Everything about Brad Will totally explained
Bradley Roland Will (1970-2006) was a
U.S. anarchist,
documentary filmmaker and a
journalist with
Indymedia New York City. He was shot and killed on
October 27,
2006 during the
teachers' strike in the
Mexican city of
Oaxaca.
Early life
Will was born in
Evanston, Illinois, and raised in the
affluent community of
Kenilworth, Illinois. He attended
New Trier High School, graduating in 1988. Although his grades hovered between B and C, strong performance at the entrance exams ensured Will a place at
Allegheny College in
Meadville, Pennsylvania, where he earned a
B.A. in
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Will was a proponent of anti-corporate media and he hosted his own program on
Steal This Radio, a Lower East Side-based
pirate radio station. Commenting on this form of broadcasting, Will said:
open letter written "to honor the memory" of Will and support "the Oaxacan people's efforts to establish a popular government that recognizes local traditions and values," was signed by numerous academics and activists, including
Noam Chomsky,
David Graeber,
Naomi Klein,
Michael Moore,
Arundhati Roy,
Starhawk and
Howard Zinn.
Federal Police mobilized
The day after the shooting, Mexican President
Vicente Fox changed his previously non-intervention policy and ordered
Federal Police to Oaxaca to reestablish government control of the city. The army was also mobilized to provide intelligence support to the police, but not to engage directly with protesters. APPO representatives declared their intention to resist the government's armed intervention in the crisis and by the beginning of November, violent clashes continued between protesters and police. The government claimed that the Federal Police that entered Oaxaca were unarmed.
On October 28, Will's colleagues and strike supporters held an emergency rally at the Mexican consulate in New York. Speakers, including longtime New York activist Beka Economopoulos, condemned the Mexican government's response.
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Demonstrations at Mexican consulates
On
October 30, more than 200 protesters convened outside the Mexican
consulate in New York City to deplore the killing of Will and others and to demand an end to the violence. The protest was organized by the activist group Friends of Brad Will. Additional demonstrations occurred outside Mexican consulates worldwide and protesters briefly
occupied the consulate in
Raleigh, North Carolina. Simultaneous protests were also held around the world.
On October 26, 2007, a home-made explosive artifact shattered the windows of the Mexican Consulate in New York City. According to Mexican news media
Reforma, Will's supporters may be connected to the incident.
Committee to Protect Journalists
The
Committee to Protect Journalists sent an open letter on October 30 to the Mexican
attorney general calling on the
federal government to launch an official investigation into Will's death. The statement also mentioned that
David Vega Vera, special independent prosecutor, had begun gathering information and facts related to the case.
Commemoration and memorial
On November 11 and 12, Friends of Brad Will organized a gathering in New York City to commemorate Will's life. The event included a memorial service at
St Mark's Church in-the-Bowery attended by 250 people, as well as speeches and concerts. Outside the church was an array of
freegan food as well as a pile of Will's personal possessions, from which attendees were urged to take.
[ It was followed by a procession through the East Village described by The Village as "jubilant and rowdy", which culminated in marchers breaking into the former CHARAS/El Bohio - inside which they cavorted, scrawled graffiti, twirled a fire bolas and cycled - for about 20 minutes.][Further Information]
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