by Rochelle Gause

Running as fast as I can, surrounded by hundreds of others, I can hear screams behind me. Glancing back, through the darkness of night, I can only differentiate between the masses running with me and the federal police by the light reflecting off their shields and face masks. They are still advancing.

A demonstrator calls for Ulises' ouster during the Nov. 19 Women's March in Oaxaca. Photo by Rochelle Gause.

Nov. 19 Women's March. Leila, a member of the APPO women's coordination committee, explains the objects carried by the women: "The pots and pans reflect that in Oaxacan homes, there is no food. In a country where there is no justice, no equality, where there is no respect for human rights, these pans are not only empty of food but also of these basic principles." Photo by Rochelle Gause.

Delegates from Chiapas traveled to Oaxaca to show solidarity. The delegates included survivors of the 1997 Acteal massacre. Photo by Rochelle Gause.

Sixth mega-march, Nov. 5. More people have been covering their faces amid the increasing number of arrests and disappearances caused by the federal police. Photo by Rochelle Gause.

"P.F.P (Federal Preventative Police) take Ulises with you." Photo by Rochelle Gause.

by Rochelle Gause

Email from Rochelle Gause in Oaxaca, October 30:

So today is day two of the federal troops' entry into Oaxaca. The people put up incredible nonviolent resistance. Folks were laying in front of bulldozers and other military machinery to prevent it from entering the city. They held them off for hours. The barricades were reinforced with many people. A friend that came into town by bus on the first day said he saw a march of 2,000 people walking in to the city by foot from their rural village to show support. They were over an hour away at the time so who knows how far they . . .

Federal police in Oaxaca, October 30. "Asesinos" -- murderers. (photo by Rochelle Gause)

Federal police enter Oaxaca, October 29. (photo by Rochelle Gause)

"Police, you are the people, too!" October 29. (photo by Rochelle Gause)

by Rochelle Gause

The sounds of gunshots echo through the streets of Oaxaca and bounce off the mountains that surround the city. It's 3:00 am, and the members of the movement  --  who are camped out in the streets, huddled under tarps, armed only with rocks and pipes  --  are facing these bullets from government forces. Church bells begin to ring to signify where the attack is occurring and to call for support. This movement, which began with teachers camped out in Oaxaca City's main square, has now grown to a full-fledged popular struggle including . . .

On August 10th, APPO (the Popular Assembly of the People of Oaxaca) called for a march against repression. More than 20,000 people joined with one day's notice. The march was cut short when gunmen fired into the crowd, killing one, injuring three. Photo by Rochelle Gause.

by Rochelle Gause

The day after arriving in Mexico City, as I stood in a crowd of half a million Mexican supporters who had travelled from all over the country, presidential candidate Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador made his demand for a vote-by-vote recount of the July 2 election. According to journalist John Ross, who has covered Mexico for many years, "This country is absolutely divided right down the center, between the industrial north and the indigenous, impoverished, but resource-rich south. It's an election that has split the county right down the line geographically, . . .