Dear Azril

Re Proposal 1.  Australia is a fertile ground for indigenous resistances.  For
some time now, this resistance has culminated each January 26.  The key themes
in recent times have been the Stolen Generation, Closing the Gap and
Constitutional recognition. These resistances have moved from the Lonely
Voices phase to popular support, including beyond indigenous communities. 
They have encountered kickback from political elites and vested interests,
although support from the street grows from year to year.

The issue about Place of Resistance is challenging.  Uluru holds mystical
attractions amongst the 300 indigenous nations, but was recently betrayed by
neoliberal political forces.  I feel Redfern in central Sydney may be a more
productive option, although some will surely seek to return to Uluru.

Hoping some of the above can fit into the schedule discussed in Nepal. Please
alert if there is anything that you or other participants need.

in solidarity
chris
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On Mar 15, 2018 11:52 AM, Azril Bacal wrote:
> Dear Uddhab and NIGD:ers,
> 
> Saludos, once again!
> 
> Help safe the WSF process and renew its course of action.
> 
> My proposals in this respect are:
> 
> 1) Actively engage representatives of Indigenous Peoples.
> 
> 2) Establish a working bridge with the Transition Movement, building
> locally what we preach in the dessert.
> 
> 3) Make Climate Change an inter-sectional axis.
> 
> 4) Counteract the non-media coverage of the WSF process with an energetic
> communication strategy to spread "the good news" (hope) that the WSF
> process entails. Look for instance at the example of YES! magazine and
> Roberto Savios's "Other News" along this line of action.
> 
> 5) Include in our working agenda the international network against the
> construction of new airports (ex. Texcoco in Mexico), with headquarters in
> Vienna.
> 
> 6) Take into consideration the struggle against renovation-eviction, a
> topic that has mobilized thousands in Spain (M-15) and fails to mobilize
> Sweden against the construction barons in dirty alliance with the
> established political parties, all of them.
> 
> 7) In the case of Europe, it is despicable the EU policies that exclude
> millions of refugees from a safe haven, which the EU helps to expel by
> selling weapons to the governments that expels them. Incidentally, why have
> we not sufficiently discussed the issue of the arms (death) industries in
> our countries, Brazil included?
> 
> 8) I believe that it is high time that we get further engaged in local
> politics to enter municipal governments in order to construct other
> possible local worlds. If we need examples look at the success of the
> far-right in infiltrating local governments in Sweden (and many other
> countries).
> 
> Abrazos
> Azril
> ____________________
> 
> On Sun, Mar 11, 2018 at 10:31 AM, Uddhab Pyakurel <upyakurel@...>
> wrote:
> 
> > Dear comrades
> > Greetings from Nepal
> >
> > We concluded  a 3-day Nepal Social forum yesterday, and now I am preparing
> > to leave for Salvador. I will arrive there by late evening tomorrow.
> >
> > See you there
> >
> > Regards
> > Uddhab Pyakurel, PhD
> > School of Arts, KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY, NEPAL.
> > +977-9841566932 <+977%20984-1566932> (Nepal)/+977-15535628
> > <+977%201-5535628>
> > Skype: uddhab.pyakurel1
> >
> >
> >
> 
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