[antiwar-van] THURS FEB 3rd: Chiapas Indigenous Womens Fair Trade Weaving Coops

[kamea at resist.ca]

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CHIAPAS INDIGENOUS WOMENS FAIR TRADE WEAVING COOPERATIVES:
- the struggle for women's empowerment and Indigenous autonomy -

Thursday, Feb. 3rd    7:30pm
Britannia Secondary School - Auditorium 1001 Cotton Drive
(behind Britannia community centre)
FREE EVENT/Donations accepted

* Please join representatives from the Chiapas Indigenous Women's
Weaving Cooperatives Jolom Mayaetic and K'inal Antzetik in sharing
their struggle for dignity, autonomy, and survival.

* Discussion to follow

* Fair Trade textiles will also be available for purchase
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Indigenous women from Chiapas, Mexico educate and empower
themselves through their participation in women's cooperatives, Jolom
Mayaetik and ngo K'inal Antzetik. Their work raises women's political
awareness, and creates alternatives to gender and economic
subordination.

Women's work in Fair Trade cooperatives has been instrumental in
maintaining the autonomy of Indigenous communities in Chiapas,
providing an alternative source of income for communities whose
livelihoods continue to be threatened by macro-economic development
plans such as the Plan Puebla Panama (PPP), trade agreements such as
NAFTA, and persistent low-intensity warfare.

Please join representatives from Jolom Mayaetic and K'inal Antzetik in
sharing their struggle for dignity, autonomy, and survival. Discussion
to follow. There will also be fair trade textiles available for purchase.