These cartoons reflect what Bolivian society has been forced to endure for many years already; but we are reaching the limit, it is inconceivable that well into this century our way of coexistence has deteriorated exponentially. We must sit and reflect: This is from El Dia, April 18, 2012: The government (MAS) tries to force…
Category: TIPNIS
TIPNIS protest-walk progress, May 2, 2012
The following article was written by Pablo Ortiz, photos by Hernan Virgo, published in El Deber: “Colleagues, we also celebrate the 1st of May [labor day], because although we are not wage-earners, we are workers, are free laborers. Why is that we petty our territory, why we defend the TIPNIS, because we do not want…
An unusual and most likely useless work-free day in Bolivia, Monday April 30, 2012
I remember a Vietnamese friend back in Rotterdam who told me he and his wife worked for the government from Monday thru Saturday, on Sundays they work for their only child, to save money for his education. Here current government has declared today a holiday, among some of the ‘excuses’ was to boost the tourism……
Catholic Church ordeal under current Bolivian Government
This Sunday (day of our Lord), seemed appropriate to show this interesting and enlightening article, written by Tuffi Are for El Deber: The Cardinal, to the TIPNIS Among the contradictions of the Government, they stand out those made by some of its figures regarding the role of the Catholic Church. Since it assumed power, the…
TIPNIS protest-walk in defense of indigenous rights and a National Park, has started!!
Lily Soruco reports for El Deber’s website: More than 400 indigenous people departed from Trinidad in route to the city of La Paz. Indigenous people trying to prevent the construction of a road through the indigenous territory and the Isiboro-Sécure National Park (TIPNIS), today they marched around the main square before embarking on the journey…
Amid the chaos, there is light and hope in Bolivia
There are at least three major violent struggles in Bolivia this week. The health strike fighting the eight-hour day-work that current government stubbornly advocates, as if that would be the main cause to improve health attention. The TIPNIS march that had to postpone one day the start of their protest-walk, starting from Trinidad as the…
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