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April 2008 - News
Civil Society draws attention to the murders on 7th April of activists
Teresa Bautista, 24, and Felícitas Martínez, 20, broadcasters of the Community
radio station "The Voice that Breaks the Silence" (La Voz que Rompe
el Silencio), while on the way to participate in the State Meeting for the
Defence of Oaxacan Peoples Human Rights. We denounce the widespread repression
and criminalisation of social movements in the country and particularly towards
women, which has continued to grow during the mandate of Felipe Calderon’s
government. We also denounce the training of paramilitary groups who act with
total impunity in front of the eyes of society, and permitting the separation
of the federal government from these crimes. Read the full denunciation here
(in Spanish only).
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Hemispheric Meeting against Militarization
The
World March of Women joins with the organising committee of this 2nd Meeting to
continue the effort to deepen the reflection, diagnosis, analysis and
definition of guidelines to face the continental and global threat represented
by militarization in an ever more coordinated and effective manner. The meeting
will be organized in La Esperanza, Intibucá, Honduras, from the 3rd – 5th
October 2008, prior to the Social Forum of the Americas that will take place
from the 7th – 12th of the same month in Guatemala. For further information,
read the Meeting’s ‘call for participation’ (in Spanish) or visit the blog www.antimilitarizacion.blogspot.com
Food Sovereignty
Peasant, indigenous, African descendent, fisher, rural worker and harvester women from 14 Latin American and Caribbean countries met in Brasilia, Brazil on April 9th 2008 on the occasion of the first "Special Conference for food sovereignty, rights and life", carried out in the framework of the 30th FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) America conference. On this day, they expressed their vision of the challenges and proposals necessary for achieving Food Sovereignty. Read the declaration (in Spanish).
