Words from Tamara Sol Farías Vergara (Castellano Abajo)
$hile: Summer 2016
When you have been behind bars in isolation from the rest of the prison population, daily existence becomes difficult in such a small space, where society and its roles are intensified and adaption becomes a daily struggle to resist being swept by its morale and its desire to consume. Thieves, drug traffickers and murderers internalize the State and its Power, as with its authority.
I seek to reach out without ceasing to be myself, without the isolation that the police implements. We are not all that different, only that the chains that tie them down become ties that I do not wish to let go of, whereby tensions become routine. Life is unwrapped in what we are more than words can explain, but when will turns into a specific schedule to wake, eat and sleep, the battle against the established order begins in the abstract of ideas and in memory. It begins in the search for the smallest details or gestures of honesty not yet contaminated by competition between poor people, since the walls are great, the bars and locks are as well, and are in the hands of a physical enemy the size of a territory. I see going against it now as nothing but increases its power, therefore, I patiently wait the right moment for liberation, and in this way find the theory and practice in life itself.
My heart belongs to the land and without fear the strength of nature pushes me on, it rises me to continue. The solidarity of comrades is what I respect the most: our values are made palpable away from domination and abuse, creating an anarchic relation of space based on affinity and trust far removed from self-interest. If I forget, my blood boils with every provocation of this State, reminding me of the exploiting and immune enemies. This is what is forgotten by delinquents, who do not see the structure that we are part of. This lack of indifference is what differentiates us, to look beyond and study our objectives more thoroughly, and would give us a greater meaning to our lives. At the same time, it would better reflect our reality, positioned clearly in the space we find ourselves in. Our experience is not much, but our knowledge is sufficient to visualize where we stand and where we are going. It is necessary to take risks to learn and become wiser at the time of action.
Against patriarchal society and techno-industrial civilization. Let us not become indifferent unto the exploitation and abuse. A heartfelt hug from this side of the continent to all those who feel how their blood calls on the need to combat the society of consumption and power.
Clarity, patience and caution.
Long live anarchy!
Tamara Sol Farías Vergara
Distributed by: The Women’s Coordinating Committee for a Free Wallmapu [Toronto]