Good storytelling strengthens social movements
Mexico - The Chiapas media project
My story is a story of collective resistance, so it’s not just mine, it belongs to the organization I work for. In Southern Mexico, in the highlands of Chiapas, in a tzotzil community, when a compañero greets you they say “How is your heart?” The English translation sounds terrible, something you hear in a doctor’s office but in Zapatista communities it encompasses the rhythm of communication the indigenous communities are fighting for.
My role is in this beautiful movement of words, I work in the distribution of their stories of resistance. The Chiapas Media Project/Promedios de Comunicacion Comunitaria. We are a bi-national project, our office in Chicago focuses on distribution and the office in Chiapas, Mexico focuses on production and…
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