Donation of the Pillar of Shame

 At this point Brazil has been chosen as the place to put up the third Pillar of Shame. The Pillar of Shame is a sculpture which is put up all over the world in defence of the humanistic basis of our civilization.

This sculpture has been given to the Brazilian state to mark the massacre of Eldorado de Carajás on  17^th April 1996 where a slaughtering of land-less farmers took place leaving 19 dead people behind. The setting up of the Pillar of Shame contributes to preserve the memory of this encroachment.

The Pillar of Shame is bestowed to the Brazilian state represented by the elected Parliament in order to emphasise the part of the state as a guarantee of the legal security of the inha­bi­tants and the invio­­lability of the human rights in Brazil.

The Pillar of Shame is to be put up in the capital of Brazil on ¹⁷th of April 2000, the fourth anniver­­­sary of the Eldorado massacre.

    - Jens Galschiot

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