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DESCRIPTION: International Women’s Day Delegation, March 5 - 13, 2002\n\n  Our third 
 annual delegation to Chiapas explores the struggle of\nindigenous people 
 for autonomy after the Mexican Congress failed to\nimplement the San 
 Andrés Accords into law, the campesino struggle for\nland in the context 
 of free trade and the Plan Puebla-Panamá (PPP), the\ncondition of those 
 displaced from their homes by low-intensity warfare\nand the struggle of 
 all poor women for rights and dignity.\n\nWe will visit indigenous men and 
 women in an EZLN Aguascalientes\n(cultural center), indigenous women 
 weavers from the Highlands, a large\nrefugee camp and Mexican 
 non-profits.\nWe will receive a briefing on the\ncurrent situation in 
 Chiapas from non-profit staff.  If we are really\nlucky, the Zapatista 
 women will march on International Women’s Day\n(March 8) and we will be 
 there to participate. (They do not announce\nthis beforehand and they do 
 not march every year.)\n\n Delegates will arrive in Tuxtla Gutierrez, 
 capital of Chiapas, travel\nto the colonial city of San Cristobal and later 
 travel into the canyons\nof the Lacandon Jungle to spend two or three 
 nights with an indigenous\ncommunity.  Conditions there are like rough 
 camping and require a\nsleeping bag and an air mattress or hammock.  While 
 in San\nCristobal, there will be time for shopping and entertainment.\n\n 
 Cost of the delegation is $450.00 for tuition.  This does NOT include\nair 
 fare.  It DOES include food, lodging and ground transportation\nwithin 
 Chiapas.  It ALSO includes a donation for each community we\nvisit, 
 delegation expenses and educational materials.  Delegation dates\nare March 
 5 to March 13, 2002.  We are currently deciding the day-to-day\nitinerary 
 and will send it to all those who are interested in the\ndelegation when it 
 is ready.\n\n The Chiapas Support Committee is a grass roots volunteer 
 organization\nwith 501(c)(3) non-profit status.  In Chiapas we work with 2 
 Mexican\nnon-profits, Kinal Antzetik and Enlace Civil.  We support 
 women’s\ncollective projects, human rights training and autonomous health 
 care\nand education.  We also contribute to the refugee camp in Polhó, 
 where\napproximately 8,000 displaced Zapatista supporters have taken 
 refuge\nfrom paramilitary forces.\n\nFor more information or for a 
 registration form please contact: cezmat@igc.org\nTel: (510) 654-9587 for 
 more information\n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/02/03/3353.php
SUMMARY:Chiapas Delegation
LOCATION:Chiapas, Mexico
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/02/03/3353.php
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