Ahni
Warning to Zapatista: we’re coming back in two weeks
B28544 / Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:13:36 / International
A group of 200 Mexican soldiers and federal and municipal police tried to enter a Zapatista community last Wednesday, June 4, under the pretext of searching for marijuana plants.
According to a recent communique from the Good Government Council, which you can find below, when the military convoy arrived the community told them to “Go back to where you came from, you aren’t needed here. We want freedom, justice, and democracy – not soldiers.”
The soldiers replied by accusing them of growing marijuana, saying “we’re going on ahead come hell or high water.” (It was a false accusation though, since all Zapatiata maintain a “dry law,” prohibiting drugs and alcohol within their territories.)
Read article by La Junta de Buen Gobierno Elena Gordillo, Clara Claribel Pérez López, Freddy Rodríguez López and Rolando Ruiz Hernández
http://ahniwanika.gnn.tv/blogs/28544/Warning_to_Zapatista_we_re_coming_back_in_two_weeks
Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights
June 10, 2008
Indigenous Environmental Network Conference in Western Shoshone Territory
15TH INDIGENOUS ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK PROTECTING MOTHER EARTH CONFERENCE
"ANSWERING MOTHER EARTH’S CALL FOR HEALING – REAFFIRMING OUR ROOTS”
July 17-20th, 2008
Newe Sogobe (Western Shoshone) Territories
Located at the (So Ho Bee) South Fork Pow-Wow Grounds in Lee, Nevada
(Located approximately 22 miles South of Elko, Nevada)
Traditional Gathering – Sacred Fire, Sweats, Camping Style, Circle Talks - Meals provided, bring your own eating utensils. Donations welcomed at the entrance, but not required, please leave dogs and pets home.
Topics to include: Traditional L.A.W.S. (Land, Air, Water, Sun); Mineral Extraction, Energy, Climate Change, Water; Rescinding the Doctrine of Discovery; Food Sovereignty; Un-Doing Colonialism; Youth Activities; Organizing and Action Trainings; Indigenous-Based Environmental Protection & Ecological Knowledge.
Hosted by: Western Shoshone Defense Project (WSDP)
Sponsored by: Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN)
For more information, contact: Simone Senogles, IEN, (218) 751-4967, Email: simone@ienearth.org Larson Bill, WSDP, (775) 468-0230, Email: wsdp@igc.org
(Please tell whoever answers, you are calling about the conference)
http://www.ienearth.org/ ....
Tom B.K. Goldtooth
Executive Director
Indigenous Environmental Network
PO Box 485Bemidji, MN 56619 USA
Email: ien@igc.org Web: http://www.ienearth.org/
"ANSWERING MOTHER EARTH’S CALL FOR HEALING – REAFFIRMING OUR ROOTS”
July 17-20th, 2008
Newe Sogobe (Western Shoshone) Territories
Located at the (So Ho Bee) South Fork Pow-Wow Grounds in Lee, Nevada
(Located approximately 22 miles South of Elko, Nevada)
Traditional Gathering – Sacred Fire, Sweats, Camping Style, Circle Talks - Meals provided, bring your own eating utensils. Donations welcomed at the entrance, but not required, please leave dogs and pets home.
Topics to include: Traditional L.A.W.S. (Land, Air, Water, Sun); Mineral Extraction, Energy, Climate Change, Water; Rescinding the Doctrine of Discovery; Food Sovereignty; Un-Doing Colonialism; Youth Activities; Organizing and Action Trainings; Indigenous-Based Environmental Protection & Ecological Knowledge.
Hosted by: Western Shoshone Defense Project (WSDP)
Sponsored by: Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN)
For more information, contact: Simone Senogles, IEN, (218) 751-4967, Email: simone@ienearth.org Larson Bill, WSDP, (775) 468-0230, Email: wsdp@igc.org
(Please tell whoever answers, you are calling about the conference)
http://www.ienearth.org/ ....
Tom B.K. Goldtooth
Executive Director
Indigenous Environmental Network
PO Box 485Bemidji, MN 56619 USA
Email: ien@igc.org Web: http://www.ienearth.org/
Join the Longest Walk in Pennsylvania
By Brenda Norrell
CAMBRIDGE, Ohio -- The Longest Walk Northern Route runners are crossing the West Virginia border today, with a special event planned for the walk into Pennsylvania on Route 22 at midday on Wednesday, June 11. The upcoming special events include a prayer vigil for Leonard Peltier on June 28. The northern and southern routes merge and walk into Washington D.C. on July 11. There is a cultural survival summit July 8 -- 11, with concerts planned for July 11 -- 13.
CAMBRIDGE, Ohio -- The Longest Walk Northern Route runners are crossing the West Virginia border today, with a special event planned for the walk into Pennsylvania on Route 22 at midday on Wednesday, June 11. The upcoming special events include a prayer vigil for Leonard Peltier on June 28. The northern and southern routes merge and walk into Washington D.C. on July 11. There is a cultural survival summit July 8 -- 11, with concerts planned for July 11 -- 13.
Sovereignty Declaration of the One Nation in Greenbelt MD
Invitation to attend the collective signing ceremony of the Sovereignty Declaration of The One Nation to be held Greenbelt, MD on July 8-9, 2008
The signing ceremony for the Declaration is to take place on July 8-9, 2008, at Greenbelt Park (campground) (301-344-3944) (174 campsites available), Maryland, 12 miles North of Washington, D.C., 2 days prior to the conclusion of The Longest Walk, when many Elders and Nations from around the world will be present.
Purpose: To provide for the unification, protection and self-determination of all Indigenous Sovereign Nations under international law, to shelter all traditional indigenous human beings, to enable us to maintain our duty as stewards of the land and all its natural resources for the benefit of all generations yet to come and to educate all humans in our traditional ways.
Contact Information:
nottawayratt@hotmail.com (Elder, Algonquin)
gmetallic@hotmail.com (Hereditary Chief, Mi’kmaq)
tonyplaw@optonline.net (Attorney, Mohawk)
nazlabo1@bigpond.net.au (Ivan Mabbett, Maori Nation & Australia/New Zealand Nations)
The signing ceremony for the Declaration is to take place on July 8-9, 2008, at Greenbelt Park (campground) (301-344-3944) (174 campsites available), Maryland, 12 miles North of Washington, D.C., 2 days prior to the conclusion of The Longest Walk, when many Elders and Nations from around the world will be present.
Purpose: To provide for the unification, protection and self-determination of all Indigenous Sovereign Nations under international law, to shelter all traditional indigenous human beings, to enable us to maintain our duty as stewards of the land and all its natural resources for the benefit of all generations yet to come and to educate all humans in our traditional ways.
Contact Information:
nottawayratt@hotmail.com (Elder, Algonquin)
gmetallic@hotmail.com (Hereditary Chief, Mi’kmaq)
tonyplaw@optonline.net (Attorney, Mohawk)
nazlabo1@bigpond.net.au (Ivan Mabbett, Maori Nation & Australia/New Zealand Nations)
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