Stoltzfus, a resident of Harrisonburg, has spent his last year and a half in Chiapas working with and living in the indigenous communities there. Well informed and resourseful, he is familiar with the complex political situation in the region, involving the governemnt, paramilitary groups, civilian organizations such as las Abejas, and the Zapatistas. He is a part of the Christian Peacemaker Team, and works to bring a just peace to the region. The time has come to take back our country, to take back our world. True democracy, if that is what we desire, means participation in power, and the elimination of bearuocratic strangleholds on power by a wealthy elite.
Uphill battles are the most invigorating.