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In this clip, Juan Manuel Martinez Moreno shares with us words of hope upon recently being release from prison. He was imprisoned for over 16 months for being wrongfully accused for the murder of Bradley Will, Indymedia journalist, who was documenting...

In this clip, a community member shares with us some words while waiting for the release of Juan Manuel Martinez Moreno. Juan Manuel was imprisoned for over 16 months for being wrongly accused for the assassination of Bradley Will, Indymedia reporter...

La lucha sigue three years after the assassination of Lorenzo Sampablo Cervantes-husband and father of four-who was assassinated on August 22, 2006 by paramilitary troops under the orders of...

Greetings from the new coordinator of Casa Chapulín, Oaxaca!

¡Saludos a los amigos de la casa de la paz!

A few words to introduce myself and invite you to share your ideas as the Oaxaca Peace House (Casa Chapulín) begins to take shape…

My name is Diana Denham and I´m looking forward to coordinating the new Peace House opening in Oaxaca in a few short months. Presently I´m in training in Chiapas and it´s been a busy and exciting few weeks of networking with local organizations, participating in workshops, visiting communities and generally learning the ropes.

I spent the last year working in northeastern Brasil with the MST- the Landless Movement for Agrarian Reform- and researching local political projects emphasizing the authentic inclusion of traditionally marginalized communities. Before moving to Brasil, I studied Comparative Development and Latin American Studies and spent a year abroad in Cuba and Mexico. In the U.S., I coordinated the MET Family Literacy Program for Social Change, a project which connects adult immigrants with community and educational resources available to them in Rhode Island.

I also enjoy working with independent media and making documentary films. Two projects I´ve worked on in the past year include -The Right to Share in our Common Wealth- documenting participants in a Workers Party project for political inclusion in Brasil and -Hermanas de la Tierra Viva- about how women in the Sierra Norte of Oaxaca have organized as the men have migrated north.

I´ve been living in Oaxaca for the past six months and am very excited about helping get Casa Chapulín off the ground. I´m looking forward to imagining ways that our solidarity work can collaborate with both urban and rural resistance movements and local organizations. I`m also interested in engaging the issue of immigration and more generally, the idea of making a rural, agricultural way of life a viable and sustainable option. I hope to have a lot of input about the shaping of the collective, so please send your thoughts and inspirations to me at casachapulin@gmail.com!

Saludos y paz,
Diana

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