We are the face of Oaxaca: testimony and social movements

Abstract

Maps, Illustrations, and Videoclips vii Acronyms and Abbreviations xi About the Website xv Acknowledgments xvii 1. Testimony: Human Rights, and Social Movements 1 2. Histories and Movements: Antecedents the Social Movement of 2006 36 3. The Emergence of the APPO and the 2006 Oaxaca Social Movement 66 4. Testimony and Human Rights Violations in Oaxaca 95 5. Community and Indigenous Radio in Oaxaca: Testimony and Participatory Democracy 121 6. The Women's Takeover of Media in Oaxaca: Gendered Rights to Speak and to Be Heard 145 7. The Economics and Politics of Conflict: Perspectives from Oaxacan Artisans, Merchants, and Business Owners 178 8. In Indigenous Activism: The Triqui Autonomous Municipality, APPO Juxtlahuaca, and Transborder Organizing in AAPO-L.A. 209 9. From Barricades Autonomy and Art: Youth Organizing in Oaxaca 245 Conclusions 276 Notes 289 Bibliography 303 Index 323