Pagina Siete reports:
Despite a harsh cold winter in the seat of Government and the indifference of governmental authorities, the indigenous IX March decided yesterday, to remain in the city of La Paz until the Executive branch of Government meets its demands platform.
The leaders said that they expect to “subdue” the “arrogance” of the President and force him to join them.
Hours earlier, the leaders of this movement thought about returning to their communities and from there lead the resistance against the “consultation” that aims to run the Executive in the TIPNIS.
The repression of the police on Thursday made that the marchers were unmotivated and wanted to return home.
“Column of the March decision is that all the regional and the territories that we are, we will stay.” We are going to stay Yes or Yes at the seat of Government until the Government flexes its pride and dialogue with indigenous Peoples. “Men, women and children stayed”, emphasized the President of the March, Bertha Bejarano.
The decision taken at noon was later driven with the massive support to the indigenous peoples of the lowlands, which was carried out through the downtown streets of La Paz yesterday afternoon, prior to the cabildo organized in the main square of the Church of San Francisco.
Bejarano also reported that in the next few hours, will arrive representatives of the Coordinator of indigenous organizations of the Amazon basin (COICA) to “give sup[port to the column of the March and know how the Government acts against indigenous Peoples”.
The President of the Confederation of indigenous Peoples of the East Bolivia (CIDOB), Adolfo Chávez, added meanwhile that they will come to La Paz in the coming days representatives of other regional organizations to join forces for the indigenous 9th March.
“With the support of the people of La Paz, there will be new decisions to go ahead,” he said.
11 Days ago that the indigenous Peoples of the column of marchers arrived in La Paz, after a painful walk of 62 days from the city of Trinidad, capital of the Beni Department.
The sector requires dialogue with governmental authorities so that they hear the indigenous platform of nine points; among the main is to respect the law 180 that establishes the inviolability of the TIPNIS and which abrogated the law 222 of consultation, that the Executive wants to start to deploy from July 29 in 64 communities in the National Park.
The Government agreed with several groups, which began to return to their communities.
However, several organizations were supporting the March orders. For tomorrow, civic organizations in the south area of the seat of Government have invited them to participate in an act of support to be carried out in the atrium of the Church of San Miguel (Calacoto) in the morning.
http://www.paginasiete.bo/2012-07-07/Nacional/Destacados/3nac070712.aspx
An important excerpt from El Dia, follows:
Indigenous
Justa Cabrera presents her resignation. [I got her picture from elsol.com.bo]
Action. The indigenous leader, Justa Cabrera, analyses to present her irrevocable resignation to the Office of District 14, canton Paurito Deputy Mayor [in Santa Cruz].
Cabrera, months ago was appointed by Mayor Percy Fernandez as Deputy Mayor, however, now announces that she will quit to return to her leadership position of the indigenous and support their colleagues who are in La Paz.
Justa Cabrera, was considered one of the faces of the eighth heroic March in defense of the TIPNIS.
She announced that on Monday will give her official position, although she assures to feel hurt by the aggression that have received the marchers from the national Government.
So, lets hope current government starts doing their job that were hired for (by our vote): listen to the people, honor the Constitution, enforce the Laws, and protect the environment.
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