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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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Communities protest new permit for Vancouver-based Fortuna Silver Mines in Oaxaca, Mexico English

Communities protest new permit for Vancouver-based Fortuna Silver Mines in Oaxaca, Mexico

On March 2, Educa Oaxaca highlighted: “Despite the resounding opposition of communities, Minera Cuzcatlán received permits from SEMARNAT to exploit the territory for ten more years .” It notes the 10-year permit was granted to the mining company on December 14, 2021. “The 12 communities that make up the Front No to Mining for a Future of All demand the…
EDUCA Comunicación
2 marzo, 2022
Threats received by No to Mining Front opposed to Canadian mine in Oaxaca, Mexico English

Threats received by No to Mining Front opposed to Canadian mine in Oaxaca, Mexico

On October 11, the No to Mining Front issued this statement saying that they had received threats during a mobilization demanding the cancellation of the Vancouver-based Fortuna Silver Mines/ Cuzcatlán San José mining project. The mobilization involved setting up blockades on Federal Highway 175 in the vicinity of Magdalena Ocotlán and Monte del Toro. Educa Oaxaca reports: At 11 a.m.,…
EDUCA Comunicación
13 octubre, 2021
Their names and their movements: 91 humans rights defenders who’ve been murdered in Mexico during the past 2.5 years of President AMLO’s term English

Their names and their movements: 91 humans rights defenders who’ve been murdered in Mexico during the past 2.5 years of President AMLO’s term

Human rights defenders in Mexico face grave risks for their involvement in social movements and the defense of their territories and rights. As part of a country-wide effort to monitor and analyze this situation, EDUCA A.C. has tracked all the cases of murders of individuals who were identified as human rights defenders and whose deaths were denounced by human rights…
EDUCA Comunicación
30 julio, 2021
Oaxaca: Six Months Demanding Justice for Paso de la Reyna English

Oaxaca: Six Months Demanding Justice for Paso de la Reyna

On July 27th, the Network of Community Defenders of the Peoples of Oaxaca, REDECOM, and the Council of Peoples United for the Defense of the Rio Verde, COPUDEVER, published the statement “Six months demanding Justice in Paso de la Reyna” in which they announced that their demand for justice for their five murdered fellow defenders (Fidel, Jaime, Noe, Gerardo, Raymundo)…
EDUCA Comunicación
30 julio, 2021
Mexican environmental secretariat denies permit to Vancouver-based Fortuna Silver for expansion of San José mine English

Mexican environmental secretariat denies permit to Vancouver-based Fortuna Silver for expansion of San José mine

The Mexican Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat) has denied an environmental permit requested by Compañía Minera Cuzcatlán, a subsidiary of the Vancouver-based Fortuna Silver Mines for its proposed San José II project. Mongabay has previously reported: “According to the last MIA that the company delivered in September 2020, they intend to continue with their gold and silver extraction…
EDUCA Comunicación
26 julio, 2021
Santa María Tlahuitoltepec, Oaxaca denounces Anthropologie for plagiarizing indigenous textile designs English

Santa María Tlahuitoltepec, Oaxaca denounces Anthropologie for plagiarizing indigenous textile designs

This year, Anthropologie began selling on their website a pair of shorts called “Daily Practice by Anthropologie Marka Embroidered Shorts” which contains graphic designs that “undeniably copy the Xaam Nïxuy blouse” an artisan-made, embroidered blouse which originates from the indigenous Mixe community of Santa María Tlahuitoltepec in Oaxaca, Mexico. In response, the town’s Municipal Government published an official statement on…
EDUCA Comunicación
24 junio, 2021
Sign the petition: Organizations, communities and local authorities demand security for the community of Paso de la Reyna, Oaxaca  English

Sign the petition: Organizations, communities and local authorities demand security for the community of Paso de la Reyna, Oaxaca 

Today, on Earth Day, organizations and communities publish a declaration demanding security for the community of Paso de la Reyna, Oaxaca and showing their solidarity for this community currently under threat. “Paso de la Reyna, Oaxaca is experiencing a wave of violence, in three months five inhabitants have been assassinated, two of them members of the Council of People United…
EDUCA Comunicación
22 abril, 2021