What is here is trying to silence legitimate complaints, claims, claims. Demonize unhappy
and rebellions. Prosecute and criminalize protest. It has become clear that it does not
run for those killed, kidnapped, tortured and raped and continue to have impunity and
cover almost all support them. ---- That when a judge as Motta wants only investigate
arises immediately jumps there and send it to the last corner. Yes, for those processes so
great trick protested the court. Luxury impunity and jails. But others have joined
impunity and not say anything but it works like this. ---- Uruguay, to repression and
police abuse ---- Montevideo, May 3, 2014 ---- A public opinion: ---- Regarding burning
dolls 1 May our column has been mentioned and attacked in the media and statements by
government representatives. We feel obliged to respond and say some things.
Cerro La Teja Column uninterrupted march to the act of May 1 organized by the Central
Workers for 31 years. It was back in 83 workers in our beloved neighborhoods Cerro and La
Teja, took to the streets even in dictatorship, demanding the release of political
prisoners, denouncing the disappearance of social activists, missing children by the
military dictatorship and repudiated the existing regime. Since then our column has
appeared repeatedly on problems felt by the working class and our people as part of the
commemoration of May 1. In all this time they have participated in the same set of unions
and social organizations. Step will name some of those memory reminds us more easily,
possibly know that a few remain on the road...
Workers COLAGEL, FOICA (Federation of Workers of the refrigeration industry), ADEMU
(Teachers Union), ADES (Teachers Union), FANCAP (Union ANCAP) STIQ (union of Chemistry),
UNTMRA (Metallurgical union) SUATT (Union taximeter) UTAA (Workers Union sugarcane Bella
Union), sunma (Fishery Workers), FOSE (syndicate ose) Unott (Transport Workers), SAG
(union of the graphics) workers, Mothers and Relatives of the Disappeared, Niboplast
Workers (recuperated by workers) Annual Plenary Justice, Student Coordinator, CEIPA (Guild
of Students IPA), Lyceum Guild 11 Guild Lyceum 61 Lyceum Guild Bauza, AFUTU (Guild workers
UTU), PROMOPEZ, FUCVAM ADEOM, COVITEA (Cooperative Housing Teja) _COVIDE (Cooperative
housing HILL, A PLACE IN THE WORLD (Cooperative housing Cerro ) COVICENOVA (Cooperative
housing Cerro), Movement against Lead Neighbours and Life, THE BRIDGE FM (Community Radio
LA Teja) OF VILLA FM (Community Radio del Cerro), UNDER CONSTRUCTION (Community Radio
Santa Catalina), LA KLASISTA (Community Radio Aguada), Santa Catalina Node Barter, Barter
Node "House of Friendship" Node Barter "Saint Romero" Child Eater Cerro, Cerro Ateneo,
Ateneo Carlos Molina, Germinal Ateneo, Ateneo Pocho Rios Neighbors Movement against the
Puerto del Cerro Military Commission in Defense of Water and Life, Movement Neighbours
impunity, National Commission Against Impunity Commission for Protection of public
education, defense committee of ANCAP. Our march has been year after year led by different
unions in conflict, the denunciation of different social problems that affect our
neighborhoods and our people around. Also every year several blocks people from these
working class neighborhoods, who know of sacrifice and struggle have been present. This
step also will name some of the column headers has had in these 31 years.
Support unions conflicting statement and participation in all popular plebiscites, active
and sustained participation in all issues related to HR violation, freedom of expression,
rejection of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, among other.
This year, as we have indicated above our column was headed by a sensitive issue for
others and concern for our neighborhoods. We are referring to the outrage and police abuse
that is experienced on a daily basis in neighborhoods called the periphery. The qualified
social discrimination bottom, "red" areas.
It is a problem that is not new, but in recent times it has increased and these facts have
been made public. No doubt that the murder of the young Sergio Santa Catalina is a sample,
but to say that this despicable act is not, as you want to bring up an isolated, well yes
there is a direct responsible if I run it, but everything was Operating in general, the
beating relatives, neighbors in the Coordinated del Cerro, all handling of evidence in the
scene, previous episodes of abuse towards young neighborhood with threats, beatings,
arrests, harassment were not carried out by the murderer of Sergio. Not very different
situations surrounding the police murder of Santiago and Guillermo Machado Yerle. We could
devote whole pages referring to everyday acts of police arrogance to our neighborhoods
face daily. This is known around the world, not only those who live, know all politicians,
all ministers, media, etc..
br> And now the intent of lowering the age of criminal responsibility to repudiate and
symbolic burning of the doll. The message is clear, it is political, it is also language.
We are facing a repressive policy and its enforcement arm against minority, willing we put
behind bars almost children. This is the fact that symbolically repudiated and wanted to
plot the column. "Our gurises not go to prison, the best of our people will not give even
a vote to the floor" said verbatim from the rostrum of the PIT-CNT. The Cerro and La Teja
will not vote nor downward.
But the police unions are not wrong they are not our comrades, nor there, nor do we
consider his work. Its function, in the place that has the structure of the system,
repression, hit and stick to the people every time you send it. Your institution is
educated, disciplined, injected values to make the task of looking after the interests of
the rich and powerful, system owners. The order that they care to look after clubbing and
shooting is their property and power. These goods and power mechanisms that support them.
Those two three are questioned by those who tire of injustice and that's when you
intervene. We have seen throughout the course of a long history here in these
neighborhoods beating and dragging of the hairs, I estaqueando in soccer clubs workers
refrigerators, again and again. It is, to mention just one example, the 38th parallel and
more recently the slaughter of the filter. Not counting the beatings to students at
multiple times, in opportunities for students, parents and teachers as they did at the
Lyceum 70 recently. Apparently there had also criminals who demanded a bathroom for their
children. Some time ago the whole neighborhood saw the police in a patrol car running over
a child, were the neighbors had to assist the child while the soldiers were first meet
them by doctors. The repudiation of the neighbors that became perversely call now crime:
Bridge cut Pantanoso burning tires, marched to the police station and made several more
events in our neighborhood. No sir you are not our peers, if a union query that transcend
to "leaders", bureaucrats, you would not be in our PIT_CNT was made. At some point things
will fall into place.
An ideology of the system for this stage is to raise to the fore, oversize, the safety
issue. The media create the environment to give the size they need, with horror and blood
splattering what coated properly for fear the rest. Why this issue is raised equally in
all parts of the world in our country? Strange, no. The so-called neoliberalism sowed
world of misery, anger, despair. He organized this stage to have increasingly more and
more to have less and less. One of the responses to the rebellion and discontent that
arise and continue to arise is mounting ideological devices like the so-called Security.
They are not talking about other security than them.
For below that is expressed in what we see. The increased repression and modernization,
flooding streets in our neighborhoods milicos, the tougher penalties for young people,
open prisons and fill them. Well known and experiences abound in this sense, that there is
not going the solution to social problems that have cyclical. This will pose the problem
that is most important.
What is here is trying to silence legitimate complaints, claims, claims. Demonize unhappy
and rebellions. Prosecute and criminalize protest. It has become clear that it does not
run for those killed, kidnapped, tortured and raped and continue to have impunity and
cover almost all support them. That when a judge as Motta wants only investigate arises
immediately jumps there and send it to the last corner. Yes, for those processes so great
trick protested the court. Luxury impunity and jails. But others have joined impunity and
not say anything but it works like this.
The Minister of the Interior, Bonomi said we are criminals. What a novelty for us! So the
system and its representatives have labeled all social activists through time. The said
long ago with Jose Gervasio Artigas it was all a bandit; also said about those Chicago
Martyrs remember that these days were criminals and other things. Also remember that
things like Raul Sendic told Pocho and Mechoso fighters are a reference and example for
all who struggle. We could go on. Yes, we are of these offenders, yes, and even
consistent. These criminals will be as we have oppression, injustice, inequality. Promise
to be good when there is an atmosphere of freedom, solidarity, new values and civilization
existing in the service of all human beings.
Against all Impunity for Housing, Health, Education and Labor for our youth.
No more repression in our neighborhoods.
No downward.
Because our May 1st is always a day of fighting, combative class.
Column Cerro-Teja
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