Fri.7/3/14- It is
6:05 in the morning and just got through reading the document that might reach
the hands of the actual president of Guatemala Otto Pérez Molina anytime now.
He was the first person I told that I was the current president of ONEGUA on
April 29th 2013 at the Presidential Palace in Guatemala City. I remember so
well because it was the day we gave him a book about the life of Marcos Sanchez
Diaz. It was the same day I signed the document that I believe can be the
foundation of our political instrument. I believe that our ancestors will play
a vital role in the process now I would like to share INSIDE LOOK part three
with you.
Thurs.6/3/14- It is 5:29 in the morning and I have decided
that if I get to see the authorities that are scheduled to be at the
head-quarters of ONEGUA sometime around eight thirty more or less three hours
from now; I will give them a copy of Dead End but with few correction, somehow
I had put Wed 4th 2014 as the date
which in this case does not exist therefore theirs will carry a correction that
I made. Before I continue I would like to share with you that I was in
Gangadiwali yesterday with the intention of sharing Dead End with Áhari. I came
to the understanding that Dead End in Garífuna is: Ya lonwe.
Dead End “Ya Lonwe”
is a document that I have decided to share with our ancestors, and that is the
main reason behind why I took it to Gangadiwali. The message I would like to
share with you today is about the concept of transparency. In this case, it is also my duty to tell my
people the truth, because the truth will set me free. I was able to ask myself
this same question a couple days ago. Am I a “free man”?
My answer this morning will be the same; “In this case, my
actions will speak for themselves; your actions can tell the world whether you
are a free man or not. On the other hand the decisions that one makes tells us
whether he is a free man or not.”
I hope to be a part of the meeting today; I will make it my
duty to let both sides, in this case, the authorities who will represent the
government and the Garífuna leaders who will represent their organization.
I want you to know that I am uncomfortable with the lack of
transparency on both sides. I started getting involved over ten years ago with
the Garífuna movement here in Guatemala. It was the lack of transparency that
brought me to ONEGUA. To be honest not much has change.
I happen to believe that transparency is vital to a
political process. People like me, would like to do things in the light.
Speaking of a “political process” I have to decide before
noon today about the role ONEGUA will play, regarding the proposal of the
Programa Maya Fase-2. I think it was on the 9th March 2010 during the first
part that a delegation of the United Nations asked us the Garinagu in
Guatemala. What is the Garífuna Priority?
I believe we need to legalize the Garífuna Parliament. In
this case, we need a political instrument that both the Government and Garífuna
People will respect.
Au-le
Lúbara
Huya-Tomas Sanchez
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