Good Afternoon dear reader. I have had one more blog posting percolating since my last post. Now that I have had some time to be home again and tomorrow I begin a new course load at UTS, I thought this would be a good time to send out a few more thoughts about this trip. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Chiapas’
Coming Home and Finding Our Roots
Posted in Chiapas 2012, tagged Chiapas, EZLN, mirror, privilege, roots, San Cristobal, struggle on 02.06.2012 | Leave a Comment »
Doña Juliana
Posted in Chiapas 2012, tagged Amatenango, Chiapas, clay pigeons, clay pots, Doña Juliana, San Cristobal on 01.31.2012 | Leave a Comment »
I wrote earlier about meeting Doña Juliana. I thought I’d post pics of the statue and the real deal along with some of the pottery at her home. What a treat! -Déadra
ProMedios and Other Worlds
Posted in Chiapas 2012, tagged autonomy, Chiapas, environment, Grijalva River, media, mining, NAFTA, resistance, violence on 01.31.2012 | 3 Comments »
Buenas Noches dear reader. As you already know we are all back home safely. I have to say that I am none to glad to be back in familiar surroundings with my dear family. During our last few days in Chiapas I noticed how natural it had become to greet people in Spanish and respond [...]
Worship at Acteal
Posted in Chiapas 2012, tagged Acteal, Chiapas, Las Abejas on 01.29.2012 | Leave a Comment »
Greetings, dear readers! You have already heard some about Acteal and Las Abejas. The service at Acteal really moved me, so I wanted to share some of the things I saw, heard and learned there. The people of Acteal have experienced such tremendous hardship, yet they speak, sing, and pray with tremendous hope and joy. [...]
Do you see what I see?
Posted in Chiapas 2012, tagged Chiapas, homesick, poverty, San Cristobal, seeing on 01.25.2012 | 5 Comments »
Buenos Noches again dear readers! It is so hard to believe that we only have one more full day here in San Cristobal. For me this day began and ended in tears. This morning when I went to get my coffee at breakfast time I was suddenly overcome by a wave of homesickness. I felt [...]
Hoy Dia a La Manana
Posted in Announcements, Chiapas 2012, tagged Chiapas, Weaving Cooperatives on 01.24.2012 | 1 Comment »
The title of this post is “From Today To Tomorrow.” It is the title of a poem I wrote on Saturday which I will include at the end of my post. This past Saturday, we met with women from 3 different weaving cooperatives. The patterns and styles of each community’s weavings are unique. The vast [...]
CEDEMM
Posted in Chiapas 2012, tagged CEDEMM, Chiapas, Maya, Mayan, medicine, OMIECH on 01.24.2012 | 2 Comments »
Buenas Tardes dear reader. It is now 4:30 pm on Monday and it seems I have been on my feet the entire day except to eat lunch. As I told you before we did have a later start today. It was 10:00 am when most of us set out on foot to walk (some of [...]
Chamula: The Festival of San Sebastian
Posted in Chiapas 2012, tagged Chamula, Chiapas, Festival of San Sebastian on 01.23.2012 | 3 Comments »
Hola, queridas! Our visit to Chamula was several days ago now (Fri), but many of the images I saw there are still running through my mind. This is a very special event for the people of Chamula, and the celebration lasts for several days with the peak on the day we were visiting. This day, [...]
The Cost of Privilege
Posted in Chiapas 2012, tagged Chamula, Chiapas, Magdelenas, San Cristobal, Tzotzil, weave, Zapatista on 01.21.2012 | 1 Comment »
Buenos Dias dear reader. It is hard to believe this is Saturday already! At least that is what the calendar on my laptop says…I have lost complete track of time! I do want to catch you up on the last two and half days, but first I will tell you about our reflection time on [...]
University of the Earth and CIDECI
Posted in Chiapas 2012, tagged autonomy, Chiapas, CIDECI, San Cristobal, Universidad de la Tierra on 01.19.2012 | 6 Comments »
Buenos Dias dear reader. It is another new day here in Chiapas as it is for you wherever you are. I sit here in the hotel lobby between the open front door and the open grassy courtyard that is lush with green trees and bushes and flowering plants. The air is crisp and cool and [...]
