Thurs. 11/6/15- It is 4:00 in the morning and a rooster is
crowing in the background. Trouble Makers is a message we shared with you two
months ago today. Tomorrow will be two months since we shared this message with
you “It was revealed to us to read about the life and journey of Nelson Mandela
for the third time; in this case you and I are joining a voyage in the making.
This might be a voyage that can transcend the next 218 years. Before we
continue lets join in a prayer for the intervention of the Most High and the
Spirits of the Trouble Makers along with the Freedom Fighters of the present,
past and future.
The past sixty days for the next 218 years will be
remembered in the history of Guatemala. However it was five years ago, that a
questioned was asked and to be honest, it still haunts my soul today. It was in
the month of March 2010, a delegation of the Programa Maya asked a delegation
of the Garifuna organizations about the priority of the Garifuna People of
Guatemala.
Today if you ask me, as an individual, my common sense tells
me that the situation in Guatemala is like fighting against the current. A few
days ago, I went as far as telling a brother that things are like going up a
hill with a load on your shoulder.
On the other hand, from a political angle we can see it as
an opportunity to choose a priority for the Garifuna Community of Guatemala. We
are aware that we are just a tiny fraction of the population; however it should
be known that as a People we have a vote and a voice.
The Garifuna Votes will draw a lot of attention around these
elections. There are brothers and sisters who are now competing for a portion
the Garifuna Votes. We do agree that united we stand and divided we fall. We
are wondering if any of the Garifuna
Candidates can join the Garifuna votes. Can any of the Garifuna Candidates
answer the five year old question? What is the priority of the Garifuna People
of Guatemala?
In this case, from today we have eighty four days before
Election Day. We as a people [Garifuna] have a choice by how we will vote. The
votes will determine the outcome. We can vote for a Person or we can vote a
Cause. Three years ago, we shared a message by the theme of who will you vote
for? Three years later here we are asking the same question. Three years from
now, we will be experiencing the outcome of how we will vote as a People in
these coming elections.
Au-Le
Lúbara Huya
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