Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

January 23, 2013

Zapatistas Marcos 'Them and US Part 2 The Machine in almost two pages'

THEM AND US  II.- The Machine in almost two pages.
 
By Subcomandante Marcos
Censored News
Also see: Part I Them and Us
January 2013

The salesman speaks:

It's amazing, very "cool" so you understand me.  It's called "neoliberal globalization version 6.6.6," but we prefer to call it "the savage" or "the beast."  Yes, an aggressive nickname, one with initiative, very grrr.  Yes, I learned that in a self-help course called "How to sell a nightmare"… but let's get back to the machine.  Its operation is very simple.  It is self-sufficient (or "sustainable," as is sometimes said).  It produces, yes, exorbitant profits… What?  Invest part of those profits to alleviate hunger, unemployment, lack of education?  But those shortages are exactly what makes this baby run!  What do you think of that? A machine that produces the fuel it needs to run: misery and unemployment.

Of course, it also produces goods, but not just that.  Look: let's say that something completely useless is produced, something that no one needs, something without a market.  Well, this gem doesn't just produce useless stuff, it also creates a market where that useless stuff is turned into a basic necessity.

The crises?  Of course.  Just press this button right here… no, not that one, that's the "eject" button… the other one… yes.  Ok, push that button and ta-da!  There you have the crisis you need, everything is right there, with your millions of unemployed, your water cannons, your financial speculation, your droughts, your famine, your deforestation, your wars, your religious apocalypses, your supreme saviors, your jails and cemeteries (for those who don't follow the supreme saviors), your tax havens, your aid projects with theme songs and choreography included… of course, a little bit of charity always looks good.

But that's not all, let me show you this demo.  When you put it in "destruction/depopulation-reconstruction/restructuring" mode it performs miracles.  Look at this example: do you see those forests?  No, don't worry about those indigenous people…yes, they're Mapuches, but they could be Yaquis, Mayos, Nahuas, Purépechas, Mayans, Guaranís, Aymarás, Quechúas.  Ok, press the "play" button and watch how the forests disappear (and the indigenous people, but no one cares about them), now watch how everything becomes a wasteland, wait… here come the machinery and voila!  There you have your golf course that you've always dreamed of, with its exclusive parking and the works.  Ah, it's wonderful, don't you think?

It also comes with the latest software.  You can click here where it says "filter" and your TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube will only show psalms and praise for you and yours.  Yes, it eliminates any sort of commentary, writing, image, noise, all the bad vibes that every now and then those anonymous, dirty, ugly, bad, rude proles try to slip in.

It has a lever on the floor (even though you can put it on autopilot with just one click); a heliport; no plane ticket, because sometimes there's no place to run to, but it does include a spot on the next departing space shuttle; it also has a super-hyper-mega exclusive mall; a golf course; a minibar; a yacht club; a framed diploma from Harvard; a summer house; an iceskating rink… yes, I know, what would we do without the modern Left and its quick wit?  Ah, and with this gem you can be in "real time" simultaneously in any part of the world, it's as if you had your own exclusive global ATM.

Hmm… yes, it includes a papal bull to ensure you a V.I.P. spot in heaven.  Yes, I know, but we're already working on immortally.  Meanwhile, we can install an accessory (at an additional cost, of course, but I'm sure this isn't a problem for someone like you): a panic room!  Yes, you've seen how those vandals think they have the right to demand what's theirs with that "the land belongs to those who work it."  Oh, but you have nothing to worry about.  That's why we have rulers, political parties, new religions, reality shows.  But of course, that's an assumption*, because if they fail at some point? Of course, when it comes to security, no expense should be spared.  Of course, let me write that down: "Include Panic Room."

It also includes a study for TV, one for radio, and an editor's desk.  No, don't get me wrong.  They're not for watching TV or listening to the radio or reading newspapers and magazines, that's for jerks.  They're for producing information and entertainment for the people who run the machine.  Isn't that neat?

What? Oh… ok… yes… I'm afraid that problem hasn't been solved by our specialists.  Yes, if the raw material, I mean, if the plebeian masses revolt nothing can be done.  Yes, the "panic room" could be useless in that situation.  But we shouldn't be pessimistic, just keep in mind that that day… or night… is very far off.  Yes, I also learned all that "new age" optimism from a self-help course.  Huh?  What?  I'm fired?

(to be continued…)

From any corner of any world.

SupMarcos.
Planet Earth.
January 2013.

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ELLOS Y NOSOTROS. II.- La Máquina en casi 2 cuartillas.





ELLOS Y NOSOTROS. II.- La Máquina en casi 2 cuartillas.
Enero del 2013.
Habla el vendedor:
Es maravillosa, muy “cool” para que me entienda. Se llama “globalización neoliberal versión 6.6.6″, pero preferimos nombrarla “la salvaje” o “la bestia”. Sí, un mote agresivo, de iniciativa pues, muy grrr. Sí, eso lo aprendí en el curso de superación personal “Cómo vender una pesadilla”… pero volvamos a la máquina. Su funcionamiento es muy sencillo. Es autosuficiente (o “sustentable”, como luego se dice). Produce sí, ganancias desorbitantes… ¿Qué? ¿Invertir parte de esas ganancias en paliar el hambre, el desempleo, la falta de educación? ¡Pero si precisamente son esas carencias las que hacen andar esta preciosura! ¿Qué tal, eh? Una máquina que produce al mismo tiempo el combustible que necesita para andar: la miseria y el desempleo.
Claro, también produce mercancías, pero no sólo. Mire usted: supongamos que se produce algo completamente inútil, que nadie necesita, sin mercado pues. Bueno, esta maravilla no sólo produce lo inútil, también crea el mercado donde esa inutilidad se convierta en un artículo de primera necesidad.
¿Las crisis? Claro, sólo oprime usted este botón de aquí… no, ése no, ése es el de “eyección”… el otro… sí. Bueno, oprime usted ese botón y ¡tarán!, ahí tiene usted la crisis que necesita, completa, con sus millones de desempleados, sus tanques antimotines, sus especulaciones financieras, sus sequías, sus hambrunas, su deforestación, sus guerras, sus religiones apocalípticas, sus salvadores supremos, sus cárceles y cementerios (para los que no sigan a los salvadores supremos), sus paraísos fiscales, sus programas asistencialistas con tema musical y coreografía incluidos… claro, un poco de caridad siempre será bien visto.
Pero no es todo, ahora permítame, deje que le ponga este demo. Cuando usted la pone en modo “destrucción/despoblamiento-reconstrucción/reordenamiento” hace milagros. Vea este ejemplo: ¿ve usted esos bosques? No, no se preocupe por esos indígenas… sí, son del pueblo Mapuche, pero podrían ser yaquis, mayos, nahuas, purépechas, maya, guaranís, aymarás, quechúas. Bueno, oprima usted el botón “play” y vea cómo desaparecen los bosques (también los indígenas, pero ésos nunca importan), ahora vea cómo todo se convierte en un páramo, espere… ahí llegan las máquinas, y ¡voilá!: ahí tiene usted el campo de golf que siempre había soñado, con su fraccionamiento exclusivo y con todos los servicios. Ah, maravilloso ¿no?
También viene con un software que es lo último de lo último. Puede usted darle click aquí, donde dice “filtro”, y en su tv, radio, periódicos, revistas, feisbuc, tuiter, yutub, aparecen sólo salmos y alabanzas para usted y los suyos. Sí, elimina todo comentario, escrito, imagen, ruido, toda la mala vibra que luego les da por colar a esos proles anónimos, sucios, feos y malos… y groseros, sí.
Tiene palanca al piso (aunque usted puede pasar al piloto automático con apenas un click); helipuerto; un boleto de avión no, porque luego no hay a dónde huir, pero sí un lugar en el transbordador espacial más próximo a partir; también tiene su “mall” super-hiper-mega exclusivo; campo de golf; servibar; club de yates; un diploma de Harvard ya enmarcado; casa de veraneo; pista de hielo… sí, lo sé, ¿qué haríamos sin la izquierda moderna y sus ocurrencias? Ah, y con esta maravilla usted podrá estar en “tiempo real” y simultáneamente en cualquier parte del planeta, es como si tuviera su propio y exclusivo cajero automático global.
Mmh… sí, incluye una bula papal para asegurarle un lugar V.I.P. en el cielo. Sí, lo sé, pero ya estamos trabajando en eso de la inmortalidad. Mientras tanto, le podemos instalar como accesorio (con costo aparte, claro, pero estoy seguro que eso no es problema para alguien como usted): ¡un cuarto de pánico! Sí, ya ve que luego a esos vándalos les da por exigir lo que les pertenece con eso de “la tierra es de quien la trabaja”. Oh, pero no hay de qué preocuparse. Para eso tenemos gobernantes, partidos políticos, religiones nuevas, “reality shows”. Pero claro, es un supositorio, ¿y si llegaran a fallar alguna vez? Por supuesto, en cuestiones de seguridad ningún gasto es oneroso. Claro, deje anoto: “incluir Cuarto de Pánico”.
Incluye también un estudio de tv, uno de radio y una mesa de redacción. No, no me mal interprete. No son para ver televisión, ni escuchar radio, ni leer periódicos y revistas, eso es para mal nacidos. Son para producir la información y el entretenimiento de quienes hacen andar la maquina. ¿No es genial?
¿Qué? Oh… bueno… sí… me temo que ese pequeño problema no ha sido solucionado por nuestros especialistas. Sí, si la materia prima, quiero decir, si la muchedumbre plebeya se rebela no hay nada que hacer. Sí, puede ser que el “cuarto de pánico” sea también inútil en esa situación. Pero no hay que ponerse pesimista, piense que ese día… o noche… está muy lejos. Sí, eso del optimismo “new age” también lo aprendí en el curso de superación personal. ¿Eh? ¿Qué? ¿Estoy despedido?
(continuará…)
Desde cualquier rincón, en cualquiera de los mundos.
SupMarcos.
Planeta Tierra.
Enero del 2013.
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Fuck Tha Posse – El Fin De Los Días (Dr. Loncho, Oscar A Secas y Hazhe) – 20 Minutos Mixtape Vol. 1
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Sobre la lucha del Pueblo Mapuche.

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January 22, 2013

Venice Beach, Calif. 'Idle No More'

                                Photo by Sabin Portillo! Thanks for sharing with Censored News!
                                                                          Jan. 21, 2013

Mohawk Nation News 'Who Owes Who? Indian Trust Funds'



mnnlogo1MNN: WHO OWES WHO? INDIAN TRUST FUNDS

MNN:  WHO OWES WHO?  INDIAN TRUST FUNDS
Mohawk Nation News
http://www.mohawknationnews.com

MNN.  Jan. 22, 2013.  All the money to run the Corporation of Canada comes from interest on the Indian Trust Fund. This revenue comes from exploitation of our land and resources.
In 1907 Canada declared us as non-persons so they could control our money, lives and future.  They gave themselves power of attorney without our permission. According to the Trust Fund Management System, the Indian Affairs Minister can manage our money as if he was our parent. He can collect, receive, hold it, decide how to manage and spend it without our knowledge or consent.

The shareholders of the Corporations of the United States, Canada and the UN are getting filthy rich playing with our trust funds. Very little comes to us.  Most goes to their friends, corporations and governments.
Indian Affairs cabal manages Indian Trust Funds.
Indian trust fund money managers
Indian Affairs website states that “any licences, permits and other instruments to individuals and organizations” that exploits our resources belongs to us. Otherwise, there would be no need for a cabal known as Indian Affairs. They distribute 10% or more of the interest to the Vatican, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, international banks, the Queen and the bloodline families.
Indian Affairs suspense accounts are from businesses run on our behalf by the Corporation of Canada. Public Accounts of Canada monies cannot be disbursed or given to us.
The Environmental Studies Research Fund Accounts belong to us. Special Accounts are individual and band accounts which we never see.
Our payouts to provinces of oil, gas, royalties, rents & bonuses. Indian Estate Accounts are from deceased Indigenous, or those deemed incompetent and “missing”.  They collect and hold money on dead Indians.  On every child monies due is collected and kept.
Not included are the vast royalties from deals between the provinces and multinational corporations for our natural resources. The following table shows what Indian Affairs admits to taking and distributing to each province. They answer only to the bankers.
Payouts to provinces of oil, gas, royalties, rents & bonuses.
It’s all ending.  These new omnibus bills like C45 shows that the Corporation of Canada is trying to steal whatever it can and then flee with the loot.  We will not be extinguished through their new fascist bills.
We will put in place a fair distribution system for our people to take control of our land and resources.
Sir William Johnson, King George’s representative in North America, told him that the Iroquois were not his subjects. “Any man who dared tell us we are subjects of a foreign power, no sooner were those words spoken would his throat be split. You better have a good army at your back if you make that claim.  We are slaves to no one.”
band/tribal councils falling between canoe & master’s boat.
band/tribal councils fall between canoe & master's boat.All resources are ours. Our funds are illegally held in trust for us by some very untrustworthy people. Remember that the colonial band and tribal councils are all incorporated and the councilors are chief executive officers. They try to steer the canoe for the boat master, violating the Guswentha.
As Mick Jagger sang:  “Just as every cop is a criminal, and all the sinners saints.  As heads is tails, just call me Lucifer.  I’m in need of some restraint.”  Misdirection, confusion, greed, will all be cast down.

MNN Mohawk Nation News kahentinetha2@yahoo.com  For more news, books, workshops, to donate and sign up for MNN newsletters, go to www.mohawknationnews.com  More stories at MNN Archives.  Address:  Box 991, Kahnawake [Quebec, Canada] J0L 1B0

See Elyse Bruce http://elysebruce.wordpress.com/2013/01/21/idle-no-more-about-that-fn-trust/

'NO! Gold Mercury Mine' in Alaska Protest Jan. 22, 2013

Paula Ayunerak and Cecilia Tucker of the Yukon-Kuskokwim 
Delta region of Alaska clean fresh-caught 
salmon at their fish camp.
 Photo courtesy of Gunnar Ebbesson

TODAY! Alaska 'NO!' to Barrick and Nova Gold's Donlin Gold Mercury Mine

Media Alert: No Donlin Gold Mercury Mine in Alaska 

A mega mecury "gold" mine with a list of problems financed by Barrick Gold and Nova Gold
What: Donlin Gold EIS scoping meeting
When: January 22, 2013 6pm
Where: Wilde Martson Theatre, Loussac Library 3600 Denali Street, Anchorage, AK

By Alaska's Big Village Network, Carl Wassilie
Center for Water Advocacy, Nikos Pastos
Alaska Inter-Tribal Council, Delice Calcote
 
ANCHORAGE -- A group of concerned global citizens, indigenous peoples and Yup'ik fisherpeoples are demonstrating opposition to the proposed Donlin Gold mine in the Kuskokwim watershed at the Donlin Gold Environmental Impact Statement public meeting in Anchorage, Alaska. The groups have concerns about one of the worlds largest proposed mega-gold mines that has a footprint that extends into the Alaska marine transportation corridor. The proposed mine's impacts will result in permanent changes to the Kuskokiwm River's Yup'ik peoples' cultural survival, subsistence resources, and health. This mine brings enormous cost to fish, wildlife, peoples and habitat with the massive amount of contaminants; such as mercury, arsenic and selenium, that are to be permanently leached into the Kuskokwim watershed.
Barrick Gold has a history of contaminating peoples' water supply on a global scale and Nova Gold has a history of mishaps in Alaska including the complete failure of the Rock Creek mine in Nome, Alaska, in which 'streamlined permitting' killed 2 workers and resulted in terrible planning for the water balance of the mining operation.

The groups would like to ensure there are comprehensive studies to address the transportation and storage of extremely toxic elements and compounds, like mercury; as well as addressing the risks and threats to communities along all of Alaska's coastline along the transportation routes. Donlin Gold's proposal does not have existing baseline science to determine the comprehensive mercury risk from "cradle to grave" on the health of the people and environment, considering the multitude of pathways that mercury bio-accumulates in the human body.

Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) is a major concern of these groups in the proposed Donlin Gold mine. AMD can cause severe health, reproductive and developmental impacts to living organisms; including humans. Some of these concerns have been discussed extensively in the EPA's draft Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment with the Pebble Mine.

The groups are calling on Anchorage and Southcentral Alaska residents to get involved in this Donlin Gold EIS to ensure baseline science and gas supply feasibility studies are included for the proposed 313-mile 14-inch gas pipeline from Cook Inlet to the middle of a Kuskokwim wilderness area with no infrastructure and declining supplies of natural gas in Cook Inlet. 

Contact:
Alaska's Big Village Network, Carl Wassilie 907-382-3403
Center for Water Advocacy, Nikos Pastos 907-764-2561
Alaska Inter-Tribal Council, Delice Calcote 907-563-9334