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Fare Thee Well, and Thank You Comandante Pablo Contreras!
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We join so many others in our humble gratitude and respect for the life and work of a truly incredible human, teacher, student and visionary - after 101 years, Don Pablo González Casanova has passed on.
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San Cristobal de Las Casas Taken Over for the Second Time by Organized Crime Groups After the Murder of a Merchants' Leader
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For more than 8 hours, on April 17th, groups of armed men shot, burned houses and killed at least two people in the city of San Cristobal de Las Casas.
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These actions were carried out in response to the murder of Geronimo Ruiz, one of the leaders of the Association of Traditional Market Vendors of Chiapas (Almetrach).
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Imperialism and the Summer Institute of Linguistics
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"It is a commonplace (and for some, mere rhetoric) to affirm that U.S. imperialism is the enemy of the peoples of the world. However, the myriad methods and techniques, the complex variety of procedures that the U.S. government has used to impose its hegemony are not well known."
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Gilberto López y Rivas examines the history of the SIL and its importance as a story that mustn't be forgotten.
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The Coveted Mineral That Threatens Life in Chiapas
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This article was published in 2015 by Avispa Midia. While the article is nearly 8 years old, it describes well the politics and ethos of unabated extraction that drives the current dispossession and violence in the Mexican Southeast. Pushed by international interests, and restrictions on environmental protections, indigenous lands rich in biodiversity, water and other common goosds are being expropriated for ...cell phones.
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Extractivism Rhymes with Militarism
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"Some very recent events on our continent represent a twist in the militarization of common goods, either legally or de facto, at the hands of governments and their armed forces, or “irregular” armed actors who roam freely when states allow them." Raúl Zibechi examines trends in Latin American militarization, and their common goal.
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Guatemala in Chiapas at Sendas
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The photographic exhibition currently on display at Sendas depicts the daily life in the refugee camps of those who arrived during the armed conflict in Guatemala. They were to have an impact on the nascent Zapatista movement.
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