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Civil Organization of Las Abejas de Acteal (Maya Tzotzil)

The Civil Society of Las Abejas de Acteal seeks to keep their communities informed and make their reality known while promoting their culture and strengthening their struggle for peace, justice, and the construction of their autonomy as Native Peoples of Mexico. They produce radio programs, videos, and graphic communication, which is disseminated through their website and social networks.

Health Advisory, Training, and Assistance Association A.C. (Tsotsil-Tseltal)

Health Advisory, Training, and Assistance Association A.C is a civil society organization based in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas. They have been working for more than 28 years to promote the health and rights of communities and populations mainly in the Indigenous area of Los Altos, with a population that identifies with the Tsotsil and Tseltal Peoples. For more than a decade, projects have been implemented to improve access and promote the rights to the sexual and reproductive health of young people and women in the state of Chiapas.

Community Communication Link (Maya)

The Community Communication Link is a group of young people from five Maya communities in the region of Hopelchén Campeche, Mexico, who seek to strengthen the skills of young people in the field of community communication. The group will hold training workshops for conducting field interviews, from which participants will create videos to convey the information they want to communicate to their community.

Film Project Development Laboratory for Indigenous and Afro-descendant Filmmakers of Latin America

The Film Project Development Laboratory for Indigenous and Afro-descendant Filmmakers of Latin America seeks to contribute to the professionalization and training of filmmakers from various nations and Peoples of the region who present projects in the development stage to be advised by experts in filmmaking. The films in development address diverse themes of identity, belonging, traditions, migration, protection of territory, and racism and the various other forms of violence that many Indigenous Peoples face.

Radio Tuklik (Yucatec Maya)

Radio Tuklik serves the Maya communities of southern Yucatan, Mexico, promoting the preservation of their culture, the environment, and human and Indigenous rights. Their primary objectives are to inform the populace on topics of interest and relevance for buen vivir (good living) and to transmit ancestral knowledge so that the Mayan language, identity, traditions, and customs are continued.

Community Radio Jlijualay Tsomé/Cerros Chontales Tequio Jurídico A.C. (Chontal)

The community radio station Jlijualay Tsomé/Chontal Hills arose from a three-year process of articulated work between Tequio Jurídico, the Assembly of the Chontal People, and other organizations with extensive experience in community radio and journalism, including Cooperacha, Voces Nuestras de Costa Rica, Ojo de Agua Comunicación, and Rosa Luxemburgo.

Yankuik Sitlali Radio (Náhuatl)

Yankuik Sitlali Radio’s project aims to give a voice to the Indigenous women of the region and to spread cultural diversity through the internet by gathering the cultural, musical, and artistic expressions of the Huastecan identity to create a strong link among communities. They aspire to position themselves as an intercultural radio station by establishing a unique, autonomous, and self-sustainable communication model in contrast to commercial radio. Their decisions are based on the tradition of the Assembly and the common good.

A casi tres años años de haber tenido que huir de su territorio, un grupo de más de 20 familias mixtecas continúa en un albergue de la ciudad de Tlaxiaco en condiciones precarias, sin suficiente espacio para vivir, sin los servicios básicos, sin atención médica y sobre todo, sin justicia ni esperanzas de poder volver. Se trata de las familias desplazadas por la violencia en el municipio de Atatlahuca (región Ñuu Savi o Mixteca, México), que desde el 2021 sufre un fuerte conflicto por su bosque y territorio.

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