The National Trust for the Promotion of Tourism contracts with security agencies for the mitigation of potential “incidents” involving the Mayan Train.
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More Than a Train: Territorial Reorganization
AMLO’s tour of the Southeast Mexico to supervise progress on the Mayan Train, obliquely revealed his intentions for the teritorial reorganization that the train really represents.
¡Ya Basta! January 1st, 2021
It was 27 years ago today when a ragtag army of poorly-armed Mayan peasants — wearing their signature red masks and giving land to those who needed it — first shouted the famous Zapatista slogan of “YA BASTA – Enough is enough!
All donations to support the struggle will be doubled untill the 6th!
Of Violence and Government Inaction
Following many months of intimidation and attacks in the Zapatista communities of Nuevo San Gregorio and Moisés Gandhi, a solidarity caravan, and later human rights delegation have visited the autonomous region to deliver aid, bear witness and denounce these terrorist acts to the world. Also the video short from the caravan here.
AMLO: To Military Operation, the Mayan Train and 4 Airports
Recent developments for territorial and urban planning take hold as AMLO seeks to tie the airport and Mayan Train projects and infrastructure to military control.
