Encuentro de Mujeres contra la violencia, la militarización y la impunidad
March 7 2010
Cideci-Unitierra, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas
Womens’ struggles:
- Testimony by compañera from Bella Vista del Norte, Comalapa. The compañera denounces the eviction of women from the community who don’t marry someone from the same community. (4 min)(Descarga aquí)
- Testimony by compañera from the community of Molino de los Arcos. The compañera denounces government repression and imprisonment with the intention of taking their lands for eco-tourism development projects. (1:40 min)(Descarga aquí)
- Testimony by compañero of the community of Molino de los Arcos, who has an order for his arrest. (3:30 min)(Descarga aquí)
Translation in Tzotzil. (3:05 min)(Descarga aquí) - Testimony by compañera whose children are in jail. (2 min)(Descarga aquí)
- Testimony by compañera from the community of san José Magalalnes, La Concordia denouncing the sale of girls and young women. (2:45 min)(Descarga aquí)
- Testimony by another compañera regarding the same situation at La Concordia, Chiapas. (2:05 min)(Descarga aquí)
- Compañera from the organization Menechi Jobal which works with working indigenous children and youth in San Cristóbal de las Casas. (1:09 min)(Descarga aquí)
- Compañero from the Tele Maíz Collective, which works with television and education in ecological sciences. (1:47 min)(Descarga aquí)
- Compañera from the community of Petalcingo, municipality of Tila talks about the need to make better known the work of peaceful organizations like the Other Campaign. (3:30 min)(Descarga aquí)
- Final words by Mercedes Oliveira (3:55 min)(Descarga aquí)
Work Groups – Synthesis or summary of proposals:
- Group 1: Hunger and violence(Descarga aquí) / Translation in Tzeltal(Descarga aquí)
- Group 2: Family Violence(Descarga aquí)
- Group 3: Social violence(Descarga aquí)
- Translation in Tzeltal of proposals by Groups 2 and 3(Descarga aquí)
- Group 4: Militarization, narco-militarization and paramilitarization(Descarga aquí)
- Translation in Tzotzil.(Descarga aquí)
- Group 5: How do men see violence against women(Descarga aquí)
Translation in Tzotzil.(Descarga aquí)
Additional testimonies/denunciations:
- Compañero talks about Molino los Arcos(Descarga aquí) / Traducción(Descarga aquí)
- Compañera denunces political prison of her father and asks for support.(Descarga aquí)
- Compañera denounces political prison of her husbandIn tzetzal and Spanish.(Descarga aquí)
- Compañera denounces political prison of her children (in Tzotzil and translation to Spanish).(Descarga aquí)
- Compañero habla sobre lucha sindical y magisterial; propuestas.(Descarga aquí)
Summary of the day (Xóchitl Leyva):
- Síntesis del día(Descarga aquí) / Traducción(Descarga aquí)
- Resumen de las propuestas(Descarga aquí) / Traducción(Descarga aquí)
Interviews (realizadas por Hora Sexta, 99.1FM, San Cristóbal de las Casas)