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Friday, September 23, 2011

Solidarity Message with Marmato/ Engllish and Spanish


ENGLISH

 

SOLIDARITY MESSAGE WITH MARMATO

 

Friday, September 23, 2011

Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

 

 

            COLOMBIA SUPPORT NETWORK (CSN), joins in the Gathering for Solidarity with Marmato tomorrow, Saturday, September 24, 2011, and sends an affectionate greeting to the people of Marmato and to the members of the Committee to Defend Marmato. Be sure that our organization will do all that it can not only to make the very serious situation of what has happened in Marmato, but  also  will generate actions that will contribute to defend Marmato's rights and its history as a traditional small-scale mining town.

 

            More than ever we support you in maintaining your clarity of purpose and your unity in this long struggle for justice. Small-scale mining should not be treated as a crime, but rather as a source of work for Colombians in their own country. Marmato should be kept as a historical jewel, because a country that forgets its history ends up forgetting its identity and therefore its culture and its essence. Do not give up because you are not alone. The international community observes with great interest what is happening in Marmato and its struggle and asks you to keep united. Father Jose Reynel Restrepo has not died in vain. In spite of all the pain that his murder brought to us all, it has helped to spread outside Colombia the just cause you defend and the one he gave his life for.

 

                                                                        JOHN I .LAUN

                                                                        President CSN







ESPANOL

MENSAJE DE SOLIDARIDAD CON MARMATO

 

Viernes 23 de Septiembre de 2011

Madison, Wisconsin, Estados Unidos de América

 

            COLOMBIA SUPPORT NETWORK (CSN), se une a la Jornada de Solidaridad con Marmato próxima a celebrarse este sábado 24 de Septiembre de 2011 y envia un afectuoso saludo a los habitantes de Marmato y a los integrantes del Comité Pro-Defensa de Marmato,. Estén seguros de que nuestra organización hará todo lo que esté a su alcance para no solo difundir ante la comunidad internacional la grave situación de lo que pasa en Marmato, sino para generar acciones que contribuyan a la defensa de sus derechos y de su historia como una comunidad tradicional de pequeña minería.

 

            Mas que nunca les apoyamos en mantener su claridad y su unidad en esta larga lucha por la justicia. La pequeña mineria no debe ser un crimen sino una fuente de trabajo para los colombianos en su pais. Marmato debe ser conservada como una joya histórica porque un país que desconoce su historia acaba desconociendo su identidad y por ende su cultura y su esencia. No desfallezcan porque no están solos. La comunidad internacional observa con gran interés lo que pase en Marmato con su lucha y les pide mantenerse unidos. La muerte del Padre José Reynel Restrepo no ha sido en vano, a pesar del dolor que produjo este crimen, porque ha servido para difundir hacia otros países la justicia de esta lucha  que él respaldó y por la que dió su vida.

 

                                                                        JOHN I. LAUN

                                                                        Presidente CSN

 

 

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