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Sample Delegation Itinerary
Religion and Social Struggles in Mexico
Saturday
- Mexico City
- 12 – 5 pm: Arrival, Casa de los Amigos/Quaker House. Time for settling in, finding lunch on your own
- 5 pm: Gather in Conference room for introductions, snacks, brief orientation.
- 6 pm-9 pm: Class on Mexican History, from Revolution to Globalization-- Ross Gandy
- 9:30 pm: Dinner at Quaker House
Sunday
- 8 - 9 am: Breakfast-- Quaker House
- 9:30-11 am: Orientation Safety, Logistics and Health
- 11:00 am- 5 pm: Field Trip downtown (metro)
- 12 pm: Mass at Cathedral
- Free time, Lunch downtown (on your own).
- Places to visit: Palacio Nacional (Diego Rivera murals), Cathedral, Zocalo, Templo Mayor, Fine Arts Museum (entrance fees on your own)
- 5 – 6:30: Mexican meal prepared by chef Alejandro Martinez
- 6:30 –9 pm: Class, History of Religious Movements in Mexico
Monday
- 8-10 am: Beakfast-- Quaker House
- 10-1 pm: Class led by Dr. Pangerl and Colin Bossen
- 1:30 pm: Depart for Ajusco-- lunch on the way
- 5-8 pm: Ajusco-- visit community center, history of community, discuss U.S.-Mexico relations, personal testimony of women community organizers and religious refugees
Tuesday
- 8 – 9 am: Breakfast and group check in-- Quaker House
- 9-7 pm: Anthropology Museum and Chapultepec Park. Free time, explore museums, find your way around Mexico City, lunch on your own
- 7-9 pm: Meeting: Julio Lopez, perspectives on urban organizing, social change and social movements in Mexico.
Wednesday
- 8-10 am: Breakfast-- Quaker House
- 10- 1 pm: Workshop, Privilege and International Solidarity-- Melissa Mundt
- 2:30 pm: Depart for TAPO bus terminal (via metro and taxi). Lunch on the way (on your own) We will provide snacks for the bus.
- 4:30 pm: Travel to Chiapas
Thursday - San Cristobal, Chiapas
- 8 am: Breakfast (with INESIN and Wisconsin Pastors)
- 9 am: CODIMUJ, Catholic Women’s theology group, opportunity for discussion
- 2 pm: Lunch at INESIN (Institute for Intercultural Studies)
- Afternoon: free time
- Evening: Walking Tour of San Cristobal
Friday
- 8 am: Breakfast at Posada
- 9 am: Depart Acteal and Oventic (lunch in community)
- Dinner in San Cristobal (on your own)
- 9 pm: Group reflection, prepare for community stay-- Colin and Melissa
Saturday
- 6:30 am: Leave Posada
- 7:30 am: Depart for Comalapa (we will provide snacks for the bus)
- 12 pm: Meeting-- Uriel Perez, church based environmental activism and immigrant issues
- 2 pm: Lunch at Comalapa Presbeterian Church
- 3:30 pm: Travel to Pakayal
- 7 pm: Dinner, Meet community members (all meals in community will be provided by community. Bring your own snacks or extra food)
Sunday- Monday
- Workshop on immigration issues (Melissa Mundt)
- Share with community, assist with building autonomous clinic, attend worship with community.
- Time to visit and learn about community experience.
Tuesday
- 6 am: Depart Pakayal
- Opportunity to visit nearby tourist sites or free time in San Cristobal (optional trip to market, Mayan Medicine Museum, Nabolom)
- 7 pm: INESIN party, sharing session with UCC group
Wednesday
- 8- 9 am: Breakfast at Posada
- 10 am: Indigenous Theology, Petul, INESIN
- 1 pm: INESIN- perspectives on religious organizing in Chiapas
- 2 pm: Lunch at Chiapas Peace House
- Afternoon: Free Time (optional trip to Chamula, bioreserve, other San Cristobal Museums, or other organizations)
Thursday
- Sipaz, religious aspects to conflict in Chiapas
- 8:30 pm: Travel to Mexico City
Friday
- 11 am: Arrive Mexico City
- Free time ( optional visit Basilica de Guadalupe)
- 4-7 pm: Meeting-- David Fernandez Davalos, Quaker House
- 7:30 pm: Dinner together in restaurant
Saturday
- 8 – 9 am: Breakfast, Quaker House
- 9 - 11 am: Concluding Session and Departure
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