Sendas Chiapas and Acción Palestina Chiapas hosted a night of hip hop in solidarity with Palestine on Wednesday, February 7th. There was a screening of ”Slingshot Hip Hop” from the Occupied Territories, and music and dance was provided by local collectives El Semillero 259 and Psicolexia Oficial.
Far from advancing in the direction of legal pluralism, or toward the Accords of San Andrés, the recent Constitutional Reform for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was stripped of rights to political representation and control over lands and resources, says López Barcenas.
Every morning we would walk for 10 minutes through the town of Salto de Agua to arrive at the Casa Betania migrant refuge center. Passing through a mix of confused stares and friendly greetings during our route, we would cross over the tracks of La Bestia, the same cargo train that thousands of migrants have used in their journey north.
Our sincere thanks to Lalo Morales for spending a month in the service people in movement and for taking the time to write this account. If you have the time and inclination, we highly encourage you to volunteer with Frayba in the BriCOs as a human rights observer.
Eight soldiers implicated in the Ayotzinapa case, who were released from military prison last week, have had new warrants issued for their arrest.
Please sign the urgent action now to demand an end to the violence against Zapatista communities!
