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La Jornada

Campaña por la liberación de Alberto Patishtán concita apoyos internacionales

* Brazil’s MST joins the demand for his release and that of Francisco Santiz López

* Mexican immigrants take the petition to the General Consul in New York City

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Andrés Núñez, former compañero in prison of professor Alberto Patishtán Gómez, during a fórum for his liberation in San Cristóbal de Las Casas on the 12th May. Photo: Moysés Zúñiga Santiago

By: Hermann Bellinghausen,
Periódico La Jornada

San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, May 23, 2012

“If the Mexican government does not want to be judged in international courts for crimes against the population and the popular movements” it must free Professor Alberto Patishtán Gómez and the Zapatista Francisco Santiz López, “as an immediate matter”, declared Rafael Vilas Boas in the name of the Brazil’s Landless Workers Movement (Movimiento de Trabajadores Sin Tierra de Brasil, MST), at the end of the worldwide week for the freedom of the two indigenous men.

Meanwhile, Mexican immigrants from the Movement for Justice in El Barrio, from the Other Campaign in New York, stormed into the General Consulate of Mexico in that city on Monday, with the same demand. Despite the initial refusal to attend to them by consular personnel, who even closed the installations full of “countrymen”, the Consul finally listened to them and “behind him a large banner was unfolded that repeated our demand: ‘justice and freedom for Alberto and Francisco.’” Before a “profound silence” from the public, “we echoed the dignified call originating from Chiapas for our two prisoners”, says the New York movement, convoker of the worldwide week.

In the MST’s videotaped message, Vila Boas says that if Patishtán remains imprisoned, “it is because he is very competent, the work that he was doing was very good, and not criminal”. He is not “an enemy, but a pride for the country”, he adds. “If Mexico wants to be a democracy it is necessary to free the professor.”

With respect to Santiz López, he maintains: “The MST has a relationship of admiration and respect for the Zapatista movement, which is opposed to a model of political representation which is not in the interest of the great mass of the population. The compañero was collaborating in the organization of society, [therefore] he cannot be considered a criminal. He is a hero.” The Brazilian spokesperson considered it necessary “for Mexican society to make the distinction between a criminal action and grassroots organising”.

This morning, the Platform in Solidarity with Chiapas and Guatemala and the Centre for Documentation on Zapatismo delivered a letter for the Ambassador at the Mexican Embassy in Spain with the pronouncement in favour of the freedom of the two indigenous men, issued at the Global May Forum (Foro del Mayo Global) that took place at the weekend.

Other actions were carried out in the Parque del Retiro in Madrid and in Barcelona. In the Mexican capital, Other Campaign collectives held a Sunday meeting for several hours in the Bellas Artes (Fine Arts) esplanade demanding freedom for Patishtán, “a prisoner of conscience arbitrarily transferred to a high-security prison in Guasave, Sinaloa,” and for Santiz López, “detained and blamed for being a Zapatista support base.” They demanded “justice and voice to the silence that met the hunger strike and fast, which was valiantly maintained in 2011 by the following Chiapas prisoners: Pedro López Jiménez, Rosario Díaz Méndez, José Díaz López, Alfredo López Jiménez, Alejandro Díaz Santiz and Juan Díaz López, Andrés Núñez Hernández and Rosa López Díaz, Juan Collazo Jiménez and Enrique Gómez Hernández.”

Members of the Las Abejas group, meanwhile, declared this Tuesday in Acteal (Chenalhó) that “the governments try to disorganize and sow fear and terror in the independent organizations, social movements and collectives that are not in agreement with the system that is being exercised in Mexico, and with that strategy they have incarcerated Patishtán ever since 2000, falsely accused of participating in the homicide of seven police.” They demanded his freedom and the freedom of the “compañero” Santiz López, support base of the Zapatista National Liberation Army (Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional), “arbitrarily incarcerated since December 4 [2011], accused of acts that happened in the community of Banavil (Tenejapa).”

Upon concluding the week of worldwide actions and protests, the New York-based Movement for Justice in El Barrio stated: “There remains a lot of work for us to do, as our two prisoners remain unjustly imprisoned.”


Originally Published in Spanish by La Jornada
Thursday, May 24, 2012
En español: http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2012/05/24/politica/025n1pol

English translation by the Chiapas Support Committee for the:
International Zapatista Translation Service, a collaboration of the:
Chiapas Support Committee, California
Wellington Zapatista Support Group
UK Zapatista Solidarity Network

With additional English translation provided by
Movement for Justice in El Barrio

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L’Adhesiva, Espai de Trobada i Acció

Desde Barcelona: Video para Alberto Patishtán y Francisco Sántiz López

This past May 19th, as part of the “Spring Celebrations” of Ateneu l’ Harmonia de Sant Andreu de Palomar, and organized as part of the “Week of Worldwide Struggle for the Liberation of Patishtán and Sántiz López: bringing down the prison walls‏”. Several collectives joined forces and our work to create a solidarity video.

The people of Sant Andreu, are in solidarity and send all of our support to the political prisoners Alberto Patishtán y Francisco Sántiz and we demand their immediate liberation. We also send our support and solidarity to the Zapatista communities in resistance and the bases of support of the EZLN.

The video was made possible thanks to the solidarity work and coordination of:

La Batonera de Sant Andreu
Els Diables de Sant Andreu
Assamblea Sant Andreu Indigna’t
Edpac. Educació per a l’Acció Crítica
L’ Adhesiva, Espai de Trobada i Acció.

We appreciate the initiative of Movement for Justice in El Barrio, The Other Campaign New York.

We take this opportunity to also send solidarity embraces to all groups, from below and to the left, that organize, fight and resist everyday to construct a better world that we hold in our hearts. The solidarity amongst all dignified peoples will always be our strength.

Solidarity embraces,

L’Adhesiva,
Espai de Trobada i Acció.
Barcelona,
Maig de 2012.

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Movimiento por Justicia del Barrio

MST de Brasil apoya a los presos políticos Patishtán y Sántiz López

Final update on the
“WEEK OF WORLDWIDE STRUGGLE FOR THE LIBERATION OF PATISHTÁN AND SÁNTIZ LÓPEZ: BRINGING DOWN THE PRISON WALLS”

May 15 – May 22 of this year.

May 22, 2012

o The Landless Workers Movement (MST) of Brazil supports Patishtán and Sántiz López through new video message: “If it does not wish to be judged for crimes against its population, the Mexican Government must release the two prisoners”

To our sisters and brothers, the family members and allies of Alberto Patishtán Gómez:
To our sisters and brothers, the family members and allies of Francisco Sántiz López:
To our Zapatista sisters and brothers:
To our compañer@s of The Other Campaign:
To our compañer@s of the Zezta Internazional:
To our compañer@s, adherents of the International Campaign in Defense of El Barrio and all our allies from around the world:
To the Civil Society in Mexico and in the world:

Compañeras and compañeros:

Receive an enormous embrace from El Barrio, Nueva York. Today being the closing day, here we share with you the seventh and final update on the “Week of Worldwide Struggle for the Liberation of Patishtán and Sántiz López: Bringing Down the Prison Walls.”

We have received, and will circulate herein, a new video message from our compas of the Landless Workers Movement (Movimento Sem Terra) of Brazil, as part of the global actions executed during the Week of Worldwide Action. In this video, Rafael, a representative of MST, explains to us the reasons behind their support and solidarity for the two political prisoners of Chiapas and the national and international struggle for their liberation. Our Brazilian comrade states that with regards to Alberto’s case, popular education and learning must be nourished in order to have real democracy, and therefore, those who do so must be defended. Punishing educators would constitute a grave error against this goal and represent an irrational and unjust act. He adds, moreover, that the fact that Alberto has already spent 12 years in prison speaks to his abilities and demonstrates that he has indeed done “excellent work” for his people and against the interests of the capitalists and their political lackeys. Concerning Francisco, our compa from the MST states that his movement has a “relationship of admiration and respect” for the Zapatistas. He goes on to suggest that unjust and arbitrary incarceration can be regarded as a crime against the population and democracy. There exists much truth in his words and for this reason, we are happy to be able to share with you the full message here:

Although this particular week of struggle ends today, there still remains much work to be done, as our two prisoners remain unjustly imprisoned.

Their physical bodies remain stuck in disgusting cells for crimes that they did not commit, while those who do harm to our people and our Mother Earth, continue to enjoy impunity and the wealth that they have robbed violently from us.

It sickens us. It enrages us. It causes us agony. It fills us full of emotion and strength to tear down the walls that confine them.

We view them as our prisoners, our brothers.

And it has occurred to us that Alberto and Francisco’s dreams are very similar to our own, as migrants. The true “American dream” of any immigrant is being able to be back in their community with their family.

We share this same dream, this same yearning, and we shall soon make them reality.

It is our hope that these global actions have given all of us, and in particular, Francisco, Alberto, and their people, more energy, more determination and strength to continue fighting for that freedom that we have always sought.

To close the Week of Worldwide Struggle, we resend you our video on the week here:

As always, we ask that you please share the films with all of your contacts and social networks, so that the truth, wisdom, and hope of these messages, as well as the already global and historical demand for the release of Alberto and Francisco, may reach every corner of our world.

The pressure and demand for the freedom of Alberto Patishtán and Sántiz López now has a global reach. Today more than ever we must keep it alive.

We want to thank all the people of good heart who participated in the “Week of Worldwide Struggle for the Liberation of Patishtán and Sántiz López: Bringing Down the Prison Walls,” by taking action and disseminating our convocation and all the video messages—since the true word and knowledge are essential to the struggle for justice, democracy, and dignity.

That said, due to all of our collective efforts, some day soon, we will see them free and our dreams realized.

We continue, compas.

¡ALBERTO, HOLD ON, THE PEOPLE ARE RISING UP!
¡FRANCISCO, HOLD ON, THE PEOPLE ARE RISING UP!
¡BRING DOWN THESE PRISON WALLS!
¡FREE OUR PRISONERS NOW!!!

With love and solidarity,

Movement for Justice in El Barrio
The Other Campaign New York

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Koman Ilel

Jueves 17 de mayo de 2012, 19:00 hrs; Presentación del video “Alberto y su pueblo” en Kinoki

Este jueves 17 de mayo en el Foro Cultural Independiente Kinoki.
Real de Guadalupe y Belisario Domínguez 5a Col. Centro. San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas. a las 7:00 pm
[Entrada Libre]
SINOPSIS:
Cerca de mil personas acudieron a Asamblea General en la comunidad de El Bosque. El motivo de la asamblea: Alberto Patishtán Gómez.

El Bosque es el pueblo natal de Alberto, ahí se encuentra su corazón. La gente se reunió para recordar, tal como hace casi 12 años lo manifestaran, Alberto Patishtán merece estar libre. Él no cometió el crimen que lo tiene en prisión, sentenciado a 60 años.

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Movimiento por Justicia del Barrio

Habitantes de casas de cartón en Sudáfrica mandan video por la libertad de Patishtán y Sántiz López

Mediante videomensaje, el Movimiento Sudáfricano de los Habitantes de Casas de Cartón Se Solidariza a la Semana de Lucha Mundial por Patishtán y Sántiz López:
“Sentimos lo mismo, que tu lucha ha sido reprimida”

(Continuar leyendo…)

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Otramérica TV

Cherán, más que nunca – Video

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El 18 de abril de 2012, tres días después de la celebración del primer año de resistencia y autonomía, la comunidad p’urhépecha de Cherán ha sufrido un severo golpe: el asesinato de dos de sus comuneros. Hoy, más que nunca, estamos con Cherán. Este es un mensaje para la comunidad y para el mundo.

Cherán, más que nunca from Otramérica TV on Vimeo.

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TierrAdentro / CAIK

Presentación del documental “Hasta ahí te mueves” (ciudades rurales sustentables)

Un documental sobre el desarraigo de habitar el vacío…

Realizado por:
Realizado por CAIK – Colectivo de Análisis e Información Kolectiva
(www.colectivo-caik.org)

Hasta ahí te mueves from Mariela Zunino on Vimeo.

Lugar: Tierradentro

Fechas tentativas: 16 de febrero

Horario tentativo: 19 hrs

Duración: 54 min.

Idioma: español


Sinopsis:

Chiapas, México. Ciudades artificiales se construyen a lo largo y ancho del estado en nombre del combate a la pobreza. La imagen de cientos de casitas apiladas una al lado de la otra contrasta con los paisajes rurales donde se erigen. “Ciudades Rurales Sustentables” es el programa estatal que busca “dotar de todos los servicios” a la población chiapaneca. Vivienda digna, pleno empleo, salud y educación. El progreso y la modernidad como banderas de un modelo único que niega y ningunea al ser indígena y campesino.

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CAIK - Colectivo de Análisis e Información Kolectiva

Hasta ahí te mueves (Ciudades Rurales) – Un documental sobre el desarraigo de habitar el vacío (trailer)

Hasta ahí te mueves by Mariela Zunino.

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Brigada de Observación y Solidaridad con las Comunidades Zapatistas

Textos, audios, videos y fotos de la Brigada de Observación y Solidaridad con las Comunidades Zapatistas

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Les enviamos los vínculos donde pueden encontrar algunos de los videos, textos, audios y fotos tomados
durante los trabajos de la Brigada de Observación y Solidaridad con las Comunidades Zapatistas a los Caracoles de La Realidad, Oventic, La Garrucha y Morelia.

AGOSTO 2011.
VINCULOS A LOS MATERIALES AUDIOVISUALES Y TEXTOS

TEXTOS

Informe General                                             http://www.mediafire.com/myfiles.php#1yj6127m8u111,1

Realidad                                                         http://www.mediafire.com/?lmiia7cd2mn6a4f

Realidad Carta disculpa                                 http://www.mediafire.com/?axo9b7yf07lg1xy

Realidad Entrev JBG                                     http://www.mediafire.com/?l4bvsz5szxmsvat

Oventic Inf Corregido                                    http://www.mediafire.com/?od9lpu8jlbwm0ps

Oventic Inf Final                                           http://www.mediafire.com/?9l2vciznycl1p8c

Garrucha informe breve                                 http://www.mediafire.com/?jl5ma1175ad81p8

Garrucha Informe largo                                  http://www.mediafire.com/?p0668g4hst60xue

Morelia                                                          http://www.mediafire.com/?9ya1xao3uanthzb

VIDEOS

Morelia, Madre Tierra                                  http://vimeo.com/29012975

Morelia, El Tulipán                                       http://vimeo.com/29345117

Morelia, proyecto carretera 1enero               http://vimeo.com/29345757

Morelia, Màrtires,                                         http://vimeo.com/29441678

Morelia, 1 enero                                            http://vimeo.com/29348137

Morelia, cras Madre Tierra                           http://vimeo.com/29404077

Morelia, Predio Doctor                                 http://vimeo.com/29404457

Morelia, Comunidad Màrtires                      http://vimeo.com/29441678

Morelia, Región Che Guevara1                     http://vimeo.com/29442945

Morelia, Región Che Guevara Incendio        http://vimeo.com/29448562

Morelia, Región Che Guevara2                     http://vimeo.com/29450300

Morelia, Cra denuncia en San Isidro             http://vimeo.com/29488452

Morelia, JBG denuncia probl agrarios          http://vimeo.com/29489546

Morelia, JBG, robo y ataque medios libres  http://vimeo.com/29501770

La Realidad JBG                                           http://vimeo.com/29586619

Morelia 1, presentación brigada                    http://vimeo.com/29807417

Morelia 2, denuncia agresiones                     http://vimeo.com/29808512

Garrucha, Carpeta con textos y audios http://www.mediafire.com/myfiles.php#b61225u3xmu25,1

Si tienes problemas para accesar los materiales, escríbenos para orientarte.



Brigada de Observación y Solidaridad con las Comunidades Zapatistas realizada en Agosto de 2011.
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Koman Ilel

NO QUEREMOS SU BASURA – Inicia resistencia contra tiradero de basura en comunidades indígenas



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01 de Septiembre de 2011.

Comunidades del sur de San Cristóbal de Las Casas denuncian que la presidencia municipal, a cargo de Cecilia Flores, pretende abrir un basurero entre las colindancias de Corralito y Pinabetal. Esto, según las personas que denuncian, trae como consecuencia no sólo el deterioro ambiental sino prejuicios graves a la salud de la población.

Los afectados, hombres y mujeres Tsotsiles también denuncian que no se consultó a la población sobre este proyecto, que la presidenta municipal compró a los agentes rurales para que dieran su sello y firma.

“No vamos a permitir la apertura del basurero, tampoco lo queremos negociar, queremos que cumplan con nuestras peticiones, que se implementen proyectos que en verdad beneficien a nuestras comunidades” comentan los afectados.

Hasta ahora son 13 las comunidades afectadas y tres comunidades solidarias que el día de ayer, 31 de agosto, dieron inicio a una serie de acciones para denunciar corrupción y violaciones a los derechos humanos y derechos de los pueblos indígenas por la actual presidenta de esta ciudad.

Las acciones iniciaron con la lectura de denuncia ante los representantes de las comunidades y ante la Red de Medios independientes de Chiapas. El día de hoy asistieron a la radio local, conocida como “La WM” a hacer valor su derecho de replica para desmentir las palabras de la presidenta (esto porque en días anteriores, Cecilia Flores dijo en esta radio que las comunidades estaba de acuerdo con el proyecto). Mas tarde fueron a dejar la denuncia ante el Centro de Derechos Humanos Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas, y concluirán con una conferencia de prensa frente a la Iglesia del Carmen a las 11: 00 horas.