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RESISTENCIA Y AUTONOMIA DE COMUNIDADES EN EL SUR DE MÉXICO

CAMINO Y RÍO NO ES TU BASURERO

Three years ago, this river was severely contaminated by a Canadian mine on the mountain from which the river flows. The company was dumping all of the chemical waste used in the extraction process onto the ground and into the river. For this and many other reasons, one of the largest contributors to environmental contamination is mining, and the people who suffer the most are those who live off the land as their ancestors have for thousands of years. This image was captured in the indigenous region of Soconusco, near the Southern coast of Chiapas, where pueblos have joined together to protect their sacred land and source of water, for the wellbeing of their communities and the future of their children. The Earth and the life she provides for us, is to be honored and protected. The world is not our trash bin, it is our home.
Acacoyagua, Chiapas
June 2018

ERASING VOICES OF THE LOCALS

The week the Guelaguetza festivities began, and more and more tourists began to arrive, local authorities hired people to take down and paint over all the graffiti and political art in the city center, in order to maintain the illusion of security and social content so that the tourists can continue consuming in peace. The illusion is not the reality.
Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca
July 2018

A COMMON GRAFFITI TAG IN OAXACA

An anarchist tag in Oaxaca City. Most of the graffiti put up by local artists in the city center contains strong political messages, and is often painted over before too many tourists have the chance to see it, in order to maintain the illusion of tranquility and peace necessary to retain a “healthy” and growing tourist economy. Outside the city center political messages decorate nearly every block.
Oaxaca de Júarez, Oaxaca
April 2018