Ecuador: THE ALLIANCE OF THE PEOPLE IS EXPRESSED IN THE MULTINATIONAL-PEOPLE’S PARLIAMENT

We hereby share an unofficial translation of an article from Defense Front of the People’s Struggles in Ecuador.

Today, an important and massive mobilization took place in the city of Ibarra, called by the Multinational People’s Parliament of Ibarra.

This combative day leaves us with several important lessons:

• Understand that the current people’s uprising in Ecuador is not just indigenous nor is it under the hegemonic direction of CONAIE; workers, peasants, artisans, students, informal workers, and the general public have joined in, who claim their status as historical actors in these days. Therefore, the spokesperson for the course and transcendental decisions must consider all the actors in this struggle.
• The presence of over 1,500 people in this march confirms the importance of strengthening the worker-peasant (indigenous)-people’s alliance.

• Since these marches are organized by the people, the display of banners, flags, and other identifying elements was avoided in order to prevent opportunistic sectors from trying to capitalize on the mobilization for electoral or personal gain.
• This mobilization will hold a vigil in response to the barbaric and criminal assassination of comrade Efraín Fuerez, and will remain attentive to the decisions made by certain indigenous and people’s leaders regarding the uprising, its organization, and development. It is established that the struggle of the masses will not be allowed to end on the negotiating table.
• This great march reaffirms, once again, the decision of the broad people’s masses to continue the uprising until the set demands are met.

We trust that in the coming hours, community, people’s, and peasant organizations of all kinds will join this great uprising; that we move from pronouncements, speeches, and ambiguities to decisive and committed political action together with those who not only express their militancy in the countryside, on the roads, in towns and cities, but also consistently honor the blood of those who are generously giving it in the people’s struggle.

LONG LIVE THE PEOPLE’S UPRISING!

THE PEOPLE’S EXECUTIONERS WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN NOR FORGIVEN!

HONOR AND GLORY TO COMRADE EFRAÍN FUEREZ!

ORGANIZE – COMBAT – RESIST!