Communique of Solidarity with Atenco / Communicado de Solidaridad con Atenco
Communique from New York, U.S.A.
From the New York Metro Alliance of Anarchists
25th of May, 2006
Rebellion is Bursting into Blossom
Across the world, from Global South to Global North, news of the struggle in San Salvador Atenco is spreading like a prairie fire. Even in New York City, a center of empire and a capitol of capital, we have heard of the brave resistance of the people of Atenco to a global system of terrifying violence.
Four years ago, when the people of Atenco fought from below against the incursion of an airport on their land, they captured the attention and embodied hopes of all of us who fight for autonomy and freedom. Like us, the people of Atenco fight for their own lives, but not solely their own. Their rebellion shook a free trade plan at its foundations, and has drawn a line of defense for communities across the region.
We consider this month’s police attack in Atenco an attack on everyone in the Western Hemisphere. Once again the powerful are employing arbitrary arrests, beatings, rape and murder to defend their system from the modest demands of human dignity. Once again the businessmen, politicians and police are trying to bury the truth alongside their victims. But from New York to Atenco, resistance continues to bloom – astonishing those with suits and flags, money and guns.
In this spirit, the New York Metro Alliance of Anarchists demands the IMMEDIATE RELEASE of all those arrested or disappeared by government forces, and the IMMEDIATE WITHDRAWAL of all such forces from San Salvador Atenco. Let those for whom oppression would bring fear and silence know: we are prepared to mobilize in our city to oppose the atrocities committed against you, and to fight for a world that includes us all.
FREE THE IMPRISONED!
HEAL THE WOUNDED!
FIGHT TO WIN!
New York, 25th of May 2006
The New York Metro Alliance of Anarchists
From the New York Metro Alliance of Anarchists
25th of May, 2006
Rebellion is Bursting into Blossom
Across the world, from Global South to Global North, news of the struggle in San Salvador Atenco is spreading like a prairie fire. Even in New York City, a center of empire and a capitol of capital, we have heard of the brave resistance of the people of Atenco to a global system of terrifying violence.
Four years ago, when the people of Atenco fought from below against the incursion of an airport on their land, they captured the attention and embodied hopes of all of us who fight for autonomy and freedom. Like us, the people of Atenco fight for their own lives, but not solely their own. Their rebellion shook a free trade plan at its foundations, and has drawn a line of defense for communities across the region.
We consider this month’s police attack in Atenco an attack on everyone in the Western Hemisphere. Once again the powerful are employing arbitrary arrests, beatings, rape and murder to defend their system from the modest demands of human dignity. Once again the businessmen, politicians and police are trying to bury the truth alongside their victims. But from New York to Atenco, resistance continues to bloom – astonishing those with suits and flags, money and guns.
In this spirit, the New York Metro Alliance of Anarchists demands the IMMEDIATE RELEASE of all those arrested or disappeared by government forces, and the IMMEDIATE WITHDRAWAL of all such forces from San Salvador Atenco. Let those for whom oppression would bring fear and silence know: we are prepared to mobilize in our city to oppose the atrocities committed against you, and to fight for a world that includes us all.
FREE THE IMPRISONED!
HEAL THE WOUNDED!
FIGHT TO WIN!
New York, 25th of May 2006
The New York Metro Alliance of Anarchists
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Friday, May 26, 2006
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