
According to the report, the mobilization was considered a success, with the FORO being able to prepare mobilizations, which enable the continuing improving the quality of the unity and class struggle in defense of land and the rights of the people. Again it was noted that the militants of Current of the People – Sol Rojo are ready to keep up the democratic-revolutionary struggle and to build unity that is necessary for the new democratic revolution in Mexico.
More actions in support of the struggle of the Mexican people against the CIIT have been made around the world.
Activists of democratic-revolutionary organizations organized a rally in front of the Mexican consulate in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the popular and democratic Brazilian newspaper A Nova Democracia reports. Lawyers from the Brazilian Association of Lawyers for the People (Abrapo) and representatives of the Brazilian Center for Solidarity with the Peoples (Cebraspo) delivered a letter against the mega-project and the evictions of poor peasants and indigenous people, demanding an investigation on the murders of anti-CIIT activists. Holding banners with the slogans ”The Interoceanic Corridor plunders and kills poor peasants and indigenous people in Mexico! Solidarity with the Current of the People – Red Sun of Mexico!”, activists held speeches and gave out fliers denouncing the Interoceanic Corridor. Slogans against the reactionary government of Lopez Obrador, for the liberation of political prisoners and for agrarian revolution were chanted. According to the report, the masses in the area received the protest with great interest and many of them stopped to receive fliers and to listen to the speeches.
In Finland, a rally was held in front of the Mexican embassy in the capital Helsinki on the 21st of March in solidarity with the poor peasants and indigenous peoples in Mexico. The speech delivered in the demonstration denounced the Interoceanic Corridor (CIIT), Yankee imperialism, the old State of Mexico and the drug cartels, reports the revolutionary news site Punalippu.
Multiple actions have been made in Germany.
In Hamburg, a rally was held at the Sternschanze metro station on the 21st of March. Activists decided to hold the rally at this location to reach more masses, as the honorary consulate of Mexican state is located in a rich and remote area in Hamburg. Along with denouncing the imperialist mega-project, and the crimes committed against the people especially in the communities of Rincón Tagolaba and Santa Cruz Tagolaba, the rally denounced the visit of the Yankee delegation on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. According to the report there was celebrations of the Kurdish new year festival Newroz going on near the rally, and the gatherings expressed solidarity with each other, and a large number of fliers was distributed among the participants of the celebration.
In Bremen, graffiti was painted. Dem Volke Dienen reports that the graffiti was made near a hospital, which was earlier reported to exploit Mexican nurses in terrible working conditions.
In Leipzig a banner was put up near the Mexican consulate on the night of 21st of March.
In Berlin a banner was put up in front of the Mexican Embassy on the 20th of March.
In the city of Freiburg activists held a stand at the university library on the occasion of the anniversary of the Paris commune, with special emphasis on the situation in Mexico. Fliers were distributed to inform the masses of the murderous policies of the Mexican state. Many were interested and stayed for long conversations with the activists.
In Frankfurt a banner was put up in front of the Mexican consulate in the night to March 21st. Fliers were left on the steps of the consulate, where the first were already taken immediately after the action ended.
In Spain, a special edition of Servir al Pueblo has been published, focusing on the situation in Mexico.
In Stockholm, Sweden, activists held a rally in front of the embassy of Mexico. They spread the message that ”The Interoceanic Corridor plunders and kills poor peasants and indigenous peoples in Mexico!” with distributing fliers and holding a speech on the atrocities committed by the state against the people and on the struggle of the Mexican people against the imperialist mega-projects.
