Reporting San Diego: “Activists Were Invited Briefly Inside of the Mexican Consulate”

We’ve received a promising update from San Diego:

June 3, 2015 (San Diego) Activists from multiple community groups arrived in front of the Mexican Consulate at 5 in the afternoon. They came expecting a response from the Consulate on the letter they turned in on Monday.

The group is committed to getting a response; their demand is the freedom of Nestora Salgado. While her imprisonment is no longer at the high security prison in Nayarit, but now at a mid-security prison in Mexico City, she remains in a hunger strike, now at the 30 day mark.

When they arrived outside the consulate they waited a short time and then they told the security guard they had an appointment with the Consul. They expected to be received by General Consul of Mexico in San Diego Remedios Gomez Arrau. Instead Alternate Consul Fernando Vargas received them.

To read the full story, click here.

Los Ángeles Press: “¿Por qué en México no hay justicia?”: familiares de presos políticos

Familiares de presos políticos de la Coordinadora Regional de las Autoridades Comunitarias dieron una conferencia de prensa en la Ciudad de México organizada por en el Centro Pro de Derechos Humanos. En esta conferencia, la esposa de Arturo Campos, policía comunitario preso por el gobierno de Guerrero, preguntó a la audiencia “¿por qué no hay justicia en México?” y destacó que las personas inocentes que trabajan por sus comunidades son los que están presas, mientras los delincuentes se visten de uniforme o están en el gobierno. – See more at: http://www.losangelespress.org/por-que-en-mexico-no-hay-justicia-familiares-de-presos-politicos/#sthash.dp3lhcI8.dpuf

Lea aquí la nota completa.

Labor support for Nestora Salgado

The following organizations have been long-time supporters of the Free Nestora campaign. They sent the following messages of support with the Free Nestora Campaign-U.S. delegation to Mexico City. The Washington State Labor Council’s statement was read in full at a press conference in Mexico City on Monday, June 1.

Washington State Labor Council
WSLC English
WSLC Español

Coalition of Black Trade Unionists
CBTU English
CBTU Español

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 46
IBEW 46 English
IBEW 46 Español

Post #3 from the Freedom for Nestora Campaign-U.S. delegation to Mexico

Tepepan Women’s Prison in the southern district of Mexico City. The U.S. Free Nestora delegation visited Nestora today (Tuesday, June 2) along with family members. Spirits were lifted and the determination to persevere was strengthened. We left with a renewed commitment to win Nestora’s freedom!

nestora-prison

KPBS: “San Diegans On Hunger Strike Protest Mexico Imprisonment Of US Citizen”

KPBS has released their coverage of the protest at the San Diego Mexican Consulate on Monday. The entire article is worth reading, but the end is especially powerful.

Felix Garcia, a San Diego resident in his 60s who strummed on his guitar and song revolution-era songs outside of the consulate, hadn’t eaten in more than three days.

“I feel weak and hungry, but my conviction is stronger,” he said.

Garcia said he looks up to Salgado because of her defense of indigenous communities in Guerrero, one of Mexico’s poorest states.

“She represents resistance. Liberty. Freedom,” he said.

Read the full story here.

Post #2 from the Freedom for Nestora Campaign-U.S. delegation to Mexico

Delegates participated in the CNTE education workers rally and a meeting focused on political prisoners.

Agustina Emilia, wife of political prisoner Arturo Campos and others spoke at the permanent encampment on Avenida de la Reforma for the students of Ayotzinapa. The famlies of those imprisoned discussed Nestora and freedom for all the political prisoners in Mexico. We decide when and how to protest at the U.S. Embassy just blocks away.

Post #1 from the Freedom for Nestora Campaign-U.S. delegation to Mexico

On June 1, Comité Nestora Libre hosted a press conference in Mexico City with Free Nestora campaign-U.S. delegates and the families of Nestora and other political prisoners. We demand the Mexican government release all political prisoners!

photos by Jose Aureliano Buendia and Stephen Durham

U.S. solidarity actions for Nestora

On June 1, 2015 supporters held demonstrations at Mexican consulates in cities across the United States in an effort to raise awareness of Nestora Salgado’s imprisonment. Photos and details about the events in San Diego, Seattle, San Francisco, New York City, and Chicago follow.
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TeleSUR: Photo from Nestora Salgado press conference in Mexico City 6/1

Clayton Conn of TeleSUR has shared this photo from today’s press conference in Mexico City.