The escalation of violent repression in Oaxaca, Mexico continues. In response, a group of Richmonders organized a symbolic action on Nov. 20 to call attention to the struggle in Oaxaca.

Overview of Mexico's major points of conflict: Oaxaca, The Other Campaign, the parallel presidency.
narconews.com/Issue43/article2398.html

"Oaxaca's popular movement suffers yet another brutal day":
richmond.indymedia.org/newswire/display/12363/index.php

Richmond Crusade for Voters invited those running to be elected by the City of Richmond citizens. Mostly that was City Council but did include US Senate candidate Gail Parker and US House of Representative candidate Jim Nachman

For the people of Oaxaca, for Brad will, and for others who have died in the struggle.

Reports received from Radio Universidad tells that civil population is under attack in the streets of the city of Oaxaca. Also this radio station informs that Indymedia reporter Bradley Will was shot dead.

Bush's visit to the Virginia Science Museum in Richmond, VA was met by over 400 protesters who assembled along the south side of West Broad Street.

Protesting the Georges: A photographic summary of the Allen/Bush protests outside of the Richmond Science Museum on October 19, 2006.

3 UR students were arreseted Tuesday evening for protesting the military's policy against accepting openly gay men and women into the service.

A tie-in to the National Folk Festival being held this weekend (october 13 through the 15), Richmond Moving Image Co-op has organized a program celebrating Appalachian culture through independent film.

Thursday, October 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Firehouse Theatre (1609 W. Broad Street). Admission is $5.

Featuring the films of APPALSHOP and director Herb E. Smith (The Ralph Stanley Story), Folk Film will screen the following 4 short films:

Nimrod Workman: To Fit My Own Category (directors Scott Faulkner & Anthony Stone, b & w, 35 mins., 1975)
Quilting Women (director Elizabeth Barrett, color, 28 mins., 1976)
Unbroken Tradition: Jerry Brown Pottery (director Herb E. Smith, color,
28 mins., 1989) w/ director Herb E. Smith in person!
Minnie Black’s Gourd Band (director Anne Johnson, color, 28 mins., 1988)

Protest Bush in Richmond
Thursday, Oct. 19th
3 - 6 pm
Science Museum of VA
2500 W. Broad

“i” is a meditation on the relationship between media and power as it is manifested by the worlds largest all volunteer network of media activists — Indymedia. The feature-length documentary follows the first year of a small collective in Buenos Aires as it struggles amidst assassinations, a collapsing economy, and a whirlwind of political upheaval.

This event will be an opportunity to view and discuss the role of independent media in the world and here in our city. Richmond IMCistas will be hosting the event, and making available the opportunity to get directly involved with the maintainence and organizing of Richmond IMC.

Tuesday October 17, 2006
TONIGHT!!
7:00 pm
@ Nonesuch, 918 W. Grace St.

The 289-seat lecture hall overflowed with students and adults from across the generations Wednesday night. organizers estimate that well over 300 people attended the public forum on "Torture and the War on Terror", an event co-sponsored by Amnesty International and the Richmond Peace Education Center.