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Carta de India sobre “5 Días de Acción Mundial por los 5 de Bachajón”
Carta de India sobre “5 Días de Acción Mundial por los 5 de Bachajón”
Saludos a la comunidad de San Sebastian Bachajon,
Nosotros aqui en India apoyamos a su lucha en defensa a su tierra y recursos naturales. Nosotros admiramos su lucha y la lucha de los zapatistas y la Otra Campaña. Aqui en nuestro pais hemos seguido la lucha de ustedes y la lucha de varios adherentes a la Sexta Declaracion de la Selva Lacandona que luchan para construir otro Mexico desde abajo.
Los integrantes de Movimiento por Justicia del Barrio desde que los conocimos y atravez de los ultimos 5 años han compartido con nosotros la Sexta Declaracion, videos sobre los zapatistas y ahora sobre la lucha de Bachajon. Nosotros nos identificamos con la lucha de ustedes. Tambien pensamos que la organizacion local de nuestra base comunitaria es esencial para construir el mundo que queremos y lo que ustedes hacen es una inspiracion para nosotros. Por eso decimos: La lucha de los Zapatistas es nuestra, la lucha de Bachajon es nuestra, la lucha de El Barrio, Nueva York es nuestra.
Aqui en la India, tambien enfrentamos y retamos el mismo enemigo. Tambien luchamos en defensa de nuestras tierras, de nuestra agua y de nuestras vidas. De ustedes y los zapatistas estamos aprendiendo y les damos las gracias por eso.
Para los “5 Días de Acción Mundial por los 5 de Bachajón” convocado por nuestros hermanas y hermanos de El Barrio, Nueva York, aqui en Kolkata, India organizamos un evento publico donde presentamos un video sobre los zapatistas y los dos videomensajes de San Sebastian Bachajon. Mas de 200 personas acudieron y participaron en un buen dialogo sobre el zapatismo y la lucha de ustedes de Bachajon.
Nuestra sueño es un dia lograr visitar a Chiapas y la comunidad de Bachajon y las comunidades Zapatistas.
Mientras tanto, seguiremos apoyandolos y exigiendo la liberacion de los 5 presos politicos de Bachajon.
De nuevo les enviamos las gracias por todo lo que hacen para enriquezer nuestras luchas.
Reciban nuestro amor, respeto y admiracion desde Kolkata, India
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Ocupación del Consulado Mexicano en NY [Actualizado] – Inglés
Source: Reclaim UC
The Mexican Consulate in New York has been occupied by the Movimiento por Justicia en el Barrio in solidarity with five political prisoners from the community of Bachajón, Chiapas. On February 3, Chiapas state police raided the community and arrested 117 people. After worldwide protests erupted in response, the government released 112 of the prisoners. But five remain in jail, facing charges of murder or attempted murder.
The Bachajón Zapatista supporters are adherents to the Other Campaign, which was initiated by the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) in order to form national and global alliances amongst leftist organizations and movements.
The arrests stem from a confrontation between rival indigenous groups that occurred the previous day in San Sebastian Bachajón, which is an ejido, or communally held lands. Marcos García Moreno, an ejido member who belonged to the faction that allied itself with the government, was shot and killed during the confrontation with ejido members who are Other Campaign adherents. The government accuses the Other Campaign adherents of murdering García Moreno and attempting to murder a second man who was shot during the confrontation. The Other Campaign adherents deny the charges. They say they were unarmed, and that the government-allied ejido members were shooting guns into the air during the confrontation.
The government has attempted to paint the conflict as a dispute between rival indigenous factions over control of a tollbooth that charges a fee to enter the Agua Azul waterfalls, one of Chiapas’ most popular tourist attractions. However, the Bachajón adherents and their lawyers at the Fray Bartolome de las Casas Human Rights Center (“Frayba”) say that they have proof that the tollbooth confrontation was designed to provoke government intervention and police occupation of the region. The Bachajón adherents argue that the government orchestrated the confrontation at the tollbooth “as a pretext to take over the Agua Azul Waterfalls Ecotourism Center for its transnational interests and projects.”
The occupation of the Mexican Consulate takes place on the fourth day a five-day campaign “5 Days of Worldwide Action for the Bachajón 5.” Here’s the message that was sent out, including the demands — we’ve translated it into English (Spanish and Tzeltal are below the fold):
Compañeros from the alternative, autonomous, and independent media,
We have occupied the Mexican Consulate here in New York to demand the liberation of the Bachajón 5. In this way we are trying to ensure that the demands made by our brothers and sisters in San Sebastian Bachajon make an echo around the world. We ask that you help us spread the word. Later we will send a write-up and photos.
Our demands, which are the demands from San Sebastian Bachajon, are the following:
We demand the unconditional release of our compañeros, political prisoners who have been taken hostage by the bad government of Chiapas and Mexico.
We demand respect for the lands and territories of our mother earth within the framework of our autonomy as Indigenous Peoples.
We demand respect for our right to administer and care for our natural resources from our culture as Originary Peoples.
We will be posting updates and photos as we receive them.
[Update Monday 1:17 pm]: An article on the occupation was just published in the Mexico City daily La Jornada (in Spanish). Here’s a rough translation of the opening paragraphs:
Mexico City — This morning, the Movimiento por Justicia del Barrio of New York, adherent to the “other campaign,” peacefully occupied the offices of the Consulate of Mexico in New York City, in order to demand that the government of Chiapas release the “Bachajón 5.” The action took place as part of a worldwide campaign that has been developing in many countries since April 1.
Protest actions have taken place in front of the Mexican Embassy in London, and the Consulate in Montreal. On Sunday, the Unión Sindical Solidaria, meeting in Paris, demanded the liberation of the five tzeltal peasants from San Sebastián Bachajón, Chiapas, who have been captive for five months facing charges for crimes they did not commit. The Association Ya Basta! participated this past weekend in anti-war marches in various cities of Italy, and included the release of the indigenous prisoners among their demands.
[Update Tuesday 11:40 am]: The Movimiento por Justicia del Barrio has released a communiqué (in Spanish) and some photos from the action. We’ve posted a rough translation here.
Below is the original message in Spanish and Tzeltal that was sent out from the occupation this morning:
Compas de medios libres, autonomos y independientes,
Hemos tomado el Consulado de Mexico aqui en Nueva York para exigir la liberacion de los 5 compas de Bachajon. De esta forma estamos tratando de asegurar que las demandas de nuestr@s herman@s de San Sebastian Bachajon tengan eco alrededor del mundo. Les pedimos que nos ayuden a sacar esto a la luz. Mas tarde les enviaremos una cronica y fotos.
Las demandas de San Sebastian Bachajon que son las nuestras son:
Exigimos la libertad incondicional de nuestros compañeros, presos políticos que están siendo rehenes del mal gobierno de Chiapas y de México.
Ya jsutik te ak’a kolok’ ta chukel te mololabtik ta oranax ma’ xu’ ya yich’ k’anbeyel smulta, na’otik te chopol awalil ja’ nax la xchuk yu’un ta spobeyel te lumsk’inal son te sk’ulejal te banti nakal, ta slumal Chiapa ta sk’inal México.
Exigimos el respeto a nuestra madre tierras y territorios en el marco de nuestra autonomía como Pueblos Indígenas que somos.
Ya jsutik te yich’el ta muk’ te jch’ul jmetik ta spamal lum k’inal sok chapanel xkulejal te ja yu’un stalel te bats’il ants winiketik.
Exigimos el respeto a nuestro derecho a administrar y cuidar nuestros recursos naturales desde nuestra cultura como Pueblos originarios.
Ya jsutik ta yich’el ta muk’ te cocheltik sok skanantayel sok yilel te bitik sk’ulejal te jch’ul jmetik lum k’inal jich bin útil xkuxlejal te bats’il ants winiketik.