[imc-scotland-discussion] draft short for indy news-sheet on zapa soly protest edin airport

[mike92 at riseup.net]

below draft short for new indy scot news-sheet, will also send to
you  offline as text attachement Tom, have put in web link to get the
photo which would be good to use in news-sheet if poss i think

cheers mike, embra

ps sherrif officers article to follow, prob tonight or tomorrow morn



Zapatista solidarity protest at Edinburgh Airport

Passengers hurrying into the main check-in at Edinburgh international
airport on 22 August were greeted by an unusual sight.  A massive banner
proclaimed: “MEXICO ...Sun
Fun
bloomin’ nice beaches
”, alongside a
painting of a palm tree.  A somewhat eccentric Mexican tourist board
initiative perhaps?

Not exactly.  “Torture
.Death Squads
Human Rights Breaches
” continued the
lower half of the banner, with a carefully painted AK47 illustrating the
point.

Demonstrators from Edinburgh Chiapas Solidarity Group were denouncing
Mexican government repression, particularly in the southern state of
Chiapas, where the zapatista indigenous movement has created over a
thousand autonomous “communities in resistance.”   Displaying a placard
SOLIDARITY WITH THE ZAPATISTA COMMUNITIES AGAINST EVICTIONS the protestors
distributed hundreds of leaflets to travellers at the busy airport.

Edinburgh Chiapas Solidarity Group is twinned with zapatista autonomous
municipality “16th February" in Chiapas, and raises funds for their health
clinic and primary schools.

www.edinchiapas.org.uk

plus photo
see
http://chiapas.indymedia.org/article_158314
http://mexico.indymedia.org/spip.php?breve6


 plus link much longer article when posted to indy scot site, hopefully
tonight or tomorrow morning