Red Sun - People's Movement (Spanish: Corriente del Pueblo - Sol Rojo) is a small Marxist-Leninist-Maoist political group in Mexico, mainly active in the state of Oaxaca. Red Sun was formed in 2016 as a split from the Hoxhaist-leaning Communist Party of Mexico (Marxist-Leninist); during which a number of its activists were imprisoned for accused vandalism and theft of electoral ballots.[1]
Red Sun - People's Movement Corriente del Pueblo - Sol Rojo | |
|---|---|
| Spokesperson | Yolanda Ruiz |
| Founded | 20 September 2016 |
| Split from | Communist Party of Mexico (Marxist-Leninist) |
| Newspaper | Sol Rojista |
| Ideology | Marxism-Leninism-Maoism Communism New Democratic Revolution Anti-Imperialism |
| Slogan | "The People Will Win With The Red Sun" |
| Website | |
| http://solrojista.blogspot.com/ | |
The organization's ideology is heavily influenced by the ideals of Mao Zedong and Abimael Guzman, with the belief of building a New Democracy to "complete" the Mexican Revolution. Red Sun's primary activities revolve around rural and indigenous movements, but has some involvement with student, union, and women activism.[2]
Activity edit
Resisting national mega-projects edit
The Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (CIIT) and the Maya Train (Tren Maya) are two government-sanctioned development projects that Red Sun continually opposes. The organization claims the construction is funded for an imperialist plunder of the land. They also assert that the mega-projects threaten the indigenous and poor peasant populations with impoverishment and violence.[3][4]
Protests against intimidation edit
Red Sun is one out of many land rights organizations in Mexico that have faced repressive targeting through the use of violence.[5] Several incidents are recorded involving Red Sun members, though no exact suspects have been properly identified by investigators. Incidents include:
- Ernesto Sernas Garcia - Suspicious Disappearance (May 10, 2018)[6]
- Luis Armando Fuentes - Shot to Death (April 11, 2019)[7]
- Jesús Manuel García - Shot to Death (October 27, 2022)[8]
Red Sun regularly brings the incidents to attention for calls of action. Although evident connections are somewhat scarce, the organization typically accuses estate owners of perpetrating the crimes to inhibit the land defense movement.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Otra división en el FPR; ahora surge Corriente Sol Rojo". www.primeralinea.mx (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ^ "¿Qué es Sol Rojo?, la organización que nació en 2016 en Oaxaca – DIDXHA XQUIDXE" (in Mexican Spanish). 2019-09-11. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ^ "Contra el CIIT: reporte de acciones solidarias en México y el mundo". Contra el CIIT. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ "El "Tren Maya" va a abrir una franja sangrienta a través de México". El "Tren Maya" va a abrir una franja sangrienta a través de México. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ Lakhani, Nina (2020-03-20). "Mexico's deadly toll of environment and land defenders catalogued in report". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- ^ "MEXICO: No developments in investigation one year after the disappearance of Ernesto Sernas". International Federation for Human Rights. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- ^ "Killing of indigenous leader Luis Armando Fuentes in Oaxaca". Front Line Defenders. 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- ^ Post, The Mexico Daily (2022-10-30). "Jesús García, the opponent of the Interoceanic Corridor project, is killed in Oaxaca - The Oaxaca Post". Mexico Daily Post. Retrieved 2023-08-08.