APPO

(from the initials of the Spanish name, Asamblea Popular del Pueblo de Oaxaca) Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca, is an organization that was assembled in response to the political situation in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, first meeting in June 2006. Its slogan was a "movement of the bases, not of leaders" and asserted the need for common civilians to organize and work beyond the scope of elected officials. While the primary demand of the APPO has been the removal of the governor of Oaxaca, they have also called for broader economic, social and political transformations, as well as changes in the state's political constitution.