Indigenous and Campesino Movements

This new stage of civic insurgency cannot be ignored. People want a honest explanation and change from the top down

Peasants from the National Union of Autonomous Regional Peasant Organizations (UNORCA), a member of Via Campesina, have taken non-violent social protest to its ultimate level: they've initiated a hunger strike.

Zapatistas can still change the rules of Mexico's politics
A mass silent protest in Chiapas shows the indigenous movement remains a formidable political force
Luis Hernández Navarro
guardian.co.uk, Monday 31 December 2012 11.10 GMT
Mexico's Zapatista rebels, led by Subcomandante Marcos, have broad support among indigenous communities in the state of Chiapas. Photograph: Daniel Aguilar/Reuters