Mexico City and Chiapas
 
May 19-29, 2010
Registration Deadline: February 1, 2010
 
Contrast the dynamics of life in Mexico City with the rural reality of Chiapas. Meet with people who offer hope through alternative models of work, society and governance. See the importance of water projects and schools in isolated areas. Learn of the unique contributions of the indigenous people to Mexican reality today. Understand the struggle for land and rights. Appreciate the natural beauty of this Mexican State.
 
Join us as we stand in solidarity with people and organizations.
 
 
Visiting a rural community in Chiapas.
 
In Mexico City:
  • Guided tour of National Museum of Anthropology
  • Learn of contemporary reality
  • Hear from Women for Dialogue on women's reality in Mexico City and Chiapas
  • Visit Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe
  • Understand the reality of children of the street by a psychologist who works with youth
  • Learn how violence affects everyday family life
The Chiapas portion includes:
  • Listen to a curandero (healer) speak of his work with the indigenous people and the customs of the area; see his museum-size collection of traje (typical clothing)
  • See a presentation on the modern history of Mexico with a focus on current events
  • Visit the villages of San Juan Chamula, where unique indigenous rituals take place daily, and Zinacantan, where weavers do their work and sell their wares
  • Learn about the state of Mexican economy and how it affects the people
  • Visit with offices and groups working in Chiapas and a chance to dialogue with them
Diego Rivera mural in Mexico City.

Click here to download a flyer.

Resources on Mexico and Chiapas:
 
CIEPAC: in English is translated to mean The Center for the Economic and Political Investigation for Community Action. It is based in San Cristobal in the Mexican State of Chiapas. It is an activist research organization/think tank whose goal is to get their information and research that is not covered in the corporate media in Mexico out to people. This site is in Spanish; however you can search for translated articles.  To keep up with what is happening in Meixco, sign up for their email newsletter. 
 
"GATE helped me learn things I had never known before and see things in real life that  I had only heard about.  It raised my social awareness and has caused me to look for ways that I can change things"
-Christine Meeuwsan, Mexico/Chiapas 2006
 
"The way people work together to overcome oppression and fight in their struggles for rights was impressive."
-Don Schnell, Mexico/Chiapas 2008
 
Upcoming Programs
 
May 19-29, 2010
 Registration Deadline: February 1, 2010
Trip Cost: $1275.00* Plus Registration Fee 
PLUS domestic airfare to Chiapas, around $200.00 USD
 
*Airfare not included.  All trips include transportation (except taxi to airport at the end of the trip), accommodations, and food (except one evening meal).
 
"Our destination is never a place, but rather a new way of looking at things."  -Henry Miller


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