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[Anna Luisa Daigneault]

Thank you Francisco for this important documentary footage.
I really appreciate your work and effort to get the information out to us;
I will share the link on social media sites.
Anna Luisa


On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 9:26 AM, Dr. MJ Hardman <hardman at ufl.edu> wrote:

> Thank you for doing this.  I wish there were something like ILAT in
> Spanish.
> There is so much news that needs to be known among all the many people in
> Latin America.  We held a conference way back in 1974, published in 1976
> ACTAS DEL XXV CONGRESO ANUAL LATINOAMERICANO ³LOS AUTOCTONOS AMERICANOS
> OPINAN² MJ Hardman Editor. State University Presses of Florida and there
> was
> a Spanish newsletter thereafter for awhile (in the days before the
> internet).  I wish we could get a Spanish version of ILAT going that would
> include the people attacked here, trying to improve their own education,
> and
> the people throughout the continent trying to preserve their languages.  I
> cannot now do what I did then, but I would support any such efforts.  MJ
>
> On 11/5/12 12:05 AM, "Jefferson Francisco" <jeffersont.francisco at GMAIL.COM
> >
> wrote:
>
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I travelled to Totonicapán, Guatemala to speak with survivors of a
> military
> > attack against a peaceful demonstration. The demonstration was organized
> by
> > the Maya people of the region.  Soldiers attacked peaceful protestors.  8
> > people were killed and at least 40 people were wounded.  The protest and
> > violence took place on October 4, 2012.  The Guatemalan media has done a
> poor
> > job of telling the truth.  So, we decided to check it out for ourselves.
> We
> > made a video report based on the eyewitness testimonies that we
> recorded.  The
> > Maya people are responsible for much of the linguistic diversity found in
> > Central America. They are also very well organized.  One issue at stake
> for
> > the Maya people is the government´s education reform that would add two
> years
> > to undergraduate teaching programs. Thus, making it more difficult for
> > indigenous people to become teachers. Please watch the report. We would
> also
> > appreciate any observations or suggestions that members of the list
> service
> > may want to share.
> >
> > Here is a trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH7bzcK2GqA
> >
> > Here is the full report: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx_JNwadyAw
> >
> > Also, if you are interested in reading a short article with some photos
> taken
> > during the protest and attack check out the blog don bigote at:
> > http://blogdonbigote.blogspot.com/
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Jefferson Francisco
> >
>
> Dr. MJ Hardman
> Professor Emeritus
> Linguistics and Latin American Studies
> Doctora Honoris Causa UNMSM, Lima, Perú
> website:  http://clas.ufl.edu/users/hardman/
>



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*Anna Luisa Daigneault, M.Sc*
Latin America Projects Coordinator | Coordinadora de proyectos
latinoamericanos
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