Until the rulers obey : voices from Latin American social movements by Ross, Clif; Rein, Marcy instant download

Until the rulers obey : voices from Latin American social movements by Ross, Clif; Rein, Marcy instant download

1 online resource :, Bringing together voices from the movements behind the wave of change that swept Latin America at the turn of the 21st century, this unique collection of interviews features five dozen leaders and grassroots activists from 15 countries, presenting their work and debating pressing questions of power, organizational forms, and relations with the state. These movements have galvanized long-silentor silencedsectors of society: indigenous people, campesinos, students, the LGBT community, the unemployed, and all those left out of the promised utopia of a globalized economy. They have deployed a wide range of strategies and actions, sometimes building schools or clinics, sometimes occupying factories or fields, sometimes organizing political parties to take the reins of the state, and sometimes resisting government policies in order to protect their new-found power in community. This indispensable compilation of primary source material is organized in chapters by country, with each chapter introduced by a solidarity activist, writer, or academic with deep knowledge of the place. It addresses a wide range of issues, from fighting against mines and agribusiness to demanding equal participation through the recognition of language and culture, giving participants, students, and observers of social movements a chance to learn from their experiences, Print version record, Includes bibliographical references (pages 455-467) and index, Front Cover ; Title Page ; Copyright ; Contents ; Foreword by Raúl Zibechi; Editors' Introduction; Mexico; Introduction by Luis Ballesteros; Women in the Zapatista Movement; Voices from the Oaxaca uprising of 2006; Movement for National Renewal (MORENA); #YoSoy132; Guatemala; Introduction by Phil Neff; Paula Barrios, Women Transforming the World (MTM); Roberto Mendez, H.I.J.O.S. and CPR Urbana; Edwin E.A. Guevara, SITRAPETEN union organizer; Javier de León and Fernando Solís, anti-mining activists; Honduras; Introduction by…