Sunday, May 15 was Día del Maestro in Mexico. In Oaxaca the day honoring teachers was marked by the teachers of Sección 22 marching back into the zocalo, setting up their tents, and installing the ambulantes (vendors) under their protection. Sunday night and again Tuesday night, Tlaloc unleashed massive thunderstorms on the city.
Despite weather, dwindling support for the union (93% of schools are reported to be open), and threats to strikers of being fired, the occupation remains and a federal police helicopter makes its daily low-flying circle of the city.
And so it goes…
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View From Casita Colibrí 
Oh NO not again!!!!
Yep! There are also bloqueos. No one is sure what is going on or how long it will last. For more, see Chris’s post today.