Mapuche Youth Murdered by Chilean Police + rally (reminder)‏

Hasta Siempre - "Peñi" Matias Catrileo - Murdered by Chilean National Police : The Chilean State continues to apply its most visible hand: repression and bullets.

This mourning, the Chilean National Police once again split blood on the autonomous Mapuche struggle, marking the fifth anniversary of the death of 17 year-old Alex Lemun, who was then killed by Prefect Marco Treuer while reclaiming lands owned by Mininco Forestry Incorporate in Ercilla (southern Chile). Matías Valentin Catrileo Quezada, agronomy student of the "Universidad de la Frontera," was shot down this mourning by a cowardly bullet from a Special Forces officer of the National Police Force [GOPE] (apparently in the lung, according to the news distributed by Radio Bio Bio), while reclaiming the Santa Margarita landed estate together with 30 other Mapuche youth, legal property of ranch owner Jorge Luchsinger.

At this time, the body of Matías Catrileo is in the school of "la Roca", located in the community of Yeupeco (in the township of Vilcún) 18 km south east of Temuco. As usual, the police are silent. Interior Minister Felipe Harboe says there is no official information that guarantees that the raid took the life of Matías (they were shot with UZI sub-machine-guns). And they will continue to do this. Meanwhile, the Mapuche community members have said they will not give in the body until a proper autopsy is guaranteed, which will undoubtedly will make the State's bullets responsible.

From now, we announce that this event continues to affirm the declaration of war that the Chilean government has made unto the autonomous Mapuche movement. Matías was only 22 years old. Full of hope and dreamed for the liberation of his people. He fell with his head held high, for which we stretch our most sincere homage from here. And as the ancient peoples say, when a "colihue" [flower] falls, ten more will be reborn... And you Matías, are a colihue.....

Peñi Matías Carileo, Hasta Siempre...

January 3, 2008.

Distributed by: The Women's Coordinating Committee Chile Canada - email: wccc_98@hotmail.com

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+ Last Minute Reminder.....

Mapuche Rally in Toronto

"Know today that while you may be celebrating, one man and one women are dying of hunger in the jail of Angol in Southern Chile.... In the Longest Hunger Strike in Chile's History..."

For the Life and Freedom of: Patricia Troncoso Robles and Hector Lliatul Carrillanca Mapuche Political Prisoners, dying at 80(+) days in hunger strike, in the racist jails of the so-called "Socialist" government of Michelle Bachelet.

Say NO to the Indigenous Mapuche Genocide inside Chilean Jails! For the Freedom of All the Mapuche Political Prisoners! For the Demilitarization of Mapuche Territory! For the Abolition of Pinochet's Fascist Anti-Terrorist Law, No. 18.314!

MARRICHIWEU WEUWAIN!

Saturday, January 5, 2008 @ 1pm
Chilean Consulate - Toronto
2 Bloor Street West (North-West Corner of Yonge and Bloor)

Called by the Women's Coordinating Committee Chile-Canada
email: wccc_98@hotmail.com