Bloody hell! This guy, Ash, was at our house last week. Very gentle, soft-spoken indigenous activist.
Today it seems like he was arrested in Rio as the police are clearing people out of Aldeia Maracanã.
This is basically a museum of the indigenous people in Rio de Janiero. The local government have decided they want to repurpose it as a museum of sport before the Olympics. The indigenous are occupying it, protesting that the government is destroying their tradition and heritage. There are plenty of other sites suitable for a sport / Olympic museum. But, as usual, there are moneyed interests who want a prime piece of real-estate and this is an excuse to get their hands on it.
You can see a short documentary about the museum here.
Today it seems like he was arrested in Rio as the police are clearing people out of Aldeia Maracanã.
This is basically a museum of the indigenous people in Rio de Janiero. The local government have decided they want to repurpose it as a museum of sport before the Olympics. The indigenous are occupying it, protesting that the government is destroying their tradition and heritage. There are plenty of other sites suitable for a sport / Olympic museum. But, as usual, there are moneyed interests who want a prime piece of real-estate and this is an excuse to get their hands on it.
You can see a short documentary about the museum here.
