#Repost @polititexts ・・・ ¡SOLIDARIDAD CON COLOMBIA! Please this is an emergency. A comrade anonymously asked me to spread the word about what is happening in Colombia. Help me diffuse this information. #NoALaReformaTributaria #ColombiaUnida #ColombiaResiste #FueraDuque #DuqueRenuncie #ParoNacional #28A #28Abril #28deAbrilParoNacional [ID: 9 slides on various colors (salmon, black, yellow) with contextual information about Colombia Slide 1: Do you know what is happening in Colombia? (Picture of Colombia in a map) Content Warning: abuses of power, police brutality, state repression, massacre & sexual assault Slide 2: Colombians nationwide took to the streets on Wednesday, April 28th, 2021 to strike against a tax reform bill. The tax reform was proposed by Centro Democrático - the party of the current president, Iván Duque. There's been strong opposition to the tax reform bill from all sides of the political spectrum. Even Álvaro Uribe the widely hated, right-wing, ex-president who founded the Centro Democrático & mentored Duque voiced criticism towards the proposed reform. Slide 3: Workers, trade unionists, activists, teachers, students, retirees, low income people, creatives, various Indigenous groups, and even influencers, business owners & middle-class people came together to demonstrate against Duque's tax reform. The pandemic has led to high rates of unemployment, poverty, and overall economic devastation. The tax reform bill was received as yet another slap in the face by the Colombian government during a crisis. The reform would increase taxes on individuals & businesses, eliminate many exemptions, expand the kind of items subject to value added tax (VAT), including basic food items, utilities & essentials. Slide 4: Many Colombians had issues with the government long before the pandemic & for that reason, the protests never ceased. Not even when the Colombian government attempted to discourage people from demonstrating on the grounds that they'd be breaking social distancing orders. Colombians feel completely abandoned especially during this devastating health crisis & have no other choice but to continue struggling against the state... (at Cali, Colombia) https://www.instagram.com/p/COZoqdxgwHQ/?igshid=1jtuuqc2riqh5
