My apartment is a block from the destination point of today´s 10th MegaMarcha in Oaxaca. I am waiting for the march to arrive. A few blocks from Plaza de la Danza, the destination point, is the zócalo. Each entrance to the zocalo is blocked by police, barricades, and barbed wire. I took pictures (to be uploaded later) of the police checking bags as people squeezed through the fence. Some businesses around the zócalo are closed for the day, assumedly in anticipation for the march. This megamarcha lands on International Women´s Day and therefore hopes to bring awareness to indigenous women´s issues in Oaxaca. The women are also making the freedom of the 64 remaining political prisoners a central issue.
I´m listening to updates about the march on Radio Platon. Today, Radio Platon is officially back on the air at 92.1 after being removed from the airways by the government in August. Radio Platon´s station is located at the Education Worker´s Union office.
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