As activists call for aid for the displaced from the Sierra region of Chiapas, clothes and food are being collected in Sendas in San Cristóbal, the cultural center which Schools for Chiapas forms part of.
An account from one of our BriCO volunteers of their experiences in Acteal in December, during the 26th anniversary of the massacre there.
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As the military intervenes in the cartel violence on the southern border of Chiapas, the prospects for protection of communities appears bleak. Thousands of families have left their homes and are urgently in need of emergency aid.
The New Year started with at least 20 murders in Chicomuselo despite government claims that the area is calm. The ongoing battle between cartels for control of migrant routes is being used as an excuse for militarization of the state in the name of public safety.
The second part of Juan Villoro’s personal experiences of and reflections on the 30th anniversary celebrations of the Zapatista Uprising.
