Eustaquio Toala, President of FEINE (Organization of Indigenous Evangelicals) says to make way for peace, there must be justice. "The People and Nationalities request the prompt repeal of Decree 883."pic.twitter.com/OndF22GFJq
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President of @CONAIE_Ecuador responds to @Lenin’s proposal for a commission (to detract from the actual demands):
"We didn’t come to form commissions. The ask of the country—this is not an ask of the Indigenous people—is the repeal of of Decree 883." @jaimevargasnaepic.twitter.com/dWxUynZRKU
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Leonidas Iza, President of the Indigenous and Campesino Movement of Cotopaxi: To have to fill a gas tank at a price increase of 123% is a violent act. The reaction to that is what the Ecaudorean people are demonstrating against right now. If we want peace, repeal.pic.twitter.com/PzInssVKqU
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(pt 2) Leonidas Iza, President of the Indigenous and Campesino Movement of Cotopaxi points to wealth concentration as a major issue contributing to Ecuador's economic problems. He says tax the rich before looking to the pockets of the poor.pic.twitter.com/VD8L4gwSwP
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(pt 3) Leonidas Iza, Indigenous and Campesino Movement of Cotopaxi: We must repeal 883 and re-think the entire economic system so that it doesn’t fall on the shoulders of the lower classes. No one wants war but we need to resolve these issues now, and this depends on
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(pt 4) Leonidas Iza of Cotopaxi on govt efforts to blame Rafael Correa for violence: Lowering the levels of violence confronting Ecuador, is squarely the responsibility of
@Lenin. "I find it irresponsible to think that these are acts of vandalism by the People or Correistas."pic.twitter.com/iVIpfwQhfDShow this thread
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They can’t talk for every Ecuadorian! There’s a lot of people who support the president’s decision. Stop confusing everyone!!
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They don't speak for every Ecuadorian but they do speak for those of us who understand this economic measures further condemn our indigenous brothers and sisters, and those in the lower socioeconomic levels, to a vicious cycle of poverty.
#MasacreenEcuador#EcuadorEnCrisis
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Tell Ecuador to Respect Human and Indigenous Rights Now!https://amazonwatch.org/take-action/tell-ecuador-to-respect-human-and-indigenous-rights-now …
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Okay I know it's not the main part of this but does this news station actually have a little man signing instead of closed captioning? That's kinda fun.
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