From: | bieke@coqui.net |
Date: | Mon, 3 Apr 2000 11:47:09 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] Informe de Vieques Vieques Report (REPOST) |
[We are reposting this message to the list due to previous formatting errors. We apologize for any inconvenience.] (English version follows) 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 You can find archived listserve messages on the CPEO website at http://www.cpeo.org/lists/index.html. If this email has been forwarded to you and you'd like to subscribe, please send a message to: cpeo-military-subscribe@igc.topica.com _________________________________________________________ Enlighten your in-box. http://www.topica.com/t/15 | |
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