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Street Art in Oaxaca

September 30th, 2008

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Street Art in Oaxaca

If graffiti is the voice of the people, then the people are saying, “Get rid of that bum Ulises Ruiz Ortiz!” Known simply as URO, Ortiz is the highly unpopular Governor of Oaxaca whom many blame for the violence and deaths that occurred in 2006 during the massive public service strikes. The protests shut down [...]

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