Last Updated on June 18, 2014
The following video is the introduction to the closing statements from the Magdalena gathering, which was the last of four regional gatherings that took place in the days leading up to the Intercontinental Indigenous Encuentro in Vicam, Sonora, Mexico.
NOTE: Rather than repeat what’s been already said about the Encuentro, I’m going to end there for now—though there is a recent 47-minute audio show (in english) from Radio Zapatista that’s worth listening to. (You can find it below.)
Beyond that, we can expect more videos in the coming months… As they become available, I will be sure to add them here.
Radio Zapatista, October 12
This is a Report on the Continental Indigenous Encounter in Vicam, Sonora; Interview with Morning Star of the Intertribal Friendship House and indigenous movement supporter Cesar, on the protests against at UC Berkeley, which is holding 13,000 indigenous ancestor bodies at the Hearst Museum; Interview with members of CopWatch L.A., who talk about the purpose and workings of the organization. Download
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