Delegation to Chiapas
Article written by Alex Rocklin and Rachel Wallis
Sponsored by Mexico Solidarity Network and Chiapas Peace House Project
Dates: March 13-21, 2004
Information: 773-454-2130
The Mexico Solidarity Network and the Chiapas Peace House Project
invite you to join a delegation to Chiapas from March 13-21, 2004.
The delegation will arrive during a time of celebration, but also a time full of difficult challenges. On January 1, the Zapatista movement celebrated ten years of resistance to corporate-centered globalization, and the movement continues to grow. The establishment of regional autonomous governments - Juntas de Buen Gobierno - last Summer marked an important new phase in the development of Zapatismo. At the same time, paramilitary groups and the army continue to threaten the Zapatista movement at every turn. The need for international presence to document their activities is more pressing than ever.
The delegation will:
Find the application online at Mexico Solidarity
Sponsored by Mexico Solidarity Network and Chiapas Peace House Project
Dates: March 13-21, 2004
Information: 773-454-2130
The Mexico Solidarity Network and the Chiapas Peace House Project
invite you to join a delegation to Chiapas from March 13-21, 2004.
The delegation will arrive during a time of celebration, but also a time full of difficult challenges. On January 1, the Zapatista movement celebrated ten years of resistance to corporate-centered globalization, and the movement continues to grow. The establishment of regional autonomous governments - Juntas de Buen Gobierno - last Summer marked an important new phase in the development of Zapatismo. At the same time, paramilitary groups and the army continue to threaten the Zapatista movement at every turn. The need for international presence to document their activities is more pressing than ever.
The delegation will:
- Provide an international presence in communities that are under threat of attack by paramilitary groups, putting the paramilitaries on notice that the communities can count on international support.
- Meet with activists and organizers to discuss 10 years of resistance to neoliberalism in Chiapas and around the world.
- Develop strategies to deepen solidarity work in the United States, and organizing against the Free Trade Area of the Americas, CAFTA, and Plan Pueblo Panama. Delegates will meet with sister organizations in Chiapas to discuss medium and long term strategies for international solidarity work.
Find the application online at Mexico Solidarity
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