Andrés Yépez

Photographer & Anthropologist
    
Ecuador National Strike
Location: Quito, Ecuador
Nationality: Ecuadorian
Biography: Visual storyteller based in Quito, Ecuador. Member of  Fluxus Foto ,  Diversify Photo  and  The Everyday Projects . His work focuses on identity, memory and the relationship between humans and their environment, using... MORE
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Ecuador National Strike
Copyright Andrés Yépez 2024
Updated Jul 2022
Location Quito, Ecuador
Topics Essays, Photography, Photojournalism, Social Justice
Summary
This essay compiles different moments that demonstrate the fabric of resistance of the indigenous nationalities when they decide to stand up on behalf of their peoples and the whole society that suffers from the current inequality in the management of the current government.
In June 2022, a wave of mobilizations began nationwide from June 13 to 30, 2022, called by several social organizations, mainly by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), in opposition to the policies of the government of Guillermo Lasso.  The indigenous people led the strike and demonstrated how resistance is woven from the community level.  The high cost of living and the worsening insecurity in the country were the triggers.  After 18 days of mobilizations, the indigenous organizations and the government reached an agreement with the mediation of the Ecuadorian Episcopal Conference. 

This essay compiles different moments that demonstrate the fabric of resistance of the indigenous nationalities when they decide to stand up on behalf of their peoples and the whole society that suffers from the current inequality in the management of the current government.

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En junio del 2022 empezó una ola de movilizaciones a nivel nacional realizadas del 13 al 30 de junio de 2022, convocadas por varias organizaciones sociales, principalmente por la Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas del Ecuador (CONAIE), en oposición a las políticas del gobierno de Guillermo Lasso.  El pueblo indígena lideró el paro y demostró cómo se tejen resistencias desde lo comunitario.  El alto costo de la vida y la agudización de la inseguridad en el país fueron los detonantes.  Después de 18 días de movilizaciones, las organizaciones indígenas y el gobierno lograron un acuerdo con la mediación de la Conferencia Episcopal Ecuatoriana.

Este ensayo recopila diferentes momentos que demuestran el tejido de resistencia de las nacionalidades indígenas cuando deciden levantarse en nombre de sus pueblos y de toda la sociedad que sufre de la actual desigualdad en la gestión del gobierno actual.
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