There are myriad ways to assist the resistance movement in Mexico. The following are some of the solidarity organizations that I encountered during my travels in 2005-2006. I'd love to hear about others.
In Chiapas
Human Rights Center Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas, A.C.
Calle Brasil 14, Barrio Méxicanos, 29240 San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México
Tel: 967 6787395
967 6787396
E-mail: frayba@frayba.org.mx
[NOTE: This group sends human rights observers into indigenous communities for periods of 15 days or more to help keep military and paramilitary soldiers at bay. Join their listserv for weekly updates on human rights issues in Chiapas and surrounding areas (in Spanish).]
Chiapas Peace House Project
www.chiapaspeacehouse.org/en/faq
[NOTE: This organization assists foreigners in finding volunteer projects in Chiapas and Oaxaca. They can also help you find a place to live there. Great for those traveling for the first time in Mexico (although you need to speak Spanish).]
Want to study Tzotzil or Spanish at a Zapatista language school in Chiapas? Apply through the Mexico Solidarity Network at www.mexicosolidarity.org.
In Oaxaca
Centro de Derechos Humanos Tepeyac del Istmo de Tehuantepec, A. C.
Privada la Providencia número 100, Barrio la Soledad
A. P. 68 C. P. 70760 Tehuantepec, Oaxaca
Tel/fax 01 971 71 5 14 42
correos: cdhtepeyac@yahoo.com.mx
cdhtepeyac@prodigy.net.mx
[NOTE: This is a group of Mexican human rights lawyers who rally for indigenous rights. Join their listserv for updates on human rights issues in Oaxaca (in Spanish).]
Centro de Apoyo al Ninos de la Calle Oaxaca
www.canicadeoaxaca.org
Privada 21 de Marzo, #202
Colonia Unión y Progreso
Oaxaca, Oaxaca México CP68050
México (01-951) 518-5177 / 518-5176
Internacional (0052-951) 518-5177 / 518-5176
canicadeoaxaca@prodigy.net.mx
voluntariosdecanica@gmail.com
[This organization works with street children in Oaxaca.]
On the U.S./Mexico Border
The American Friends Service Committee sponsors a variety of border solidarity programs. Contact them at www.afsc.org/immigrants-rights/programs.htm
Amigos de Mujeres Juarez works with organizations that support families who have lost their daughters to the femicide ravaging Ciudad Juarez. Click on the "Groups We Support" icon on their Website, www.amigosdemujeres.org.
Educational Tours
Global Exchange
2017 Mission Street, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94110
t: 415.255.7296 f: 415.255.7498
www.globalexchange.org
[NOTE: This group sponsors enlightening tours throughout the developing world. You'll learn about various resistance movements and solidarity groups, and will likely find the perfect place to return for volunteer work. Check out their tours to Mexico!]
News Updates (in English)
NarcoNews.com
www.globalexchange.org/countries/americas/mexico/update.html
www.globalexchange.org/countries/americas/mexico/dispatches/
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