Comrade Marcel
7th December 2006, 09:09
*** Please Forward Widely***
In light the brutal repression expressed by the Chilean State towards the indigenous Mapuche People of southern Chile, we call on a gathering of solidarity in support of the Mapuche's noble cause. After 300 years of European colonization and with the imposition of the Chilean State, the Mapuche People are still vigilant in defending thier sovereignty, identity, and culture. Waikilaf Cadin Calfunao, one of many Mapuche Political Prisoners and leader of his community, was arrested and detained in August of this year for defending his People's intrinsic right to sovereignty. To this day he has received no trial on behalf of the imposed, colonial courts of Chile, and was beaten and tortured while being transferred from his home town of Temuco to the Maximum Security Prison in the capital of Santiago. Wakilaf, 22 years of age, has been carrying out a hunger strike since October 1st 2006, for the freedom of all the Mapuche Political Prisoners. Since November 17, 2006, he has taken on the initiative to carry out a dry hunger strike (i.e. no intake of water), in reaction to the arrest and detention of his mother, Lonko (Leader of her community) Juana Calfunao, his father Antonio Cadin, his stepbrother Jorge Landeros Calfunao, and the militarization of his community of Juan Paillalef. The community remains in isolation from its surroundings, as the militarization has implied the use of curfew on the Mapuche People living in the area. The Juan Paillalef Community has been known for its resistance unto the oppression executed by the Chilean State, and the pillaging of ancestral lands by national and transnational corporations.....
We call out on all activists, organizations and individuals to join together to support the Mapuche resistance unto colonial, and imperialist oppression. The Indigenous Peoples of the Americas are rising up, and will not cease to resist until THEY RECOVER WHAT IS THEIRS!
A RECUPERAR LO QUE ES NUESTRO!!!
TO RECOVER WHAT IS OURS!!!
Mapuche Solidarity Event
Saturday, December 9th @ 7:30pm
15 Devonshire Place, in the Univerisity of Toronto (One Block East of St. George, south of Bloor)
A political and cultural event dedicated to the liberation struggles of the indigenous Mapuche People, and to all liberation struggles across the Americas and beyond.
On the Eve of International Human Rights Day, we have nothing to celebrate, except our resistance!!!
Special Guests and Performances include:
Andrea Curley - Haudenosaunee - Six Nations of the Grand RIver Territory
Rogelio Cuevas - The Latin American Solidarity Coommittee (Toronto)
Mahmoud Ahmadi - The International Federation of Iranian Refugees
Shane Martinez - Anti-Racist Action (Toronto)
Julian Ichim - The Kitchener Waterloo Youth Collective
Teatro Con Asento Theatre Group
Helmud and Mario Chilean Musical Group
The Special Presentation of the Mapuche Documentary, directly from Mapuche Territory, "The Pillaging - This Land is Ours," "Esta Tierra es Nuestra." and much more.....
Suggested Donation: $10
ALL FUNDS COLLECTED AT THE DOOR WILL GO DIRECTLY TO THE AFFECTED MAPUCHE COMMUNITY OF JUAN PAILLALEF
Organized by the Women's Coordinating Committee Chile - Canada
For more info, please call (416) 489 -7040, or email: [email protected]
Endorsed by: The Latin American Solidarity Committee, No One is Illegal -Toronto, The International Federation of Irani Refugees, The North Eastern Federation of Anarcho-Communists, Anti-Racist Action - Toronto, Prisoner's Justice Action Committee, The Kitchener Waterloo Youth Collective, The Ontario Coalition Against Poverty
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p100/marcelthemaoist/Mapuche.jpghttp://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p100/marcelthemaoist/WaikilafCadinCalfunao.jpg
In light the brutal repression expressed by the Chilean State towards the indigenous Mapuche People of southern Chile, we call on a gathering of solidarity in support of the Mapuche's noble cause. After 300 years of European colonization and with the imposition of the Chilean State, the Mapuche People are still vigilant in defending thier sovereignty, identity, and culture. Waikilaf Cadin Calfunao, one of many Mapuche Political Prisoners and leader of his community, was arrested and detained in August of this year for defending his People's intrinsic right to sovereignty. To this day he has received no trial on behalf of the imposed, colonial courts of Chile, and was beaten and tortured while being transferred from his home town of Temuco to the Maximum Security Prison in the capital of Santiago. Wakilaf, 22 years of age, has been carrying out a hunger strike since October 1st 2006, for the freedom of all the Mapuche Political Prisoners. Since November 17, 2006, he has taken on the initiative to carry out a dry hunger strike (i.e. no intake of water), in reaction to the arrest and detention of his mother, Lonko (Leader of her community) Juana Calfunao, his father Antonio Cadin, his stepbrother Jorge Landeros Calfunao, and the militarization of his community of Juan Paillalef. The community remains in isolation from its surroundings, as the militarization has implied the use of curfew on the Mapuche People living in the area. The Juan Paillalef Community has been known for its resistance unto the oppression executed by the Chilean State, and the pillaging of ancestral lands by national and transnational corporations.....
We call out on all activists, organizations and individuals to join together to support the Mapuche resistance unto colonial, and imperialist oppression. The Indigenous Peoples of the Americas are rising up, and will not cease to resist until THEY RECOVER WHAT IS THEIRS!
A RECUPERAR LO QUE ES NUESTRO!!!
TO RECOVER WHAT IS OURS!!!
Mapuche Solidarity Event
Saturday, December 9th @ 7:30pm
15 Devonshire Place, in the Univerisity of Toronto (One Block East of St. George, south of Bloor)
A political and cultural event dedicated to the liberation struggles of the indigenous Mapuche People, and to all liberation struggles across the Americas and beyond.
On the Eve of International Human Rights Day, we have nothing to celebrate, except our resistance!!!
Special Guests and Performances include:
Andrea Curley - Haudenosaunee - Six Nations of the Grand RIver Territory
Rogelio Cuevas - The Latin American Solidarity Coommittee (Toronto)
Mahmoud Ahmadi - The International Federation of Iranian Refugees
Shane Martinez - Anti-Racist Action (Toronto)
Julian Ichim - The Kitchener Waterloo Youth Collective
Teatro Con Asento Theatre Group
Helmud and Mario Chilean Musical Group
The Special Presentation of the Mapuche Documentary, directly from Mapuche Territory, "The Pillaging - This Land is Ours," "Esta Tierra es Nuestra." and much more.....
Suggested Donation: $10
ALL FUNDS COLLECTED AT THE DOOR WILL GO DIRECTLY TO THE AFFECTED MAPUCHE COMMUNITY OF JUAN PAILLALEF
Organized by the Women's Coordinating Committee Chile - Canada
For more info, please call (416) 489 -7040, or email: [email protected]
Endorsed by: The Latin American Solidarity Committee, No One is Illegal -Toronto, The International Federation of Irani Refugees, The North Eastern Federation of Anarcho-Communists, Anti-Racist Action - Toronto, Prisoner's Justice Action Committee, The Kitchener Waterloo Youth Collective, The Ontario Coalition Against Poverty
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p100/marcelthemaoist/Mapuche.jpghttp://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p100/marcelthemaoist/WaikilafCadinCalfunao.jpg