The territoriality, autonomy, consent, are also goals shared by peoples of African descent, organized into Quilombos in Brazil, and communities Palenke Colombia, etc.. In line with the "inter alternative learning paradigms" is a summary of this process in Colombia: the organization "Proceso de Comunidades Negras" and recent agreements on territorial and community control.
Black Communities Process in Colombia
principles that guide the CPN
1. BE Affirmation Affirmation of cultural identity of the Black Communities.
2. Space to be the defense of the ancestral lands of the Black Communities and sustainable use of natural resources.
3. Exercise BE autonomous Participation of Black Communities and their organizations in the process of making decisions that affect them.
4. Option One's Own Future. The defense of a development option consistent with the cultural aspirations of the Black Communities, and culturally and environmentally sustainable.
5. Solidarity. Contribute from the particular to the struggle of the European Black and other sectors for the vindication of their rights and building a more just world.
In practice CPN efforts are aimed at:
1 . Strengthening self-organizing processes of the Black Communities and their organizations.
2. Defense, development and strengthening cultural identity of the Black Communities.
3. Recognition, extension and implementation of the field of ethnic rights, cultural, territorial, social, economic and political aspects of Colombian Black community as an ethnic group.
4. Shares of defense of territory and natural resources management and conflict resolution.
5. Boosting self-management processes communities and organizations and the definition of development policies in line with their cultural identity and aspirations.
6. The defense of human rights of black communities in the context of internal armed conflict in the country, especially the prevention and protection of communities and their members against forced internal displacement, location, massacres and assassinations, etc.
7. Strengthening the participation of women and girls of African descent the visibility of their situation and the definition of concrete strategies to address the situation of particular vulnerability and ignorance of their rights.
8. The fight against racism and racial discrimination through outreach and positioning of the subject, revealing in national and international discussion, by identifying cases of racism and racial discrimination and to design a legal strategy seeking combat.
STATEMENT OF THE REUNION ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF A COMMON AGENDA IN BLACK COMMUNITIES ancestral territories, South Pacific, and valleys CHOCO
Territorial Ethnic Organizations, Community Councils and Community Councils Joint Afro-Colombian communities, the undersigned, gathered in the city of Cali on 3 and 4 July 2010, as part of the meeting CONSTRUCTION JOINT AGENDA GOVERNANCE FOR COMMUNITY Ancestral NEGRAS, PACIFICO SUR, CHOCO Y VALLES INTERANDINOS.
Saludamos la disposición de nuestras organizaciones de reunirnos para trabajar con el ánimo de construir agenda común en el marco de los fuertes desafíos que atraviesa nuestros territorios en las actuales circunstancias.
Saludamos y felicitamos la disposición de la Oficina de Naciones Unidas para los Refugiados por apoyar la realización de este encuentro.
We particularly welcome the decision of the United Nations to declare 2011 as International Year of African descent peoples. In this context it is necessary to promote community mobilization and press the state's adoption of measures to really overcome the deep inequalities and inequities suffered by our communities.
express our concerns about:
The profound violation human rights of our communities, killings, displacement and threats to our communities, and women leaders, which is part of a general strategy of intimidation and disruption of our organizational and community processes.
Almost 20 years after the conquest of specific rights of black communities / Afro, several important, crucial and final of the law 70 of 1993 as are the chapters IV , V and VII of the regulation has not been achieved, despite the insistence and construction proposals from communities, their organizations, leaders and leaders.
In January 2009, the Honorable Constitutional Court order through the Auto 005 and in the context of an unconstitutional state of affairs, a scheme for the protection of the rights, life and the territories of Afro-Colombian communities, their leaders and leaders; view with great concern that despite the specific orders of the Honorable Constitutional Court, government institutions required to their implementation, are lengthy and tangled compliance with such mandates that are not implemented as ordered by the Constitutional Court, generating actions over violations of the rights and lives of our communities, leaders and leaders .
Because the institutional attitude of not proceeding with legal mandates in terms of protecting the rights of our communities, facilitate illegal activities such as mining , delivery of concessions multinational mining companies such as Anglo Gold Ashanti, Glencord, Cosigo Risort, Anglo American Gold, Muriel Mining Company, Frontino Gold, among others, causing devastating impacts on the ancestral lands and cultural integrity of the ethnic peoples and an important cost in human lives.
This violent rights enshrined in international agreements, the constitution and laws, such as the consultation , the free, prior and informed consent and the right of ethnic groups to freely decide our fate .
rights of our communities were conquered in work dynamics and impact that compromised the efforts of a group of organizations, given the gravity of the situation they have been subjected our communities, which can be observed in the statement of the expert on ethnic minorities Ms. Gay McDougal, (See Declaration) profound challenges presented to us this time and the need for joint action in terms of protecting and advance the rights won, we agree and undertake to:
· Acting together in terms of work involved in building and implementing a common agenda aimed at protecting and advance the rights of our communities in local, regional and national levels.
· We pledge to create a process unit containing as structural, rights and lives of leaders and communities at risk.
· Defender coordinated manner the fundamentals of the rights that we have achieved so far and need to advance our common action.
Given the urgency of a common agenda, built from the grassroots in the regional push the incidence and the exercise of rights, we call on:
· Make a humanitarian tour the ancestral lands of Afro-Colombian communities in the South Pacific, Choco and Inter-Andean Valleys .
· Flesh in the coming months a regional joint space in the drive to push the black movement action at local, regional and national levels.
Topics such as the Comprehensive Development Plan and Long Term Auto 005, Prior Consultation and Consent Free, Prior and Informed illicit crops , Internal Armed Conflict, Fumigation, spaces and mechanisms for participation of our community, Truth, Justice and Reparation for the Afro-Colombian Communities. They are part of a list of themes, which we discuss and agree on approach routes to the government directly in an organic community space and which will convene in the coming months.
guarantee the enjoyment of rights of all citizens is the responsibility of states, we demand that the Colombian government :
· carry out the mandates of the constitution and law, as well as international conventions concerning special protection of the rights and cultural integrity of the Afro-Colombian peoples as an ethnic group.
· comply fully with the mandates of the Honorable Constitutional Court Judgement on the T-025, 2004 and Order 005 of 2009, relating to the protection of cultural integrity of black communities, the right to life and stay in their ancestral territories.
· Review and repeal the licensing of concessions for exploration and exploitation of mineral resources and timber which are violating the collective rights of communities ancestral, including titles released without consultation and unjustly in the territories of black communities in the mining Take-Suarez, Cauca, Cauca Timbiqui-Hill and Dog Face-Chocó-Antioch, Cocomaseco-Acandí-Choco, WCPO-Bagadó -Choco in Upper San Juan-ASOCASAN-Chocó, and other Condoto Ancestral Domain.
· demand that under the constitution and the law, the Colombian government protect the cultural integrity of the ethnic groups
· National government demand to stop the spraying and forced eradication of coca, attention and accept the proposed eradication Autonomous Community on the basis of concrete alternatives for the communities.
We urge the international community:
· At United Nations agencies, European Commission and the U.S. Congress to support the applications for protection of rights claimed by Afro-Colombian communities.
· effectively cooperate to solve these difficulties in the economic, political and technical.
· Supporting the Afro-Colombian communities in building an effective advocacy for the advancement of our rights in local, national and international.
· support politically, technically and economically implementation of the agenda built as part of this statement.
coordinate in the direction of, invite all community councils, territorial ethnic organizations, Afro-Colombian organizations, individuals to sign the proposed labor agreement and joint action, for which may send an email to the following address:
agendaregional.territorioyvida @ gmail.com.
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invite the Policy Unit and Articulated Action for the defense and advancement of the rights of Afro-Colombian communities and strengthening local processes, regional, national and international.
Signatories Organization and Community Councils.
Association of Community Councils Timbiquí - Mayor Palenke the Kastigar.
Association of Ethnic Community Councils and Territorial Organizations ASOCOETNAR Nariño.
Mayor Council Cacarica Basin
Community Council of Condoto Cocomacoiro
Community Council Upper San Juan
Council Mayor Pro defense of the Tapajos River
and Federation of Community Councils of San Juan FOSAN
Network Community Councils of the South Pacific. ReComp
Process of Black Communities in Colombia. PCN
Regional Palenke the Kongal
Alto Cauca Regional Palenke
Minga North
Municipal Women's Association. ASOM
Community Council Making
Rio Community Council Pepe
General Council Dolphin
Cedar Community Council
Ancestors Corporation
United Black Community Council
Alto Community Council Guapi
Patia North Community Council San Bernardo.
Renacer Black Community Council
Upper South Community Council of Saija.
Afro-Colombian Red
Community Council Gualmar
the Mojarras Foundation
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