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>From: "Glenn Welker" <nativelit@earthlink.net>
>To: indigenous_peoples_literature@eGroups.com
>Subject: [indigenous_peoples_literature] Education Caravan for Peace
>Date: lør 1. jan 2000 17:18
>
>Dec. 31, 1999
>Oventic Aguascalientes II
>San Andres Sacamch'en de los Pobres
>Chiapas, MEXICO
>
>Amide massive Federal troop movements and ringing denunciations in the
>official state press of Chiapas, the eighty person strong "Education
>Caravan for Peace" is living and learning in the civilian educational
>and
>cultural complex of Oventic Aguascalientes II. Preparations are
>underway
>for a New Years' celebration that will include the arrival of the first
>two
>hundred students who will take up full time residence under the
>direction
>of seventeen young Maya professors who have spent the last year in an
>intensive teacher training program.
>
>The shining faces of these new teachers and the concrete block school
>buildings constructed over the last three years by community volunteers
>both embody the dreams of the highland Maya communities for a new day
>and a
>better world. "Primero de Enero" (First of January) is the name of this
>school which seeks to build bridges of hope between the past and the
>future
>while exploring alternatives to corporate driven globalization.
>Although
>tensions are running high in anticipation of beginning classes,
>indigenous
>leaders and community leaders insist in the musical Tzotzil language
>that
>"aint' nobody gonna turn us around - we do not have to ask permission
>to be
>free!" The "Primero de Enero" is an autonomous, indigenous school which
>rejects privatization of education and hopes to eventually become part
>of a
>new, democratic Mexican public school system following the 1996 accords
>of
>San Andres.
>
>The "Primero de Enero" school board sends greetings ("from the Zapatista
>heart beating in these mountains") and thanks to everyone in Mexico and
>around the world who has sold a school bond, said a prayer, marched in a
>demonstration, mailed in a check, signed a petition, donated a book,
>sent
>an email, visited the school, or told a friend about the school in
>Oventic.
> Suddenly this group is faced with the daunting task of feeding about
>225
>students, staff, and teachers a day at a cost of $2.20 (US dollars) per
>person per day! Even as the Mexican and international participants of
>the
>"Education Caravan for Peace" wait to meet the students, plans are being
>made in the Schools for Chiapas office in Oventic Aguascalientes II.
>
>Dates will soon be announced for spring and summer caravans and for
>increased national and international support campaigns for the emerging
>Zapatista Rebellious Autonomous Education System. Once again, thank you
>for your continued support and please let us know if there we can help
>you
>contribute to the struggle for peace and education with dignity in
>Chiapas.
>
>Join us - with your heart, your mind, and your body - in the misty
>mountains of the Mexican southeast!
>
>Happy New Year ~ Schools for Chiapas.
>*******************************************
>Tax exempt donations and monthly pledges to the program are vital!
> Checks made out to Grass Roots Events, Inc.
>Master card and Visa accepted with signed authorization.
>*******************************************
>schoolsforchiapas@mexicopeace.org
>www.mexicopeace.org
>
>* Email subscription information:
>
>A. Para recibir información sobre la escuela secundaria de Oventic,
>Aguascalientes II, sólo una vez al mes, mandanos el siguiente mensaje a
><Schoolsforchiapas@mexicopeace.org.>:
>
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>
>B. Si no deseas recibir información sobre la secundaria en Oventic,
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><schoolsforchiapas@mexicopeace.org.>:
>
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>*************************************************************
>
>A. To receive an update about the junior high school at Oventic
>Aguascalientes II about once a month, please send the following message
>to
><Schoolsforchiapas@mexicopeace.org.>:
>
> Subscribe mexicopeace <your address>
>
>B. If you do now wish to receive electronic messages about schools in
>Chiapas, please send the following message to
><schoolsforchiapas@mexicopeace.org.>:
>
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>
>C. If you also want to receive letters and news via regular (snail)
>mail,
>Please include your name, street address, city, ZIP, country, etc.
>
>*******************************************
>Tax exempt donations and pledges to the program are vital!
>Checks made out to Grass Roots Events, Inc.
>Master card and visa also accepted with signed
>authorization.
>*******************************************
>
>Schools for Chiapas * Chanobjunetic ta Chiapas * Escuelas para Chiapas
>Chiapas Schools Construction Teams * San Diegans for Peace in Mexico
>1717 Kettner Blvd., Suite 125
>San Diego, CA 92101
>USA
>(619) 232-2841 FAX (619) 232-0500
>
>Chanobjunetic ta Chiapas * Escuelas para Chiapas
>Oventic Aguascalientes II
>San Andres Sacamch'en de los Pobres
>Los Altos de Chiapas
>MEXICO
>
>Caravana Educativa por la Paz
>Zapotecos 7 bis
>Colonia Obrera
>Mexico City, MEXICO 06800
>576-14-236 (DF)
>
>schoolsforchiapas@mexicopeace.org.
>www.mexicopeace.org
>
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