Join NYCoRE in our Educator-Activist Trip to
Oaxaca, Mexico
August 1st – August 11th, 2008
 
NYCoRE, with the support of the Moradian Learning Center, is delighted to provide this opportunity for educators committed to personal and collective growth as paths to social change. We are committed to hosting teachers and teacher educators on this trip, and providing experiences that educators can bring back to their local communities in the U.S.
Trip Forms & Readings Located Below
NYCoRE’s Proposed Itinerary for the Trip Includes:
- Discussions and excursions to sites to present a broad picture of the social, political and economic situation in Oaxaca
- Meeting with members of the Educators’ strike, the Teachers Union, and youth and families
- Meeting with social justice activists working on various issues affecting Oaxaca
- Immersion into social and cultural art production locations and markets in Oaxaca
- Learning about the bio-diversity of Oaxaca and surrounding areas
For questions: edwin@nycore.org
Trip Cost
*Initial $500.00 Deposit must be submitted to by June 15th
The land cost for this tour is $1075 to Edwin/NYCoRE) per person based on a minimum of 10 paying participants to Global Exchange.
Tax-deductible donations can also be made to the Latin American Immigrant Alliance (by June 10th)
The price includes:
- All confirmations in the program.
- All Lodging and accommodations. Currently the group will be staying at homes in the community near the center of Oaxaca City. Our visits to the mountains will be dormitory style or with families.
- On-ground transportation and airport group transfer on the arrival will be provided. You are responsible for your own departure arrangements.
- 1-2 translators during activities.
- Preparatory reading and orientation materials.
- Admission and fees to all program activities.
- Honoraria to speakers
- Donations to organizations.
* Breakfast will be provided at homestays. You are responsible for all other meals.
**Flight is not included
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For questions: edwin@nycore.org
Forms
| Registration Documents |
Information Documents |
| NYCoRE Information Sheet |
Trip Itinerary |
| Registration Form |
Orientation Pack (from Global Exchange) |
| Health Liability Form (from Global Exchange) |
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| Flight Info Sheet |
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| Readings |
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| The readings below provide a few different perspectives on what has been going on in Oaxaca. NYCoRE, politically speaking, does not align itself with all of the articles. Instead we felt that readers should be able to read a variety of perspectives. We have also included some of the reading material that originated from Global Exchange. |
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| Articles from Socialism and Democracy |
Oaxaca: The Path of Radical Democracy - Esteva, G.
Subaltern Political Formation and the Struggle for
Autonomy in Oaxaca - Rénique, G.
“We are brown, we are short, we are fat … We are the
face of Oaxaca”: Women Leaders in the Oaxaca
Rebellion - Stephen, L. |
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Articles from Anthropology News issue
* Note: These articles are brief so some actually begin on the previous PDF file. |
Anthropological Perspectives on the Oaxacan Rebellion - Chibnik, M.
The Rise and Fracture of the Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca - Waterbury, R.
Political Autonomy and Cultural Diversity in the Oaxaca Rebellion - Poole, D.
Indigenous Demands and the Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca - Hernandez-Diaz, J.
Women in the Oaxaca Social Rebellion - Stephen, L.
Section 22: Trade Unionism or Education?
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From New Politics
Oaxaca Uprising - Gibler, J.
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From Universidad De La Tierra
Report on Education in Oaxaca 2007 - Sorensen, L.H. |
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| From Global Exchange |
| Global Ex. Readings Part I |
Global Ex. Readings Part II |
For questions: edwin@nycore.org
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