two months ago, members of the community of Formosa Qom and members of the indigenous cause camp from 9 de Julio Avenue May for the return of their lands and clarification the murder of Roberto Lopez. There, several artists accompany the claim: music, dance, juggling and drama is interspersed with rocks and street, while the poets are turned to an open microphone.
By Maria Daniela Yacca
Photo courtesy of Spring
Step by dead people
clouds my heart is,
but where people live is death
much worse.
justice buried, buried
reason.
[Violeta Parra, the sun burning Top]
Buenos Aires, January 28 (
NAN- Agency
2011) .- Two whipala flutter on top, remaining stoic despite the wind and rain that lingers. How many things are in a square of asphalt at the intersection of 9 de Julio and Avenida de Mayo? Is it possible to move around and keep walking like nothing? Since it was installed two months ago, the camp Qom has changed the landscape strongly. There cross community members Qom (Formosa), members of the indigenous cause (many of them from the City of Buenos Aires), artists that accompany the claim and curious (apologize the ambiguous and trite term). No, it is possible to go out there and continue business as usual. It will be for a few. Is that the camp not only gives another postcard from the City, but has changed urban life.
For those who lack the fundamental aspect of this story: the fight is carried out by members of The Spring. Ask the Government the return of their ancestral lands. Also, the clarification of the murder of Roberto Lopez, which took place during a violent police crackdown on Formosa to evict the community. There in their land, many Indians left homeless and without water. This is also prompted for a solution. It also seeks the return of his passport. Can you keep walking like that, knowing all this? And if you do not know, then you have to close.
A fundamental rule of journalism is that the story portrays a struggle. Of man against man, man against the forces of nature, man against himself. NAN Agency, as means of culture, comes to camp with the aim of Qom describe what Instead it is up to the culture around it. Surprisingly, all of a sudden, the organized nature of the claim. In the largest tent of all is Paxsi, old-young militant of the Indian cause, which includes press commission. It requires a record of everyone who comes close to looking information or statements. The tent is "adorned" with paintings by students IUNA for questioning where he is watching the state.
's already 18 and there are two young men walking by with their stringed instruments, a poet who gives verses to anyone approaching to ask something, a juggler spinning through the air, the colors of the flag. Is there Félix Díaz, representative of Qom, taking some mates with their peers, and willing, as always, to put voice to the problem. The voice, the body. He says he is very tired of repeating the same thing. He says he does not sleep there because, well, really needs to rest after talking to the media during the afternoon. "I would like a novelty," longs. It is one of the best position to provide the answer you are looking NAN Agency.
"Art makes the difference. The social struggle sometimes is accompanied by much violence and anger. We want to give something different, peacefully, joyfully. At night share music, dance, ritual ceremonies, "he says. There is also room for projections, generally related to indigenous issues. Every day, between 18 and 22, accompanying musicians camp Artists Popular Front (FAP) and writers of the Independent Book Fair and self-managed (FLIA). But there are open mic. "Anyone wanting to show their art, so be it. We want to give that space to contribute their talent and show solidarity with this struggle, and it is understood that the cause is not a party but a political persecution that has to do with the valuation of life. "
In violence the State never intended to respond with more violence. "We hope the dialogue," says Felix. "You have so much patience ... Sometimes, the authorities use violence against us, and that we are complicated." Last Saturday was a rock, with artists and live bands. Requesting a contribution of five dollars bonus plus a donation (a nonperishable food or clothing). Also, music and dance have been present in all gears. "It's the only way to attract people," Diaz sentence. In that approach, asking the public-companion in the struggle over aid. "To sign a petition. We are gathering signatures to send you to the President. "And when he says that Felix gets a little more. A solution by February, he says, would be ideal.
Artists, crazy and guerrillas
Can adhere to such a cause without getting up to handle it? Obviously not for the FAP, which has accompanied the claim from which stepped on the City. Gustavo, one of its members, explains what it is. "A number of bands that try to spread the art, put it in another place, where it is always running it, take it anywhere you take out the fighting. The idea is that the musician is like a guerrilla, thought and art of his time. "With this effort, there are certain things that have to resign. "I do not always have the best sound, the best of circumstances. We did not perform on stage. "They would rather get into the assemblies to stroke the ego.
- Do the bands that make up the FAP protest music?
- We do cumbia ( N. R.: The band is Anarcumbia slingshots), there are people doing folk, rap, cikuris, others are heavy. There is everything a bit. And yes, all are related in a way a kind of struggle. For us, as well as musicians, we are activists. We got to know in several moves, we are independent people who do not belong to any political party. We met in the street. The group is in formation. We not only want to amplify the music, but we think we can move forward in the struggle. Compose in those places.
- for example, composed some of the camp?
- Not yet. But the lyrics of many of the musicians of FAP have roots in the struggle itself. We struggle.
- Do not belong to a political party is a litmus?
- No, but we are collecting in these areas who have no partisan characteristics. They are assembly-, democratic, horizontal.
- How is the experience of accompanying the camp?
- is great, as everything is on the street. Bring the sound to amplify the voices. Not that we are artists, we understand that art has to be somewhere else, the pair of militancy. There happen to be an industry of culture, music time, which gives the impression that music would have to be somewhere else. But the space it deserves is to accompany the advance of our people. There are many people who are here and beginning to think that other worlds are possible. With the FAP try to talk all this. The music is not commercial, not ours, but no. There is an industry that sells.
- Well, but there are musicians who want to commercialize it.
- The system generates stalls or the illusion that there is no alternative, other things possible. We resumed the line of many great American musicians like Victor Jara. The militant Popular truth because it reflected a time.
- more people will find out the claim, attracted by the artistic?
- The other day we reflected that we have to be every day. We wondered who might be interested, echo, put the body. The conclusion was that to them is going to interest those who are already struggling, those who feel the injustice. Over there we have to go looking for those who are looking to Tinelli. Suffice it to say, move, motivate them.
Open mic
"Dream Felix working the land that belongs to you, dreams that his sweat is paid with justice and truth, dreams that no school to cure ignorance and medicine to ward off death, dreams that his house is filled and is reason to govern and to govern his people, he dreams he is at peace with himself and the world. He dreams that he must fight to have that dream. Felix and waking dreams ... now knows what to do and sees his wife crouching stoke the fire, listen to mourn his son, watching the sun greeting the east, and sharpens his machete with a smile. "Poetry is Subcomandante Marcos. Paul Gramajo the borrowed and made a cover that recited for all the days of the rock. Now, repeat the ritual before the recorder.
santiagueño Poet, says she loves the words for "open and closed worlds." Paul is cheeky and, then, it has earned a place in the open mic. It was, in fact, one of the drivers of the rock, without knowing in advance. Also a member of the Peasant Movement of Santiago del Estero (Mocase) and brought his claim. "There we have 250 problems of eviction, the brothers have a Spring. And the media are silent, paradoxically misinformed, misinformed information. Our problem is we never fence, as required by law. Our fields are community, grazing as well. There are no borders for us. "
Returning to the focus of this note, Paul has, for his participation as host of the club:" It was an act of resistance, but also the insistence. We have a large memory capacity. Because, when there were no books, oral and memory go hand in hand. We have a built-in memory. The rock was pretty cute beyond the rocks tend to have fun. And sometimes the fun loses the possibility of actually seeing her completely. It is a defense mechanism to forget situations. "
As Paul speaks, there roams Sergio Juncos, juggler. It backpacker and whenever it finds a struggle with that match, sum. Now, after spinning through the air the colors of the whipala , that is to travel to Formosa, internalized in the community and teach their art to children and adults. "It would be good if the culture is based outside the cities. Has to expand around the world. Is that we take, take, teach kids and show large can play again. "
Both are young. Actually, that day is many young people getting into the camp. A large storm leads many of those present. However, the flags are still there, caressing the sky. Many indigenous brothers sleep there tonight. The cry is not suspended by rain. Nor sleep. The dream of the land, finally, belongs to them. The dream of being at peace with the world.
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