Comments on: Bolivia: Pro-Government March Arrives to La Paz http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/10/21/bolivia-pro-government-march-arrives-to-la-paz/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:28:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Voces Bolivianas » Despues de 516 años se rompen los grilletes de la injusticia, marginamiento y exclusión de los pueblos y naciones indígenas de Bolivia http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/10/21/bolivia-pro-government-march-arrives-to-la-paz/comment-page-1/#comment-1575890 Voces Bolivianas » Despues de 516 años se rompen los grilletes de la injusticia, marginamiento y exclusión de los pueblos y naciones indígenas de Bolivia Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:36:12 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=51687#comment-1575890 [...] participo de la historica marcha que se llevo a cabo durante los dias 13 y 20 de Octubre de 2008, desde la localidad de Caracollo en la ciudad de [...] [...] participo de la historica marcha que se llevo a cabo durante los dias 13 y 20 de Octubre de 2008, desde la localidad de Caracollo en la ciudad de [...]

]]> By: Daniel Duende http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/10/21/bolivia-pro-government-march-arrives-to-la-paz/comment-page-1/#comment-1526222 Daniel Duende Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:35:01 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=51687#comment-1526222 So the Constitutional Assembly wrote a draft constitution and then the Congress "re-wrote" it? This doesn't sound even close to Democratic. What were these modifications? What changed, and what was spared from this re-writing? Are the indigenous rights guarantees and the reforms promised by Evo Morales still in the new draft? I must confess I'm somewhat puzzled by the whole situation. Best, D.D. So the Constitutional Assembly wrote a draft constitution and then the Congress “re-wrote” it? This doesn’t sound even close to Democratic. What were these modifications? What changed, and what was spared from this re-writing? Are the indigenous rights guarantees and the reforms promised by Evo Morales still in the new draft?

I must confess I’m somewhat puzzled by the whole situation.

Best,
D.D.

]]> By: Bolivia: Pro-Government March Arrives to La Paz < barrio flores http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/10/21/bolivia-pro-government-march-arrives-to-la-paz/comment-page-1/#comment-1525668 Bolivia: Pro-Government March Arrives to La Paz < barrio flores Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:26:28 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=51687#comment-1525668 [...] Originally published at Global Voices…. Tens of thousands of peasants, miners, coca-growers, and other supporters of the government of Evo Morales arrived in La Paz on Monday. What had originally started as a march to apply pressure to the Bolivian Congress to pass a law calling for a Referendum to approve the draft Constitution ended as a celebration when the lawmakers reached a compromise, and seemingly pacified the country after several volatile months. Lasting for nearly a week, the multitude came from all corners of the country, passing through the city of El Alto and finally assembling in the Plaza Murillo in the city of La Paz. Sandro from Centro Cultural Autoctono Sartañani [es] describes many of the marchers: Luciendo orgullosos sus vestimentas tradicionales, empuñando banderas tricolores y wiphalas, con bolsas de coca y con un poco de comida en sus mochilas o aguayos, miles de bolivianos y bolivianas, del campo y la ciudad, iniciaron hoy una marcha desde Caracollo (Oruro) hasta La Paz (sede de gobierno) con una sola premisa: la aprobación de una ley de convocatoria a referéndum sobre la nueva Constitución Política del Estado. Proudly displaying their traditional dress, carrying tri-colored flags and wiphalas (the flag representing indigenous peoples), with bags of coca and with a little bit of food in their backpacks or aguayos (traditional textiles used for carrying purposes), thousands of Bolivians from the countryside and city, started a march from Caracollo (Oruro) to La Paz (seat of government) with only one purpose: the approval of a convocation law for a referendum for the new Constitution. [...] [...] Originally published at Global Voices…. Tens of thousands of peasants, miners, coca-growers, and other supporters of the government of Evo Morales arrived in La Paz on Monday. What had originally started as a march to apply pressure to the Bolivian Congress to pass a law calling for a Referendum to approve the draft Constitution ended as a celebration when the lawmakers reached a compromise, and seemingly pacified the country after several volatile months. Lasting for nearly a week, the multitude came from all corners of the country, passing through the city of El Alto and finally assembling in the Plaza Murillo in the city of La Paz. Sandro from Centro Cultural Autoctono Sartañani [es] describes many of the marchers: Luciendo orgullosos sus vestimentas tradicionales, empuñando banderas tricolores y wiphalas, con bolsas de coca y con un poco de comida en sus mochilas o aguayos, miles de bolivianos y bolivianas, del campo y la ciudad, iniciaron hoy una marcha desde Caracollo (Oruro) hasta La Paz (sede de gobierno) con una sola premisa: la aprobación de una ley de convocatoria a referéndum sobre la nueva Constitución Política del Estado. Proudly displaying their traditional dress, carrying tri-colored flags and wiphalas (the flag representing indigenous peoples), with bags of coca and with a little bit of food in their backpacks or aguayos (traditional textiles used for carrying purposes), thousands of Bolivians from the countryside and city, started a march from Caracollo (Oruro) to La Paz (seat of government) with only one purpose: the approval of a convocation law for a referendum for the new Constitution. [...]

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