Peter Bohmer: Mexico at the Crossroads
Channel: Ed Mays
Date: 2018-09-21

Mexico at the Crossroads:
Indigenous social movements and the election of Andrés Manuel López Obrador

With the recent presidential election of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO), the potential for fundamental change is seen as a real possibility once again in Mexico.  Peter Bohmer, who just returned from a 3 month stay in southern Mexico with a class of students from the Evergreen Collage called Alternatives and Resistance to Global Capitalism, addressed current political, economic and indigenous struggles throughout Oaxaca and Chiapas and the meaning of the recent Mexican elections. Samuel Ramos a presenter from Cherán, Michoacán, spoke about autodefensas, community self-defense groups that have risen up against violent and repressive forces.  This event was presented by Economics for Everyone a community education project that has been running for 4 years in Olympia, WA.

Recorded 8/22/18
Thanks to Traditions Fair Trade Cafe & Economics for Everyone

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