A group of anarchists flew a Tino Rangatiratanga flag and distributed information about the Uruwera 17 for several hours on Saturday 27th October, in Mexicali city centre, in the lands of the Cucapa people.
Mexicali and Calexico are one city divided by an artificial line. A line that also divides many families and the lands of many indigenous peoples. This line is the border between the USA and Mexico, two countries which, like New Zealand, have histories of genocide and oppression of indigenous peoples that continue to this day.
One of the group, Alfredo Bonano, commented "As fellow people who want to make the world a better place, it's our responsibility to support the different social struggles that exist on this planet. We are fighting against the systematic repression that governments worldwide are using against social movements."
The Mexican government is currently holding hostage over 300 political prisoners and has an appalling record of systematically using murder, torture, and rape against people struggling for social change. The need for such change is obvious in this country, home to the richest person in the world, and millions of others who lack drinking water and basic food and medical needs.
Here in Mexico as in many other countries, multinational corporations and colonial or "post-colonial" governments continue killing and repressing indigenous peoples, stealing their lands and resources and desecrating their sacred spaces. But the indigenous peoples here continue to valiantly resist, from the famous Zapatistas in Chiapas, to others, less well-known and living in almost all of the states of Mexico.
Said another member of the group, Lucia Parsons, "As we continue our work in creating a new world free from oppression and exploitation, we send our love and support to all the political prisoners. You are not alone. We are continuing on the fight inspired by your strength and dedication, with dreams of your freedom in our hearts. (And tools to tear down prison walls in our hands)"
¡LIBERTAD A TOD@S L@S PRES@S POLITIC@S DEL MUNDO!
Freedom to all the political prisoners of the world!
¡ALTO A LA REPRESION CONTRA LOS MOVIMIENTOS SOCIALES!
Stop the represion of social movements!
¡NO A LAS NUEVAS LEYES ANTI-TERRORISTAS QUE BORRAN NUESTROS DERECHOS HUMANOS!
No to the new "anti-terrorist" laws that erase our human rights!
¡APOYEMONOS UNO AL OTRO LOS PUEBLOS DEL MUNDO EN RESISTENCIA!
Peoples of the world in resistance support one another!
ENDS
One of the group, Alfredo Bonano, commented "As fellow people who want to make the world a better place, it's our responsibility to support the different social struggles that exist on this planet. We are fighting against the systematic repression that governments worldwide are using against social movements."
The Mexican government is currently holding hostage over 300 political prisoners and has an appalling record of systematically using murder, torture, and rape against people struggling for social change. The need for such change is obvious in this country, home to the richest person in the world, and millions of others who lack drinking water and basic food and medical needs.
Here in Mexico as in many other countries, multinational corporations and colonial or "post-colonial" governments continue killing and repressing indigenous peoples, stealing their lands and resources and desecrating their sacred spaces. But the indigenous peoples here continue to valiantly resist, from the famous Zapatistas in Chiapas, to others, less well-known and living in almost all of the states of Mexico.
Said another member of the group, Lucia Parsons, "As we continue our work in creating a new world free from oppression and exploitation, we send our love and support to all the political prisoners. You are not alone. We are continuing on the fight inspired by your strength and dedication, with dreams of your freedom in our hearts. (And tools to tear down prison walls in our hands)"
¡LIBERTAD A TOD@S L@S PRES@S POLITIC@S DEL MUNDO!
Freedom to all the political prisoners of the world!
¡ALTO A LA REPRESION CONTRA LOS MOVIMIENTOS SOCIALES!
Stop the represion of social movements!
¡NO A LAS NUEVAS LEYES ANTI-TERRORISTAS QUE BORRAN NUESTROS DERECHOS HUMANOS!
No to the new "anti-terrorist" laws that erase our human rights!
¡APOYEMONOS UNO AL OTRO LOS PUEBLOS DEL MUNDO EN RESISTENCIA!
Peoples of the world in resistance support one another!
ENDS
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Text from the flyer (en español)
Protesta no es terrorismo:
¡Libertad a los presxs politicxs
de Aotearoa/Nueva Zelanda!
En una ola masiva de represión estatal, más de 300 policías, muchxs armadxs y mascaradxs, hicieron redadas en casas y espacios comunitarios alrededor de Aotearoa/Nueva Zelanda el 15 de octubre 2007, deteniendo 17 personas entre ellxas indígenas (Maori) y no-indígenas. La policía también esta buscando a 60 personas para hacer . Lxs detenidxs son activistas y anarquistas en movimientos sociales incluyendo Tino Rangatiratanga (el movimiento Maori para la soberanía), el movimiento ambientalista, y el movimiento por la paz.
Lxs detenidxs han sido llamadxs terroristas por la policía y los massmedia, aunque no tienen ningún cargo terrorista. Ellxs están esperando en las cárceles con cargos menores, mientras la policía deciden si van a añadir cargos bajo de la ley anti-terrorista “Acto de Supresión de Terrorismo”. Si estos cargos son agregados, lxs acusadxs podría estar encarceladxs por 2 años antes de sus juicios. Ya sabemos que uno de ellxs fue hospitalizado por los golpes recibidos en la cárcel.
El estado de Nueva Zelanda, que se ha construido a base del desposeimiento de Maori (gente indígena) y la colonización continua de tierras y recursos de Maori, siempre ha igualado intrínsecamente las iniciativas de la resistencia y la descolonización de Maori con subversión, sedición y criminalidad. Maori predijeron que las leyes anti-terroristas serían utilizadas para criminalizar su protesta lícita, y ya vemos que ellxs tuvieron la razón.
Estxs presxs no son terroristas. Ellxs son trabajadorxs sociales, bibliotecarixs, maestrxs, artistas, estudiantes, músicos, cineastas, jardinerxs, padres, hijxs y amigxs. Algunos de lxs presxs han sido luchando en solidaridad con pueblos Mexicanos como Atenco, Oaxaca y Chiapas. En este momento ellxs detrás de las rejas necesitan nuestro apoyo y solidaridad, y el gobierno Nueva Zelanda necesita oír que nosotrxs nos levantemos juntxs con estas personas y contra la opresión al movimiento indígena.
Ka whawhai tonu matou, Ake! Ake! Ake!
!Vamos a luchar, por siempre!
Exigimos:
-Ningún cargo bajo de la ley “Acto de Supresión de Terrorismo”
-Libertad a todxs lxs presxs políticxs ¡YA!
-Una investigación independiente en el comportamiento de la policía durante las redadas
Lo qué puedes hacer:
-Comparta esta información con tu familia y amigxs
-Escribe mensajes de apoyo por correo electrónico a lxs presxs: lettersforprisoners (at) riseup.net
-Manda tantos correos electrónicos y/o llamadas de protesta como puedas a la Primer Ministro del país, Helen Clark
(Tel: +64 4 471 9998, pm (at) ministers.govt.nz)
y/o al embajador de NZ en México, George Troup
(Tel: + 52 5 281 5486, kiwimexico (at) compuserve.com.mx)
-Protesta fuera de una embajada o empresa Neo Zelandesa
-¡Sigue luchando! Lxs detenidxs fueron dedicadxs a hacer el mundo un mejor lugar, un mundo sin guerra, sin opresión o destrucción del medio ambiente. La violencia de la policía, las acusaciones de terrorismo y legislación represiva, todo es utilizado para intimidarnos y proteger el status quo – pero sólo si nos levantamos ante todo, lo que podamos hacer realmente una diferencia. ¡Kia kaha! (permanece fuerte).
Para más información visita:
www.indymedia.org www.narconews.org
www.indymedia.org.nz www.scoop.co.nz
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2 comments:
We have comrades in prison in Mexico, for being involved in the struggle in Oaxaca.
http://www.marxist.com/pickets-mexican-embassies-political-prisoners140907.htm
Kia Ora Comrade
Thanks for this link about the repression your comrades are facing at the moment and their support of the struggles in Oaxaca.
Respect, Love and Solidarity to all those that oppose oppression and fight for a better world.
naku noa na
Ana
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