Campesino marchers from this morning

The Via Campesino invited thousands of farmers and indigenous people to come to Cancun and have their voices heard. Thousands did show up from around the world, including a few hundred showed from Korea.

The Korean group put together a traditional coffin with which to stage the "funeral" of the WTO. They have had it on display for two days and marched with it through the streets of Cancun this afternoon, as part of the huge campesinos march against the WTO.

While I was writing this blog entry, we heard that one member of the group had stabbed himself in the chest in protest against the policies of the WTO. That is a pretty strong statement to make. We have yet to find out if he is going to live - it has been reported that he is in critical condition in hospital.