tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308007102011-07-14T17:46:07.432-07:00This is the blog for a group of 7 people who went to Chiapas on an educational delegation from June 24 - July 6. The delegation was organized through Global Exchange and was lead by Chiapas Peace House. The focus was to learn about the history and culture of Chiapas with an emphasis on the oppression of the indigenous communities here and the various organizations and efforts that have been organized to support indigenous autonomy and dignity.Marilyn McNealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10888192995026780386noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30800710.post-1152299286224692732006-07-07T11:57:00.000-07:002006-07-07T18:28:24.236-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2216/3310/1600/fotos%20026.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2216/3310/320/fotos%20026.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />A photo of residents of a shelter in Honduras, Chiapas, Mexico. These families lost their homes and land when the wind and rains from Hurricane Stan destroyed everything they had. They are currently waiting for the Mexican government to help them relocate and rebuild.<br /><br />"Hurricane Stan struck south Mexico and Central America October 2nd, 2005, causing widespread flooding and landslides that left infrastructure destroyed, thousands homeless, and hundreds killed." - <a href="http://www.chiapaspeacehouse.org/en" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:85%;">Chiapas Peace House</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30800710-115229928622469273?l=learning-about-chiapas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marilyn McNealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10888192995026780386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30800710.post-1152298249851721102006-07-07T11:48:00.000-07:002006-07-07T18:19:40.933-07:00Hey Y'all,<br /><br />So her it finally is. A blog for our trip. If we all use the same username and password we should all be able to log in and add to this blog.<br /><br />Even though the delegation is over, this is a good place to share reflections about the trip and maybe ideas for follow up, what we're reading, doing, seeing, and feeling.<br /><br />See email for how to upload photos.<br /><br />Also, at the bottom of each post, there is a link called "comments". Click this link to comment on another person's post.<br /><br />Let me know if you have problems at <a href="mailto:chiapasdelegation@yahoo.com" target="_blank">chiapasdelegation@yahoo.com</a>.<br /><br />Peace,<br />Marilyn<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30800710-115229824985172110?l=learning-about-chiapas.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marilyn McNealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10888192995026780386noreply@blogger.com0