The Bottom Line: Languages loss is detrimental to biodiversity

Languages loss is detrimental to biodiversity
The Humanist Party has candidates for the 16 Districts
Delivery CTM poor communities clothes Teziutlán
In Mexico, 35 indigenous languages are seriously endangered and 21 are at risk of disappearing; a case of more serious is the pame ethnicity, since it has only 3 elderly speakers of that language, so the brink of extinction, said Deputy Ricardo Mejia Berdeja Citizen Movement MC, who said that other languages in danger of disappearing, are the chinantenco, Zapotec, the Papabuco, the Ayapaneco and Mixtec that have fewer than 10 speakers in the elderly population, while the Lacandon and seri have less than 800 speakers; are also at risk Chol, Huastec, Maya, Mixe, Otomi, Triqui, Zoque, May, Cakchiquel, the Cochimi, the Cocopah, the huave, the Kumeyaay, the Lancandon, the mame, the Yaqui, pima and quiche. According to the National Institute of Indigenous Languages, there are at least 350 linguistic variants, but there are some that do not know their existence. In response, the federal MP for Guerrero promotes an initiative to amend article 20 of the General Law of Linguistic Rights of Indigenous Peoples to data from the National Census of Population and Housing are included in the Catalogue of Indigenous Languages, to create social and closer to the population public policy programs. «The loss of languages is also detrimental to biodiversity, as well as traditional knowledge about nature and the universe that shape the worldview of indigenous peoples, their cultural and intellectual value, so it is necessary to preserve them,» the legislator. Mexico is lost …
According to Eduardo López Javier Macias, national coordinator of the Humanist Party in Puebla and have their 16 parliamentary candidates participating in the elections next June. But for a little emotion on the 19th of this, a survey for the 16 districts will apply even when he said, 10 is only candidates and 6 have several candidates, pure democracy, for the day 20 through a meeting state, poblano know the names of the winners; 8 women and 8 men. The humanist leader also came to give boost to the state coordinator, Mellado Arturo Guzmán for the work that takes just to strengthen the political institute. Is confident of maintaining the registration of the party as they have 3% of militants and already exceed the requirements of the National Electoral Institute INE; He said that currently have 310,000 members and by the end of the month calculated and reach 600,000 to a million and a half members. Lopez Macias says they have strong presence in the northern districts 01, 02, 03, 04 saw in this capital in districts 06, 11 and 12 and 15 of Tehuacan. Offers a party «without doors» no «open door» and like any politician, seek the welfare of the people, so, so … and another thing butterfly …
In December last, the CTM, through the secretariat organization spearheading Javier Silva Islands, with the participation of members of trade unions in the petrochemical industry BASF, the Federation of Unions of Workers feminine and Youth, the Union of musicians, Automotive and Food Industry among others, organized a campaign headlined «clothes to a Friends» means the obtaining donations of clothes and toys to come to the aid of people in the poorest communities in the region Teziutlán. So it was that this weekend, more than 4000 people: El Zapote, Las Chapas, Rancho Nuevo and La Viola, were benefited with 4 tons of clothing, blankets and toys, donated by families of CTM workers, who also joined in the work of sorting, packing, transporting and distributing; donations. Silva Islands thanked the support of Secretary General of the CTM in Puebla, deputy, Leobardo Soto Martinez, to carry out this altruistic work …
The Medical Sub ISSSTE adds to the actions carried out at national level to promote oral health and dental services strengthen the institute. The program aims to optimize the material, financial and human resources through educational and preventive, curative and rehabilitative activities to reduce oral diseases in the insured population. To do talks related to those described above topics, topical application of fluoride, sealing pits and fissures are performed; it teaches entitled brushing techniques, instruction flossing, sodium fluoride rinses, oral tissues review, revision prosthesis and self-mouth and are invited to go to the dentist. Dr. César Marcos Malpica Melchor, State Coordinator of Dentistry says that the biggest obstacle to the health sector related to diseases of the mouth is, is that patients do not take preventive measures and serve as oral disease is advanced . He noted that they were treated 42 000 459 beneficiaries with oral problems and people who presented major problems were children between 0 and 15 years, followed by the elderly … The Culture Committee of the Senate opens this morning a pictorial exhibition poblanas artists for 2014 art group teacher Aurelio Leonor Leonor Solis works by Adelina Moya L., White Llerandi, NormaCortés, Coral Colmenares, Edith Mercado, Guillermina Sanchez, Lupita Pedroche, Marien Trejo, Maty Navarro, Patricia Hernandez, Rosalba Barajas, Sandra Longoria and Yolanda del Castillo. The exhibition will be opened at 11 am, with the assistance of the members of the Committee, chaired by Senator Blanca Alcalá Ruiz, will be in the lobby on the ground floor of the Senate, located in Paseo de la Reforma, 135 … we see you tomorrow … DM
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