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Carta al Vicepresidente Álvaro García Linera

Published by Undisciplined Environments on August 13, 2015

El vicepresidente de Bolivia, Álvaro García Linera. Fuente: http://www.vicepresidencia.gob.bo/

Intelectuales latinoamericanos defienden las ONGs amenazadas de expulsión por criticar al gobierno boliviano—desde la izquierda.

El vicepresidente de Bolivia, Álvaro García Linera. Fuente: http://www.vicepresidencia.gob.bo/

El vicepresidente de Bolivia, Álvaro García Linera. Fuente: http://www.vicepresidencia.gob.bo/

Miércoles 12 de agosto de 2015
Estimado Vicepresidente del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia
Sr. Alvaro García Linera

Por la presente, quisiéramos hacerle llegar nuestra preocupación frente a las infundadas acusaciones y amenaza de expulsión vertidas por usted el lunes 9 de agosto pasado contra cuatro ONGs de larga trayectoria en Bolivia: CEDIB, CEDLA, Fundación Tierra y Milenio.

Dichas acusaciones y amenazas constituyen un gesto de autoritarismo e intolerancia de su parte que, además de concretarse por la vía de la expulsión, implicarían un grave corrimiento respecto de la restricción de los derechos civiles; entre ellos, la libertad de expresión y de asociación y, por consiguiente, un retroceso enorme para la democracia boliviana.

Las ONGs afectadas, varias de las cuales—como CEDIB y CEDLA—reúnen intelectuales de reconocida trayectoria en el campo de las izquierdas y el pensamiento crítico, vienen elaborando informes e investigaciones sobre diferentes temáticas de la realidad boliviana (económicas, ambientales, socio-territoriales, entre otras), cuyo único problema es el de contrariar las expectativas gubernamentales respecto del avance en ciertos temas, o bien el de resultar incómodos para el partido de gobierno.

Lamentamos, además que quien levanta estas acusaciones y amenazas sea un prestigioso intelectual y sociólogo, autor de tantos e importantes trabajos e investigaciones sobre Bolivia, con proyección latinoamericana.

En virtud de ello, en nombre del pensamiento crítico que usted mismo dice representar, quisiéramos hacer un llamado a la reflexión. Como bien sabe el vicepresidente, la disidencia o la crítica intelectual no se combate a fuerza de censura y efecto de amenazas y descalificaciones, sino con más debate, más apertura a la discusión política e intelectual; esto es, con más democracia.

Maristella Svampa (socióloga, escritora, Investigadora del Conicet, Argentina);
Pablo Ospina Peralta, (Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Quito, Ecuador);
Boaventura de Sousa Santos, (sociologo, Universidad de Coimbra, Portugal),
Pierre Salama (Economista, Profesor Emérito de la Universidad de París);
Enrique Viale (Asociación de Abogados Ambientalistas, Argentina),
Eduardo Gudynas (Clades, Uruguay),
Pablo Bertinat (Ingeniero, UTN Argentina),
Alberto Acosta (Economista, Flacso, Ecuador);
Edgardo Lander (Sociólogo, Universidad Central de Venezuela),
Tatiana Roa Avendaño (Coordinadora General Censat Agua Viva, Colombia),
Beatriz Sarlo (Escritora, ensayista, Argentina),
Raquel Gutiérrez Aguilar (Universidad de Puebla, México),
Raúl Zibechi (ensayista, Uruguay),
Klaus Meschkat (Sociólogo, Profesor Emérito de la Universidad de Hannover, Alemania),
Roberto Gargarella (Constitucionalista, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina),
Pierre Beaudet (Universidad de Ottawa, Canadá),
Enrique Leff (Filósofo y Sociólogo, México),
Emiliano Teran Mantovani (Centro de Estudios Latinoamericanos Rómulo Gallegos (Universidad Central de Venezuela),
Alicia Lissidini (Universidad Nacional de San Martín, Argentina),
Claudia Briones (Antropologa, Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Argentina),
Ezequiel Adamovsky (Historiador, UBA- Conicet, Argentina),
Catalina Toro Pérez (Universidad Nacional, Colombia),
Camila Moreno (UFRRJ, Brasil),
Claudia Korol (Equipo de Educación Popular Pañuelos en rebeldía, Argentina),
Mirta Antonelli (Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina),
Massimo Modonesi (UNAM, México),
Esperanza Martínez (Acción Ecológica, Ecuador),
Rubén Lo Vuolo (Economista, CIEPP; Argentina),
Raphael Hoetmer, investigador del Programa Democracia y Transformación Global)

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  1. Teresa Ecologista says:
    August 15, 2015 at 12:03 pm

    Muchas gracias x los 3 primeros parrafos de esta carta ! y por ayudar a que no se extermine a la inteligencia de Bolivia. No obstante, el considerar al AGL como “prestigioso intelectual” !!!???Seguramente quicieron decir prestigitador intelectual. Sepan intelectuales latinoamericanos que este hombre es el teorico de la destruccion de los pueblos indigenas de la Amazonia y el chaco y de los bosque y biodiversidad de Bolivia ( lean su libro sobre la Amazonia o su conferencias en sus doctorados “honoris causa”) . Este Sr. fue el que pidio a los agroindustriales que deforesten 1 millon de ha. x año, a lo que los empresarios le respondieron ” si apenas pudimos deforestar 3 millones de ha. en 30 años, como vamos a poder deforestar un millon de hectareas x año” Ademas destruyo el CEJIS, organizacion de defensa de los pueblos indigenas, del que fue miembro de su direectorio. Ya dieron fin con las ONGs ambientalistas, destruyeron, dividieron y corrompieron a las organizaciones indigenas y ahora quieren terminar con lso ultimos reductos del pensamiento critico en Bolivia.

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