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Give Gifts of Change Instead!
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Dear rebellious-spirited and bold-hearted friends,
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We persist in the work we do because of the creative tenacity and vision of the Mayan communities in resistance in Chiapas. In the face of dispossession of their lands, organized crime, and climate chaos they continue to struggle for life for all of us. They don't give up, they don't give in, and they don't sell out.
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For nearly 30 years, we have walked beside these communities because they have stood by all of us in our humanity, our fragility and our struggle for a better world.
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our work together matters.
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Your Gift of Change explicitly and exclusively
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goes to support these projects.
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The ongoing solidarity of our monthly donors allows us to make future plans with the communities that we work with and envision new collaborations.
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For the price of a cup of coffee a week, you can...
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Supported 3 gatherings (1 national, 2 regional) of indigenous women land and territory defenders.
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Facilitated 17 2-day workshops to strengthen the skills of health promoters serving 102 communities.
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Donated supplies, educational materials and medicinal plants to autonomous health clinics and “casas de salud.”
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Begun a pilot program of literacy support for education promoters from communities in resistance.
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Welcomed artists, writers, thinkers, and movement folk in public forums, book releases, and conversations in Sendas, our shared educational center in San Cristobal de las Casas.
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Hosted bi-weekly public conversations on the Zapatista movement and other indigenous resistances of the original peoples of Mexico, including analysis of the geo-political context of the Mexican Southeast.
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Worked with autonomous production collectives in the development, marketing and distribution of products, both locally and through our online store.
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Collaborated in educational events in Slumil K´ajemk´op (Ireland and the Netherlands).
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Received youth groups from Europe and the US in Sendas.
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Trained seven groups of civil observers to work with Frayba.
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Helped threatened communities and families in Zapatista territory with food and basic needs through our emergency fund.
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Moved our office to Sendas (our shared educational cultural center in San Cristobal) to continue the work of strengthening relations between communities in resistance in Chiapas and globally.
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We have learned from the wisdom of the intrepid communities in resistance that we cannot wait for the storm to pass, that we must build the path toward the world that must be created.
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AND THAT IS SOMETHING WE MUST DO TOGETHER.
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Thank you for all that you do.
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We urge you to share this newsletter with your friends and family, to subscribe to our blog, or follow us on social media.
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Schools for Chiapas is an international solidarity organization supporting autonomy in communities in resistance in Chiapas, Mexico. Our work depends on support from people of conscience everywhere.
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