Monday, September 29, 2008

U.S. Activist Marcella Grace Eiler killed in Oaxaca

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from Democracy Now

US Activist Killed and Raped in Mexico
September 29, 2008

In Mexico, police have arrested a man for raping and killing an American activist named Marcella Grace Eiler. She had spent time in Oaxaca as an international human rights observer, photographer, journalist and translator. She was also connected to Arizona Indymedia.

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From Citizen Orange:


Marcella Grace Eiler - A Hero: Pro-Migrant Sanctuary Sphere
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From the Unapologetic Mexican

The Goodness in the World
by nezua. written Sunday, September 28th, 2008 9:41 am

I WANTED TO WRITE TODAY OF MARCELLA GRACE EILER’S LIFE and not of her death. I wanted to talk about how she was young, only 20 years old and already interested in serving as protection for indigenous rights; of how she was from Eugene, Oregon. I wanted to write about what she was doing in Oaxaca and what kinds of things she was interested in, like teaching dance...


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