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A Marathon in the Mountains of the Mexican Southeast

El Capitan describes how the Zapatista youth decided to celebrate the September 16th, Independence Day, and to promote 'el común'.
A Marathon in the Mountains of the Mexican Southeast

Indigenous women from five collectives, concerned about the spread of organized crime in their communities.

Indigenous women from five collectives, concerned about the spread of organized crime in their communities.
Indigenous women from across the state gathered in Tonalá this past weekend to analyze and share the struggles they face in their territories, to heal, and to strengthen their organization.

These assemblies provide a much-needed forum for building networks and fortifying the efforts in each community.

What Happens Next?

Despite the fact that recent reforms have been presented by the government as a radical transformation of the judicial system, serious reservations have been expressed as regards the protection of human rights. "On September 12th, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) issued a statement expressing its concern about the approval of the judicial reform in terms of the impact it would have on the rights of access to justice and due process, as well as the rule of law, especially when it remains to encompass and transform other institutions in charge of administering justice where the first contacts to guarantee human rights occur."
What Happens Next?

What Did We Learn From The Zapatista Tour? Another Europe Is Possible

What Did We Learn From The Zapatista Tour? Another Europe Is Possible
“The fruits of what has also been called Zapatista Tour begin to be seen after three years, as in Mayan times, in their own time...”

Everardo Pérez, of Yretiemble shares some possible lessons, some seeds that were sown by the Zapatista Journey for Life in Unsubmissive Europe. Another beautiful reflection from the collectives of Slumil K'ajxemk'op... the final installment.

Mayan Train, "a devastating monster in all aspects of life" : Sara López, del Consejo Regional Indígena y Popular de Xpujil

As the project nears a shoddy and slapdash completion, Gloría Muñoz Ramirez interviews land defender Sara López about the devastation that the Tren Maya has wrought upon communities and nature.
Mayan Train, "a devastating monster in all aspects of life" : Sara López, del Consejo Regional Indígena y Popular de Xpujil

Staple Grains: Organizations, Production and Imports.

Staple Grains: Organizations, Production and Imports.
Staple grain producers were the sector that lost out most with the introduction of NAFTA. Despite their efforts at organizing, successful in many respects, this productive sector of Mexican agriculture has been devastated over the years and continues to decline.

The Devastating Role of Extractivism

''It is not pessimism or fatalism, but realism, which leads us to say that the catastrophe/collapse is imminent and that it is not worth entertaining or distracting ourselves with electoral participation or with deals with the system. The urgency is to put ourselves out of the storm, as peoples and collectives, not individually. To do this, it is essential to build ways of life anchored in autonomy to provide ourselves with the health and food we need, because the system will only bring destruction and violence.'' (Raúl Zibechi)
The Devastating Role of Extractivism
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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