Honduras: one year from the coup - solidarity pickets
- 29 June 2010
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) A small but militant picket gathered outside the Honduras embassy in London on June 28, 2010, to mark the first anniversary of the military coup and show our solidarity with the people's resistance. Similar actions took place in other parts of the world.
The picket had been called by the Coordinadora Latinoamericana (which includes organisations like the Hands off Venezuela Campaign, the Bolivia Solidarity Campaign, Movement of Ecuadoreans in the UK and others), and included comrades from Chile, Perú, Colombia amongst others.
A number of comrades spoke explaining how on June 28th last year, the democratically elected president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, was taken by the Army, put on a plane and sent to Costa Rica. The military coup, organised with the knowledge of the US embassy and the support of the local oligarchy, installed Roberto Micheletti in power. 
Several speakers explained how the 30 families of the Honduran oligarchy, which have run the country as their private fiefdom for decades, in conjunction with US imperialism, were too afraid to allow the people to have a real say about the running of the country and chose to do away with the façade of democracy which existed.
The coup unleashed an extraordinary movement of peoples' resistance, with strikes, marches and organisation which has transformed the consciousness of the people. It is now clear to millions: the oligarchy and imperialism are the obstacle that needs to be removed in order to achieve real democracy, where the people can control the country's resources in the benefit of all.
Amongst shouts of "Lobo, Lobo, Lobo - out, out out!" the symbol of the National Front of Peoples Resistance, which includes a silhouette of Morazan, the country's liberator, was hang from the main door of the embassy. The message was clear: we are in solidarity with the Honduran resistance - we do not recognise the illegitimate government of Porfirio Lobo - we want genuine democracy and a Constituent Assembly.
Similar actions were taken in different parts of the world (including Finland) and we will publish further reports as they arrive.
PICS of the picket in Brussels:
http://www.flickr.com/phot
VIDEO of the demo in Barcelona:
http://www.youtube.com/wat
VIDEO of solidarity actions in Australia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gA1GgJDUJk
El 28 de Junio del 2010, un pequeño pero combativo piquete se concentró en la emabajada de Honduras en Londres para conmemorar el priemr aniversario del golpe militar y mostrar nuestra solidaridad con la resistencia popular. El piquete fue organizado por la Coordinadora Latinoamericana (que incluye organizaciones como la campaña Manos Fuera de Venezuela, la Campaña de Solidaridad con Bolivia, la Campaña de Solidaridad con Colombia, el Movimiento de Ecuatorianos en el Reino Unido y otras), e incluía compañeros de Chile, Colombia, Perú entre otros.
El golpe desencadenó un extraordinario movimiento de resistencia popular, con huelgas, marchas y organización que ha transformado la conciencia del pueblo hondureño. Ahora está claro para millones de personas: la oligarquía y el imperialismo son el obstáculo a eliminar para conseguir una democracia auténtica, en la que el pueblo controle los recursos del país en beneficio de la mayoría, no de las 30 familias de la oligarquía.
Entre gritos de "Lobo, Lobo, Lobo, Fuera Fuera Fuera!", el símbolo del FNPR, que incluye una silueta de Morazán, el libertador centroamericano, colgó de la puerta principal de la embajada. El mensaje era claro: nos solidarizamos con la lucha del pueblo hondureño en resistencia - no reconocemos al gobierno ilegítimo de Porfirio Lobo - queremos una auténtica democracia con una Asamblea Constituyente.
También tenemos notícias de otras manifestaciones en otras partes del mundo (incluyendo en Finlandia) e iremos publicando reportes en cuanto nos lleguen.
FOTOS de la concentración en Bruselas:
http://www.flickr.com/phot
VIDEO de la manifestación en Barcelona:
http://www.youtube.com/wat
VIDEO de acciones solidarias en Australia
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