Subcomandante Marcos Is No More
Translated by Danica Jorden Source: Desinformemonos.org For audio recording of Marcos’ goodbye, click here. “We believe that it is necessary for one of us to die so that Galeano may live on. So we have […]
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Ecuador’s Tribes Declare ‘National Mobilization’ against Oil and Mining
Ecuador is facing an unprecedented confrontation between a ‘progressive’ left-leaning government and a national coalition of indigenous peoples determined to stop vast oil and mining projects taking place on their community land and villages. Source: […]
Bolivia’s Conamaq Indigenous Movement: “We will not sell ourselves to any government or political party”
“We’ve become leaders of [Conamaq] during difficult years … but here we stand. As long as we have energy, the struggle continues. We will not sell ourselves to any government or political party.” – Mama Nilda Rojas, Conamaq indigenous movement leader.
“Here the People Govern’: Autonomy and Resistance in San Francisco Opalaca, Honduras
Every day and night for four consecutive months, the Lenca people of San Francisco Opalaca have been maintaining a 24-hour blockade and vigil at the entrance to their Mayor’s office, thus preventing the ruling party-imposed candidate from taking office. The Honduran government claims National Party candidate Socorro Sanchez won the Mayoral race in Opalaca during last November’s elections. However, the people of Opalaca know otherwise.
Guatemala: Violent Eviction of the La Puya Peaceful Mining Resistance
After two years and two months of peacefully blocking the entrance to U.S.-based Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA) El Tambor gold mine, local residents of San Jose del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc were violently evicted by Guatemalan Police forces in order to introduce heavy machinery inside the industrial site. Led by the local women, members of the La Puya resistance prayed and sang until they were faced with tear gas. Numerous locals were injured and detained.
Biío Hioxo Wind Energy Project Hurting Indigenous Peoples and their Territories
Source: Americas Program The chickens run between the rows of crops at Don Celestino Bartolo’s ranch, a farmer who wipes the sweat from his brow after sowing what may be his last harvest of corn. […]
Bolivia’s Mother Earth Law Hard to Implement
(IPS) – The law for the defence of Mother Earth passed by Bolivia a year and a half ago has not yet moved from good intentions to concrete action. The Framework Law on Mother Earth […]