Encuentro de Mujeres contra la violencia, la militarización y la impunidad
March 7 2010
Cideci-Unitierra, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas
Womens’ struggles:
- Testimony by compañera from Bella Vista del Norte, Comalapa. The compañera denounces the eviction of women from the community who don’t marry someone from the same community. (4 min)[podcast]http://www.radiozapatista.org/Audios/mujeres01_01.mp3[/podcast]
- Testimony by compañera from the community of Molino de los Arcos. The compañera denounces government repression and imprisonment with the intention of taking their lands for eco-tourism development projects. (1:40 min)[podcast]http://www.radiozapatista.org/Audios/mujeres02_01.mp3[/podcast]
- Testimony by compañero of the community of Molino de los Arcos, who has an order for his arrest. (3:30 min)[podcast]http://www.radiozapatista.org/Audios/mujeres02_02.mp3[/podcast]
Translation in Tzotzil. (3:05 min)[podcast]http://www.radiozapatista.org/Audios/mujeres02_03.mp3[/podcast] - Testimony by compañera whose children are in jail. (2 min)[podcast]http://www.radiozapatista.org/Audios/mujeres02_04.mp3[/podcast]
- Testimony by compañera from the community of san José Magalalnes, La Concordia denouncing the sale of girls and young women. (2:45 min)[podcast]http://www.radiozapatista.org/Audios/mujeres02_05.mp3[/podcast]
- Testimony by another compañera regarding the same situation at La Concordia, Chiapas. (2:05 min)[podcast]http://www.radiozapatista.org/Audios/mujeres02_06.mp3[/podcast]
- Compañera from the organization Menechi Jobal which works with working indigenous children and youth in San Cristóbal de las Casas. (1:09 min)[podcast]http://www.radiozapatista.org/Audios/mujeres02_07.mp3[/podcast]
- Compañero from the Tele Maíz Collective, which works with television and education in ecological sciences. (1:47 min)[podcast]http://www.radiozapatista.org/Audios/mujeres02_08.mp3[/podcast]
- Compañera from the community of Petalcingo, municipality of Tila talks about the need to make better known the work of peaceful organizations like the Other Campaign. (3:30 min)[podcast]http://www.radiozapatista.org/Audios/mujeres02_09.mp3[/podcast]
- Final words by Mercedes Oliveira (3:55 min)[podcast]http://www.radiozapatista.org/Audios/mujeres02_10.mp3[/podcast]
Work Groups – Synthesis or summary of proposals:
- Group 1: Hunger and violence[podcast]http://www.radiozapatista.org/Audios/mujeres03_01.mp3[/podcast] / Translation in Tzeltal[podcast]http://www.radiozapatista.org/Audios/mujeres03_01b.mp3[/podcast]
- Group 2: Family Violence[podcast]http://www.radiozapatista.org/Audios/mujeres03_02.mp3[/podcast]
- Group 3: Social violence[podcast]http://www.radiozapatista.org/Audios/mujeres03_03.mp3[/podcast]
- Translation in Tzeltal of proposals by Groups 2 and 3[podcast]http://www.radiozapatista.org/Audios/mujeres03_03b.mp3[/podcast]
- Group 4: Militarization, narco-militarization and paramilitarization[podcast]http://www.radiozapatista.org/Audios/mujeres03_04.mp3[/podcast]
- Translation in Tzotzil.[podcast]http://www.radiozapatista.org/Audios/mujeres03_04b.mp3[/podcast]
- Group 5: How do men see violence against women[podcast]http://www.radiozapatista.org/Audios/mujeres03_05.mp3[/podcast]
Translation in Tzotzil.[podcast]http://www.radiozapatista.org/Audios/mujeres03_05b.mp3[/podcast]
Additional testimonies/denunciations:
- Compañero talks about Molino los Arcos[podcast]http://www.radiozapatista.org/Audios/mujeres04_01.mp3[/podcast] / Traducción[podcast]http://www.radiozapatista.org/Audios/mujeres04_01b.mp3[/podcast]
- Compañera denunces political prison of her father and asks for support.[podcast]http://www.radiozapatista.org/Audios/mujeres04_02.mp3[/podcast]
- Compañera denounces political prison of her husbandIn tzetzal and Spanish.[podcast]http://www.radiozapatista.org/Audios/mujeres04_03.mp3[/podcast]
- Compañera denounces political prison of her children (in Tzotzil and translation to Spanish).[podcast]http://www.radiozapatista.org/Audios/mujeres04_04.mp3[/podcast]
- Compañero habla sobre lucha sindical y magisterial; propuestas.[podcast]http://www.radiozapatista.org/Audios/mujeres04_05.mp3[/podcast]
Summary of the day (Xóchitl Leyva):
- Síntesis del día[podcast]http://www.radiozapatista.org/Audios/mujeres05_01.mp3[/podcast] / Traducción[podcast]http://www.radiozapatista.org/Audios/mujeres05_01b.mp3[/podcast]
- Resumen de las propuestas[podcast]http://www.radiozapatista.org/Audios/mujeres05_02.mp3[/podcast] / Traducción[podcast]http://www.radiozapatista.org/Audios/mujeres05_02b.mp3[/podcast]
Interviews (realizadas por Hora Sexta, 99.1FM, San Cristóbal de las Casas)
Paramilitary attack to Mitzitón
In the community of Mitzitón, we spoke to residents members of the Other Campaign on the kidnapping, torture and armed attack suffered at the hands of paramilitary members of the Army of God.




