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- Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2000 17:07:11 -0700
- From: Kerry Appel <kerry@thehumanbean.com>
- Subject: [Fwd: Chiapas Travel Opportunities]
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Subject: Chiapas Travel Opportunities Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2000 15:02:59 -0800 From: Schools for Chiapas <escuelasparachiapas@escuelasparachiapas.org> To: SchoolsforChiapas@SchoolsforChiapas.org Join Schools for Chiapas @ Thanksgiving or New Years:
Schools for Chiapas has sent you this email because you have personally subscribed to a monthly mailing about indigenous Maya schools in Chiapas, MEXICO. To change your email address or halt your subscription, please follow directions at the end of this message.Maya Dignity Tour: TWO OPENINGS NOW AVAILABLE!
Nov. 19 to 25, 2000: Call (619) 238-4708 to join!)Next Maya Dignity Tour
Dec. 30 to Jan. 5, 2001.
New Year Education Caravan for Peace * Chiapas School Construction Team #21
Dec. 27, 2000 to Jan. 5, 2001.
Chiapas Spanish School and Maya Languages Institute
Language classes start every Monday morning in Oventic Aguascalientes II..Join a Maya Dignity Tour
Schools for Chiapas invites you to join a week long tour to the past , present, and future of the Maya peoples of Chiapas, Mexico. Maya Dignity Tours visit archeological sites and beautiful natural settings, enjoy colonial towns, and meet labor, neighborhood, church and political activists who have played key roles in the social changes sweeping Chiapas. Witness self-directed work bringing tangible improvements in the lives of contemporary Maya communities.A Maya Dignity Tour includes guided visits to:
* The ancient city/archeological site of Palenque.
* Indigenous autonomous municipalities.
*Agua Azul waterfalls and the El Sumidero canyon boat tour.
*An Aguascalientes, a civilian cultural and educational center for peace and dignity of the Zapatista movement..
*Indigenous communities and refugee camps.
*The beautiful colonial towns of San Cristobal de Las Casas and Chiapa de Corzo on market day.Goals of the Maya Dignity Tours
Schools for Chiapas supports the Indigenous communities of Chiapas in their efforts to gain education with dignity for their children. The proceeds of this tour will benefit the first autonomous indigenous secondary schools located in Oventic, Aguascalientes II and Francisco Gómez, Aguascalientes III. Join us for a unique opportunity to enjoy the beauty of Chiapas while learning about the Maya peoples of yesterday and today, their history and struggles, their hopes and dreams. See first hand a myriad of innovative social projects created and administrated by the indigenous communities searching for peace with dignity.Costs of the Maya Dignity Tours
The full cost of the week-long tour is only $685. This price includes comfortable lodging, two meals a day, safe ground transportation throughout Chiapas, a multilingual tour guide, and all administrative expenses. This price does not include airfare. Participants can make their own flight arrangements to Tuxtla Gutiérrez, or may work with our travel experts. Participants may make additional donations to projects of their choice.For Further Information
Please contact Elizabeth Sáenz-Ackermann at Schools for Chiapas (619) 238-4708 or visit our web page at www.schoolsforchiapas.org. for information about Maya Dignity Tours, Chiapas Schools Construction Teams, or language study in Chiapas, Mexico.Background information about Chiapas, Mexico
Injustice has a long history in Chiapas, the southern most state in Mexico.
However on January 1, 1994 the Maya people of Chiapas finally said, “!YA BASTA! - Enough is enough!” Calling themselves the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) these masked rebels demanded education, work, housing, land and health care.Combat lasted only until Jan. 12, 1994 when a complicated negotiation began resulting in the signing of the San Andrés Peace Accords of February 1996. To date President Zedillo has refused to implement the peace accords opting for low intensity warfare, including the horrific massacre at Acteal in December 1997. Nevertheless the Zapatista communities are peacefully implementing a profound program of social change. In 1997 the indigenous communities of the highlands began construction of their first autonomous, secondary school.
In March 1999 millions of Mexicans voted support for the EZLN’s demands in a grassroots’ plebiscite promoted by 2500 Maya women and 2500 Maya men who left Chiapas and traveled throughout Mexico. This year the ruling party was voted out of office at the state and national levels. Today students are attending schools administered by Zapatista authorities in the mountains and jungles of Chiapas.
What does Schools for Chiapas Do?
Schools for Chiapas promotes social, political, and educational empowerment for all peoples, especially indigenous and youth. Our primary program supports the construction and operation of a model, experimental school system for and by the indigenous, autonomous Maya communities of Chiapas, Mexico. The Zapatistas hope these schools will serve as a model of just education to guide public schools for children and youth everywhere in the world. Support for this practical program is developed by a grass roots effort of direct citizen to citizen exchange and education. Related programs include:· U.S. citizen education, including media and congressional briefings, an internet magazine, classroom curriculum materials, a speakers’ bureau, traveling cultural presentations, and student-to-student exchanges;
· Fundraising to support the construction and operation of a model, experimental schools system of the Zapatista movement..
· School construction teams of Mexicans and internationalists who live and learn in an cultural and education exchange with autonomous Zapatista communities;
· Youth leadership training in the U.S., giving youth the opportunity to lead and participate meaningfully in this and other social movements;
· Advocacy supporting human rights, social justice, and the peaceful resolution of the war against the Mayan people of Chiapas.6. Subscribe / Unsubscribe
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(619) 232-2841 FAX (619) 232-0500Chanob Junetic ta Chiapas * Escuelas para Chiapas
Calle Emiliano Zapata 1994
Oventic Aguascalientes II
San Andrés Sacamch'en de los Pobres
Chiapas, Mexico
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