Ecuador: Indian Blood Wins Victories for the People


[NOTE: Bay Area Solidarity Planning/Workparty will be happening as scheduled
to
act in solidarity and support of the Ecuadorian people and the continuing
struggle for global justice.]

E-MAIL BULLETIN
>from the Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas del Ecuador/
Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador

Quito, February 7, 2001

INDIAN BLOOD SECURES VICTORIES
FOR THE PEOPLES OF ECUADOR

The Indian blood splashed in the face of President Noboa has achieved a
level of sensibility from him. We are sure that these stains on the face
of the President will never leave him, so that the politicians and
future leaders will agree that they must govern for all Ecuadorians.

This Wednesday February 7, an accord has been signed amongst the
Leadership of the Indigenous Organizations CONAIE, FEINE,  FENOCIN, FEI,
FENACLE, CONFEUNASE, ECUARUNARI, CONFENIAE, which includes, among other
achievements, the following:

-The reduction of the price of gas by 40 cents of the dollar.

-The freezing of fuel prices for one year.

-That students, children and the elderly pay half-fare on public
transport

-That the plan to use kerosene in indigenous communities will not be
implemented because it is highly toxic.

-The restructuring, strengthening and capitalization of the Promotion
Bank

-The recuperation of the lost portfolio of the banks seized by the AGD

-Increase of the budget for indigenous organizations CODENPE (indigenous
development), DINEIB (indigenous education) and DNSI (indigenous health)

-The swap of external debt for the conservation of the environment for
the benefit of local governments and indigenous communites.

-The resolution of various land and water conflicts which divide
indigenous and campesino communities.

-Implementation of policies that benefit migrants

-Seeking of consensus for the reform of social security and to proceed
to pay the debt to campesino social security.

-The necessity for the country to abstain from participation in Plan
Colombia because it puruse war and death.

-COMPENSATION TO FAMILIES OF THE DEAD AND THE INJURED

Another of the aspects that it includes is the derogation of the State
of Emergency, and fundamentally, the compensation of the families of the
compañeros assassinated and injured by the government of President
Noboa.

For anyone who is interested in having the complete accord, write us by
e-mail and we will send it to you with pleasure.

CONAIE

Quito, 7 de Febrero del 2001