Latin American Dinner- Dance
In Solidarity with the Indigenous People of Chile
Saturday February 27, 7:30 PM
Flemington Community Centre
25 Mount Alexander Rd. Flemington
Dance with Banana 6, Cumbia, merengue, Salsa Music from 7:30 to 12
midnight
$10 and $12( include two course chilean meal)
Everybody welcome, come and help the chilean Indigenous people
we enclose some information of the current struggle of Indigenous people
down below
Bookings by Friday 26 : 9329 5808 or 9525 3038
Thanks see you there
Lucho
Press release
Ralko Hydroelectric Dam
We call upon the International Community for the defence the Chilean
Indigenous People who are being victims of human rights violations.
Last Thursday, 18-2-99 The multinational company Endesa stop
construction at the Ralko Bio-Bio dam because of the indigenous
communities intervention along with several other social
organisations.
These organisations are opposed to the construction of the Dam
because of its ecologically sensitive location. Also because if its
genocide characteristics intended to wipe out the Mapuche Pewenche
people completely.
The Brutal intervention of the police forces ended with 28 arrested
and 9 injured.
On Friday February 19, Chilean Police forces began removing by force
indigenous people from their ancestral land which has belong to the
Temulemu community from Malleco in the VIII Region(South of Chile).
The police arrested 10 people, among them, men, women and children
and the elder pascual Pichun were injured. The police has also taken
away their supply of wood, tools and machinery.
On Saturday 20 february, the Chilean government ordered the police to
apply the same method used against the Choin Lafkenche located in the
same region as the temulemu community.
Once again we cal upon the international community and anyone who has
respect for human rights and the indigenous people's self-
determination.
We ask you to work in solidarity with the Mapuche people who are
repressed by the Chilean government.
We also ask you to help our mapuche brothers and sisters by sending a
letter or faxes expressing your concern regarding the Mapuche
people's unjust situation. You can also fax or e-mail to the
following authorities:
Eduardo Frei
President of Chile
Palacio de La Moneda
Phono-fax: 0015-56-2-696 69 52
Santiago - CHILE
Ra�l Troncoso
Interior Minister
Palacio de La Moneda
Phono-fax: 0015-56-2-699 03 94
If you wish to express your support in favour of the mapuche people to:
Comunicaciones Mapuche xeg-xeg: 0015-56-45-237253
Chilean Popular and Indigenous Network: (03) 9329 3919
Lucho Riquelme
Chilean Popular and Indigenous Network
P.O. BOX 813
North-Melbourne VIC 3051
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ph:(03) 9329 5808
fax:(03) 9329 3919
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