With great sorrow we communicate with you, our brothers and sisters, compañer@s of the National Indigenous Congress, that we had the privilege to know and share our word, our struggles, our pains and joys with our compañera in struggle, Eva Castañeda Cortés. On June 23 of this year, she died in the city of Morelia, at the age of 87 years.
Born on November 20th, 1929, in the Indigenous community of Undameo, in the municipality of Morelia. Tireless lawyer and defender of the lands of the Indigenous peoples of Michoácan and of the entire country, she was the general coordinator of the Unión de Comuneros Emiliano Zapata-UCEZ. Furthermore, she was the founder of the National Indigenous Congress in 1996. Together with her husband, Efren Capiz Villegas, she participated in the National Coordination of the Plan of Ayala in 1979. Her resolute and firm walk congruent with her word remains with us as a clear example to continue the struggle against dispossession, for freedom and the organization of our peoples.
Her remains are being buried in the funeral home La Cruz, on the side of the old CERESO, Fc. J Mújica, on Acueducto Avenue, in the direction toward Mil Cumbres.
Long Live Evita Castañeda!!
Long Live the Indigenous Peoples of Mexico!!
Long Live the National Indigenous Congress!!
Long Live the EZLN!!
Love Live the UCEZ!!
Zapata Lives and the Struggles Continues, Continues, Continues…
Translated from the original here: http://www.congresonacionalindigena.org/2017/06/24/gran-perdida/
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