The Teaching Rebellion Speaking Tour is Coming to Chicago Nov. 5th, 6th
and 7th!

"Once you learn to speak, you don't want to be quiet anymore," an
indigenous community radio activist said. Accompanied by photography and
political art, Teaching Rebellion is a compilation of testimonies from
longtime organizers, teachers, students, housewives, religious leaders,
union members, schoolchildren, indigenous community activists, artists
and journalists—and many others who participated in what became the
Popular Assembly of the People's of Oaxaca. This is a chance to listen
directly to those invested in and affected by what quickly became one of
the most important social uprisings of the 21st century.

The Teaching Rebellion speaking tour aims to foster dialogue among
activists from Oaxaca and the U.S. around organizing strategies and
movement building utilizing the experience of Oaxacan organizers, who
brought together labor, indigenous, women's, youth, and neighborhood
organizations to build a powerful movement for democracy and
accountability. Speaker Gustavo Vilchis will join us from Mexico,
accompanied by co-facilitator and translator Rachel Wallis to speak
about the book, present art and photography from Oaxaca and promote
discussion and reflection on the former and current political climate in
Oaxaca and its relevance to organizing in their own communities.

Speaker: Gustavo Vilchis, a native of neighboring state of Guerrero
arrived in Oaxaca as an independent photographer, seeking to cover the
people's resistance and provide an alternative to the coverage offered
by the commercial media. An eyewitness to the 2006 murder of Indymedia
Journalist Brad Will by plainclothes Oaxacan police officers, Gustavo is
speaking out against recent attempts to charge protesters for Brad's murder.

Come hear Gustavo's testimony and see an exhibit of his photographs of
the Oaxacan movement

November 5th 6 pm
Northwestern University
Kresge 2-359

November 6, 7pm
Decima Musa Restaurant
1901 S Loomis St
Sponsored by ChicagOtra, Teachers for Social Justice, Radios Populares
and La Voz de Los de Abajo

November 7th 7:30 pm
Maya Essence Fair Trade Store
4357 N. Lincoln Ave
Sponsored by Casa Guatemala and ChicagOtra

For more information Contact Rachel Wallis at Rachel.a.wallis (at) gmail.com
or by phone at 202-557-1449

Or check out the Teaching Rebellion Tour Blog:
www.teachingrebellion.wordpress.com