2000 CPEO Military List Archive

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Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 11:47:09 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: [CPEO-MEF] Informe de Vieques Vieques Report (REPOST)
 
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2 de abril de 2000
Vieques, Puerto Rico  
Informe del Comite Pro Rescate y Desarrollo de Vieques

Companeros Solidarios con Vieques.  Hoy celebramos una historica  Caravana por
la Justicia y la Paz con la participacion de mas de 425 carros y mas de 1600
personas de Vieques, segun calculos de la policia presente durante la
actividad.  
 
La caravana fue organizada por el Comite Pro Rescate y Desarrollo de Vieques
(CPRDV) con la ayuda de los integrantes del Campamento Justicia y Paz, que
mantiene el bloqueo del porton del Campamento Garcia de la Marina de Guerra de
EU aqui.
 
En todos los barrios y en todas las calles de Vieques la recepcion de la
caravana fue energicamente positiva.  Gritos de Fuera la Marina! se escucharon
desde los balcones de las casas y de las agrupaciones de vecinos que se
formaron en las cruces de las calles donde pasaba la caravana.
 
"Esto fue el referendum nuestro.  El pueblo demostro el compromiso con el lema,
ni un tiro mas, ni un minuto mas.  Se manifesto un amplio  apoyo y solidaridad
con los companeros en los campamentos de desobediencia civil dentro de la zona
de bombardeo," dijo Ismael Guadalupe, portavoz del CPRDV, ante cientos de
viequenses que se reunieron despues de la caravana en la Plaza Justicia y Paz,
anteriormente conocida como la entrada de la base militar de Camp. Garcia.
 
Esto fue la culminacion de un fin de semana de continua actividad de lucha. El
sabado nos visito una delegacion de 180 miembros de la Union de Tronquistas de
Puerto Rico.  Celebraron su Asamblea Mensual en el Fuerte, donde escucharon
presentaciones de Ismael Guadalupe, Carlos Zenon,  Hector Olivieri, Sara Peish
y este servidor.  Luego, se trasladaron al Campamento Justicia y Paz para un
acto artistico y de protesta, junto a cientos de residentes de Vieques.  Por la
noche, en la vigilia que se celebra todos los sabados durante los pasados nueve
meses en la Plaza Justicia y Paz, varios centenares de viequenses y visitantes
de la Isla Grande participaron en varias rondas de piquete al son de la plena
de la familia Bonano Perez y fueron obsequiados con la musica de Tony "Mapeye"
Rivera, el cuatrista Guiso Perez de Comerio, y el trovador de San Lorenzo,
Roberto Silva.  El poeta, Edwin Quiles, ofrecio sus versos solidarios.
 
Este increible ritmo de actividad de solidaridad y de lucha ayuda a energizar a
todos los luchadores aqui. Nos mantenemos en alerta ante posibles
intervenciones militares - policiacas.  Nos preparamos para las multiples
actividades a celebrarse durante la Semana Santa - semana del aniversario  de
la muerte de David Sanes (19 de abril de 1999), semana del aniversario de
inicio de las acciones de desobediencia civil en la zona de bombardeo.
 
Les mantendremos informados desde aca.  EN LUCHA, EN SOLIDARIDAD,  
Robert Rabin, CPRDV
 
 
2 April, 2000
Vieques, Puerto Rico
Report from the Committee for the Rescue and Development of Vieques
 
Friends in solidarity with Vieques.  Today we carried out a historic CARAVAN
FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE, with the participation of more than 425 vehicles and
over 1600 people from Vieques, according to police estimates.
 
The caravan was organized by the Committee for the Rescue and Development of
Vieques with the help of Camp Justice and Peace, which maintains a blockade of
the gate to the Navy's Camp Garcia facilities.
 
Throughout the "barrios" and streets of Vieques, the caravan was received with
great enthusiasm.  Screams of NAVY OUT were heard from balconies of houses and
from groups of neighbors on street corners where the caravan passed.
 
"This was our referendum.  Our people demonstrated the committment to the
theme, NOT ONE MORE BOMB, NOT ONE MORE MINUTE.  The caravan was a strong  show
of solidarity with the men and women in the civil disobedience camps inside the
bombing range," said Ismael Guadalupe, spokesman for the CRDV, before hundreds
who gathered after the caravan in Justice and Peace Square, known before as the
entrance to the Navy's Camp Garcia.
 
This activity culminated a week end of constant action of struggle. Saturday,
180 members of the Teamsters union of PR visited in solidarity. 
 
They held their monthly assembly at the Fort Museum in town with an orientation
from Ismael Guadalupe, Carlos Zenon, Hector Olivieri, Sara Peish and this
writer, on the current situation of the struggle.  Later the group moved to
Justice and Peace Square for a cultural and protest event with hundreds of
Vieques residents.  
 
At night, during the Vigil that's been held every Saturday night for the past
nine months, hundreds of Viequenses and visitors from the main island
participated in piquetes to the sound of Plena music by the Bonano-Perez family
and listened to the great music of Tony "Mapeye" Rivera, cuatro player "Guiso"
Perez from Comerio, and troubador Roberto Silva from San Lorenzo.
 
This incredible rythm of solidarity activity has a powerful and positive impact
on our energy levels.  We remain alert to possible military-police
intervention.  We are preparing for several activities during Holy Week, also
the week we conmemorate the anniversary of David Sanes' death (19 April, 1999),
anniversary of the beginning of the civil disobedience actions in the bombing
area.
 
We will keep you all posted from here.  IN STRUGGLE, IN SOLIDARITY,

FUERA LA MARINA DE VIEQUES!

Robert L. Rabin Siegal
Comite Pro Rescate y Desarrollo de Vieques
Apartado 1424   Vieques, PR  00765
(787) 741-0716   cel. 375-0525


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