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Call to Action for Venezuela and all of Pachamerica - Oct 12th

Diego Lucio (edited by richarddirecttv) | 20.09.2004 14:34 | Venezuela | Oxford

At oxford indymedia's "Bolivarian Venezuela" screening it was announced that there will be a "Pachamerican" action on "Columbus Day" - October 12th. Here is news from the recent meeting in London to plan this action.



Hello and thanks to all the people who came to the meeting.
We have decided that the demo will take place on Tuesday 12th at 4.00 pm in Grosvenor Square, next to the US embassy.
The rally will be there until 6.00 pm.
So that all who wants could go afterwards to Kings Cross where there will be a debate between Phil Gauson, from the Guardian, who criticize the Bolivarian Revolution and Jorge from Hands off Venezuela.

About the demo we will be contacting some puppet makers in order to build up a big Columbus Puppet, quite fat and greasy with Bush's face, and with Tony Blair on his shoulder as a parrot. And big moving Hands. Also it will have oil towers on his back and head, plus oil companies logos on his suite.
Beside him there will be the three ships that travelled that day, but they will be as war ships with cannons and with the inscriptions of WTO, IMF, FTAA, PLAN COLOMBIA, etc.
And in front of him the earth globe that the today's Columbus will be trying to catch (but he'll never succeed!)
The possibility of having people on Stilts with big heads is also there as probably other big columbus (why not if possible a sharon one)

For the samba band and for the people who would like we will try to make a Pachamerican t shirt (to be designed soon)

There will be a new flyer with less explanation than the one we have been giving until now. And we will leave this one for the day of the demo.
The new flyer will have a picture, probably the one I am attaching, and also the date, time and place.
Teresa will probably do a Sketch of it, and I will also try to do one, to put on the list and see which modifications it needs. But everyone is welcome at trying a sketch. The things to have in mind on the flyer sketch are that it has to contain: the title (October 12th), a short text, a picture or logo, the date, time and place, plus the website links and, probably the shows which will happen that day.

We have some ideas about the shows and the people talking that day, as well about the sound system, but all this will be confirmed asap.

Apparently also the Zapatists are having a demo on the same day, and we will try to contact them to see if we can join both demos.

Well, I think that´s all.

The next October 12th meeting will be next friday 24th at 18.30 in the
same place (50 Chalk Farm Road, NW1)

If there is any mistake on the minutes, please, let me know (and forgive my english mistakes)

This will be the last mail I send to everyone outside the list, so I leave free those who want to keep receiving the mails to join it at  http://lists.riseup.net/www/info/pachalondon and those who don´t want to, to be outside it.

See you soon!
Por una Pachamerica libre por siempre!
Love
Diego.

Diego Lucio (edited by richarddirecttv)

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Pachamerica ?

20.09.2004 22:14

What is Pachamerica ?
Does it mean Latin America ?

Query


Pachamerica is the non-colonial term

20.09.2004 23:47

Pachamerica is the non-colonial word for latin america, which is about as accurate a term as 'red indian' or something like that. also, it applies to the whole continent, apparently.

pescao


The Meaning Of...

22.09.2004 21:29

To all Bolivarian supporters...
The term "pacha" is a term for the earth, as in "pachamama" means mother earth. The concept of pachamerica articulates a desire of the movement to dissolve the borders imposed on the americas and to create a coherent and concrete unification of the region in terms of bolivarian principles. The "pach" also conveys the universality of their ideals.

Mieka


What's Pachamerica?

25.09.2004 14:11

Pachamerica: The rebellious continent between Alaska and Patagonia.

From our indigenous, black, white and mestiza roots emerges a particular way of struggle. "Pacha" is the Quechua word for "land" or "earth"… and, as we all know, "America" is the colonial name imposed by the conquerors to our continent. With the Pachamerica, we are revindicating the indigenous vision of "Pachamama", Mother Earth, and in that way we assume our struggle as connected to that of all peoples around the world. Pachamerica is the name we give to the rebellious continent between Alaska and Patagonia, imagining ourselves as peoples that transcend a supposed "Latin America" or "North America", since these concepts impose a colonial vision that ignores our indigenous history and tries to separate us from our brothers and sisters north, south, east and west of our lands. In that sense, more than being "Latin Americans" or "North Americans", we are "Pachamericans", because our continent is diverse, multiethnic and infinite... but fights united.

Besides, the "Pachamerican" vision tries to break with that ridiculous Latinamerican chauvinism that sees us isolated from the world, and, on the other side, with the pathetic paternalism that many times leads activists in industrialized countries to express the need of "solidarity with those poor little indians who don't even know what they're doing". We recognize that as a result of the capitalist globalization, that dialogue between the people from the global North and the global South is, more and more so, what we would call in criollo "a dialogue of jodid@s a jodid@s" (a dialogue between "fucked" and "fucked"). In that sense, Pachamerica includes in its rebellious vision of a continent the peoples of the United States and Canada (with their struggles: indigenous, black, feminist, environmentalist, gay, etc) and the peoples south of the Río Bravo all the way to Tierra del Fuego. However, it is also important to mention that even though "Pachamérica" refers directly to our continent, this "Pachamamista" vision doesn´t limit itself to our geographic boundaries, but links efforts with the struggles of all peoples that resist in this beautiful Earth that gave birth to us all.

Being "Pachamerican" is knowing yourself as daughter and son of Pachamama, and therefore siblings to all human beings and other animals, to the environment, and to a commitment to eternal solidarity.

For a free Pachamama... and her smiling sons and daughters...
a united struggle! always!

To participate and coordinate actions for the October 12th Global Day of Action, subscribe to the following list:
 http://lists.riseup.net/www/info/o-12pachamerica

e-mail:  pachamerica@calleymedia.org,  o-12pachamerica@lists.riseup.net
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Pachamerican@ de Liberación


update

08.10.2004 06:39

October 12th (Tuesday ESF Week) Pachamerican Day of Action!

This year's European Social Forum in London starts early, with a host of actions taking place on Tuesday October 12th, as part of the Global Day of Action in support of the people's struggles across Pachamerica (the non-colonial term for Latin America - "Pachamama" being the indigenous word for "Mother Earth").

In particular we shall be supporting Venezuela's "Bolivarian Revolution", named after Simon Bolivar, who liberated the people from colonial rule. For five years since President Hugo Chávez was democratically elected, Venezuelans have been the target of a co-ordinated attack, both overt and hidden, by the US government and the local elite, who don't want the country's huge oil wealth spent on its people.

October 12th used to be known as "Columbus Day", celebrating when the Conquistadors first "discovered" America. In reality this is nothing to celebrate as it unleashed a wave of terror across the continent which has enslaved the people for over 500 years. All over the world activists will reclaim this day for the indigenous inhabitants and strip it of its Imperialist pretensions.

In London several groups have come together to show solidarity with the progressive movements across this rebellious continent. Hands Off Venezuela and sambistas Rhythms of Resistance, along with Zapatismos and others, will unite to highlight how the people are fighting back and liberating themselves from neo-imperial corporate-colonial rule.

From 11pm there will be a demonstration outside the Mexican Embassy (8 Halkin St, SW1X) in solidarity with the Zapatistas (and there'll be plenty of their organic coffee to drink as well).

Then from 2pm-4pm there's a rally outside the US Embassy (Grosvenor Sq, W1) to tell the Washington warmongers to keep their hands off Venezuela!

From 5pm-6pm there will be lectures and discussions about Venezuela at Middlesex University (Tottenham Campus, White Hart Lane, N17). This is part of a day-school on wider regional issues, involving many other solidarity groups and institutions.

And then at 7pm there's a debate at the NUJ headquarters (308 Gray's Inn Rd, Kings Cross, WC1) about the media and Venezuela. This issue is especially crucial because there is a worldwide campaign to demonise the Bolivarian Movement and many journalists and editors here (even in the so-called "progressive" press) just repeat the lies and smears from the White House about Venezuela and never report the positive advances made there, for example in health, education, housing, redistribution of wealth, new rights for women and indigenous people...

more info:  solidarityweek@yahoo.com or www.handsoffvenezuela.org

bolivar


and what do you think about

15.10.2004 11:19

about chavez's executive condemning the action in caracas in which a colombus statue was taken down?

the bolivarian revolution is going to fix the statue and put it back... taking down statues is not revolutionary, it seems.

curious anarquist


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