Indian communities carried out more than 2,000 occupations of idle land last year alone. The private ranchers who own the property rarely hesitate to evict them with violence, often with their own paramilitary forces. Ruiz is now convinced that, due to the pressures of foreign investors, it will take an international effort to convince the Mexican government to return to the road of negotiation. They are more concerned here about image and coverup than the actual problems in the area. The late-20th century has served as a stage for the globalization of production, distribution, and exchange.
Transnational conflicts demand transnational responses.
Copyright 1995 Sojourners.