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One month after being burned to the ground, independent radio station relaunches in Honduras.

On January 6th, the community radio station "Faluma Bimetu- the first voice from the Garifuna community" was attacked by an unknown group, who set fire to the station in the early hours of the morning. Unfortunately most of the equipment and the building could not be recovered. However the community continues to resist and now, one month after the attack, the radio is back on the air and offering programs that focus on resistence and the Garifuna community in Honduras.
By: 
CMI Honduras

Tune into the Re-launching of Radio Faluma Bimetu -Sweet Coconut-!
Join us this Saturday, february 6 at the Live Audio Stream thorugh http://honduras.mediosindependientes.org

February 4, 2010
Triunfo de la Cruz, Honduras
Garifuna territory

Bit by bit, the community radio that was ransacked and left in ashes (on January 6th) after the failed attempt to silence the voices that defend the territory, culture and tradition of the Garifuna community, is beginning to take form.

The freshly painted smoked stained walls of the radio that were damaged by arson are drying a Caribbean sea blue. The radio dj´s, members of the community and a plethora of internationals that came as a brigade, have worked together throughout the week, removing burnt pieces of wood, ashes, and replacing destroyed electrical cables, painting, installing windows, building, sanding, replacing the ceiling and wiring the studios.

On Saturday, February 6th, one month after the attempt to burn it to the ground, the community radio Faluma Bimetu will return to air during a political and cultural celebration during El Encuentro para el Derecho a la Difusión de Nuestras Voces (Gathering for the Right to Transmit our Voices).

While the drums sound and the smell of machuca (a traditional fish plate cooked with coconut and mashed bananas with special Garifuna seasoning) fills the air, the sun intensifies the energy of the Garifuna radio volunteers from the network of Garifuna radios in Honduras who have been producing and training in order to strengthen their communication skills. Their productions, coverage and the participation of guests from Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico amongst other places in Mesoamerica will be transmitted live by Radio Faluma Bimetu and on the internet at http://honduras.mediosindependientes.org and Radio Liberada.

Music, dance, discussion, culture and centuries of struggle will form the integral parts of the celebration of our voices on Faluma Bimetu

We invite you to connect, listen, call-in, participate and broadcast the live transmission of El Encuentro para el Derecho a la Difusión de Nuestras Voces on Saturday, February 2010.

For more information please consult the following links:

VIDEO:
Antes y Después del Atentado Contra Faluma Bimetu
Before and After the Attack of Radio Faluma Bimetu

Collection of Denouncements, Audios, and Letters of Solidarity
http://honduras.mediosindependientes.org

OFRANEH:
Honduran Black Fraternal Organization, OFRANEH
Telephone (504) 4420618 , (504) 4500058
email: ofraneh at yahoo.com
http://www.ofraneh.org

COMPPA:
Popular Communicators for Autonomy – Grassroots Media Coalition for Autonomy
comppa at comppa.org
http://www.comppa.org
http://www.comppa.org/wordpress

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