The Maya Train has placed the municipality of Felipe Carrillo Puerto on a path of accelerated development that, so far, has only brought them insecurity. Determined to defend their culture, at the Maya School of the U Kúuchil K Ch’i’ibalo’on community center, children are weaving their own history as a way to protect their identity and their territory.
The Maya Community Embroidering Resistance READ MORE »
On the coast of Oaxaca, just south of the port of Salina Cruz, the Ikoots community find themselves inundated by the changes caused by port infrastructure in the buildout for the Transisthmic Corridor.
Interoceanic Corridor _ The Breakwater That Is Wiping Out A Community READ MORE »
Justice has yet to be served in the murder of Samir Flores Soberanes, but his memory finds fertile soil wherever there is a struggle for life and justice. Samir lives!
The Morelos Integral Project _ Samir, Life After Death READ MORE »
Declaration of peoples, communities, and organizations from the states of Chiapas, Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Puebla in defense of territory and Mother Earth.
Despite claims by the administration of “peace” in Chiapas, life for indigenous communities is not so, as violence and dispossession continue to bear down on them from both organized crime and the state.
Chiapas: Between Violence and Impunity READ MORE »
