Chiapas

Announcing the dates for Globalization Gone Wild 2008: Trade, Migration, and Community in Southern Mexico.

Monday, April 14 -"Mexico 101: "A context for Neoliberalism, NAFTA, and structural adjustment."
Tuesday, April 15 - "The truth about NAFTA: A look at free trade and migration from the fields of Chiapas."
Wednesday, April 16 - "The Bees, the Snails, and the Guns: How the Zapatistas and other autonomous communities are challenging the neoliberal model."
Thursday, April 17 - "Roots and Suits: The influence of policy and community action on the environment."

Here's how you can buy fair trade, organic, delicious coffee from the very same people we stayed with in Tzajalchen:

http://www.javaforjustice.com/single-origin/medium-roast/mexican-maya-vi...

http://www.alternativegrounds.com/show.php?ID=20

http://www.cafecampesino.com/category_s/2.htm

Those are three websites that sell coffee from Mayavinic, the coffee collective our hosts formed. Every time you buy coffee from Mayavinic, you are helping a community stay afloat. And it's great coffee ... I mean it. :)

Hi everyone!
Today is the day we make plans of how to share our information when we return to Oxford. Please comment on any specific concepts you would like to learn more about. We would especially love any input on the best way to reach Miami students and Oxford community members, and we are open to speaking requests from classes and organizations.

So far we are thinking that we want to emphasize the following issues...
Causes of migration
NAFTA renegotiations
US policies affecting Mexico (SPP, Plan Merida)
Mexican policies hurting the poor (PPP)

Hello everyone! Just a quick note to say that we are here in San Cristobal de las Casas. We will update soon with more details about what we´ve been seeing, hearing, and learning. For now, let me just say that this is a beautiful city and we have met some very interesting and inspiring people.

More to come!

Angela

We're leaving tomorrow! For anyone interested, this is what we'll be doing on our trip...

Friday, March 14th
Welcome to Mexico!
Arrive in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Travel to San Cristóbal
Check into Posada Isabel
DINNER
Introductions and Schedule Review

Saturday, March 15th
8:00 am BREAKFAST at Posada Isabel
9:00 am Witness for Peace History & Covenant
9:30 am How to Avoid the Runs and Guns (and still have Fun)
10:00 am Who’s in Charge Here Anyway?
10:30 am Expectations & Realities (and brainstorm primer?)
11:15 am Privilege?

... please check out http://witnessforpeace.org/

The photo is an aerial view of San Cristobal de las Casas, the city where we will be staying.

(In only 3 days!!)

Welcome to the blog site for the 2008 Miami University Students for Peace and Justice Delegation to Chiapas Mexico!