Binational Front of Indigenous Organizations

La movilización que realizó el Frente Indígena de Organizaciones Binacionales (FIOB) en México y Estados Unidos, logró que el gobierno de Oaxaca, encabezado por Ulises Ruiz Ortiz, abriera una mesa de trabajo para atender las necesidades de las comunidades que forman parte de la organización.

Como resultado de la movilización binacional simultánea, llevada a cabo el martes 11 de noviembre, el FIOB acordó con el gobierno oaxaqueño una reunión de trabajo programada para el 20 de febrero de 2009, además de la realización de varias reuniones previas con representantes de diferentes dependencias gubernamentales. Se firmó un acta de acuerdos para darle seguimiento al pliego de demandas.

En reunión con el Secretario de Gobierno de Oaxaca, Manuel García Corpus, los representantes del FIOB también pidieron el cumplimiento de los acuerdos pactados en el 2008 y presentaron un pliego de demandas para el 2009.

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SANTIAGO DE JUXTLAHUACA, OAXACA, MEXICO - 31 MAY 08 -
by David Bacon

SANTIAGO DE JUXTLAHUACA, Oaxaca, Mexico — The assembly of the Indigenous Front of Binational Organizations (FIOB in its Spanish initials) met in the Mixteca region of Oaxaca, one of the poorest areas in Mexico, on May 31. A large percentage of the indigenous population of Oaxaca and other states has left to work in northern Mexico and in the United States.

The FIOB is a political organization of indigenous communities and migrants, with chapters in Mexico and the United States. It advocates for the rights of migrants, and for the right not to migrate — for economic development which would enable people to stay home. Photos © David Bacon

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To all FIOB members
To the national and international press
To organizations in solidarity
To the general public

The delegates of the Indigenous Front of Binational Organizations, who come from Baja California, the state of Mexico, Mexico City, and Oaxaca as well as from California, gathered in the city of Juxtlahuaca, Oaxaca, the heart of Oaxaca’s Mixtec region to deliberated for three days (May 30th-31st and June 1st, 2009) and agreed to the following resolutions:

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Indigenous Front of Binational Organizations (FIOB)
Mission
To contribute to the development and self-determination of indigenous migrant and non-migrant communities, as well as to fight for the defense of human rights with justice and gender equity on a Binational level.

Vision
To be a strong, constructive, and self-sufficient binational indigenous organization.

Binational Migration of Indigenous Communities

The early 1980’s saw a huge migration of Oaxacan indigenous communities to the United States (US), where entire families would cross the border to enter a foreign land that was far different from their own, but that at last offered a better economic situation. Once they arrived, they saw that you can survive for a week on a day’s work, while in Mexico you would have to work an entire week to be able to survive one day. Also, you have access to a bed, refrigerator, stove, car and even the famous television, luxuries we can not afford in our communities.

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Ku’vaa xiin Ñani,
Queridas hermanas y hermanos delegados,
Honorable Mesa Directiva de esta V Asamblea General Binacional del FIOB,
Honorables Autoridades Municipales presentes
Distinguidos dirigentes de organizaciones y comunidades indígenas y no indígenas,
Apreciables amigos, amigas y simpatizantes,
Respetables medios de comunicación presentes,

Gracias por estar con nosotros:

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