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Since 1994, Educa A.C., as a civil organization, accompanies social movements, advises social organizations and indigenous communities in the defense of their social and civil rights, promotes civil and political education, advocates for the integral protection of human rights, and initiates projects of sustainable, rural development in the state of Oaxaca. As part of our strategy to promote civil and political education, we translate some of our publications into English and founded the Twitter account “Human Rights Oaxaca Mexico” to address an international audience. In the globalized world, we live in, today’s problems need to be viewed from different perspectives in order, to be solved. Therefore our work in English intends to give Oaxaca’s civil society a voice, create awareness and promote public dialogue. We cover topics such as social movements, gender and migration violence, territorial and environmental conflicts, indigenous resistance against transnational megaprojects, as well as other current issues Oaxaca’s civil society finds itself confronted with.

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Electoral Reform Threatens the Self-Determination of Indigenous Peoples English

Electoral Reform Threatens the Self-Determination of Indigenous Peoples

At the end of May, Mexico’s National Congress approved a political-electoral reform that will organize federal and local elections for the year 2015. Such a reform represents a step backward for indigenous towns in Mexico because it does not consider the way in which they elect authorities through their own system of "uses and customs" legitimate. Despite efforts by citizens, academics, organizations…
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4 agosto, 2014
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Short Film: The Mother of our Waters English

Short Film: The Mother of our Waters

On June 5th, in the village of Paso de la Reina, municipality of Santiago Jamiltepec, a mass against the Federal Electricity Commission’s (CFE) construction of a hydroelectric dam in the riverbed of the Rio Verde (Green River) was celebrated. 33 communities in the region participated at the event while the Bishop of the diocese of Puerto Escondido, made a clear…
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28 julio, 2014
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Indigenous organizations and peoples consider federal reforms to be “a legalized land grab” English

Indigenous organizations and peoples consider federal reforms to be “a legalized land grab”

On 14 July, upon the close of the “Water and Energy” seminar held in Oaxaca de Juárez, civil organizations and communities pertaining to the Mixteco, Chatino, Zapotec, and Mixe peoples of the state of Oaxaca as well as organizations from Chiapas and Mexico City issued a communique denouncing the reforms being implemented in the country.  They indicated that said reforms…
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28 julio, 2014
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Mexico Energy Reform Will Allow Foreign Mining Companies to Continue Devastating the Land English

Mexico Energy Reform Will Allow Foreign Mining Companies to Continue Devastating the Land

The energy reforms recently promoted by Enrique Peña Nieto’s government open the door for the continued devastation of the national territory by transnational companies through mining techniques that ruin communities’ water, soil and other natural resources, indicated several civic organizations. During a public rally held Tuesday at Mexico City’s Angel of Independence traffic circle, on the occasion of the World Day Against Toxic Mega-Mining,…
HagamosWeb
25 julio, 2014
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Mexico Peasant Farmer Organizations Announce Rebellion Against Energy Reform English

Mexico Peasant Farmer Organizations Announce Rebellion Against Energy Reform

Peasant and indigenous farmer organizations give this warning: Do not touch communal property in the countryside. However, the government remains committed to stirring up a conflict that is already present in various parts of the country, and its spread seems imminent. After a meeting of peasant leaders in the Senate and a discussion at the Secretariat of Government Relations , the…
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23 julio, 2014
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Across Latin America, a Struggle for Communal Land and Indigenous Autonomy English

Across Latin America, a Struggle for Communal Land and Indigenous Autonomy

Oaxaca, one of Mexico's 31 states, has the country's highest level of diversity as well as the largest indigenous population. Of the 3.5 million inhabitants in the state, according to official statistics, more than one-third of the population is of indigenous origin (1,165,186 individuals). The indigenous communities are strongly tied to the mountains, to the smell of coffee that mixes with…
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22 julio, 2014
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Opponents to the Paso de la Reina dam denounce pressure English

Opponents to the Paso de la Reina dam denounce pressure

In a press conference held on 15 July, members of the Council of Peoples United in Defense of the Verde River (COPUDEVER) accused the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) and the local PAN deputy Sonia López of having pressured local authorities and residents of the region to accept the construction of the Paso de la Reina hydroelectric dam. According to the…
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22 julio, 2014