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Oaxaca Truth Survives Assault Rifles

Oaxaca. Tuesday, November 2007. Oaxacan Peoples Popular Assembly (APPO) member Marcos Garcia is ambushed by four men strapped with assault rifles, who fire over 140 bullets at his vehicle. Eight of those hit Garcia. But he lives. And now he tells his story.

This is an interview conducted by four indigenous youth from the region, and edited through collective editing workshops hosted by CODEP and Proyecto Autogestion.

â€”dlenemigocomun.net

â€¢ Download the Video (11.7 MB)

For more information, check out http://www.proyectoautogestion.org or
http://www.elenemigocomun.net

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