Many of the indigenous communities in Chiapas have no access to potable water. Water and Autonomy looks at this serious problem and how the Zapatista communities are solving it. Through solidarity and training from internationals many communities are now building their own water systems. Members of the communities speak about ways the water project fits into their autonomous process, helps fight sickness, has provided a means of reflection for how to protect existing water sources and represents another means of resistance to globalization projects like the Plan Puebla Panama.
UntitledPublic security and the imposition of the Mexican armed forces in different parts of Chiapas: Nazareth (San Manuel), La Galeana, La Garrucha...
UntitledIn this documentary video, La Jornada and Canal Seis de Julio present a 10-year chronicle of the Zapatista movement, from before the public irruption of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation, on January 1st, 1994, until the disappearance of Aguascalientes and the creation of the Caracoles in August 2003.
In this documentary video, La Jornada and Canal Seis de Julio present a 10-year chronicle of the Zapatista movement, from before the public irruption of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation, on January 1st, 1994, until the disappearance of Aguascalientes and the creation of the Caracoles in August 2003.
A nursing home for dementia patients. A place where reality is perceived in a special way, but also where people transcend boundaries of time, place, perception, logic, roles, and the way feelings are conceived. Here, only the essential things make sense, beyond self-control, repression and limits. A place and a time for reflection, transition and being faithful to oneself. A world of struggle and hope, inner freedom and physical confinement: the world with its rules and perceptions. A rewarding journey.
Interview with Lucas Tello and Pedro Jiménez members of the collective Zemos98 of Seville.
Xemgin is six. In class his name is “Hengin”, the Turkish version of “Xemgin”, while out of school they call him “Pîzot”, Kurdish for rascal. He does not talk much at school, but outside he lives up to his Kurdish nickname. Teachers come and go. Xemgin – who does not speak Turkish – changes three of them. And the troubles begin.
It is not surprising to find that Zona Franca, the former commercial area of traditional industry, and 22@, the area recently zoned for logistic and technological capitalism, are part of a huge real estate operation publicised under the umbrella of Barcelona's post-industrial urban renewal. So, what economic and symbolic benefits do they generate, and for whom? What advantages do companies and institutions gain from this symbiosis? And what about the workers?
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