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Zapatista Demands — Indigenous Women’s Petition |
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by Andrew Kennis
Email: andrew (nospam) indymedia.org (unverified!) |
07 Jan 2006
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Petition of practical demands that Zapatista women made and Comandanta Ramona strongly supported. This petition was complimentary to the more general rules found in the Revolutionary Laws of Women, which were organized by Comandata Ramona. |
 Comandanta Ramona is shown here along with other members of the Comandancia in her last public appearance this past September 16th, when she spoke in front of the plenary sessions that were held to plan the Other Campaign deep in the Lacandona jungle, in the heart of Zapatista territory . |
Zapatista Demands — Indigenous Women’s Petition
We the indigenous campesina women ask for the immediate solution to our urgent needs, which the government has never met:
1) Child-birth clinics with gynecologists so that campesina women can receive necessary medical attention.
2) Day-care centers must be built in the communities.
3) We ask the government to send enough food for the children in all the communities such as: milk, corn starch, rice, corn, soy, oil, beans, cheese, eggs, sugar, soup, oatmeal, etc.
4) Kitchens and dining halls, with all the necessary equipment, must be built for the children in the communities.
5) Corn mills and tortilla-makers must be placed in the communities according to the number of families in each area.
6) We should be given the materials necessary to raise chickens, rabbits, sheep, pigs, etc., including technical advice and veterinary services.
7) We ask for the ovens and materials necessary to build bakeries.
8) We want craft workshops to be built, including machinery and materials.
9) There must be a market where crafts can be sold at a fair price.
10) Schools must be built where women can receive technical training.
11) There must be preschools and day-care centers in the rural communities where the children can have fun and grow up strong, morally and physically.
12) As women we must have sufficient transportation to move from one place to another and to transport the products of the various projects we will have. |
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Re: Zapatista Demands — Indigenous Women’s Petition |
by Natalya Aseyev
natalkapaltalka (nospam) hotmail.com (unverified) |
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25 Jan 2006
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Women should be treated with respect. There isn't a superior gender or race. All people are created equal. They should be treated that way. If these women aren't even getting the simple necessities, well that is inhuman. They should be able to have theses accessable to them. |
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Re: Zapatista Demands — Indigenous Women’s Petition |
by Amie Chaudoir
synergyaims (nospam) hotmai.com (unverified) |
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05 Feb 2006
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Together we can do this! |
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Re: Zapatista Demands — Indigenous Women’s Petition |
by Roberta Greenier
rgreenie (nospam) unm.edu (unverified) |
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24 Apr 2006
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It is inspiring that the Zapatistas show solidarity and dedication to thier cause. I hope to see all of their demands met. |
