Below is a link to photographs contributed by international volunteers who camped out with the community on Playa Sardina at different times during January and February of 2009. The community have camped out here many times over the past four years to protect this piece of beachfront property that La Flor de Mayo has been trying to claim ownership of. They re-established this camp on 22nd of December 2008 in response to renewed efforts by La Flor de Mayo to sell lots from the community’s property. Prior to this, they had been forced to abandon the camp after individuals from the community were threatened at gunpoint by Philip Christopher (La Flor frontman) and his employees, and the local police proved unable and/or unwilling to protect them.
The community and its representatives remain committed to fighting for their land rights and protecting their heritage, and they are determined to do so peacefully, by working through the legal system. This camp is simply one part of a non-violent response to what has been a sustained, aggressive campaign of intimidation against them by La Flor de Mayo. Please read previous posts on this blog for more background information on the situation.
The photographs are presented here as evidence that it is the community who are camped out here, the families and individuals affected by the attempted theft of their property, and not a land mafia as La Flor de Mayo continually claim. They are also presented to give some kind of recognition to the individuals involved in this campaign who have shown real dedication and determination by giving up their free time to keep a permanent presence on the land.
The community and its representatives remain committed to fighting for their land rights and protecting their heritage, and they are determined to do so peacefully, by working through the legal system. This camp is simply one part of a non-violent response to what has been a sustained, aggressive campaign of intimidation against them by La Flor de Mayo. Please read previous posts on this blog for more background information on the situation.
The photographs are presented here as evidence that it is the community who are camped out here, the families and individuals affected by the attempted theft of their property, and not a land mafia as La Flor de Mayo continually claim. They are also presented to give some kind of recognition to the individuals involved in this campaign who have shown real dedication and determination by giving up their free time to keep a permanent presence on the land.
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