Mayan Elder and Priestess Job No'j Chomiha (Rosa Maria Cabrera) passed
on July 26th, 2008.She had been scheduled to be in the Los Angeles area
today, August 8, 2008. Below is a prophetic message she intended for
this day. La Maestra was a member of this email list
JOB NOJ CHOMIHA
The Coyote Woman
Rosa Maria Cabrera
Mayan Spiritual Guide
Healer and Daykeeper
She was initiated into Mayan Sacred Rites over 11 years under the
direct guidance of Elder Alejandro Cirilo Pérez Oxláj (The
Wandering Wolf) And is featured in the upcoming film The Shift of the
Ages
JOB NOJ CHOMIHA passed over to the other realm on July 26th. Her light
and love will be deeply missed by all of us whom she has touched.
For those who seek a way to honor her, please consider a donation to
Shift of the Ages to help complete this beautiful film featuring Rosa
Maria, JOB NOJ CHOMIHA. Help us to spread the message of creating
balance on our Mother Earth and to live as brothers and sisters as we
approach this opportunity of seeing the shift of the ages.
Donate to THE SHIFT OF THE AGES HERE
A Message from Rosa Maria Cabrera for 8/8/08
My dear brothers and sisters,
This is my prophecy for this 8.8.08 based
on what my Guiding Spirits are telling me
as I am a Mayan Priestess of the Sacred Fire
from Guatemala, a Grandmother and a Time Keeper.
I just read your wonderful message to the world
for the awaken of the new generation, for respecting
what our ancient Elders taught us and to continue
their paths.
I can see with all my sadness how this world has been
destroyed, how we destroyed it day by day, and just
wish that we ALL can make more actions than only words.
Is beautiful to hear the words but if we do not make
any actions, what we hear will come into one ear and
leave away from the other one.
It is the time for ALL Native American People,
Indigenous from all over parts of this Sacred World
to be unified, to forget who knows more and who knows
less; the main purpose is to join together and in Unity
to make a spiritual army to replenish our Sacred Mother
Earth. Is time to share all our knowledge because truth
should not be only for the 'privileged ones' to know
because if we think like this: How will we learn? -- How
can we pass this Sacred message to the future guardians?
There should be no more competition but complementation
of knowledge and over all: Respect our cultures!
Respect our cultures doesn't mean that you should do
what I do, but share with others how to respect Mother
Earth, tell them what our Elders told us and spread the
message in the good way straight from the Elders of
Tradition so there is no misunderstanding or adding
what is wrong.
We need to be together without thinking who is Cherokee,
Maya, Indigenous from the South, Indians, Yellows, Whites,
African, Tibetan, who came first, who came last, etc. but
to work like sisters and brothers and share the prophecies
of our Ancestors, like those written in our Sacred Mayan
Pop Vuch. They Said: Let's everybody awaken, that not even
one or two stay behind!!! - and this is the main prophecy
of today - They are not saying: ONLY the MAYAS, ONLY the
these or those.... they said_ EVERYBODY!!!!and everybody
is the Universe as we only have ONE SUN with different names.
If we all get together, there will be NO POWER IN THIS WORLD
who will stop us to return our dear Mother Earth to life,
as we are the vast majority population in this world (The
guardians of this Sacred Planet).
This is the main thing we ALL need to do without looking
to our cultural colours, if we look to our different roots,
anyway we are all children of the Spirit, Ahau, Allah,
Kali, Mary, Jesus, Mahoma, Maat, Buddha, Kuan Yin, Krishna
or whichever ancestor you name. We all are rivers which
come from the same Milky Sea (Galaxy), we are all several
electric bulbs of different watts and colours but belong
to the same Universal Energy, we are ONE with the Universe,
with our animal cousins and without keeping this balance no
one will survive. It is true that our prayers are powerful
but there is an expression that I heard: Someone was praying
for guidance and while she was praying, she was hearing
someone crying of pain nearby, but she continued praying
without paying attention to this one who was crying of
pain. The question is: Can we close our ears to other
people pains while praying? When this woman stopped praying,
she looked for this one who was crying and found him dead!
When we pray to Spirit it is to hear Sun's song, and the
cries of Mother Earth. To become a messenger of all our
relations.
We are destroying our families and animals just for fun,
calling it 'sport for hunting or in the bull fights' but
not for surviving. We are seeing children killing the
little birds in the trees just to test their accuracy
for killing them and we do nothing.
We are letting our Governments give permissions to continue
opening mines bleeding, new petroleum wounds, cutting the
living mountains for taking the sacred stones, silver and
gold and for each of these works they need thousands and
thousands of water that later on turn contaminated.
We are letting these big ships throw away all their garbage
to the ocean, plastic bags and our Superior animals of the
water are eating them and die. We are taking the coral from
the seas to sell them in fancy jeweleries with an incredible
value. We are selling wooden statues made our of big trees
that took 200 years for them to grow to get this size and
our governments do nothing because they have 'permission'
if they are carved trees. Isn't it the same to cut a complete
tree and carve it?
In my country Guatemala, I can see people without a house,
without a shelter, sleeping in the wet soil, Elders carrying
heavy things on their hurting backs, without shoes and bleeding
feet and no one do nothing while others have lots of abundance
and dislike sharing or giving what they do not need. I can see
tourists coming to Guatemala, trying to pay less for what our
indigenous people sell without thinking that with one sale,
our people can live for a week while the tourist will spend
the same money in one dinner.
In the first world, they serve plenty amount of food in
restaurants and if you do not eat all, they just throw it
away to the garbage while others in Asia are dying of hunger.
There is no balance in this world and peace will not come
till greed stops. We can see all this money that will cost
the new olympic games in China while they just are passing
through a great tragedy that need to stop wasting all this
money and help their sisters and brothers who have nothing
to eat or no places to live.
The USA government is only wasting our world in wars and
weapons while the soil and food has gone away, and more
people in this world are looking how their children have
nothing to eat. In our country Guatemala, if you go to the
mountains can see there is no more water to drink, and no
one do nothing.
My belief is that what is happening today is the result of
our human indifference to the sorrow of our children and
families, and Mother Nature and the Universe is perfect
and knows perfectly that human hearts will be open only
through pain. The pain that we personally suffer as we
can't feel the same pain for our sisters and brothers
suffering. Our hearts got frozen without feeling compassion
for the ones in desperate need.
Rosa Maria Cabrera
Grandmother and Spiritual
Mayan Elder of Guatemala.
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Indigenous Leader Murdered In Guatemala Ahead of
International Day of the World's Indigenous People
An indigenous and campesino leader in Guatemala has been assassinated,
just ahead of national actions to commemorate the International Day of
Indigenous Peoples. Tim Russo has more from Guatemala.
Antonio Morales, a Guatemalan indigenous leader from the CUC, Committee
of Campesino Unity, was attacked and hacked to death yesterday morning
as he returned to his home in Colotenango, Guatemala. Morales was a
national leader of the CUC, CNOC and Maya Waqib Kej, three of
Guatemala's most important indigenous organizations which have
actively opposed large scale mining projects, hydroelectric projects and
the privatization of water. Such is the case in San Miguel Iztahuacan,
San Marcos where Montana Exploring a subsidiary of Canada's Goldcorp
Inc has spent thousands of dollars on trying to halt a community led
plebiscite that poses to threaten Montana's mining exploration and
mineral extraction. Fifty-nine mayors of local villages and towns in the
region have unified in opposition to Montana's mining and the result
has been increased military presence in the region to protect
Montana's interests. The CUC, CNOC and Maya Waqib Kej have denounced
Morales' death as political intimidation as they prepare massive
protests in ten regions throughout Guatemala for today and Saturday in
celebration of August 9th's International Day of Indigenous Peoples.
For Free Speech Radio News, this is Tim Russo in Guatemala.
Guatemala: Don Aejandro Inaugurated as Ambassdor of Indigenous Peopl
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Institute for Cultural Awareness Announces Grandfather
Alejandro Cirilo Perez Oxlaj is named Ambassdor
for the Indigenous People of Guatemala
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13th generation Maya Kiche Spiritual leader and President of the
National Mayan Council of Elders of Guatemala, Grandfather Alejandro
Cirilo Perez Oxlaj has been chosen by the Guatemalen President Alvaro
Colom as Ambassador for the Indigenous people of Guatemala. August 9,
2008 was the date chosen for the inauguration ceremonies of Grandfather
Oxlaj's new position to commemorate the day of Indigenous People of the
World instituted by the United Nations in 1994.
The Minister of Culture of Guatemala, Jerome Lancerio noted that the
activities in Guatemala will become important relevance to the presence
of Indigenous peoples of the Americas. He adds, "This activity has
sought unity and solidarity among Indigenous entities and a national
celebration that promotes the beginning of a new era for Indigenous
peoples in Guatemala. This moment in history signifies that the
Guatemalen government has a serious committmnet to their Indigenous
people.
Inauguration ceremonies will begin on August 9 at 10am with a tradtional
Mayan fire ceremony and will precede with speeches from invited
representatives. ICA President, Adam Yellowbird states, "It is an honor
to have been asked to speak and represent North America. I feel today is
a great step forward in the Bridging of the Americas. We are here in
Guatemala to celebrate Indigenous people of the world and to unite North
and South America through Central America. Today is a great day for all
humanity." Adam has recently returned from Grandfather William
Commanda's gathering outside of Ottawa, Canada and flew straight to
Guatemala to connect the energies from North America to Central America.
"Many Indigenous leaders around the world are celebrating this wonderful
event," continues Adam Yellowbird.
Adam traveled from Arizona to Guatemala with ICA Executive Director,
Carmen Gudin and Francisco Quiroga of Colombia representing South
America. Francisco expresses, "Today is an important time in humanity's
history. Today our great leader Tata Cirilo not only represents the
voice of the ancesotrs but he also has an official position representing
the Indigenous Mayan people of Guatemala in this new government. In
these times, it is extremely important for Indigenous people to be heard
again. Because of his Spiritual leadership throughout the Americas, he
also represents all of the Indigenous people of the world."
Carmen Gudin shares, "As a Spiritual leader and Ambassador for his
people, this new position created just for Grandfather Cirilo represents
a Shift in the Ages. We are entering a new era where the Indigenous
people will be heard again. What an honor to live in these times and
witness these great changes. What an honor for us women to walk along
side our husbands with balance and compassion for the people. Thank you
Elizabeth for the beautiful role you play in all of this work.
ICA member, Jim Beard shares his viewpoint, "This position couldn't have
been granted to a more appropriate person. Grandfather Cirilo represents
a beautiful and humble man and is most deserving of this position. He is
a great leader for his people and all of us."
Grandfather Cirilo expresses beautifully, "It is a time of honoring
diversity and a celebration of oneness. I have come in fulfillment of
the prophecies that we may all walk together, no group shall be left
behind. In respect to Mother Earth, let there be unity between the
governments and those that they govern. May the pueblos have peace and
be in harmony once again."
You can connect to this celebration with prayers and fire ceremonies
from your own home. ICA is prepared to film and document this monumental
and historical event. We look forward to delivering the details via our
websites and email newsletter.
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Guatemalan Campesinos Face Kidnaps, Multiple Attacks July 10, 2008
Rights Action has sent a media alert concerning the safety of members
belonging to the National Committee of CUC ([1] the Campesino Unity
Committee <http://www.cuc.org.gt/> ) and more than 100 Maya Keqchi
families from the Alta Verapaz region of Guatemala. Since June 30,
they've faced multiple attacks and kidnappings by paramilitaries
associated with the bio fuel agribusiness, Ingenio Guadelupe.
See below for Rights Action's alert, followed by a letter you can
send to the Inter American Development Bank, who promotes the bio fuel
industry in Guatemala.
CUC National Committee Members Attacked by Gunfire and Kidnapped
Biofuel Agrobusinesses Violently Repress Communities
Rights Action is extremely concerned for the safety of members of the
National Committee of CUC (the Campesino Unity Committee), and for the
safety of members of the Maya Keqchi communities of La Isla, Caserio el
Mirador Semao, Corazon de Mais, and Teleman Punto 15, all in the
municipality of Panzos, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala.
Historically the area known as Finca Los Recuerdos has been farmed by
the above mentioned communities as it pertains to their territory.
Approximately three years ago a bio fuel agribusiness, Ingenio
Guadelupe, began cutting forests and planting large extensions of sugar
cane for ethanol production. The indigenous farmers have been extremely
concerned about the damage to the environment provoked by this business,
not to mention the invasion of their territory.
June 30, 2008 a group of approximately 60 Keqchi families entered the
Finca Los Recuerdos at approximately 7 am to establish temporary
shelters and once again begin planting in the area.
The families were viscously attacked by paramilitary security forces
associated with Ingenio Guadelupe. The group of men, women and children
were fired upon and a helicopter property of the company attacked them
flying over the families while only approximately three to four feet off
the ground. In this way the group was forced to abandon the lands. One
35 year old father for three children, Cristobal Coc Cuc, was shot and
hospitalized.
July 1, at approximately 9 am, the families and representatives CUC,
approximately 200 people total, gathered in Panzos to protest the
violence perpetuated against the communities, and demand prosecution of
those responsible and the clarification of the land title situation. The
peaceful group was again attacked by the paramilitary forces with the
direct participation of Carlos Withman and Guillermo Urrutia, two
managers of the ethanol agro business.
The two company managers, and members of the paramiltary security force
that accompanied them, fired into the peaceful crown, dispersing them,
and seeking out the CUC National Committee members. They shouted that
they intended to kill Aparicio Perez and Rafael Gonzales, both of whom
were able to escape. They then proceeded to kidnap two women, Maria
Martin Domingo and Fabiana Ortiz, members of CUCs National Committee.
The crowd identified the house they were taken to, and held for several
hours. Only CUC initiated legal actions in Guatemala City did a judge
and the police enter the house to liberate the women. The assailants
continue to operate in the region with absolute impunity.
The situation in Panzos is emblematic of the agrarian situation in
Guatemala in which the Guatemalan government acts with complicity with
large landholders and agro businesses to illegally obtain land belonging
to indigenous communities. Violent force either committed directly by
State security forces, or paramilitary illegal actions tolerated by the
State, are used to violently evict communities without establishing
clarity in terms of land rights or much less protecting the special
rights of indigenous communities as guaranteed by international human
rights standards.
The agrarian conflict has become worse in recent years with massive
investment in bio fuel production, both in ethanol via sugar cane and in
bio diesel through african palm production. The rapid growth of bio fuel
industries in Guatemala was stimulated by the interest of the Inter
American Development Bank in bio fuels.
In January 2008, the Inter American Development Bank approved a
technical grant to help Guatemala develop plans to promote the bio-fuel
industry. Over the past several years Inter American Development Bank
and the World Bank have promoted bio-fuels as an alternative to slow
global warning. Communities around the world immediately began
denouncing the deforestation and desertification bio-fuel production
causes. Over the past year the same institutions promoting bio-fuels
began warning that bio-fuels contribute to the globally rising cost of
food. Communities affected by bio fuel plantation know that the
environmental destruction they cause must contribute to global warming
rather then help combat it, not to mention increasing hunger.
CUCs National Committee member Aparicio Perez has also been directly
affected by violence from the bio fuel industry as his home community of
La Ayuda, Coatepeque is being devastated by the contamination and
desertification caused by neighboring African Palm plantations, and as a
consequence of their protests he has been subject to death threats. On
March 20, 2008 his two sons were pursued by a pick up truck with tinted
windows in an apparent attempt to attack them.
ON July 7 a member of CUC in their Coatepeque region was gunned down and
killed in a public mini bus, a public assassination that demonstrates
the degree of impunity and violence in the area which leave activists
vulnerable.
CUC is a long time partner of Rights Action, it is one of the longest
standing land rights organizations in Guatemala, and has maintained a
clear and constant struggle for the respect for fundamental human rights
for over three decades. Rigoberta Menchu won the Nobel Peace Prize while
working as a member of CUC.
Aparicio Perez has traveled to the United States twice with Rights
Action, first in a speaking tour focused on denouncing the killings of
land rights activists in Eastern Guatemala and most recently to attend
the United States Social Forum. Both Aparicio Perez and Rafael Gonzales
have been active in planning for the Hemispheric Social Forum scheduled
to occur in Guatemala in October 2008.
SAMPLE LETTER
Luis Alberto Moreno, President
Inter American Development Bank
1300 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20577, USA
Tel: (202) 623 -3096
Dear President Moreno:
I am extremely concerned that the Inter American Development Bank is
supporting the development of biofuel industry in Guatemala when the
communities affected by bio fuel agro business are under attack,
literally, by biofuel agribusinesses. The Guatemalan government permits
these businesses to perpetrate violence and contaminate and steal water
form the communities.
Example of this is the June 30 attack on the Maya Keqchi communities of
La Isla, Caserio el Mirador Semao, Corazon de Mais, and Teleman Punto
15, in Panzos by paramilitary security forces associated with Ingenio
Guadelupe, and the violent attack on members of the national committee
of the Comite de Unidad Campesino CUC, the following day.
Bio fuel production in Guatemala only increases deforestation,
desertification and global warming. It also increases hunger, and
violates land rights of indigenous communities and increases violent
repression. Please immediately suspend your support for the bio fuel
industry in Guatemala.
Sincerely,
___
DENUNCIA URGENTE
GUILLERMO URRUTIA DISPARA CONTRA CAMPESINOS Y SECUESTRA A MIEMBRAS
DEL COMITÉ NACIONAL DEL CUC
Today, July 1, when various campesino communities gathered to protest in
Teleman, Alta Verapaz, in protest of the ataque suffered June 30 in
Finca El Recuerdo in which one member of CUC was injured, at about 9 am,
, managers of the business Chabil Utzaj, SA, took out their guns and
fired against campesinos and campesinas who were peaceful protesting in
the exit from Teleman to Panzos.
The members of the security force for these men also fired and kidnaped
two women members of the National Committee of CUC, Maria Martin Domingo
and Fabiana Ortiz Sales. The women are detained in a house with a yellow
wooden door located next to the gasoline station next to the Texaco in
the exit of Teleman. They are currently attempting to capture Rafael
Gonzales, Coordinator of CUC, and Aparicio Perez, both members of CUCs
National Committee.
We hold Withman and Urrutia and their paramilitary guards responsible
for our fellow members of CUC who have been injured in the
indiscriminate attack and for the kidnappingg of our fellow members of
CUC already mentioned.
We call on national and international solidarity to pronounce on the
acts.
TO CONFRONT HUNGER
OCCUPY, RESIST AND PRODUCE
Clear Head, Solidarity Heart, and Combative Fist
Of the Farm Workers
Comité de Unidad Campesina
CUC
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Coatepeque, July 7, 2008
CUC Central
Information about the Assasination of Balvino Chávez
He was assassinated today, Monday Duly 7, close to Caserio los Cerros,
in the highway from Coatepeque to the Pacaya area, at 11:30 am. Our
compañero was traveling from Coatepeque to San Vicente Pacayá in a
collective transport minibus he owned. Two men that traveled on the
minibus took out guns and killed him with gunshots, then fled. According
to witnesses, he received 5 of the 10 bullets fired and two other people
were injured, whose names we do not know, and they were transported tot
he Coatepeque hospital.
Below we send photographs of the acts. CUC condemned the act in a direct
interview in Despertar Occidental in which we asked the authorities to
investigate this situation.
This article was orignally posted by Ahni on On July 10, 2008 @ 5:37 pm
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