During our week in Chiapas, students get an opportunity to meet with various organizations to gain an understanding of the root causes of migration, human rights violations in Mexico, and the impact US international policies have had on the policing and reinforcement of the Mexico-Guatemalan border.
The following are organizations we met with:
- Otros Mundos http://www.otrosmundoschiapas.org/
- CIDECI-UniTierra Chiapas http://seminarioscideci.org/
- Centro Fray Matias http://cdhfraymatias.org/sitio/
- Las Abejas de Acteal
- Café Justo Co-Op
- Centro de Derechos Humanos Digna Ochoa
- Promedios
- Sipaz
- SweFOR