>X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Jan 20, 2000 update of messages, found at > http://www.coli.uni-sb.de/~pietsch/stop-war/ > about what is happening in Equador. > > >::::::::::::::::::::::: summary of messages :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: > > >Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 18:04:12 +0100 >From: Andreas Rockstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Ecuador Indians Must Drop Resignation Demand-Gov't > >Wednesday, January 19, 2000 > >By Carlos A. DeJuana > >QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's interior minister demanded on Wednesday that >protesting Indian groups drop their call for the resignations of President >Jamil Mahuad, Congress and the Supreme Court if they want the government >to negotiate with them. > >Police estimate some 6,000 highland Indians have made their way into Quito >the past two days to protest a government they accuse of corruption and >mismanaging the economy to their detriment during the country's worst >economic crisis in decades. > >Local media said 8,000 to 10,000 Indians had arrived in the capital of 1.2 >million people. > >"We are going to continue fighting slowly, peacefully," said Antonio >Vargas, head of the Conaie Indian confederation leading the protest. He >says he represents 45 percent of Ecuador's 12.4 million people, although >other estimates put the Andean country's Indian population at a third or >less. > >::::::::::::::::::::::: next message :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: > > >Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 17:35:36 +0100 >From: el desaparecido <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [caravan99] (en) Ecuador paralysed by insurrection of the people > CONAIE 19.1 > >>From the CONAIE >From: "UBV-Quito" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> >January 19, 2000 > >ECUADOR PARALYZED BY INSURRECTION OF THE PEOPLE >The Uprising of the People of Ecuador is acquiring great strength in the >country, despite the levels of repression, disinformation and slander the >the government has used in an attempt to check the struggle of the >Indigenous Nations and Peoples (Nacionalidades y Pueblos Indigenas) and >other sectors of the country's population. > >::::::::::::::::::::::: next message :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: > > >http://www.coli.uni-sb.de/~pietsch/kosovo/PineSGI4101000119153928013481-1000 >00.html > >Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 15:41:36 +0100 >Subject: [stop-war!] [ecuador] the struggle continues (a-infos) > > >However, some news appearing in HOY (a newspaper, most likely a mainstream >one but possibly left-winded; http://www.hoy.com.ec/) appear to be in >contradiction with these statements: > >-the movement is taking shape in the provinces > >-the indians keep marching into Quito in small groups. A crowd already >reached the Capital city . > >-the army is interfering with the marches (with the stopping and represion >of a march of 400 indians from Chimborazo) > >-the closing of roads continues in many parts of the country (despite the >strict control held by the military in the main roads): Azuay, Ca�ar, Loja >(with 4000 indians staying in the Panamericanan Road, decided to resist >until they have no more food), Carchi, Los Rios... > > >::::::::::::::::::::::: next message :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: > > >http://www.coli.uni-sb.de/~pietsch/kosovo/PineSGI4101000119162514022795-1000 >00.html > >Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 16:26:19 +0100 >Subject: [stop-war!] [ecuador] what does 'dollarisation' mean for Ecuador > >NATIONAL PARLIAMENT OF THE PEOPLES OF ECUADOR - >COMMISSION ON THE ECONOMY >DOCUMENT OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE ON DOLLARIZATION > >Dollarization operates exclusively in industrialized economic systems, >which are governed by the flow of foreign exchange dollars, colonial >economies based exclusively on commerce, tourism and monetary >speculation. There are only 12 dollar colonies in the world, among them the >Virgin Islands, the Marianas, Puerto Rico, Panama and other small dots hard >to find on the world map. > >Those economies do not have productive national agricultural, fishing and >industrial systems and their goods and services for internal consumption are, >for the greatest part, imported. > >The dollar, which eliminated its fixed value in relation to gold in 1971, >is an >unstable currency. The U.S. economy does not have gold reserves to >guarantee the dollars spread around the world. They trust in an economy in >crisis, characterized by the highest foreign debt in the world and the highest >commercial deficit in the world, sustaining itself by issuing paper money of >questionable value, backed by the military might of that great power. > >The lack of viability of the dollar as a world money is clearly expressed >in the >creation of the euro and the economic crisis in the United States. > >Dollarization of Ecuador is structurally infeasible and implies the >transformation of the country into a dollar colony. > >::::::::::::::::::::::: next message :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: > > >Ecuador: 20.000 indigenas in Quito. The capital is militarised. >Heavy confrontations feared. > > The president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities > of Ecuador (CONAIE), Antonio Vargas, urged the police and the > military to point their guns towards those who plunder the > country and not against the people > > >http://www.coli.uni-sb.de/~pietsch/kosovo/PineSGI4101000120115824010663-1000 >00.html > > >::::::::::::::::::::::: next message :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: > > > >http://www.coli.uni-sb.de/~pietsch/kosovo/PineSGI4101000120120403010663-1000 >00.html > >Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 01:44:36 +0100 >From: el desaparecido <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > URGENT ACTION > >The Confederation of Indigenas Nationalities of Ecuador CONAIE, >with other social organizations of the country, are summoning all the >organisms of solidarity, of human rights, to all the sister organizations >of the >Indigenous communities of the Continent, to develop actions that tend to >restrain the repression levels, levelings, violation of human rights, and a >system of discrimination and racial violence used by civil employees and >public force of Ecuador, by order of the government of the Dr. Jamil Mahuad. > >The fight of the People of Ecuador today is made of legitimate >actions, recognized in the same Constitution, which is recognized by the >sovereign power which resides in the People. > >Towards the constitutional recognition mandate of the spirits of >our sacred mountains, rivers, waterfalls and seas, to maintain our >dignity at any cost, we, the people of Ecuador, undertake the Popular >Parliaments and the Great insurrection of the towns as forms of head of >resistance to neo-liberal, corrupt, anti-popular and anti-sovereign policies, >imposed by the bankers, groups of great economic power, the government >which represents them. > >January 11th, after the organization of the parochial, cantonal, provincial >parliaments, we installed the National Parliament of the Communities, as an >alternate and sovereign form of power where the different social sectors >are discussing and generating government and Pluri-nacional State >proposals. > >This Parliament has turned out several decrees, which are >attached. > >::::::::::::::::::::::: next message :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: > >http://www.coli.uni-sb.de/~pietsch/kosovo/PineSGI4101000120124736020758-1000 >00.html > >Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 12:40:42 +0100 >From: el desaparecido <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [neolib] (en) [ecuador] indigenas negociate with military > >___________________ >Ecuador: Indigenous people propose that the military add themselves to the >indigenous and popular protest. >____________________ > >QUITO, Ecuador. This Tuesday afternoon, the 20 thousand indigenous >people that were present in Quito for the indigenous and popular >uprising on march tried to move on to the palace of government, >situated in the historic center of the city. > >This march encountered a substantial group of policemen and military >personnel whom impeded the way towards the palace of government. >Through intense negotiations, the military permitted the march to >continue only towards the Ministry of Defense, located 6 blocks from >the governments doorsteps. > >On their way, the indigenous march has received total support from the >citizens of Quito, now that they feel that they are also represented in >the demands presented by the National Parliament of the Peoples of >Ecuador. This being President Jamil Mahuad's resignation, the >dissolution of all judicial and legislative powers, the repeal of the >economic measures and the restoration of a Provisional Council of >Government for National Salvation. > >::::::::::::::::::::::: next message :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: > > >International Press Release from the Confederation of Indigenous Peoples >of Ecuador (CONAIE) > > >http://www.coli.uni-sb.de/~pietsch/kosovo/PineSGI4101000119132947017980-1000 >00.html > > >Quito - January 16th 2000 > >The National Parliament of the Peoples of Ecuador, democratically >constituted with the participation of 21 Provincial parliaments and >innumerable community, county and neighbourhood parliaments, has directly >assumed the control of national sovereignty in order to save the Republic >of Ecuador from the process of national dissolution started by the >decision of Jamil Mahuad to renounce monetary sovereignty by announcing >the substition of the sucre, our historical form of currency, for the >(American) dollar. > > .... snip .... > >The National Parliament of the People of Ecuador calls on all peoples >organisations of the world and to all who are taking care of our world to >come together in solidarity and actively defend the legitimate right of >the people of Ecuador to directly exercise their sovereignty, demanding >the public forces of Ecuador who are observing this exercise of the >peoples sovereignty to not repress the peaceful mobilisation of millions >of Ecuadorians and to subordinate themselves to the legitimate >sovereignty that our people are asking for. Equally we implore them to >recognise the obvious legitimacy of the National Parliament of the People >of Ecuador and to demand (foreign) governments immediately recognize us >(the National Parliament). > > >Antonio Vargas President of the National Parliament >of the People of Ecuador > >::::::::::::::::::::::: next message :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: > > >(en) Preliminary account of the events in Ecuador > >http://www.coli.uni-sb.de/~pietsch/kosovo/PineSGI4101000119132531016775-1000 >00.html > >http://www.egroups.com/group/actioninfo/40.html? > > ________________________________________________ > A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C E > http://www.ainfos.ca/ > ________________________________________________ > >18th January 2000 >There are many news from alternative media informing of a revolt in >Ecuador. Some of the news came through reliable collectives such as Usurpa > but many of them are only available in Spanish. > >The following is an attempt to summarize relevant facts in English. Please >note that the information is at present very fragmentary, that not all the >sources are reliable and that the writter of this has not a deep knowledge >of Ecuador. > > ...... snip ..... > >The population of Ecuador is around 40% indian, 40% mixed, 20% white. The >power is held by the whites and there is a widespread corruption at all >levels. According to my friend the indians are very well organized >throughout the country and this is the fifth indian uprising in the last >few years. They got what they wanted in the previous four movilizations. >But what they really want now? > >Apparently, the main goals are the resign of President Mahuad, stop to the >dollarization process and of the privatization of the oil fields and >companies. There are also calls for a real democracy and for a strong >decentralized State. Not very revolutionary and libertarian by now, but >this could be just the start. > > >::::::::::::::::::::::: next message :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: > > > >Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 13:11:49 +0100 >Subject: [stop-war!] [ecuador] Ecuador Revolution update > > >http://www.coli.uni-sb.de/~pietsch/kosovo/PineSGI4101000119130946013244-1000 >00.html > > >Subject: Ecuador Revolution update >Date: 17 Jan 2000 23:42:04 PST >From: (Andrew Bacelis) > >___________________________________ >News from the Ecuadoran front: > >1. Resolutions of the People's National Parliament of Ecuador > >2. Ecuadoran Government Repression > >3. Beginnings of an Uprising > >4. Police teargas Ecuador oil workers, students (Reuters,1/17/2000) > >::::::::::::::::::::::: next message :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: > > >http://www.coli.uni-sb.de/~pietsch/kosovo/PineSGI4101000119130447012118-1000 >00.html > >Subject: (en) [ecuador] beginnning of popular indigenous uprising 15.1 > >PGA Action at WTO Seattle - http://members.aol.com/pgacaravan > >National Parliament of the Peoples of Ecuador > >Quito, January 15, 2000 >PRESS BULLETIN > >Mahuad must leave office in order to prevent a social convulsion >BEGINING OF POPULAR-INDIGENOUS UPRISING > >The popular-indigenous uprising called by the National Parliament of the >Peoples of Ecuador against the "dollarization," coruption, privitization, >and the empoverishing of the country started at 0 hour today with the >closing of roads in several provinces and the mobilization of thousands of >indigenous people on an encounter with the peoples of Ecuador in Quito; >Antonio Vargas, Parliament Presiden, insisted thet the only maner in to >avoid a social convulsion is if Mahuad and his government give way to the >desires of the peoples of Ecuador. > >::::::::::::::::::::::: next message :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: > > > >Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 13:03:08 +0100 >Subject: [stop-war!] [ecuador] 3000 indigenas make it to Quito 18.1 > >http://www.coli.uni-sb.de/~pietsch/kosovo/PineSGI4101000119130221012118-1000 >00.html > >Ecuador: the indigenas� uprising arrives to the Ecuadorian capital >by Marlon Carrion C. > >QUITO, Ecuador. Although the Ecuadorian authorities were denying the fact >that indigenas were protesting. Today Tuesday 18.1, Quito saw the arrival >of at least 3000 indigenas protesting and demanding the stepping back of >president Jamil Mahuad. > >The citizens were surprised as they had been convinced by the media and >governmental propaganda that nothing was going on. This however didn�t >prevent many people from Quito to show their support for the indigenas >protest by supplying a bit of food. > > >spanish original: www.amarc.org/pulsar > >::::::::::::::::::::::: next message :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: > > > Equador, January 2000 > > - a new monetary scheme > - a new structural adjustment program > - and social unrest > > - textbook lesson in Third World politics > - the popular classes have been defeated again > - the dominant class has reaffirmed its hegemony > > >http://www.coli.uni-sb.de/~pietsch/kosovo/PineSGI4101000119125959012118-1000 >00.html > >see also http://www.elcomercio.com > >---------- Forwarded message ---------- >Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 18:41:19 +0100 >From: el desaparecido >Reply-To: November 30 International Day of Action > >Subject: (en) [ecuador] the grim view of an ecuadorian academic > >November 30 International Day of Action - http://www.n30.org > > The whole situation seems to me one of those textbook lessons in >Third World politics. The popular classes have been defeated again; the >dominant class has reaffirmed its hegemony. The most basic political >liberties, like the right to public protest and free information, are >suspended; but the appearance of democracy remains untouched. However, >if you walk in Quito's streets you would be surprised by the calm that >prevails. > > ... snip ... > > I hope that my grim description would not blind you to see >whichever hope for change that may exist. > Cheers, Pablo . > >Louis Lefeber CERLAC, York University >Professor emeritus Toronto, Ontario >Economics and Grad. Program for tel.: (416) 736-5237 >Social & Political Thought fax.: (416) 736-5737 > > >::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: > > > > > For updates on the rebellion in Equador in English, > German and French, see > > http://www.coli.uni-sb.de/~pietsch/stop-war/ > > also http://members.aol.com/pgacaravan > > for Spanish, see http://www.hoy.com.ec/ > > http://conjuntos.es.fortunecity.com/social/6 > > or the NGO Pulsar: www.amarc.org/pulsar > > or through the mainstream Ecuadoran daily newspaper: > > http://www.hoy.com.ec/ > > > ............................................. > Bob Olsen, Toronto [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ............................................. > __________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi ___________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe/unsubscribe messages mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________
