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Shall We Start Again?
From El Capitán, EZLN, original here. The fig tree rubs its wind with the sandpaper of its branches,and the forest, cunning cat, bristles its brittle fibers. (Romance Sonámbulo.Federico García Lorca) Yes, the wind and the mountain seem to have known each other…
Read MoreThe socio-cultural aspects of the Maya Train
By: Gilberto López y Rivas First of all, I would like to highlight the non-consulted nature of the Tren Maya mega-project among the affected populations, which include original peoples protected by the Constitution and by international agreements, such as ILO…
Read MoreNeoliberal integration and defense of territory
By: Raúl Romero* When in 2001 the Mexican political class denied the possibility of a profound reform of the Mexican State, which through recognition of the San Andrés Sakamch’en de los Pobres Accords opened the door to a new relationship between…
Read MoreViolence against activists who oppose the Interoceanic Corridor increases
By Renata Bessi Original in Spanish published by Avispa Midia, August 16, 2023 Panel of community speakers at the Puente Madera Oaxaca Foro Político Cultura de Rebeldías y Resistencias held during the El Sur Resiste Caravan (April 2023). On August…
Read MoreVideo: The Caravana El Sur Resiste visits Puente Madera
Chiapas Support Committee members who were on the El Sur Resiste | The South Resists Caravan film an interview with the women of Puente Madera and the elected community authority. They describe their town’s fight to prevent the construction of…
Read MoreAMLO issues new decree so that mega-projects are considered as national security
By: Desinformémonos Editors May 19, 2023 Mexico City | Desinformémonos President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) issued a new decree considering the federal government’s infrastructure projects to be national security matters, just hours after the Supreme Court of Justice of…
Read MoreDay 4 – Oteapan, Veracruz: Resisting displacement that only benefits the rich
Oteapan is a community that was displaced once before. It is still present in the collective memory that 300 years ago the community had to leave their lands located on the border between the states of Tabasco and Veracruz. They denounce that…
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