The resistance of the Mapuche people-meeting with VICTOR ANCALAF
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public meeting with
VICTOR ANCALAF
The resistance of the Mapuche people all a repression of multinationals and the Government of Chile
Thursday, 22 May 2008 at 18
at Circle ARCI Basaglia
Via Mantua No. 34 -- Turin
Victor Ancalaf is "werken" (Messenger) of the Choino Lafkenche, located in the area of San Jorge, 12 km from the city of Collipulli, agricultural area and forestry in the province of Malleco, dell'Araucania Region IX, in southern Chile, where Temuco is the capital.
Father of five children, 43 years, Ancalaf became a recognized leader in 1998 when Mapuche gave rise, along with other leaders, the Mapuche "Coordination of Communities in Conflict Arauco - Malle "(CAM), which played for two years, the role spokesperson pubblico.Egli is also political and lonko "(apo traditional c) er appresentante struggle of the Mapuche people 's self-determination, against neoliberalism and against the multinationals.
He was arrested in November 2002 in the city of Temuco, while went to a meeting Mapuche in Manquehue, where then would be born on Coordination of Organizations and Local Mapuche identity.
He spent 5 years in prison in Concepcion, capital of the Region VIII, also known as the Bio Bio Region as a political prisoner from 2002 to 2007.
THE CONTEXT
* Bio Bio, La VIII region of Chile takes its name from the Bio Bio, the river that marks the limit between the two regions mentioned above, also has a great importance because is a historical site. This is the natural and political border between the Mapuche territory el 'first Spanish empire, and between the army and the Chilean Chilean neo republic then. There are treaties signed between the parties, dated 1641 showing the boundaries land occupied the Mapuche people.
Victor Ancalaf, was sentenced to 5 years and one day for the event known as "attack d 'terrorist fire" with the 'application of this abhorrent law, inherited from the military dictatorship in the context of the conflict for construction of a hydroelectric Ralco in 'South of the Bio Bio by the multinational "ENDESA".
This is more accusations, trials and persecution by the Forest Mininco and thereafter an absurd accusation of "intent to seizure" to a personality of the judiciary. All these accusations are how the Chilean state, which private companies have contested this important Mapuche leader and manager of Collipulli, emblematic figure of struggles and collective demands for protection and recovery of the territory.
Victor has been charged with crimes against public order and damage to private property several times, but there was evidence against him.
EVENT ANCALAF ALL 'ORGANIZATION American States (OAS)
While 's former Interior Minister Jose Miguel Insulza assumed the post of Secretary General of' OSA, organizations of the Mapuche people simultaneously accusing the state of Chilean human rights violations Human manager Víctor Ancalaf at this international organization. One of the objectives of the complaint was obtain admission of honesty of the manager and put an end to 'application of anti-terrorism law against the Mapuche movement.
For case ENDESA-RALCO, Ancalaf was accused of having committed arson attacks in machinery used to work in the construction of the Central Hydro-electric Ralco, on 29 September 2001 and 3 and March 17 of 2002.
The complaint all 'OSA was presented with a large support Mapuche represented by 71 leaders of various organizations and Territorial Identities from Santiago to Chiloe, which supported the decision d' entrance to CIDH (Inter Commission on Human Rights).
http://www.cidh.oas.org/annualrep/2007sp/Chile.58105sp.htm
After prison, with absolute firmness and dignity Victor is recovering his freedom and his activities with his family, his community, his coordination and his people.
Today is a witness of political life and Mapuche in Chile is making a round of meetings and conferences to solicit l 'attention and solidarity on the situation of the Mapuche people, people originating in Patagonia.
