As a follow-up to the Zaachila story, a small march of less than 200 persons entered the city center of Oaxaca on Wednesday June 25, at about 6:30 PM, shouting pro-APPO slogans. In front of the Catedrál David Venegas, the former political prisoner and VOCAL activist, made a speech condemning the PRI and calling for the ouster of Ulises Ruiz. Videographers as well as photographers and reporters were present. The crowd included Zaachila teachers and Appistas There were no red FPR flags. Venegas spoke for less than ten minutes, and very quickly vanished at the speech's close. The crowd who had marched and listened dispersed quickly also.

When I left the Alameda (where the Catedrál is located) I headed north and immediately spotted five vans, each holding five state preventative police (PPE), heavily armed, less than one block outside the Alameda. They were followed by two army-style PPE vans which held about thirty men each. They pulled away behind the vans and all turned the corner onto Independencia where it passes the side of the Alameda.