Los Angeles protest in support of Peru's Indiginous Peoples rights , May 26,2009

Celebrities Colin Farrell, Woody Harrelson, Qorianka Kilcher , Jesse Garcia, Alex Meraz and Clifton Collins pull together in an effort to call attention to Peru's Indigenous peoples plight and struggle for survival , health and basic human rights In the wake of the FTA and the Peruvian governments attempts to allow multinational oil, gas, logging and mining corporations to take over their land, without previous consultation or consent of the local inhabitants.

The May 26th protests outside the Peruvian Embassy in Los Angeles were organizes by
On-Q initiative/Peru Youth Activists
in support and solidarity with Perus 48 day long indigenous protests, involving over 1200 indigenous Amazon communities and more than 30 thousands indigenous protesters who, in peaceful protests, are blockading roads and river traffic throughout the Amazon, demanding the repeal of a series legal decrees imposed by the Garcia Administration under the pretext of implementing the Free Trade agreements (FTA) with the United States.
The new laws favor free access for multinational companies over indigenous rights and directly undermines indigenous peoples rights recognized in the national constitution as well as in international treaties, including the United Nations declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples and the International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention 169.
On may 9th in an effort to silence indigenous community opponents of extractive industrie and suppress the peaceful protests, the Garcia regime declared a state of emergency , allowing the deployment of military forces , and the use of violence and repression as weapon against the just fight of a peaceful and humble people whose only arm is their voice and simple presence.

Furthermore, In an aggressive harassment campaign, the Garcia government has filed criminal charges of treason and sedition against 6 indigenous leaders including Alberto Pizango, president of AIDESEP, Perus national indigenous organization representing over 350,000 indigenous peoples in the Amazon

We thank the "Harmony Keepers" for providing harmony and peace for the Los Angeles Protests and DANZA CUAUHTEMOC for their ceremonial dances and prayer.

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[mariaheredia1150]

God, who would have known they would turn into cop killers. For who do not know, the cops killed were something we call"sub-officers", who are usually indigenous poor people as well. THe indians native of Bagua asked the cops to meet in peace and talk...in accordance, cops were sent unarmed...little they knew they were going to their last mission...they were held hostages, hands tied, then shot, then cut (probably to get rid of bodies). The "director" Pizango after they were killed fled Peru.

[OnQinitiative]

The military came with helicopters and 600 mashien guns at 2 am... when protesters were still sleeping... surounded them and at 5am they started shooting tear gas and live bullets.

Garcia had never an intention to "talk" ... in fact he postponed promised meetings for dialogue several times

you should educate yourself about the fact.

not copy and past the propaganda of the government of peru.

realy investigate and Im sure you will start to find many facts will not add up in garcias version.

[xinona3]

Viva El Peruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu­uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu­uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu­uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!

[yiotto]

want to share my solidarity with

Indigenous Resistance

[mariaheredia1150]

@MrGlanceBack if "the indigenous people" (because lets be clear there were communist people infiltrated) were so innocent, why is that THE COPS (who are also innocent victims) were found decapitated?? Please get ur facts straight.

[r2itos]

@alvarobendezu estas muy correcto, pero lo que dices "El Perú es de todos los peruanos y sólo de los peruanos, nadie es mas peruano q nadie" es una excusa para que la gente no haga nada. si eso hubiera sido verdad en el Peru no hubiera mucha pobreza.

[r2itos]

@Bperucho so what is your point.

[r2itos]

@travieso0098 and your points is....?

[r2itos]

@makeme708 Because those country governments don't believe in the human rights, sadly those governments are supported by the USA, Panama government goes to indigenous land and killed many people, Colombia's military killed innocent people so tell can get money from the USA.

[MrGlanceBack]

@mariaheredia1150 If the police were unarmed explain the casualties caused by gunfire.

[makeme708]

Why does every latin foriegn group always protest their government from here in the usa instead of in their home country.

[gearofduty2012]

yeah, we are the last indians to survive the terrible american holocaust and we will fight until we get back what is ours! viva el peru!