The following message is a request for action in support of the Wayuu People in the Alta Guajira region of Colombia. For more information, please visit organizacionwayuumunsurat.blogspot.com.

Thanks to Ana for posting this on her blog

URGENT SUPPORT FOR THE WAYÙU INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN COLOMBIA

The displaced community of Bahìa Portete found in the Alta Guajira once again denounces the latest incursión of the paramilitary group CONTRAINSURGENCIA WAYUU under command of the alias “ PABLO ” into their ancestral territory that has once already been bathed in blood. This …

March 2. 2008: Please note, there have been several updates posted in the comments since this article was initially posted. See the bottom of this post for an overview (includes petitions, media, and contact info)

Margo Tamez recently sent out the following urgent call for support, explaining that since July, her Mother and Elders of el Calaboz, Texas, have been the targets of numerous threats and harassments by the Border Patrol, Army Corps of Engineers, NSA, and the U.S. related to the proposed building of a fence on …

The following urgent message is from Janie Jamieson. Please forward widely…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday October 25, 2007

Incarcerated Six Nations Man Threatened by Institutional Staff
by Janie Jamieson, Six Nations

Skylar Williams, a Mohawk Wolf from Six Nations has been held without bail at the Hamilton Barton St. Jail since the illegal arrests at Stirling Street September 19, 2007. Today we held a rally for him outside the jail where he has been in the “hole” for two days.

We have reason to believe if Skyler is harmed in anyway, we know he is the target of planned and deliberate threats and violence by …

In a wave of massive repression, 2 days ago hundreds of Police began raiding houses throughout New Zealand, focusing specifically on Indigenous People working for self-determination. So far there have been 17 arrests, but the Police are currently looking for about 60 other individuals. Prominent Tino Rangatiratanga activist Tame Iti was among the first arrested at his home at 4am Monday morning.

Maori Party co-leader Pita Sharples says the raids have set race relations back 100 years. That the ‘justice system’ has lashed out against Maori, …

This was just forwarded to me from a friend — It’s from a couple days ago but as she says, it’s still important—this is regarding the Australian ‘intervention.’ There were two attachments in the email, a draft letter and a ’snapshot of the Northern Territory.’ Both can be found below. Following that is some contact information for the government — Ahni.

The Combined Aboriginal Organisations met in Alice Springs today. We discussed the Commonwealth intervention in our communities in the NT. The bills introduced by Mal Brough on Tuesday were available to the few delegates who were able to get to …

Since August 2nd, atleast 20 Tibetan Buddhists have been arrested outside of Lithang, Kardze (Ganzi). The Tibetans gathered to call for the release of Runggye Adak, who was detained a day earlier at a function marking the 80th Anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), organized by the Lithang County government.

Runggye, who recently criticized another Monk for his involvement with a ‘patriotic education’ campaign aimed at the Lithang monastery, was detained after Calling for the Dalai Lama’s return to Tibet, for the freedom of the Panchen Lama …

This week, Amnesty International released an alert on behalf of activsts in Ecuador who are opposed to a local mining operation headed by Canada’s own Accendant Copper. According to the Press Release:

“community leader Jaime Polivio Pérez Lucero has been threatened and activist Mercy Catalina Torres Terán has been attacked, as a result of their opposition to a mining project close to their homes in the Intag area of Imbabura province, northern Ecuador. Their lives, and those of others who voice opposition to the mine, are in danger. Jaime …

In Los Limones, Honduras there are 74 Peasant families, members of the Tierra Nusetra Peasant movement, who are currently faced with an imminent forced removal from their homes. Since 2005, Tela Railroad Company (A subsidiary of Chiquita) has wanted to remove the families so they can plant Afican Palms.

Tierra Nusetra has so far resisted the forced removal — suffering all kinds of intimidation, violence, and murders by the private security forces hired by the company.

From fian.org - The “Los Limones” community has been living since 1951 on …

from Black Mesa Indigenous Support. Please call President Shirely! If you are in the area or know anyone in the area please get out to the site and be a Legal Observer!

RED ALERT!

DINE’ GRANDMAS ARE BEING ARRESTED!

21 Navajo Police Paddy Wagons and Police Vehicles Just Arrived at the Blockade! [Thursday, December 21, 2006, 12 Noon Mountain State Time]

We have just received reports from ground zero of the Blockade site that the Navajo Police are making arrests! Grandmothers are being arrested. The men were not at the camp and were collecting
firewood.

We are asking that supporters – far and wide – immediately …