boca en boca #30, march

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16/02- Three Salvadoran migrants denounced INM (National Migration Office) agents for the crimes of rape, robbery and injury, and reported that their complaints got lost in the archives of the Prosecutor and the Interior Ministry (SEGOB). 17/02- Having been blamed for these incidents, the MOCRI-CNPA-MN denies committing attacks of vandalism at the facilities of the newspaper Cuarto Poder and of the Ministry of Agricultural, Territorial and Urban Development (Sedatu) 17/02- The director of the shelter for migrants in Arriaga received death threats. 19/02- Ex-prisoners in solidarity with the Voice of el Amate and the Voice of los Llanos, some of whom have been displaced from their territories, demanded the town's mayor provide compensation for the damages caused as a consequence of their unjust imprisonment. 22/02- The Civil Society Las Abejas of Acteal, pronounced itself in favour of resistance and civil disobedience against the murdering State, the Energy reform and the "Hydrocarbons Law". In Brief 01/02- The FNLS reported some of their members in Altamirano and Ocosingo being harassed and followed by military-police members. They warned of the possibility of repression. 04/02- The MOCRI-CNPA-MN denounced the arrest of two members and the displacement of another one, due to a conflict between the ejido Jose Zapotal and Annex Saltillo, in Las Margaritas. 05/02- Several human rights organizations announced the launch of the Permanent Campaign in Defence of Life and of Our Lands, for fair electricity rates and against the San Cristobal-Palenque motorway. 12/02- The Collective Tsoblej-FNLS condemned the increasing violence, the State terrorism and the harassment of members of a Hauliers Union, Los Quetzales, amongst others. What’s that? Boca En Boca is an independent newssheet that aims to dissemi- nate what happens in the organized communities in Chiapas. The aim is to generate solidarity among communities, through summaries or extracts of their publications transmitting their words. "Don’t chuck it, share it..." Attempts against a priest and the Pueblo Creyente 19/02 The Pueblo Creyente from Simojovel (PCS) denounced PRI leaders for insisting on pursuing PCS and trying to imprison their priest Father Marcelo Pérez Pérez. For a lawsuit which was filed against the priest on 25/11/14, the priest was to appear before the PGR, "he gave our words which we have said on several pilgrimages and documents about bars, drug dealing, prostitution, and arms trafficking; these have been generated by the corrup- tion of the authorities." At noon on the same day, a block away from the Central Park, a member of PCS was shot in the stomach and in the shoulder. The mu- nicipal police, witnessing the events, "calmly left the area." On 17/11 they were informed that the leaders were hiring a catechist to spy during parish meetings, "to either imprison or kill him [the priest]". There were also provocations during the festivities of the Virgin of Guadalupe, and on 27/01 an attempt with the use of a weapon, to harass a member of PCS. On 17/01, they were told "we do not know whether it is God or the Devil who is on his side," "we have El Pueblo Creyente Pantelhó se moviliza contra las minas The Pueblo Creyente (Believing People) of Pantelhó mobilise against the mines. On 11/02, thousands of the faithful from the Pueblo Creyente in the parish of Santa Catarina, Pantelhó marched "to tell the truth, that they are already among us these days, big corporations and politicians." "Government aid is causing divisions in each of our communities." They said openly "we do not want the Mexican Geological Survey to come here and do their work, through the GYMSA company (Geochemistry and Drilling, SA), because we know they are seeking the riches of our holy Mother Earth." They asked: "Why do we not want them to come into our communities? Because they exploit our life and the life of our mother earth. " They reported once more that "we do not want the sale of alcoholic beverages. We do not want the sale and consumption of marijuana. Because of this, they have increased the numbers of thieves and murderers in our town. " Finally, they summed up: "Sisters and brothers all, we are now gathe- red here. We take strength from the Eucharist in our pilgrimage to look at our problems and suffering, so that we have strength in our hearts to do our work which we receive from our Lord.” The CIOAC-H displaces 57 Tojolabales On 23/02 "at 8.00 am, 50 people, members of CIOAC-H (...) entered the Primero de Agost community, Las Margaritas, carrying high-powered weapons, surrounding the houses of the villagers, resulting in the displacement of villagers and 7 Tojolabales indigenous people, including 12 minors, one newborn, 20 women and 25 men, EZLN supporters. They took them towards the highway nearest to their village where they currently are in serious conditions for the women and children, as they have no shelter, food, or guarantees of security against possible aggression by the group of people from the ejido Miguel Hidalgo. The Frayba Centre for Human Rights noted that CIOAC-H are protected by the municipal government of Las Margaritas. sought ways to ambush him, but when he passes by we do not see him," "two youngsters were sent to shoot the father, they shot but the cartridge failed to detonate." They claim that "all this information comes from a reliable source, because we have relatives who are PRI members who alert us, but for security reasons we have omitted their names." They reported a pilgrimage happening on 23, 24, 25 and 26/03 going from Simojovel to Tuxtla Gutierrez. "Uniting our struggles for democracy, freedom, justice, truth and love will bring peace to our country". Militarisation and political rally as a strategy of intimidation On 26/01 adherents to the Sixth Declaration of the Lacandon Jungle of the EZLN from the Community of Candelaria del Alto, Venustiano Carranza, reported "on 16/01 the Mexican Army, 21 soldiers in total, travelling on a Mexican Army lorry, stopped in front of the Rafael Ramirez Primary School for 20 minutes, a few metres from our supporters’ meeting place. We do not know the reason for their presence in our community." They explained that "this is a strategy that the bad government uses to intimidate the families and organised communities that exist in this region." They also reported that "on 13/01, strategically, a candidate of the Green Ecologist Party of Mexico for mayor of Venustiano Carranza, took our community centre for a public event, convened the different communities for his political activity, making people think he would make changes and giving goodies like buckets and plastic jugs, all in exchange for votes. As an organised group of the Sixth, we are clear that there will be no changes coming from them or any other political party. They will always bring more poverty and divisions within communities." They recalled their fighting spirit "we want to tell you that our struggle and resistance have remained and we continue on our path, we have not taken a step back, we have not even thought of that. On the contrary we have advanced, creating other areas of work, improving our leadership committee, participating in activities convened by the National Indigenous Congress (CNI). Now many more men and women comrades from other communities have joined in the struggle, because they see that our struggle is just. For several months we were silent and did not make public statements: we were in a process of dialogue, but here we are."

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Page 1: BoCa en BoCa #30, March

16/02- Three Salvadoran migrants denounced INM (National Migration Office)

agents for the crimes of rape, robbery and injury, and reported that their complaints

got lost in the archives of the Prosecutor and the Interior Ministry (SEGOB).

17/02- Having been blamed for these incidents, the MOCRI-CNPA-MN denies

committing attacks of vandalism at the facilities of the newspaper Cuarto Poder

and of the Ministry of Agricultural, Territorial and Urban Development (Sedatu)

17/02- The director of the shelter for migrants in Arriaga received death threats.

19/02- Ex-prisoners in solidarity with the Voice of el Amate and the Voice of

los Llanos, some of whom have been displaced from their territories, demanded

the town's mayor provide compensation for the damages caused as a consequence

of their unjust imprisonment.

22/02- The Civil Society Las Abejas of Acteal, pronounced itself in favour of

resistance and civil disobedience against the murdering State, the Energy reform

and the "Hydrocarbons Law".

In Brief

01/02- The FNLS reported some of their members in Altamirano and

Ocosingo being harassed and followed by military-police members.

They warned of the possibility of repression.

04/02- The MOCRI-CNPA-MN denounced the arrest of two members

and the displacement of another one, due to a conflict between the ejido

Jose Zapotal and Annex Saltillo, in Las Margaritas.

05/02- Several human rights organizations announced the launch of the

Permanent Campaign in Defence of Life and of Our Lands, for fair

electricity rates and against the San Cristobal-Palenque motorway.

12/02- The Collective Tsoblej-FNLS condemned the increasing

violence, the State terrorism and the harassment of members of a

Hauliers Union, Los Quetzales, amongst others.

What’s that?

Boca En Boca is an independent newssheet that aims to dissemi-

nate what happens in the organized communities in Chiapas. The aim is to generate

solidarity among communities, through summaries or extracts of their publications

transmitting their words.

"Don’t chuck it, share it..."

Attempts against a priest

and the Pueblo Creyente

19/02 The Pueblo Creyente from Simojovel

(PCS) denounced PRI leaders for insisting on

pursuing PCS and trying to imprison their priest

Father Marcelo Pérez Pérez. For a lawsuit which was

filed against the priest on 25/11/14, the priest was to

appear before the PGR, "he gave our words which

we have said on several pilgrimages and documents

about bars, drug dealing, prostitution, and arms

trafficking; these have been generated by the corrup-

tion of the authorities." At noon on the same day, a

block away from the Central Park, a member of PCS

was shot in the stomach and in the shoulder. The mu-

nicipal police, witnessing the events, "calmly left the

area." On 17/11 they were informed that the leaders

were hiring a catechist to spy during parish meetings,

"to either imprison or kill him [the priest]". There

were also provocations during the festivities of the

Virgin of Guadalupe, and on 27/01 an attempt with

the use of a weapon, to harass a member of PCS.

On 17/01, they were told "we do not know whether

it is God or the Devil who is on his side," "we have

El Pueblo Creyente Pantelhó

se moviliza contra las minas

The Pueblo Creyente (Believing People) of

Pantelhó mobilise against the mines.

On 11/02, thousands of the faithful from the Pueblo

Creyente in the parish of Santa Catarina, Pantelhó

marched "to tell the truth, that they are already

among us these days, big corporations and

politicians." "Government aid is causing divisions

in each of our communities."

They said openly "we do not want the Mexican

Geological Survey to come here and do their work,

through the GYMSA company (Geochemistry and

Drilling, SA), because we know they are seeking the

riches of our holy Mother Earth." They asked: "Why

do we not want them to come into our communities?

Because they exploit our life and the life of our

mother earth. "

They reported once more that "we do not want the

sale of alcoholic beverages. We do not want the sale

and consumption of marijuana. Because of this, they

have increased the numbers of thieves and murderers

in our town. "

Finally, they summed up: "Sisters and brothers all,

we are now gathe-

red here. We take

strength from the

Eucharist in our

pilgrimage to look

at our problems

and suffering, so

that we have

strength in our

hearts to do our

work which we

receive from our

Lord.”

The CIOAC-H

displaces 57 Tojolabales

On 23/02 "at 8.00 am, 50 people, members of

CIOAC-H (...) entered the Primero de Agost

community, Las Margaritas, carrying high-powered

weapons, surrounding the houses of the villagers,

resulting in the displacement of villagers and 7

Tojolabales indigenous people, including 12 minors,

one newborn, 20 women and 25 men, EZLN

supporters. They took them towards the highway

nearest to their village where they currently are in

serious conditions for the women and children, as

they have no shelter, food, or guarantees of security

against possible aggression by the group of people

from the ejido Miguel Hidalgo.

The Frayba Centre for Human Rights noted that

CIOAC-H are protected by the municipal

government of Las Margaritas.

sought ways to ambush him, but when he passes by we

do not see him," "two youngsters were sent to shoot the

father, they shot but the cartridge failed to detonate."

They claim that "all this information comes from a

reliable source, because we have relatives who are PRI

members who alert us, but for security reasons we have

omitted their names."

They reported a pilgrimage happening on 23, 24, 25 and

26/03 going from Simojovel to Tuxtla Gutierrez.

"Uniting our struggles for democracy, freedom, justice,

truth and love will bring peace to our country".

Militarisation and political rally

as a strategy of intimidation

On 26/01 adherents to the Sixth Declaration of the

Lacandon Jungle of the EZLN from the Community of

Candelaria del Alto, Venustiano Carranza, reported "on

16/01 the Mexican Army, 21 soldiers in total, travelling

on a Mexican Army lorry, stopped in front of the Rafael

Ramirez Primary School for 20 minutes, a few metres

from our supporters’ meeting place. We do not know the

reason for their presence in our community." They

explained that "this is a strategy that the bad government

uses to intimidate the families and organised

communities that exist in this region."

They also reported that "on 13/01, strategically, a

candidate of the Green Ecologist Party of Mexico for

mayor of Venustiano Carranza, took our community

centre for a public event, convened the different

communities for his political activity, making people

think he would make changes and giving goodies like

buckets and plastic jugs, all in exchange for votes. As an

organised group of the Sixth, we are clear that there will

be no changes coming from them or any other political

party. They will always bring more poverty and divisions

within communities."

They recalled their fighting spirit "we want to tell you

that our struggle and resistance have remained and we

continue on our path, we have not taken a step back, we

have not even thought of that. On the contrary we have

advanced, creating other areas of work, improving our

leadership committee, participating in activities

convened by the National Indigenous Congress (CNI).

Now many more men and women comrades from

other communities have joined in the struggle,

because they see that our struggle is just. For several

months we were silent and did not make public

statements: we were in a process of dialogue, but

here we are."

Page 2: BoCa en BoCa #30, March

Follow Up

03/02- Following the amparo gained by the indigenous Tzotziles of

Mitziton against the SCLC-Palenque motorway, authorities denied plans

for the construction of the project before a federal judge.

12/02- The adherent to the Sixth, Alejandro Diaz Santis, made an

invitation to be in solidarity with him for his unjust imprisonment and

the burdens the judicial system placed in his case.

16/02- The Save the Sumidero Canyon movement denounced limestone

companies for environmental damage and the risks of affecting nearby

towns, and held the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources

(SEMARNAT) responsible for its complicity.

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March 8: International Women's Day

The Committee promoting the Movement in Defense of Land and

Territory and for the participation of women, invited civil society to es-

tablish its Movement in Defence of Land and Te-

rritory and for the participation and recognition

of women in decisions to address the capitalist

system of violence, dispossession and death that

affects us as women, as first peoples and cam-

pesino men and women, on 6 and 7 March in Ci-

deci and on 8/03 "we shall march from the

administrative unit to Resistance Square, where

we will hold a rally demanding the rights of

women and indigenous peoples."

Women compas from Las Abejas of Acteal

invited people to join their march on 08/03

against the military camp at Majomut, at 8.00

am, to protest peacefully, "we'd be happy to hear

your words and if you share with us your

experiences of struggle from your villages,

towns or corners of the planet earth."

Citizens’ Popular Constituent Assembly

The people have, at all times, the inalienable right to alter or modify the form of

their government - Article 39 of the Mexican Constitution.

The Permanent Tribunal of Peoples, heard, documented and

verified during three years of work, about 500 cases of

violations of individual and collective human rights,

grievances and massive impacts, call into question the role of

the state. Given an institutional crisis and a crisis in the

legitimacy of the state, the TPP notes the urgent need for

progress in the rebuilding of Mexico.

On 05/02 around 1400 citizen from 25 states of the country

presented to civil society and the people the initiative of the

Citizens’ Popular Constituent Assembly (CCP). Participa-

tion is plural, without flags or exclusion of anybody.

On 19/02, the Committee of facilitators of the CCP announced

that the programme of activities to be held in much of the

nation from February to April, will be directly related to the

work of building the Committee of National Refoundation.

They are also inviting people to a national meeting to discuss

the political situation of the country, opening a consultation

and exchange of ideas on what to do before the election.

Contact us!

A Revolution of liberation and dignity in KurdistanThe great resistance of the Kurdish city of Kobane, against the fascist invasion

by the Islamic State (EI), became an international symbol. The greatness and

heroism of the People's Defence Units and Women’s Defence Units (YPG and PJ)

are admired by and relevant to much of the world.

The Rojava autonomous districts (West of Kurdistan,) represent an indigenous

solution to the conflicts of the Middle East, integrating grassroots democracy and

ethnic, social and gender rights, rejecting the terror of EI, liberal democracy and

the capitalist economy.

The roots of democratic autonomy in Rojava start with the history of the guerrilla

struggle of the Workers’ Party of Kurdistan (PKK), created in 1978 in norther

Kurdistan (part of the Turkish state,) combining ideologies of national and

social liberation.

Rojava districts function with popular assemblies and democratic councils.

The women participate equally in decision-making and are represented in all

elective offices. Health and education are guaranteed by the system of

democratic confederalism.

Emphasis is placed on the liberation of women which is indispensable for true

liberation of society. Assemblies, cooperative structures and women’s militias

are the heart of the revolution, considered incomplete if it does not destroy the

patriarchal structure of society, which is one of the foundations of capitalism.

"Power to the people can only be put into practice when the power exercised

by social elites is dissolved into the people"

urges Murray Bookchin, US anarchist.

Faced with threats and harassment

Bachajón is still standing

The comp@s of San Sebastian Bachajón are still occupying their lands,

occupied since 21/12. On 29/01 ejidatarios reported that "we are building a

regional headquarters in San Sebastián to be a place of work, workshops and

sharing. This venue from today begins its work, we have built it at one

kilometre between the Agua Azul junction and the border with the official

municipality of Tumbalá." They reported that "representatives of the govern-

ment are organizing groups for shooting at night with high calibre weapons."

On 05/02 they reported that "they are preparing arrest warrants to disappear

the organisation and evict us from the new regional headquarters." They

announced that "more and more people are joining in to defend the lands of

the people". They also reported that the paid media "simply take the bad

government at its word; they say we are robbers, and criminals and that we

have guns, that we are a minority of the ejido and that there are people from

other unicipalities. With that word from the bad government, they are just looking

for an excuse to detract from our struggle, but our word and struggle are stronger

because they come from dignity and love of life, and the earth."

On 07 and 08/02, a brigade of 33 people from various countries and four free media

from different parts of Mexico arrived to accompany the compas of Bachajón, and

to address the conflict through interviews on different themes. They conducted a

survey by questionnaire to be able to report the current situation of the ejidatarios;

they painted several murals at the new Regional Headquarters and collaborated on

cooking tasks and security.

In another statement on 14/02, they reported persecution and slander "against

indigenous communities but especially our organization for false crimes of highway

assault and organised crime." "For that reason they are sending more and more

police to our region.”

Since that date it has emerged that the police accompanied PRI supporters in order

to intimidate. They entered liberated ejido land to intimidate and threaten the

comp@s of Bachajón.