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,C>ACOL ,I3 ,MO!R ( ! ,C>ACOLES1 ,SEA ( ,\R ,DREAMS 

,LA ,REALIDAD 

,HI/ORY ( ,AUTONOM\S ,GOV]NM5T 

,LOR5A 7,PROMOT] 9 ! ,?REE ,>EAS4 ,M,>,E,Z ,SAN ,P$RO DE ,MI*OACAN7 

,BE=E #a#i#i#d1 9 :AT WAS ! CL&E/9E P]IOD1 SOME ( US COMPAN]OS & COMPAN]AS :O HAD BE5 WORK+ W]E ALREADY P>TICIPAT+ ALSO S9CE ?AT TIME 9 ! COLLECTIVE WORK1 9 DIFF]5T TASKS ?AT WE HAD REALIZ$1 BUT 9 ?AT TIME NO ONE ?\<T ?AT WAS ALREADY AUTONOMY4 ,US HEAL? PROMOT]S P>TICIPAT$ !RE1 WE WORK$1 WE ALREADY HAD ?AT WORK1 ! COMPAN]OS BUILT A CL9IC CALL$ ,POX1 ?AT CL9IC WAS /AFF$ COLLECTIVELY1 BUT 9 ?AT TIME IT WAS CL&E/9E1 NO ONE KNEW H[ ! WORK WAS1 H[ ! P>TICIPATION WAS2 BUT ?AT WORK WAS DONE1 !RE WAS P>TICIPATION 9 ?AT CL9IC4 ,LIKE ?IS WE W]E WORK+1 NO ONE IMAG9$1 NO ONE KNEW ?AT WAS GO+ TO BE = :AT WE >E SEE+ N[4 

,AFT] ?IS1 :5 WE DECL>$ W> 9 #a#i#i#d1 WE CONT9U$ DO+ ! WORK1 WE GAVE IT MORE /R5G? TO BE ABLE TO KEEP WORK+1 TO KEEP P>TICIPAT+ 9 ! DIFF]5T SPACES :]E WE W]E ORGANIZ$4 ,WE W]E SUPPORT+ EA* O!R TO SEE 9 :AT WAY WE C\LD DO ! WORK1 BUT BECAUSE ( US BE+ 9 ! W> WE W]E LOS+ ! AU?ORITIES ( ! COMMUNITIES1 ! LOCAL AU?ORITIES1 ! AG5TS ( ! COMMUNITY W]E BE+ LO/1 AS IF !Y W]E BECOM+ UNCONTROLL$ 9 ! COMMUNITIES4 

,ALSO ! LEAD]S REALIZ$ H[ WE W]E WORK+ AT ?AT TIME1 ?AT ! /RUCTURE :I* WE ALREADY HAD BE=E ! W> HAD BE5 LO/4 ,!Y SAW ?AT WE C\LD NOT CONT9UE LIKE ?IS1 !Y TOOK ?AT WORK TO CONTROL ! PEOPLE FROM CIVIL SOCIETY :O >RIV$ BECAUSE WE DID NOT HAVE ?AT IDEA ( H[ TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL !M 9 EA* COMMUNITY1 9 EA* T[N :]E WE WORK4 ,?AT IS :Y 9 ?AT TIME !Y DID ?AT WORK1 !Y SAW H[ !Y >E GO+ TO KEEP WORK+1 BUT !Y SAW ?AT !Y W]E NOT ! ONES :O HAD TO DO ?AT WORK1 IT WAS !N :5 !Y TOLD US ?AT WE HAD TO PREP>E \RSELVES MORE TO SEE = \RSELVES H[ WE HAVE TO WORK4 

,!Y LOOK$ = O!R COMPAN]OS TO ANALYZE ?AT PROBLEM :I* !RE WAS1 ?AT IT WAS NOT ! LEAD]S JOB TO DO ?IS4 ,!Y MADE A CALL TO ! PEOPLE & TALK$ AB\T ALL ?AT WORK :I* !Y W]E DO+ BUT WAS NOT !IR RESPONSIBILITY1 !Y TALK$ AB\T ! WORK ?AT !Y HAD TO DO BECAUSE !Y SAW ?AT WE W]E UNCONTROLL$ 9 ! T[NS4 ,!Y LOOK$ = ! WAY TO BE ABLE TO WORK1 !Y LOOK$ = ! WAY 9 :I* WE >E GO+ TO WORK4 ,?OSE COMPAN]OS DISCUSS$1 SAW ?AT WE HAVE TO =M GR\PS1 ORGANIZE \RSELVES1 & ?AT IS :5 ! CREATION ( ! #* AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES WAS DECL>$ 9 ,DECEMB] #a#i#i#d4 ,!N ! LOCAL & MUNICIPAL AU?ORITIES W]E ALREADY SEE+ ! WORK1 !Y HAVE A POSITION TO BE ABLE TO SEE ! PEOPLE1 TO BE ABLE TO ORGANIZE MORE1 TO BE ABLE TO KEEP WORK+ BETT]1 TO CONTROL 9 :AT WAY WE >E GO+ TO CONT9UE4 

,?AT IS :Y ! AU?ORITIES SAW ?AT WORK :I* WE >E GO+ TO CONT9UE & ?AT IS H[ WE CAN SAY N[ :AT AUTONOMY IS4 ,) RESI/ANCE WE SEE ?AT WE N[ CAN =CE \RSELVES TO C>RY ! WORK =W>D1 BE=E WE C\LD NOT ADVANCE1 BUT FROM ! ?+S :I* >E BE+ PRES5T$ 9 \R COMMUNITIES N[ WE REALIZE ?AT YES WE >E GO+ TO ADVANCE4 

,DOROTEO 7,=M] MEMB] ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,M,>,E,Z ,LIB]TAD DE LOS ,PUEBLOS ,MAYAS7 

 P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! WORK ( AUTONOMY BE=E ! JUNTAS DE BU5 GOBI]NO W]E =M$1 BECAUSE !RE 9 \R ZONE ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES W]E GR\P$ TOGE!R & !N A DIRECTIVE ASSOCIATION ( MUNICIPALITIES WAS =M$ & WE W]E P>TICIPAT+ 9 IT4 ,!N ! =MATION ( ! JUNTAS DE BU5 GOBI]NO TOOK PLACE & ,I WAS P>T ( ! FIR/ TEAM 9 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO 9 MY ZONE1 ?US WE >E GO+ TO TELL Y\ A BIT ( ! HI/ORY ?AT WE REMEMB] ( H[ ! /EPS 9 AUTONOMY W]E BE+ TAK5 UNTIL >RIV+ TO :]E WE >E 9 !SE MOM5TS4 

,BE=E #aiid DIFF]5T WORK WAS BE+ DONE1 AS TODAY WE CONT9UE DO+ IT1 AL?\< IT WAS V]Y M9IMAL 9 ?AT TIME BUT IS WORK$ TO GIVE WAY TO :AT TODAY WE CONT9UE TO DO4 ,9 #aiid ) ! W> ! T[NS W]E UNCONTROLL$ 9 CIVIL MATT]S1 9 ! CIVIL /RUCTURES ( ! AU?ORITIES1 LIKE COMMISSION]S & MUNICIPAL AG5TS1 BUT ! PROBLEMS & MATT]S TO BE RESOLV$ DID NOT F9I%1 !Y ALWAYS W]E PRES5T1 CIVIL PROBLEMS TOOK PLACE1 CIVIL NECESSITIES1 BUT !RE WAS NO ONE TO CONTROL !M1 TO RESOLVE !M4 

,! MILIT>Y & POLITICAL LEAD]S TOOK ?OSE TASKS1 & !Y TOOK !M = A TIME4 ,BUT !N !Y REALIZ$ ?AT IT WAS NOT !IR ROLE1 SO ONCE AGA9 ! MOVEM5T BEGAN TO ORGANIZE LOCAL AU?ORITIES1 COMMISSION]S1 & AG5TS1 9 ! ,ZAPATI/A T[NS4 ,SO ! NEW LOCAL AU?ORITIES BEGAN TO TAKE UP ! MATT]S ( JU/ICE & BEGAN TO SEE H[ TO RESOLVE ! CIVIL NECESSITIES1 LIKE HEAL?1 $UCATION1 & O!R ?+S4 

,SOME MON?S AFT] ?OSE T[NS BEGAN TO GR\P TOGE!R1 ALL FROM ! 9ITIATIVE ( ! MILIT>Y & POLITICAL LEAD] COMPAN]OS1 ! T[NS GR\P$ TOGE!R & LIKE ?IS WE GOT TO ,DECEMB] #aiid ) ! PUBLICATION ( ! #* AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES4 ,!RE 9 \R ZONE1 9 ?AT TIME F\R AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES W]E =M$1 ONE ( !M IS ,SAN ,P$RO DE ,MI*OACAN1 :I* 9 ?AT TIME HAD ITS MUNICIPAL SEAT 9 ,GUADALUPE ,TEPEYAC2 ! FOLL[+ MUNICIPALITY WAS ,TI]RA Y ,LIB]TAD1 ) ITS MUNICIPAL SEAT 9 A COMMUNITY :I* IS CALL$ ,AMP>O ,AGUAT9TA2 ! FOLL[+ MUNICIPALITY IS ,LIB]TAD DE LOS ,PUEBLOS ,MAYAS1 ) ITS MUNICIPAL SEAT 9 A COMMUNITY :I* IS CALL$ ,SANTA ,ROSA EL ,COPAN2 & ! FOLL[+ MUNICIPALITY IS ,G5]AL ,EMILIANO ,ZAPATA ) ITS MUNICIPAL SEAT 9 ,AMADOR ,H]N&EZ4 ,?AT IS H[ :AT >E ! CIVIL MATT]S BEGAN TO BE WORK$ MORE =MALLY & LIKE ?IS AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T WAS BORN4 ,ALL ?IS WAS BORN BECAUSE WE 9 ! T[NS BE=E CREAT+ ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES DECL>$ \RSELVES 9 RESI/ANCE & MANY NECESSITIES CAME ?AT HAD TO BE RESOLV$1 ?AT IS :Y ! NECESSITY WAS SE5 TO GR\P \RSELVES TOGE!R 9 T[NS1 9 REGIONS1 & =M \R MUNICIPALITIES & LIKE ?IS AUTONOM\S ,ZAPATI/A GOV]NM5T WAS BORN4 

,ALL ?AT WAS TAK+ PLACE ACCORD+ TO :AT WAS )9 \R REA* ( ABILITIES & POSSIBILITIES 9 ! T[NS4 ,AN EXAMPLE WE CAN CITE3 ! MUNICIPALITY ,SAN ,P$RO DE ,MI*OACAN DID NOT HAVE A T[N HALL LIKE ! O!R ?REE1 9 ?AT TIME ?AT MUNICIPALITY US$ AS A T[N HALL A DORMITORY 9 ! ,I,M,S,S HOSPITAL1 :I* IS 9 ?AT COMMUNITY4 ,! MUNICIPALITY ,TI]RA Y ,LIB]TAD 9 ?AT TIME US$ AN AB&ON$ H\SE ?AT SOME PEOPLE :O !RE !Y CALL$ APPRAIS]S HAD LEFT1 :O DID ,I DON'T KN[ :AT1 BUT !Y LEFT !IR AB&ON$ H\SE & ?AT H\SE WAS US$ AS ! T[N HALL4 ,9 ! MUNICIPALITY ,LIB]TAD DE LOS ,PUEBLOS ,MAYAS !Y US$ ! T[N S*OOL1 9 ,G5]AL ,EMILIANO ,ZAPATA !Y US$ A BUILD+1 AN AB&ON$ H\SE1 & ?AT WAS ! T[N HALL4 ,LIKE ?IS ! WORK ( AUTONOMY BEGAN 9 ! ZONE1 ACCORD+ TO ! POSSIBILITIES ( ! T[NS & ! ABILITIES ( ! COMPAN]OS1 BECAUSE NO ONE WAS PREP>$ = ?IS BUT NECESSITY =C$ US TO & WE HAD TO DO IT4 ,LIKE ?IS TIME WAS PASS+ & !RE 9 ! ZONE WE W]E WORK+ 9 ?IS WAY4 ,SO ) ! W> DECL>ATION & ) ! DECL>ATION ( ! PEOPLES 9 RESI/ANCE1 ! SOLID>Y BRO!RS & SI/]S FROM DIFF]5T C\NTRIES & DIFF]5T /ATES ( \R C\NTRY BEGAN TO >RIVE AT \R COMMUNITIES4 

,UN=TUNATELY S9CE \R ZONE IS V]Y LACK+ 9 COMMUNICATION1 ! T[NS W]E FEW & ! REGIONS W]E FEW :I* HAD COMMUNICATION 9 ?AT TIME1 ! SOLID>Y PEOPLE BEGAN TO GET TO KN[ SOME T[NS MORE ?AN O!RS & 9 ?OSE !Y BEGAN TO FOCUS !IR SUPPORT MORE1 AS MU* ) ECONOMIC RES\RCES & ) AID 
9 SOME WORK2 :ILE1 9 ! O!R MORE M>G9ALIZ$ T[NS !Y DID NOT KN[ IF ?AT AID WAS BE+ GIV51 IF IT WAS >RIV+4 

,SO ! POLITICAL & MILIT>Y LEAD] COMPAN]OS1 REALIZ$ ?AT A DISEQUILIBRIUM WAS TAK+ PLACE AMONG ! T[NS1 OR RA!R ?AT IT WAS NOT LEVEL1 !Y REALIZ$ ?AT AS MU* ) ! AID1 AS WELL AS 9 ! WORK ?AT WAS BE+ ORGANIZ$ 9 EA* MUNICIPALITY1 WAS NOT LEVEL4 ,?AT WAS H[ BY !IR 9ITIATIVE ! MUNICIPAL C\NCILS MET1 !Y BEGAN TO MAKE !IR ASSEMBLIES TO BEG9 TO SEE H[ EA* MUNICIPALITY IS1 :AT AID IT HAS1 :AT WORK IS BE+ REALIZ$1 :AT WORK IS BE+ ORGANIZ$ TO RE9=CE ! RESI/ANCE MORE4 

,MANY MEET+S BEGAN TO TAKE PLACE & BACK 9 #a#i#i#g1 AFT] SEV]AL MEET+S1 !Y NAM$ ! ASSEMBLY ( MUNICIPAL C\NCILS ! ,ASSOCIATION ( ,AUTONOM\S ,MUNICIPALITIES1 ?IS IS :AT ! MEET+S ( MUNICIPAL C\NCILS ?AT TOOK PLACE W]E CALL$4 ,! MON?S PASS$1 ! YE>S PASS$1 & ! WORK WAS DONE LIKE ?AT1 ORGANIZ$4 ,9 ?AT TIME ! ASSOCIATION ( MUNICIPALITIES BEGAN TO SEE ! TASKS1 ! HEAL?1 $UCATION1 & COMM]CE WORK1 & DUR+ ?AT TIME A G5]AL /ORE WAS CREAT$1 :I* IS 9 A VILLAGE CALL$ ,V]ACRUZ1 ) ! IDEA ( SUPPORT+ ! WORK]S :O >E 9 ! HOSPITAL ?AT IS 9 ,SAN ,JOSE DEL ,RIO FULL TIME1 9 ! MUNICIPALITY ( ,SAN ,P$RO DE ,MI*OACAN2 ?AT WAS ! WORK1 9ITIATIVES ?AT W]E TAK+ PLACE 9 ?OSE MEET+S ( ! ,ASSOCIATION ( ,MUNICIPALITIES4 

,GETT+ TO #b#b1 ! COMPAN]OS ( ! ASSOCIATION ( MUNICIPALITIES1 DECID$ TO NAME A GR\P ( COMPAN]OS :O W]E 9 *>GE ( H&L+ ! COORD9ATION ( ?AT HEAL?1 $UCATION1 & COMM]CE WORK4 ,SEV5 COMPAN]OS & ONE COMPAN]A W]E NAM$1 !RE W]E EI<T COMPAN]OS :O W]E 9 *>GE ( H&L+ ! COORD9ATION ( ?AT WORK1 ?AT GR\P ( COMPAN]OS WAS CALL$ ! ,DIRECTIVE ( ! ,ASSOCIATION ( ,AUTONOM\S ,MUNICIPALITIES4 ,WE W]E WORK+ LIKE ?IS1 JU/ AS IT BEGAN 9 ! MUNICIPALITIES1 ) ! CONDITIONS ?AT \R T[NS HAVE4 

,WE KEPT WORK+ WE GOT TO #b#c1 ) ! =MATION ( ! JUNTAS DE BU5 GOBI]NO4 ,WE GOT TO ! JUNTAS DE BU5 GOBI]NO BUT 9 \R ZONE WE DID NOT KN[ IF ! MEMB]S ( ! DIRECTIVE ( ! ASSOCIATION ( MUNICIPALITIES SOME DAY W\LD BE AU?ORITIES & BE GOV]NM5T4 ,9 #b#c1 :5 ! JUNTAS DE BU5 GOBI]NO W]E CREAT$1 ! PEOPLE & ! ASSOCIATION ( MUNICIPALITIES DECID$ ?AT ?OSE EI<T COMPAN]OS1 MEMB]S ( ! ,DIRECTIVE ( ! ,ASSOCIATION ( ,MUNICIPALITIES1 W\LD GO ON TO BE AU?ORITIES 9 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,?OSE EI<T COMPAN]OS >E ! ONES :O TOOK ! POSITIONS 9 ! FIR/ P]IOD ( ! ,JUNTA1 :I* WAS FROM #bc TO #b#f1 ?AT IS H[ IT TOOK PLACE UND] ! SAME CONDITIONS :I* ! PEOPLE HAD1 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO DID NOT HAVE AN APPROPRIATE BUILD+4 

,DAYS BE=E ! JUNTAS DE BU5 GOBI]NO W]E MADE PUBLIC ! T[NS CON/RUCT$1 9 AN URG5T WAY1 A BUILD+ = ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO & A BUILD+ = EA* ONE ( ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES1 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! C>ACOL1 ! (FICES W]E CON/RUCT$ ) ! MAT]IALS :I* ! T[NS HAD 9 ?AT MOM5T1 US$ WOOD1 US$ METAL %EETS1 & LIKE ?IS IT BEGAN4 ,! CON/RUCTIONS W]E MADE & 9 LESS ?AN ONE WEEK !Y W]E F9I%$1 LIKE ?IS IT BEGAN1 !IR (FICES W]E READY1 ,AUGU/ #bc CAME & ! JUNTAS DE BU5 GOBI]NO W]E MADE PUBLIC4 

,AFT] ! PUBLICATION ! T[NS GOT TOGE!R1 PR\D ( HAV+ =M$ ONE MORE GOV]NM5T BODY 9 AUTONOMY1 & ) A P>TY1 ) A GREAT CELEBRATION1 !Y =MALLY 9/ALL$ ! NEW AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T1 H&+ OV] ! (FICE TO ! NEW AU?ORITIES2 WE CAN SAY ?AT IT WAS A TON1 BUT ! PEOPLE TURN$ OV] A TABLE & TWO *AIRS TO ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 ?AT WAS !IR MAT]IAL1 & A BUILD+ A LITTLE BIT SMALL] ?AN ?IS SPACE :]E WE >E N[1 ?AT IS H[ ! CONDITIONS W]E 9 :I* WE BEGAN4 ,DAYS LAT]1 SOMEONE \T !RE DONAT$ A LITTLE MA*9E ( ! OLDE/ SORT & ) ?AT ! WORK BEGUN1 WE RECEIV$ ! EMPTY SPACE & WE BEGAN LIKE ?AT1 ! WORK 9ITIATIVES W]E TAK+ PLACE & WE W]E BEG9N+1 >RANG+ ! SPACE4 

,! GOV]NM5T BE+ =MALLY 9/ALL$1 ONE ( ! FIR/ TASKS WAS TO ORGANIZE ! WORK >EAS4 ,! WORK >EAS W]E ORGANIZ$ ACCORD+ TO ! NECESSITIES1 ?AT W]E TAK+ PLACE 9 ! T[NS4 ,!RE 9 ! ZONE !Y 
ORGANIZ$ 9 ! BEG9N+ N9E WORK >EAS3 HEAL?1 $UCATION1 COMM]CE1 TRANSIT1 ADM9I/RATION1 AGRICULTURE1 JU/ICE1 HUMAN RI<TS1 & 5CAMPM5TS4 

,!SE >EAS W]E =M$ & EI<T COMPAN]OS HAD TO TAKE !M1 ASIDE FROM ?AT !Y ALSO ORGANIZ$ TO COV] ! (FICE WORK P]MAN5TLY4 ,GR\PS ( TWO COMPAN]OS W]E ORGANIZ$ = TWO-WEEK %IFTS BUT ?AT DID NOT LA/1 TWO %IFTS & WE REALIZ$ ?AT IT DOES NOT WORK1 TWO COMPAN]OS CANNOT H&LE ALL ( ! TASKS ?AT HAD TO BE DONE !RE1 = EI<T OR N9E >EAS TWO COMPAN]OS >E NOT 5\<4 ,WE W]E =C$ TO =M TWO TEAMS ( F\R COMPAN]OS P] TEAM & WORK = TWO WEEKS EA* TEAM1 EA* ONE ( ! TEAM MEMB]S TAK+ *>GE ( TWO >EAS1 LIKE ?IS WE WORK$ UNTIL F9I%+ ! P]IOD4 

,?OSE W]E SOME ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO'S FIR/ TASKS1 AL?\< ASIDE FROM ?OSE !RE W]E O!R EXTRA ONES :I* WE ALSO HAD TO COV] AS AU?ORITIES & AS GOV]NM5T4 ,:AT HAPP5$ WAS ?AT UPON KN[+ ?AT WE >E 9 ! (FICE1 MANY PEOPLE1 COMPAN]OS & NON-COMPAN]OS1 CAME TO US = DIFF]5T MATT]S1 = DIFF]5T ?+S4 

,WE HAD TO ACT AS LAWY]S1 LIKE 9 ! SY/EM WE CAN SAY1 :O HAVE !IR LAWY] = DIFF]5T MATT]S1 !RE WE HAD TO ACT AS LAWY]S1 WE HAD TO ADVISE DIFF]5T PEOPLE1 ! COMPAN]OS :5 !Y HAVE A PROBLEM1 WE HAD TO ADVISE !M ON H[ !Y HAVE TO RESOLVE ! DIFF]5T PROBLEMS ?AT !Y HAD1 GIV+ !M IDEAS WAS :AT WE HAD TO DO4 ,WE ALSO HAD TO BE SECRET>IES1 BECAUSE IF Y\ RESOLVE A MATT] Y\ DO NOT HAVE A SECRET>Y :O MAKES ! DOCUM5TS = Y\1 WE \RSELVES HAD TO DO IT4 

,MORE OR LESS ONE MON? AFT] ! BEG9N+ ( \R ROLES AS ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 A PROBLEM MANIFE/$ ITSELF ) AN ORGANIZATION CALL$ ! ,C,I,O,A,C2 !Y KIDNAPP$ ONE ( \R COMPAN]OS ALONG ) A TRUCK1 SO WE W]E =C$ TO D5\NCE IT BUT WE DID NOT HAVE AN IDEA ( H[ TO MAKE A D5UNCIATION4 ,! MEMB]S ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO & ! MUNICIPAL C\NCILS HAD TO GIVE \R WORD1 ONE OR TWO WORDS1 TO MAKE ?AT D5UNCIATION AS A TEAM1 EA* ONE GIV+ !IR WORD & LIKE ?IS WE =M$ A D5UNCIATION1 IT WAS V]Y DIFFICULT = US BUT WE DID MAKE IT4 

,WE DID MANY TASKS1 WE ACT$ AS SECRET>IES1 WE ACT$ AS COOKS1 WE ACT$ AS SWEEP]S BECAUSE WE HAD TO CLEAN \R (FICE & \R :OLE WORK >EA1 WE DID NOT HAVE SOMEONE 9 P>TICUL> TO DO ?OSE TASKS & WE KEEP DO+ IT LIKE ?IS AS ( ! PRES5T DAY4 

,:5 WE W]E ALREADY 9 \R ROLES1 ! T[NS & ! MUNICIPALITIES BEGAN TO DISCUSS H[ ?IS GR\P ( COMPAN]OS HAD TO BE SUPPORT$1 BECAUSE !Y >E P]MAN5T 9 !IR WORK4 ,ORGANIZATION BEGAN & ! T[NS DECID$ TO PROVIDE A CONTRIBUTION ( #a PESOS EA* ONE1 #a PESOS P] P]SON 9 ! ZONE1 TO GIVE #c PESOS P] DAY TO ?OSE COMPAN]OS :ILE !Y W]E ON !IR %IFT4 

,! WORK WAS DONE 9 ?IS WAY = SOME MON?S1 EA* COMPAN]O :O COV]$ !IR %IFT HAD TO RECEIVE !IR #c PESOS P] DAY1 ?OSE W]E ! T[NS' AGREEM5TS1 BUT SOME MON?S LAT]1 ONE ( ! MILIT>Y LEAD]S1 TOGE!R ) ! POLITICAL LEAD]S EXPLA9$ TO US ! ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES ( SUPPORT ( ?AT TYPE4 ,ANALYZ+ ! ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES :I* !Y EXPLA9$ TO US1 AS A TEAM WE ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO DECID$ TO SUSP5D ?AT SUPPORT & IT WAS MADE KN[N TO ! PEOPLE :Y WE DECID$ TO SUSP5D IT4 

,WE ANALYZ$ ?AT IT WAS NOT ! VIABLE PA? TO BECOME ACCU/OM$ TO WORK+ 9 ?AT WAY1 ?US IT WAS MADE KN[N TO ! PEOPLE & EA* T[N1 EA* REGION1 EA* AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITY DISCUSS$ ANO!R TYPE ( SUPPORT1 SOME W]E SUPPORT$ 9 ONE WAY1 O!RS 9 ANO!R WAY1 BUT NO LONG] ) MONEY4 ,S9CE !N & UNTIL ! PRES5T MOM5T !RE HAS NOT BE5 MORE SUPPORT ) MONEY1 ?AT IS H[ WE REALIZ$ ?AT MONEY IS NOT :AT CAN HELP ! WORK ( AUTONOMY OR ! WORK ( AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T4 

,!RE WE REALIZE ?AT NO ONE IS WORK+ ) A BASE 9 MONEY1 WE SEE ?AT SOME DO RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM !IR T[N 9 !IR WORK1 ) BASIC GRA9S1 DIFF]5T SUPPORT ACCORD+ TO H[ ! T[N GOES AGREE+ UPON IT1 BUT NOT MONEY & ?AT IS H[ WE HAVE BE5 WORK+ !SE N9E YE>S 9 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,) ?AT 
WE REALIZE ?AT CONSCI5CE & DESIRE TO S]VE \R PEOPLE IS ! GREATE/ ?+ & IT IS :AT MAKES EV]Y?+ WORK1 IT IS NOT MONEY4 

,LIKE ?IS WE KEPT WORK+ & ONE YE> AFT] ?AT FIR/ P]IOD ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO BEGAN1 IT WAS PUT 9TO DISCUSSION ) ! PEOPLE H[ IT IS ?AT ! *ANGES ( AU?ORITIES MU/ BE DONE1 BECAUSE WE REALIZ$ ?AT UPON \R DEP>TURE1 ! :OLE TEAM1 A NEW TEAM WAS COM+ 91 ALL NEW & WE FELT ?AT WE >E OBLIGAT$ TO ADVISE ?OSE NEW COMPAN]OS ) \R EXP]I5CE4 

,SEE+ ?IS ! 9ITIATIVE WAS LAUN*$ ) ! T[NS ?AT ONE YE> BE=E WE LEFT (FICE1 AT ! V]Y LEA/ ONE COMPAN]O = EA* MUNICIPALITY IS TO BE NAM$ TO BEG9 ! WORK TOGE!R ) US ONE YE> BE=E1 ! IDEA IS ?AT HE /AYS :5 WE GO & HE IS ! ONE :O ADVISES ! NEW COMPAN]OS4 ,9 ?IS WAY IT HAS BE5 H&L$ UNTIL ! PRES5T DAY1 ! AU?ORITIES !RE DO NOT *ANGE AS A :OLE TEAM1 SOME LEAVE1 O!RS /AY1 & LIKE ?IS IT HAS BE5 WORK+4 

,QUE/IONS 

,I DID NOT UND]/& WELL ! SUPPORT ?AT ! T[NS GIVE TO ! DELEGATES ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 BUT PR9CIPALLY ,I WANT TO KN[ H[ !Y >E ORGANIZ$ AT ! ZONE LEVEL ( :AT IS ,C>ACOL ,I4 

,DIFF]5T TYPES ( SUPPORT W]E GIV5 AFT] ?AT4 ,!Y SUPPORT SOME COMPAN]OS 9 !IR WORK1 IT WAS DIFF]5T :AT EA* T[N AGRE$ UPON4 ,IF ! COMPAN]O MU/ BE GIV5 ! TWO WEEKS :I* !Y GO TO COV] !IR TURN1 WELL #ae COMPAN]OS >E GO+ TO WORK 9 HIS OR H] MILPA1 IF ! COMPAN]O MU/ BE GIV5 #e.0 WELL !Y GIVE #g OR #h DAYS1 & ?OSE DAYS HAVE TO BE SUPPORT$ = ! S]VICE ( ! PEOPLE4 ,O!RS NO1 !Y >E SUPPORT$ ) !IR GRA9S1 !IR CORN1 !IR BEANS4 ,& IT IS WOR? TELL+ Y\ ALSO ?AT SOME COMPAN]OS DO NOT RECEIVE ANY TYPE ( SUPPORT1 !IR T[N DID NOT COME TO ANY AGREEM5T1 BUT ! COMPAN]O DID NOT FALL BEH9D & C>RI$ =W>D ! WORK4 

,! QUE/ION IS IF ONLY ! T[N :]E ! COMPAS LIVE IS ! ONE :I* SUPPORTS !M OR IS IT ! ZONE4 

,AFT] ?AT !RE WAS NO SUPPORT AT ! ZONE LEVEL1 ! T[NS ORGANIZ$ & SOME AT ! MUNICIPAL LEVEL1 BUT S9CE ?AT OCCASION & UP TO ! PRES5T1 !RE HAS NOT BE5 SUPPORT AT ! ZONE LEVEL4 

,H[ MU* TIME DOES EA* P]IOD ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO LA/8 

,?REE YE>S1 ?US WE HAVE ALREADY PASS$1 ) ! CURR5T ,JUNTA ?AT IS !RE N[1 F\R TEAMS ( COMPAN]OS4 ,EA* COMPAN]O :O COMPLETES !IR P]IOD1 ! P]IOD IS ?REE YE>S ( WORK4 

,HAS IT HAPP5$ ?AT !RE >E COMPAN]OS :O LOSE HE>T & LEAVE !IR POSITION8 

,YES IT HAS HAPP5$ ?AT !RE >E COMPAN]OS :O LOSE HE>T 9 !IR POSITION = DIFF]5T REASONS & !Y LEAVE4 ,SOME SAY 0,?IS IS :Y ,I'M LEAV+10 OR !Y EXPLA9 !IR REASONS1 O!RS DON'T EV5 EXPLA9 TO US1 !Y LEAVE !IR %IFT & DON'T COME BACK4 ,SO WE >E =C$ TO 9=M !IR T[N :]E ?AT COMPAN]O IS1 & ?AT T[N HAS TO NAME ANO!R COMPAN]O TO SUB/ITUTE TO NOT LEAVE ! SPACE EMPTY4 

,IS ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO SEP>ATE FROM ! ,C\NCIL8 

,?AT'S IT1 !RE IS A TEAM :O !IR TASK IS TO DO ! WORK ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 AP>T FROM ?AT !RE >E ! ,AUTONOM\S ,MUNICIPAL ,C\NCILS4 

,S9CE ! BEG9N+ ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO WAS !RE P>TICIPATION ( COMPAN]AS AS MEMB]S ( ! ,JUNTA OR YE>S LAT]8 ,:AT DID ! COMPAN]AS DO TO 5T] 9TO !IR ROLE AS ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO8 

,S9CE ! BEG9N+ !RE WAS A COMPAN]A P>TICIPAT+1 BECAUSE ONE ( ! COMPAN]AS :O BEGAN 9 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO WAS P>T ( ! ,ASSOCIATION ( ,AUTONOM\S ,MUNICIPALITIES1 & S9CE ! DIRECTIVE TEAM ( ! ASSOCIATION ( MUNICIPALITIES W5T ON TO BE ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 WELL ?AT COMPAN]A ALSO W5T ON TO BE ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 & LIKE ?IS WORK WAS DONE 9 ! :OLE P]IOD1 ) A COMPAN]A4 ,9 ! SECOND P]IOD !RE ALREADY W]E MORE COMPAN]AS BECAUSE WORK HAD TO BE DONE 9 ! T[NS1 TO MAKE CONSCI5CE ) ! COMPAN]AS SO ?AT !Y P>TICIPATE & LIKE ?IS IT WAS TAK+ PLACE4 ,9 ! SECOND P]IOD !RE W]E SIX COMPAN]AS & N[ 9 ?IS P]IOD !RE >E TWELVE COMPAN]AS4 ,LIKE ?IS1 ) MU* SACRIFICE & MU* EF=T1 ! COMPAN]AS HAVE BE5 GIV+ !IR P>TICIPATION4 

,:AT DO ! COMPAN]AS DO1 DO !Y *OOSE AMONG !MSELVES 9 ! MUNICIPALITY OR IS IT TOGE!R ) ! M5 & WOM5 ?AT ! COMPAN]AS >E NAM$8 ,:AT IS ! WAY 9 :I* ! COMPAN]AS >E *OS58 

,!RE IS AN AGREEM5T ?AT GOES P] MUNICIPALITY ! *OOS+ ( ! COMPAN]AS4 ,EA* MUNICIPALITY HAS TO CONTRIBUTE ONE COMPAN]A OR TWO COMPAN]AS1 ACCORD+ TO H[ IT MAY BE1 & IT GOES P] MUNICIPALITY1 >RIV+ 9 ! MUNICIPALITY IT GOES D[N TO ! T[NS4 ,9 ! MUNICIPALITY !Y AGREE ON :I* COMPAN]A HAS TO DO ! WORK1 !Y HAVE A %IFT 9 :I* IT IS *ECK$ :I* T[N HAS NOT CONTRIBUT$ A COMPAN]A TO ! ,JUNTA1 LIKE ?IS !Y DO IT ) ! M5 ALSO1 ) ! COMPAN]OS1 IT IS SE5 :I* T[N HAS NOT CONTRIBUT$ & ?AT ONE IS RESPONSIBLE = CONTRIBUT+ A MEMB] = ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 IT CAN BE A COMPAN]O OR A COMPAN]A4 

,IF IT IS NECESS>Y TO *OOSE A COMPAN]A NOT ONLY ! COMPAN]AS MEET & *OOSE H]1 ! ASSEMBLY IS DONE1 M5 & WOM51 ALL ! P>TICIPANTS1 SO !RE ! COMPAN]A IS NAM$4 ,LIKE ?IS IT IS DONE1 IT IS LIKE A %IFT ?AT ! T[NS TAKE1 SO !N ! T[N ?AT IS RESPONSIBLE HAS TO *OOSE )9 ITS MEMB]S :O IS GO+ TO DO ! WORK1 IT HAS TO TAKE \T ! AU?ORITY !N4 

,H[ MANY MEMB]S ( ! ,JUNTA >E !RE8 

,9 ! FIR/ ,JUNTA1 EI<T2 9 ! SECOND1 TWELVE2 & N[ 9 ! CURR5T ONE1 #bd COMPAN]OS4 ,IT IS WOR? M5TION+ ?AT ! MEMB]S = ! ,JUNTA >E *OS5 9 ?IS WAY1 ?AT IT IS NECESS>Y TO GO MAK+ A %IFT 9 ! T[NS & 9 ! MUNICIPALITIES1 WELL A TEAM COMES \T = ! ,JUNTA1 A GR\P ( COMPAN]OS LEAVE & NEW ONES /AY4 ,CURR5TLY1 ) ! NEW SELECTION :I* WAS DONE TWO OR ?REE MON?S AGO1 = ! FOLL[+ P]IOD N[ IT HAS *ANG$1 IT WAS SE5 ?AT ?AT WAY DID NOT WORK1 SO BY AGREEM5T ( ! ZONE N[ IT IS A MATT] ( LOOK+ = COMPAN]OS :O >E KN[N = !IR P]=MANCE 9 !IR WORK1 = !IR EXP]I5CE & LIKE ?IS ! CURR5T ONES >E *OS5 :O WILL 5T] 9TO ! ROLE = ! FOLL[+ P]IOD4 

,H[ MANY MUNICIPALITIES DOES ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO 5COMPASS8 

,9 \R ZONE !RE >E F\R AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES4 

,! MEMB]S ( ! ,JUNTA H[ DO !Y GET TO !IR C>ACOL8 

,IF !RE IS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION WELL !Y GO ) TRANSPORTATION1 IF !RE IS NO TRANSPORTATION !Y GO WALK+4 ,!IR F>E COMES FROM ! FEW RES\RCES ?AT ! ,JUNTA HAS1 ?AT !Y DO RECEIVE1 ! SUPPORT = !IR F>E NO?+ MORE4 ,IF IT IS #b PESOS WELL !IR #b PESOS TO RETURN & !IR #b PESOS TO GET !RE4 

,H[ IS ! FOOD ( ! MEMB]S ( ! ,JUNTA COV]$8 

,IT IS ! SAME1 IT IS SUPPLI$ ) :AT ! ,JUNTA HAS4 ,9 ! BEG9N+1 9 ! FIR/ P]IOD ( ! ,JUNTA1 EA* COMPAN]O HAD TO C>RY !IR TORTILLAS1 ONLY !IR TORTILLAS4 ,!N LAT] 9 ! FOLL[+ P]IODS IT WAS *ANG+ & N[ EV]Y?+ IS DONE ) ! RES\RCES ?AT ! ,JUNTA HAS4 

,:5 ! DELEGATES LEAVE SOME LEAVE & O!RS /AY1 IS IT FROM ! SAME TEAM :I* /AYS OR H[8 

,NO1 9 ! BEG9N+ WE W]E EI<T MEMB]S1 WE W]E LIKE ?AT & TWO YE>S LAT]1 AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! ?IRD YE> F\R MORE MEMB]S 5T]$1 F\R NEW MEMB]S4 ,! EI<T FIR/ ONES :O BEGAN 9 #bc LEFT 9 #b#f1 BUT ! F\R :O 5T]$ 9 #be HAD TO LEAVE 9 #b#h1 & LIKE ?IS !Y AGA9 NAM$ F\R MORE1 & LIKE ?IS IT CAME TO BE DONE AS A /AIRWAY SO ?AT :5 !RE IS A *ANGE ( AU?ORITIES !Y >E NOT ALL NEW1 BUT RA!R !RE >E ALREADY COMPAN]OS ) EXP]I5CE4 

,WE REALIZ$ ?AT IF A TEAM IS GO+ TO BE ON ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO ?REE YE>S1 :5 ?OSE ?REE YE>S ( !IR P]IOD >E UP !Y >E GO+ TO LEAVE & O!R NEW ONES >E GO+ TO 5T]1 ! PROBLEM IS ?AT ! NEW ONES DO NOT HAVE A CLUE1 !Y DO NOT KN[ ANY?+ AB\T H[ ! WORK IS GO+ TO BE DONE4 ,SO :AT WAS SE5 IS ?AT BE=E ! GR\P ?AT IS ON DUTY LEAVES1 A GR\P ?AT WORKS ) ?OSE :O >E GO+ TO LEAVE HAS TO 5T]1 !Y 5T] ONE YE> BE=E ! P]IOD IS F9I%$ SO ?AT !Y CAN LE>N H[ ! WORK IS1 & N[ ?OSE :O COMPLET$ !IR ?REE-YE> P]IOD CAN LEAVE FREELY4 ,! IDEA IS ?AT ! ONE :I* 5T]$ ONE YE> BE=E MORE OR LESS ALREADY HAS EXP]I5CE & CAN TEA* IT TO ! RE/1 ?AT IS :Y AS ( TODAY IT CONT9UES LIKE ?IS1 SO ?AT MORE OR LESS !RE ALREADY IS A BIT ( EXP]I5CE 9 ! NEW TEAM :I* IS GO+ TO /AY4 

,WE UND]/& ?AT :5 !RE IS A G5]AL ASSEMBLY 9 ! ZONE1 ! ASSEMBLY IS ! MAXIMUM AU?ORITY 9 ?AT MOM5T & :5 ! ASSEMBLY IS F9I%$ AFT] TWO DAYS OR ?REE DAYS1 ! COMM& IS LEFT 9 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 SO :5 !RE >E EM]G5CY ?+S1 LIKE A HURRICANE OR :ATEV] IT MAY BE1 CAN ! ,JUNTA DECIDE :AT TO DO OR DOES A SPECIAL ASSEMBLY HAVE TO BE CONV5$8 ,DO Y\ HAVE AN EM]G5CY PLAN8 

,! TRU? IS ?AT !RE IS NOT ANY PLAN1 BUT :5 PROBLEMS LIKE ?AT TAKE PLACE IT IS DECID$ :AT TO DO1 SOME PR9CIPLES MI<T BE VIOLAT$1 BUT IT IS NOT BECAUSE IT IS DONE FROM BAD 9T5TIONS1 LIKE TO SAY ?AT !RE IS A DESIRE TO TAKE ! PLACE ( ! PEOPLE1 IT IS DECID$ BECAUSE !Y >E EM]G5CY CASES4 ,BUT S9CE WE HAVE ! MUNICIPAL C\NCILS ON H& AN ASSEMBLY IS MADE1 URG5TLY1 AMONG ! C\NCILS ?AT WE HAVE ON H& 9 !IR (FICE 9 ! C>ACOL & ! ,JUNTA1 & SOME IMM$IATE1 QUICK DECISIONS >E MADE4 

,= EXAMPLE1 WE ! FIR/ ONES 9 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO W]E RESPONSIBLE = SEE+ A PROBLEM LIKE ?AT ) ,HURRICANE ,/AN ON ! COA/4 ,:AT HAPP5$8 ,TODAY IT TOOK PLACE & ! NEXT DAY !Y >E ASK+ US :AT WE HAVE TO DO1 AT ?AT TIME WE C\LD NOT CONV5E A SPECIAL MEET+ BECAUSE \R COMPAN]OS 9 ! T[NS LIVE F> AWAY1 A GREAT DI/ANCE1 SO A MEET+ HAD TO BE MADE BETWE5 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO & ! ,AUTONOM\S ,MUNICIPAL ,C\NCILS1 WE HAD TO PROVIDE A BIT ( SUPPORT TO ! AFFECT$ COMPAS ) :AT ! ,JUNTA WAS ABLE TO AT ?AT TIME1 ) ! RES\RCES ?AT IT HAD AT ?AT TIME4 ,! DAY AFT] WE RECEIV$ ! 9=MATION A TEAM FROM ! ,JUNTA TRAVEL$1 W5T 9 A TRUCK ) SOME PROVISIONS & TOOK IT TO :]E ! COMPAN]OS W]E1 BUT !Y ALSO CONV5$ SPECIAL MEET+S TO SEE H[ !Y C\LD SUPPORT ! T[NS1 ACCORD+ TO !IR POSSIBILITIES1 ) CORN1 ) BEANS1 ) TORTILLAS1 ) SOME O!R ?+S ?AT CAN SUPPORT ?OSE COMPAN]OS4 

,IT WAS DONE LIKE ?IS 9 ?AT CASE1 ! ,JUNTA BEGAN TO SEE H[ TO SUPPORT ! COMPAN]OS ) !IR [N RES\RCES ?AT !Y HAD1 & !N IT WAS MADE KN[N TO ! T[NS :AT IT IS ?AT WAS DONE4 ,!N CAME ! SUPPORT FROM ! COMPAN]OS FROM ! T[NS GIV+ !IR CONTRIBUTION ( CORN1 ( BEANS1 & !N CAME ! SOLID>Y SUPPORT FROM O!R C\NTRIES & FROM O!R SOLID>Y BRO!RS & SI/]S H]E 9 ,MEXICO4 ,! HELP+ W5T LIKE ?IS !N LAT] ) MORE FOOD1 ) ! RECON/RUCTION ( !IR H\SES & O!R NECESSITIES4 ,BUT !RE IS NOT A PLAN ?AT ! PEOPLE HAVE MADE = EM]G5CY CASES1 BUT IT HAS BE5 DONE 9 ?AT WAY1 WE HAVE ! MUNICIPAL C\NCILS ON H& & ) !M WE MAKE AGREEM5TS TO RESOLVE 9 ! MOM5T4 

,! RES\RCES = ?AT %OP ?AT WAS MADE CAME BY WAY ( A COLLECTIVE WORK OR WAS IT A DONATION8 ,:AT WORK WAS DONE OR H[ WAS IT ADVANC+8 

,9 ?AT TIME :5 ! /ORE WAS MADE1 !RE WAS A DISEQUILIBRIUM BETWE5 ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES1 OR RA!R ! MUNICIPALITIES ?AT !RE W]E SOME HAD A FUND1 O!RS DID NOT HAVE A FUND2 SOME HAD PROJECTS1 O!RS DID NOT HAVE PROJECTS2 SOME HAD DONATIONS1 O!RS DID NOT HAVE DONATIONS2 SO ! COMPLA9T CAME4 ,! ASSOCIATION ( MUNICIPALITIES DID A MEET+ & !RE IT BEGAN TO BE DISCOV]$1 IT BEGAN TO BE DELV$ 9TO & SE5 H[ WE W]E 9 ! ZONE4 ,SO !N !RE WAS ! HOSPITAL 9 ,SAN ,JOSE DEL ,RIO1 9 ! HOSPITAL !RE W]E COMPAN]OS BUT !Y DID NOT REPORT1 OR RA!R IT WAS UNCONTROLL$1 NOT EV5 ! MUNICIPALITIES TO :I* !Y BELONG$ KNEW IF !RE WAS A DONATION OR NOT1 SO IT WAS LOOSE4 

,:5 !RE !N W]E ! AU?ORITIES ( ! F\R MUNICIPALITIES1 ! AU?ORITIES ( ! ASSOCIATION ( MUNICIPALITIES1 !Y TOOK ! ROLE AS A COMMON AU?ORITY1 & !Y HAD TO BR+ 9 ?OSE :O HAD WORK & :O BELONG$ TO ! ZONE4 ,!Y DRAGG$ ! COMPAN]OS :O W]E 9 ! HOSPITAL & !Y ASK$ !M = REPORTS1 !Y ASK$ !M H[ !Y W]E SP5D+ ! DONATIONS ?AT CAME 9 OV] ! YE>S ?AT !Y !N HAD WORK+ !RE1 !Y ASK$ !M = REPORTS & !Y ASK$ !M :AT WAS LEFT 9 ?AT MOM5T1 !Y W]E ASK$ IF !RE WAS SOME?+ & :AT !Y W]E GO+ TO DO ) ?AT :I* WAS LEFT4 

,! TRU? IS ?AT !RE WAS NO PLAN ON :AT TO DO ) ?OSE DONATIONS1 !Y W]E BE+ SP5T ON FOOD1 ?AT IS :Y ! ASSOCIATION ( AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES DECID$ ?AT IT WAS NOT GO+ TO CONT9UE TO BE DONE LIKE ?AT1 IT WAS SAID ?AT :AT !RE WAS !RE WAS \RS4 ,9 ?AT TIME !RE W]E #d ?\S& PESOS ?AT W]E /OR$1 GETT+ MOLDY1 AS IT IS SAID1 & ! COMPAS FROM ! ASSOCIATION ( MUNICIPALITIES SAW ?AT !RE ALSO WAS AN AB&ON$ %OP ?AT BE=E BELONG$ TO ! GOV]NM5T4 

0,N[ IT IS \RS4 ,WE HAVE TO PUT 9 SUPPLIES TO SELL RETAIL & :OLESALE10 SAID ! COMPAS FROM ! ASSOCIATION ( MUNICIPALITIES4 

,SO ! COMPAS MADE AN AGREEM5T3 WE >E GO+ TO TAKE ?IS MONEY1 BUT IT IS NOT SO ?AT WE >E GO+ TO SP5D ! CAPITAL1 :I* IS #d ?\S& PESOS1 WE >E GO+ TO 9VE/ IT & TAKE ! PR(IT & RETURN IT TO ! HOSPITAL SO ?AT IT KEEPS FUNCTION+1 SO ) :AT IS BE+ G5]AT$ WE GO ALONG SUPPORT+ ?OSE :O >E CONTROLL+ ! HOSPITAL1 BUT N[ REPORT+1 ON H[ !Y >E SP5D+ IT FROM H]E =W>D4 ,& ?AT IS H[ IT WAS1 IT WAS MONEY ?AT WAS ASLEEP1 :I* >E DONATIONS FROM \R SOLID>Y BRO!RS & SI/]S1 SO IT HAD TO BE CREAT$ 9TO SOME?+ SO ?AT IT IS NOT JU/ !RE1 ! FUNDS W]E ALLOCAT$ TO SETTLE TO EXP5SES ( ! P]MAN5T P]SONNEL ( ! HOSPITAL 9 ,SAN ,JOSE DEL ,RIO2 9 O!R >EAS1 LIKE COMM]CE1 !Y >E GO+ TO TALK TO US AB\T H[ MANY %OPS !Y HAVE N[1 BUT ! RESULT IS ?ANKS TO :AT ! FIR/ %OP GAVE4 

,ROLES ( ,AUTONOM\S ,GOV]NM5T 

,FANNY 7,MEMB] ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO7 

,9 AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T1 9 ! WORK ( BE+ A LOCAL OR MUNICIPAL AU?ORITY & ON ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 RESPONSIBILITY IS ASSUM$ ?R\< CONSCI5CE4 ,9 AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T WE >E FUNCTION+ ?R\< CONSCI5CE & )\T ANY 9T]E/ 9 E>N+ A SAL>Y1 BECAUSE ! P>TICIPATION ( ALL IS NE$$ = ! PROP] FUNCTION+ ( AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T4 ,S]V+ ! PEOPLE IS DONE ) ! CONSCI5CE ?AT EA* ONE ( US HAS1 NOT ?R\< MONEY1 IT IS NOT ) ! 9T]E/ ( E>N+ A SAL>Y1 BUT RA!R IS S]V+ \R PEOPLE1 ) SUPPORT OR )\T SUPPORT P] SE WE >E REALIZ+ ! WORK ( ! CON/RUCTION ( AUTONOMY4 

,9 ! SECOND P]IOD ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO ! COMPAN]OS W]E SUPPORT$ ON TWO OCCASIONS EA* ONE1 !Y W]E SUPPORT$ ) #h PESOS1 ?IS SUPPORT WAS ONLY GIV5 TWO TIMES DUR+ ! ?REE YE>S ( !IR P]IOD4 ,9 ! ?IRD P]IOD ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO SOME COMPAN]OS W]E SUPPORT$ BY !IR T[NS1 ACCORD+ TO H[ ! T[N WAS ORGANIZ$ IS H[ ! COMPAN]OS W]E SUPPORT$4 ,! F>ES ( ! MEMB]S ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO W]E TAK5 FROM ! RES\RCES ( ! ,JUNTA1 :I* >E ! RES\RCES ( ! PEOPLE1 ?IS IS H[ SUPPORT+ COMES REG>D+ F>ES & O!R SUPPORT = ! AU?ORITY COMPAN]OS4 

,ALSO ! P>TICIPATION ( ! COMPAN]AS WAS BE+ PROMOT$ BECAUSE 9 ! FIR/ P]IOD ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO ONLY ONE COMPAN]A P>TICIPAT$1 & !RE WAS :]E ! PROMOTION ( ! COMPAN]AS' P>TICIPATION BEGAN4 ,9 ! SECOND P]IOD !RE W]E ALREADY SIX COMPAN]AS :O REALIZ$ ?AT WORK4 ,9 ! ?IRD P]IOD !RE >E N[ TWELVE COMPAN]AS :O >E REALIZ+ ! WORK )9 AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T4 

,9 ?IS WORK ?AT IS BE+ PROMOT$ ! P>TICIPATION ( ! COMPAN]AS IS BE+ DEM&$1 ?IS IS DONE ?R\< ASSEMBLIES4 ,WE SEE ?AT !RE IS MORE P>TICIPATION ( ! COMPAN]AS 9 ! V>I\S WORK >EAS ?AT WE >E REALIZ+1 LIKE 9 $UCATION1 HEAL?1 & 9 O!R WORK >EAS4 ,?AT IS H[ WE SEE ?AT ! P>TICIPATION ( WOM5 IS ADVANC+ MORE1 IT IS NOT AT #a.01 BUT MORE P>TICIPATION ( WOM5 IS BE+ SE54 

,ALSO )9 AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T V>I\S WORK >EAS >E H&L$1 AS ) $UCATION1 COMM]CE1 HEAL?1 COMMUNICATION1 JU/ICE1 AGRICULTURE1 TRANSIT1 PROJECTS1 5CAMPM5TS1 ,B,A,N,A,P,A,Z1 ,B,A,N,A,M,A,S1 & ADM9I/RATION4 ,!SE >E ! WORK >EAS :I* >E BE+ H&L$ )9 AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T4 

,9 ! BEG9N+1 :5 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO BEGAN1 S9CE ! COMPAN]OS W]E FEW1 EA* ONE WAS RESPONSIBLE = ?REE TO F\R WORK >EAS1 !Y W]E V]Y FEW4 ,9 ! SECOND P]IOD ( ! ,JUNTA !RE W]E ALREADY TWELVE COMPAN]OS & ! WORK ?AT WE HAD TO DO WAS BE+ BALANC$ MORE1 !RE W]E !N TWO OR ?REE WORK >EAS P] COMPAN]O4 ,9 ?IS ?IRD P]IOD ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO !RE >E #bd ( US1 ! WORK HAS N[ BALANC$ MORE4 

,!RE >E #bd ( US :O MAKE UP ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO & WE COV] A %IFT ( TWO WEEKS EA* MON?4 ,! V>I\S WORK >EAS >E BALANC$ BETWE5 COMPAN]AS & COMPAN]OS1 WE >E TWO TEAMS 9 ! ,JUNTA1 9 EA* >EA !RE >E TWO COMPAN]OS & TWO COMPAN]AS1 ?AT IS H[ ! FUNCTION+ ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO IS1 !Y >E ! >EAS :I* >E H&L$4 

,QUE/IONS 

,H[ HAS ! P>TICIPATION ( WOM5 BE5 PROMOT$ 9 Y\R ZONE8 

,IT IS BE+ PROMOT$ ?R\< MEET+S ) ! AUTONOM\S C\NCILS & ! T[NS1 ?AT IS H[ ?AT WORK HAS BE5 REALIZ$4 ,! P>TICIPATION ( ! COMPAN]AS HAS BE5 BE+ DEM&$1 MUNICIPAL MEET+S >E DONE1 LOCAL MEET+S1 IT IS !RE :]E ! P>TICIPATION ( ! COMPAN]AS 9 ! V>I\S WORK >EAS IS PROMOT$4 

,AS A ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO :AT DO Y\ DO :5 Y\ SEE ?AT !RE IS A NECESSITY OR A PROBLEM8 ,= EXAMPLE1 :5 IT IS NECESS>Y TO MAKE A RULE1 DOES ?AT DEM& ! RELATION%IP ( ! V>I\S GOV]NM5T BODIES BECAUSE ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO IS NOT GO+ TO IMPOSE A LAW4 ,H[ IS IT ?AT !SE TASKS >E DONE1 BECAUSE !RE DEMOCRACY COMES 9TO PLAY1 BECAUSE ! 9SURG5T LEAD]S >E NOT GO+ TO BE !RE ALL ! TIME & WE UND]/& ?AT NOR IS ! 9=MATION COMMISSION1 ?AT IS ! ,C,C,R,I1 SO Y\1 AS ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 H[ DO Y\ MAKE ONE ?+ ?AT IS NE$$ GO ON ITS WAY1 BE IT A LAW1 RULE1 OR SOME?+ TO RESOLVE A PROBLEM1 SOME MATT] ?AT IS NECESS>Y TO TAKE =W>D1 A PROJECT OR :ATEV] IT MAY BE4 ,H[ IS IT ?AT ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 ,M,>,E,Z1 AU?ORITIES & PEOPLE 9T]ACT8 

,! 9ITIATIVES1 9 MANY CASES1 TAKE PLACE )9 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 9 O!R WORDS ! NE$S >E SE5 FROM ! V>I\S WORK >EAS4 ,IF !RE IS A NE$ TO MAKE AN AGREEM5T OR A TASK ?AT HAS TO BE COLLECTIVE OR AS A ZONE1 OR SOME COLLECTIVE WORK AS A MUNICIPALITY ?AT IS NOT GO+ ON ITS WAY1 !RE HAS TO BE AN AGREEM5T ON H[ ! TASKS HAVE TO FUNCTION WELL1 :AT IS DONE IS ?AT ORD9>Y ASSEMBLIES >E CONV5$1 :I* WE NORMALLY DO EV]Y ?REE MON?S 9 ! ZONE1 :]E ! MUNICIPAL C\NCILS & ALL ! AU?ORITIES & ALSO ! DIFF]5T WORK >EAS MEET TO PLAN1 TO ANALYZE1 DISCUSS1 PROPOSE H[ ! TASKS >E GO+ TO FUNCTION BETT]4 

,9 !SE ASSEMBLIES IS :]E ! AGREEM5TS ON WORK >E COME TO AMONG ALL4 ,MANY TIMES !RE 9 ! ASSEMBLY EV]Y?+ CANNOT BE DECID$ ON BECAUSE BEH9D IT IS \R PEOPLE1 ! BASES1 SO PROPOSALS >E MADE & >E TAK5 TO CONSULTATION ) ! T[NS & 9 ! NEXT ASSEMBLY ! RESPONSE !N COMES H[ IT IS1 IF IT IS GOOD OR ! T[NS PROPOS$ SOME?+ ELSE4 ,?AT IS H[ EV]Y?+ GOES ALONG BE+ DEF9$1 BE IT RULES OR WORK PLANS ?AT HAVE TO BE DONE 9 ! ZONE4 ,ALSO ?IS RELATION%IP TAKES PLACE :5 !RE IS1 = EXAMPLE1 A JOB OR A PROJECT 9 A MUNICIPALITY1 !RE ! RELATION%IP IS ) ! C\NCILS TO SEE H[ ! WORK IS GO+1 ! REPORTS ON H[ ! WORK IS FUNCTION+1 IF IT IS FUNCTION+ OR IT IS NOT FUNCTION+4 ,WE HAVE COLLECTIVE WORK1 = EXAMPLE WORK ON A CATTLE PROJECT 9 ! ZONE1 A ZONE MILPA1 OR ALSO !RE IS ?AT COORD9ATION AMONG ! C\NCILS & ! AU?ORITIES2 :5 A JOB IS NECESS>Y WE HAVE TO *ECK ) ! C\NCILS1 & ! C\NCILS ) !IR AU?ORITIES1 YES !RE IS ?AT RELATION%IP4 

,ALSO :5 !RE >E URG5T CASES AS ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO SPECIAL ASSEMBLIES >E CONV5$1 :5 IT IS URG5T TO DO SOME?+1 AN AGREEM5T OR A WORK PLAN1 SPECIAL ASSEMBLIES >E CONV5$4 ,MANY HAPP51 WE SAY AS MEMB]S ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 BUT ALSO SUPPORT$ BY ! ,C,C,R,I1 :I* ALSO GIVES !IR IDEA1 !Y ORI5T US1 !Y SAY3 ?IS IS MISS+1 ?IS MU/ BE DONE4 ,) !SE IDEAS !Y !N GIVE US MOTIVATION AS IF TO ORI5T US & DO ! WORK2 ALSO ! LEAD]%IP ?AT WE HAVE 9 ! ZONE ORI5TS US4 

,C\LD Y\ TELL US AB\T AN EX]CISE1 AN EXP]I5CE ( H[ Y\ DO 9 PRACTICE \R WORD :I* WE HAVE SAID 0GOV]N+ 9 COLLECTIVE08 ,SOME EXAMPLE ( H[ IT IS ?AT IT IS DONE COLLECTIVELY8 

,)9 ! ,JUNTA GR\P WE >E DIVID$ 9TO DIFF]5T WORK >EAS1 SOME COORD9ATE HEAL?1 O!RS COORD9ATE $UCATION1 TRANSIT1 BUT ! ONE :O TAKES $UCATION IS NOT ! ONE :O RESOLVES ALL ! $UCATIONAL QUE/IONS4 ,! WORK ( GOV]NM5T WE C>RY COLLECTIVELY BECAUSE WE RESOLVE ! MATT]S AMONG ALL1 = 
EXAMPLE IF A PROBLEM ( JU/ICE COMES1 WELL NOT ONLY ! ONE :O COORD9ATES JU/ICE MATT]S IS GO+ TO RESOLVE IT1 BUT RA!R ! O!R WORK >EAS 9T]V5E TO SOLVE ?AT MATT]4 

,ALSO 9 MANY CASES WE MEET ) ! C\NCILS1 :5 !RE IS A MATT] TO RESOLVE & IT IS NOT )9 \R ABILITY AS ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 BUT ! MUNICIPAL C\NCILS >E !RE SO WE >E SUPPORT$ ) !M4 ,WE MEET ) ! MUNICIPAL C\NCILS & ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO TO DEF9E1 BE IT AN ISSUE OR A WORK PLAN ?AT IS GO+ TO BE DONE1 OR A PROJECT ?AT IS GO+ TO BE PUT ON ITS WAY4 

,:5 AN ISSUE IS NOT )9 \R ABILITIES ALSO IT IS SE5 9 ! ASSEMBLIES1 9 O!R WORDS ! WAY ( GOV]N+1 ! WORK ?AT IS DONE 9 AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T1 IT IS NOT ?AT !Y ONLY LEAVE IT TO ! ,JUNTA & ?AT !Y SEE :AT IS GO+ TO BE DONE2 OR 9 ! CASE ( ! MUNICIPALITY ?AT ! C\NCILS SEE IT1 NO1 BUT RA!R WE >E ALL ASSUM+ A RESPONSIBILITY4 ,AS ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 AL?\< WE >E DIVID$ UP BETWE5 WORK >EAS1 BUT YES WE DO ! WORK 9 A COLLECTIVE WAY4 

,SOME BITT] EXP]I5CE )9 Y\R WORK AS AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T8 

,WE HAVE HAD DIFFICULTY 9 ! CASE ( PLANS ?AT WE HAVE MADE & HAVE NOT TURN$ \T WELL = US4 ,AL?\< WE PLANN$ !M1 DISCUSS$ !M1 IT DOES NOT MEAN ?AT ALL ! PLANS ?AT WE HAVE MADE TURN$ \T WELL = US1 AT TIMES !Y DID NOT TURN \T WELL1 & WE >E BE+ HONE/ 9 SAY+ ?AT !RE >E ?+S ?AT WE DID PLAN & DISCUSS BUT WE DID NOT MANAGE TO SEE ! CONSEQU5CES ?AT !Y >E GO+ TO BR+1 WE DO ! WORK & LAT] WE REALIZE ?AT WE HAVE FAIL$4 

,= EXAMPLE1 BE=E ! :OLE TRANSIT ISSUE WAS 9 CONTROL1 ! C>S ?AT TRAVEL ON ?AT R\TE1 BUT LAT] AN ORGANIZATION1 :I* IS ! ,C,I,O,A,C1 BEGAN TO PUT 9 O!R C>S & TAKE \T ( CONTROL :AT WE W]E H&L+ AS ! ,JUNTA1 !Y W5T \TSIDE ( ! RULES ?AT WE H&L$ AS ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO & PUT !IR C>S 9 LIKE ?AT )\T P]MISSION4 ,:AT IS IT ?AT WE ?\<T8 ,WE ANALYZ$ IT ) ! MUNICIPAL C\NCILS & WE SAW ?AT A ROADBLOCK HAD TO BE DONE4 ,WE DID ?AT ROADBLOCK BUT WE DID NOT SEE ! CONSEQU5CES ?AT IT WAS GO+ TO BR+2 AFT] A :ILE !Y PUT A DIFF]5T ROADBLOCK AGA9/ US & !RE !Y DID NOT LET US PASS AT ALL4 

,SO WE SAY ?AT :AT WE DECID$1 :AT WE PLANN$ TO DO BR\<T US CONSEQU5CES & WE REALIZ$ ?AT IT WAS BECAUSE WE DID NOT MANAGE TO SEE ! CONSEQU5CES ?AT :AT WE DECID$ TO DO C\LD BR+ US1 ?AT /AYS ) US AS AN EXP]I5CE ?AT NOT ALL ! ?+S ?AT WE PLAN GO WELL4 ,:5 WE DO NOT KN[ H[ TO ANALYZE IT1 :5 WE DO NOT ?9K ( :AT CONSEQU5CES SOME?+ ?AT WE >E GO+ TO DO CAN BR+1 IF !RE >E ?+S ?AT AFFECT US1 WELL WE >E BE+ HONE/ ?AT IT DOES NOT GO = US EXACTLY LIKE WE 9T5D$ IT TO OR LIKE WE WANT IT TO BE & SOME?+ ELSE TURNS \T = US4 

,WE UND]/& ?AT IT IS NECESS>Y TO GOV]N COLLECTIVELY & )9 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO TEAM !Y >E DI/RIBUT$ 9 EA* >EA1 !RE IS ! RESPONSIBILITY = ! ONE :O IS 9 $UCATION1 ! ONE :O IS 9 HEAL? OR 9 AGROECOLOGY1 OR :ATEV] IT MAY BE1 !RE IS COLLECTIVISM1 DO ! COMPAN]OS ASK = HELP OR IS IT NECESS>Y TO BE POK+ ?AT COMPAN]O1 COMPAN]A1 ?AT IT IS HIS OR H] RESPONSIBILITY ?AT HE OR %E MU/ ASK = HELP IF NE$$8 

,WE 5T]$ 9TO ! WORK & NOT ALL ( US HAVE ?AT ABILITY TO UND]/& :AT EXACTLY IS \R ROLE1 MANY TIMES WE GO 9 & WE DO NOT KN[ :AT \R ROLE IS1 SO ! REASONS = :I* GOV]NM5T IS H&L$ 9 COLLECTIVE1 = :I* WE DO ! WORK 9 COLLECTIVE1 ONE IS BECAUSE WE KN[ ?AT ! RESPONSIBILITY BELONGS TO EV]YONE1 IT IS %>$2 ! O!R IS ALSO BECAUSE WE >E CLE> ?AT )9 ! TEAM US MEMB]S :O >E ASSUM+ ! RESPONSIBILITY AS AUTONOM\S AU?ORITIES WELL WE DO NOT ALL HAVE ! ABILITY4 ,!RE >E COMPAN]OS :O HAVE MORE EXP]I5CE 9 ! WORK & O!RS :O DO NOT1 :AT WE DO IS ?AT WE %>E ! EXP]I5CE ) EA* O!R1 ! ONE :O HAS MORE KN[L$GE ( ! WORK %>ES IT ) ! RE/4 

,9 MANY CASES ! COMPAN]A O COMPAN]O IS RE/LESS BECAUSE !Y KN[ !IR RESPONSIBILITY1 SO !Y HAVE TO ASK3 0,H[ DO ,I HAVE TO TAKE MY WORK =W>D8 ,I AM GO+ TO ASK TO SEE IF ,I DO IT LIKE ?IS OR DO IT 9 ANO!R WAY40 ,!RE >E COMPAN]AS & COMPAN]OS :O ALSO FEEL ?AT RESPONSIBILITY TO ASK IF !Y DO NOT KN[1 IT DOES NOT MATT] IF !Y >E 9 $UCATION OR TRANSPORTATION1 IF !Y DO NOT UND]/& SOME?+ OR DO NOT KN[ H[ TO DO IT !Y ASK H[ !Y HAVE TO DO IT4 ,BUT !RE >E COMPAN]OS = :OM ?IS IS DIFFICULT & WE HAVE TO TELL !M3 0,?IS MU/ BE DONE1 COMPAN]O1 ?IS MU/ BE DONE 9 ?IS WAY1 ?IS MU/ BE *ECK$40 ,IT IS ALWAYS NECESS>Y TO BE MOTIVAT+ OR TO TELL ! COMPAN]O :AT HAS TO BE DONE1 IT IS NECESS>Y TO BE CRITICAL UPON SAY+ ?AT IT IS NOT ?AT WE ALL >E N[ LOOK+ AFT] ALL \R RESPONSIBILITY1 ?AT WE N[ KN[ :AT IT IS & 9 ! FACE ( ?AT ,I HAVE TO PREP>E MYSELF BECAUSE ,I HAVE TO TAKE MY WORK =W>D4 ,WE HAVE TO BE HELP$ SO ?AT WE REALIZE1 ORI5T \RSELVES1 & KN[ :AT EXACTLY \R ROLE IS OR :AT IT IS ?AT WE HAVE TO C>RY \T4 

,I ?9K ?AT IT IS NECESS>Y TO BE !RE AS IF WAT*+ :AT IT IS ?AT IS WORK+1 :AT IT IS ?AT IS NOT WORK+1 & TO :OM IT CORRESPONDS1 :AT IT IS ?AT HAS TO BE DONE1 ORI5T H[ ! WORK HAS TO BE TAK5 =W>D4 ,!RE >E COMPAN]OS ALSO :O KN[ ( !IR RESPONSIBILITY & !Y ALSO ASK = ORI5TATION ON H[ TO TAKE ! WORK =W>D4 ,?AT TAKES PLACE AMONG MEMB]S ( ! ,JUNTA BUT ALSO ) O!R COMPAN]OS1 AS WELL AS ?OSE FROM ! ,C,C,R,I1 IF !RE IS SOME?+ ?AT WE CANNOT DO OR WE >E LACK+1 ALSO WE ASK !M = ORI5TATION ON H[ WE CAN DO IT4 ,IT IS A WAY LIKE WE >E DO+ IT1 9 A COLLECTIVE MANN]1 BUT !RE >E SOME :O NE$ TO BE TOLD :AT HAS TO BE DONE1 & COMPAN]OS :O DON'T1 WELL !Y !MSELVES ASK = ORI5TATION SO ! WORK MAY GO =W>D4 

,IS !RE SOME IDEA ON H[ ! FUTURE IS GO+ TO BE ) RESPECT TO \R AUTONOMY8 ,HAVE Y\ ?\<T H[ WE >E GO+ TO DO IT1 BECAUSE O!RS >E GO+ TO COME & !N O!RS1 HAS SOME IDEA COME ON H[ IT W\LD BE8 

,YES1 WE HAVE ANALYZ$ ?AT1 BUT ?OSE ( US :O >E ASSUM+ ! WORK 9 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 ?OSE :O HAVE BE5 MEMB]S ALREADY HAVE EXP]I5CE4 ,WE >RIV$ )\T ANY PREP>ATION ON H[ ! ,JUNTA'S WORK IS1 MANY ( US W]E AN AU?ORITY 9 ! T[N BE=E & MANY COMPAN]OS & COMPAN]AS W]E NOT4 ,WE >RIV$ & HAD TO MAKE A D5UNCIATION1 WE HAD TO FIX AN ISSUE1 :5 WE HAVE NEV] DONE IT1 !RE WAS NO PREP>ATION BE=E1 SO ?AT IS :Y %>+ EXP]I5CES TAKES PLACE4 ,WE ASK \RSELVES :AT IT IS ?AT HAS TO BE DONE1 AN ALT]NATIVE1 BECAUSE ?IS WORK1 AS !Y HAVE TOLD US & WE >E UND]/&+1 IS NOT SOME?+ = #a YE>S1 ?IS CONT9UES1 & FUTURE G5]ATIONS >E GO+ TO COME1 IF WE DO NOT DO ANY?+1 JU/ ! SAME ?OSE :O >E GO+ TO COME >E GO+ TO HAVE TO 5T] 9TO IT )\T EXP]I5CE & ! SAME ?+ IS GO+ TO HAPP54 

,:AT WE SAW1 ?ANKS ALSO TO ! ORI5TATION ( \R LEAD]S IS ?AT TRA9+S HAVE TO BE DONE1 ?AT IS TO SAY1 ?AT ! COMPAN]OS & COMPAN]AS :O W]E ALREADY MEMB]S ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO N[ HAVE ?AT EXP]I5CE ( H[ IT WAS :5 !Y WORK$1 :AT PROBLEMS !Y SAW OR :AT IT IS ?AT !Y DID ?AT WORK$ WELL = !M1 N[ !Y >E ABLE TO %>E = ! RE/ ( ! COMPAN]OS4 ,A FIR/ TRA9+ HAS ALREADY TAK5 PLACE = ALL ! AU?ORITIES1 :]E ! COMPAN]OS & COMPAN]AS :O W]E ALREADY MEMB]S ( ! ,JUNTA >E %>+ !IR EXP]I5CE4 ,?OSE AU?ORITY COMPAN]OS GO TO ! T[NS ALSO TO EXPLA9 !RE H[ ! FUNCTION+ IS )9 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 H[ A D5UNCIATION IS MADE1 EV]Y?+ ?AT IS DONE !RE4 

,?OSE /EPS ?AT >E TAK51 >E 9 PROCESS1 BECAUSE :AT IT IS ?AT IS WANT$ IS ?AT AFT]W>DS ! ONE :O IS GO+ TO COME TO BE A MEMB] ( ! ,JUNTA IS NO LONG] GO+ TO SAY 0,I DON'T KN[1 ,I AM NOT TRA9$ = ?AT40 ,?AT IS :Y IT IS N[ BE+ PREP>$1 :5 !Y GO+ TO >RIVE !RE IF !Y MU/ FIX AN ISSUE1 IF !Y MU/ MAKE A D5UNCIATION1 IF !Y MU/ MAKE A LETT]1 A SUMMONS1 !Y >E NO LONG] GO+ TO SAY ?AT !Y DO NOT KN[ H[ TO DO IT BECAUSE !Y >E N[ GO+ TO BE PREP>$1 GO+ TO KN[ :AT IS ! ROLE ?AT !Y HAVE TO DO LIKE HEAL?1 LIKE $UCATION1 LIKE TRANSPORTATION1 LIKE JU/ICE4 

,UNTIL N[ ?AT IS ! PLAN ?AT CONT9UITY MU/ BE GIV5 TO ?AT PREP>ATION & IT IS = EV]YONE1 NOT ONLY >E WE GO+ TO PREP>E ! AU?ORITIES1 BECAUSE S9CE WE SAY ?AT WE >E DEMOCRATIC & IT IS ! PEOPLE :O DECIDE :O IS GO+ TO BE ! AU?ORITY1 !Y >E NOT GO+ TO *OOSE SOMEONE JU/ BECAUSE !Y >E ALREADY TRA9$4 ,:5 ! PEOPLE *OOSE A COMPAN]O OR A COMPAN]A IT %\LD BE BECAUSE ?AT IS !Y SAW AS CONV5I5T1 BUT KN[ ?AT ! COMPAN]A IS PREP>$1 ?AT IS :Y ! PREP>ATION IS GO+ TO BE = EV]YONE4 ,?AT IS :AT IS BE+ DONE SO ?AT FUTURE G5]ATIONS HAVE AN IDEA & EXP]I5CE = :5 !Y >E AN AU?ORITY1 BE IT AS ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO OR AS MUNICIPAL C\NCILS1 OR EV5 AS A LOCAL AU?ORITY 9 !IR T[N4 

,DUTIES ( ,AUTONOM\S ,GOV]NM5T 

,TONY 7,MEMB] ( ! ,MUNICIPAL ,C\NCIL4 ,M,>,E,Z ,TI]RA Y ,LIB]TAD7 

,AS P>T ( ! DUTIES ( AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T WE HAVE SEV]AL IMPORTANT DUTIES :I* >E TO TURN 9 REPORTS & PRES5T PROPOSALS TO ! T[NS1 ALSO TO REPORT ON ANY COLLECTIVE WORK ?AT WE HAVE AT ! ZONE OR MUNICIPAL LEVEL4 ,WE HAVE BE5 DO+ ?AT 9 \R ZONE ?R\< ! G5]AL ASSEMBLIES :I* >E DONE AT ! ZONE LEVEL ?R\< ! P>TICIPATION ( ! AU?ORITIES ( EA* T[N4 ,?IS IS H[ ! 9=MATION GOES D[N TO ! T[NS SO ?AT ! T[NS >E 9=M$ OR SO ?AT :I*EV] PROPOSAL ?AT TAKES PLACES BE=E ! ASSEMBLY GOES D[N TO ! T[NS TO CONSULT AMONG ALL ! COMPAN]OS & COMPAN]AS AB\T :I*EV] WORK IS 9T5D$ TO BE REALIZ$4 

,ANO!R ONE ( ! DUTIES ?AT WE HAVE AS P>T ( ! AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T IS ALWAYS KEEP+ AN EYE ON H[ MANY COMPAN]OS WE HAVE AT ! MUNICIPAL OR ZONE LEVEL1 LIKE ALSO H[ MANY T[NS !RE >E AT ! ZONE LEVEL OR AS MUNICIPALITIES4 ,WE HAVE *ECK$ ?AT ?R\< ! C5SUSES ?AT WE HAVE REQUE/$ FROM ! AU?ORITIES ( EA* T[N1 WE ASK !M TO S5D US ! C5SUS TO SEE ! NUMB] ( COMPAN]OS & COMPAN]AS ?AT !RE >E AT ! ZONE LEVEL OR AS MUNICIPALITIES4 

,ANO!R ONE ( ! DUTIES ?AT WE ALSO HAVE AS AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T IS TO CREATE ! WORK 9ITIATIVES :I* >E NECESS>Y 9 \R T[NS1 BUT ?IS ALSO MU/ BE DONE RESPECT+ ! DECISIONS ( ! T[NS4 ,SOME ( ! 9ITIATIVES ?AT WE HAVE BE5 ABLE TO TAKE =W>D 9 \R ZONE >E ! FOLL[+3 CATTLE WORK COLLECTIVE1 9 ! ZONE MILPA ALSO WE HAVE PROMOT$ ORGANIC F]TILIZ]1 AGROECOLOGY TRA9+ TO LE>N TO MAKE ORGANIC F]TILIZ]4 

,?R\< 9ITIATIVES1 ! V>I\S LEVELS ( :AT IS HEAL? & $UCATION HAVE ALSO BE5 CREAT$4 ,ANO!R ONE ( ! 9ITIATIVES ?AT AS P>T ( ! AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T ( \R ZONE WE HAVE HAD WAS TO BUY AN ULTRAS\ND = ! HOSPITAL1 & ALSO 9 ! V>I\S MUNICIPALITIES ( \R ZONE4 

,ALSO WE HAVE ! CON/RUCTION ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO'S (FICES1 ) !IR ROOMS DIVID$ = EA* >EA4 ,A FUND HAS BE5 CREAT$ ) ! NAME ,B,A,N,A,M,A,S1 :I* IS = ! COMPAN]AS1 IT IS AN ECONOMIC FUND = !M TO ADM9I/] TO GIVE ! LOAN TO DO :I*EV] COLLECTIVE WORK !Y ASK =1 ?OSE LOANS HAVE TO BE PAID ) ! 9T]E/ [$ ?AT ! COMPAN]AS PUT4 

,?OSE >E 9ITIATIVES :I* ! AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T HAS PROMOT$ & :I* HAVE BE5 A*IEV$ ?R\< ! CONSULTATION ( ! T[NS1 HAVE BE5 REALIZ$ ?R\< ! SUPPORT ( ! T[NS & ! MUNICIPALITIES1 ?IS WORK IS ! 9ITIATIVES :I* HAVE BE5 APPROV$4 

,ROSY 7,MEMB] ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,M,>,E,Z ,SAN ,P$RO DE ,MI*OACAN7 

,! DUTY ( ! ,JUNTA IS TO BALANCE ! F\R MUNICIPALITIES1 = EXAMPLE1 9 MATT]S ( PROJECTS :I* \R SOLID>Y BRO!RS & SI/]S GIVE4 ,!RE IS A RELATION%IP BETWE5 AU?ORITIES 9 :AT >E ! ?REE HEAL? >EAS3 MIDWIVES1 M$IC9AL PLANTS1 & HEAL]S1 WELL ?OSE >E ! ?REE >EAS ( HEAL? ?AT >E BE+ PROMOT$ BY ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 TOGE!R ) ! MUNICIPALITIES4 ,ALSO WE HAVE ! RADIOTRANSMISSION WORK1 9 ?IS WORK WE >E ALSO 9T]ACT+ ) MUNICIPALITIES & ZONE TO *ECK ! FUNCTION+ ( ! RADIOTRANSMITT]S1 *ECK ! WORK ( ! RADIO HO/S1 WE HAVE \R EYE ON ! DEVICES :I* !Y USE1 WE SEE IF !Y >E COMPLETE OR IF !Y >E NOT COMPLETE4 ,! RADIO HO/S >E TAK+ TRA9+ = !RE TO BE IMPROVEM5T 9 ! MUNICIPALITIES & 9 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 

,WE ALSO HAVE \R EYE ON1 AS MUNICIPALITIES OR T[NS1 IF !RE IS FOOD1 IF !RE >E WORK MAT]IALS4 ,9 QUE/IONS ( F]TILIZ]S OR *EMICAL PE/ICIDES WE >E *ECK+ ?AT !Y DO NOT COME 9 TO \R COMMUNITIES1 TO ! T[NS1 NOR 9TO ! MUNICIPALITIES1 BECAUSE !Y AFFECT HEAL?4 

,WE ALSO *ECK ?AT DRUGS DO NOT 5T] \R COMMUNITIES1 BECAUSE AS AUTONOM\S AU?ORITIES WE SEE ?AT 9 ! MUNICIPALITIES OR T[NS :]E !Y 5T] !RE >E MANY PROBLEMS1 SO WE >E SEE+ AS MUNICIPALITIES1 AS AU?ORITIES1 H[ TO CONTROL IT BECAUSE DRUGS >E NOT ALL[$ 9 \R T[NS4 

,WE ALSO SEE H[ TO CONTROL ALCOHOLIC BEV]AGES1 :I* ALSO TAKE PLACE 9 ! COMMUNITIES OR MUNICIPALITIES1 WE >E TRY+ TO SEE ) ! AU?ORITIES1 T[NS1 & MUNICIPALITIES1 SEE AB\T CONTROLL+ IT BECAUSE IT AFFECTS ! FAMILY & HEAL? 

,QUE/IONS 

,9 ! T[NS :I* >E MIX$1 ,ZAPATI/AS ) NON-,ZAPATI/AS1 H[ IS IT CONTROLL$ SO DRUG ADDICTION OR ALCOHOLISM DOES NOT 5T]8 

,! WAY IS BE+ S\<T TO DEAL ) IT TOGE!R ) ! COMPAN]OS OR T[NS1 IT IS :AT IS BE+ *ECK$ TO NOT ALL[ !SE ?+S TO 5T] 9TO \R COMMUNITIES4 

,IF A MEMB] ( ! ORGANIZATION MAKES ?AT MI/AKE ( CONSUM+ ALCOHOL OR DRUGS1 :AT SANCTION IS APPLI$8 

,A PUNI%M5T IS GIV51 = EXAMPLE1 IF 9 A COMMUNITY SOMEONE MAKES ?AT MI/AKE1 ! COMMUNITY GETS TOGE!R & MAKES AN AGREEM5T ON :AT PUNI%M5T IS GO+ TO BE GIV5 TO ! COMPAN]O OR COMPAN]A :O COMMITT$ ?AT CRIME2 OR ALSO !Y GO TO ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO TOGE!R ) ! AUTONOM\S C\NCILS & !RE IS :]E !Y SEE H[ IT CAN BE RESOLV$ & H[ TO GIVE ! PUNI%M5T4 

,Y\ M5TION$ ! DUTIES ( ! ,JUNTA1 IT WAS SAID ?AT ONE ( !M IS TO 9=M AB\T ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO'S WORK 9 ! ZONE1 & ANO!R IS TO REPORT TO ! T[NS4 ,! QUE/ION IS :O GU>ANTEES ! REPORT+ ?AT ! ,JUNTA GIVES ON ! ADM9I/RATION ( ! FEW RES\RCES ?AT !RE >E1 :O GU>ANTEES ?AT :AT !Y SAID IS 9 FACT TRUE8 ,OR IS IT ?AT ! T[NS COMPLETELY TRU/ Y\1 9 ?AT Y\ DO NOT EXAGG]ATE ! ACC\NT+ OR MAKE ANY?+ UP8 ,IS ! REPORT+ TRUE8 

,CURR5TLY !RE IS VIGILANCE 9 ! T[NS1 A TEAM ( AU?ORITIES FROM ! T[NS HAS BE5 =M$1 !Y CALL !M ! FILT]1 !Y >E ! ONES :O DO ! REVISION ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO'S ACC\NT+4 ,BUT ?IS DID NOT EXI/ FROM ! BEG9N+ ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 9 ! BEG9N+ !RE WAS NO VIGILANCE1 MU* LESS A FILT]2 ?OSE FROM ! ,JUNTA MADE ! REPORTS1 !Y S5T !M TO ! ,C,C,R,I1 TO ! MILIT>Y LEAD]S & !N TO ! AUTONOM\S C\NCILS SO !Y W\LD >RIVE TO ! T[NS4 

,REALLY A V]IFICATION ( ! ACC\NTS TO SEE IF !Y >E CLE> ACC\NTS OR NOT1 S9C]ELY1 COMPAN]OS1 NO T[N1 NO AU?ORITY HAS SAT D[N TO ANALYZE 9 DETAIL EA* ONE ( ! REPORTS ?AT HAS BE5 GIV54 ,?AT IS LACK+ 9 \R ZONE1 A TEAM ?AT IS ABLE TO DO ?AT WORK & SOMEONE TWO OR ?REE DAYS AFT] ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO'S REPORT V]IFY+ ! ACC\NT WELL1 :O *ECKS ?AT !RE IS NO MISUSE ( ! RES\RCES4 

,?AT IS :Y N[ ANO!R GR\P ( COMPAN]OS HAS BE5 ORGANIZ$1 ASIDE FROM ! VIGILANCE 9 ! T[NS1 N[ !RE IS ANO!R GR\PS ( COMPAN]OS :I* ALSO IS DO+ ! VIGILANCE WORK4 ,IT HAS NOT BE5 LONG S9CE ?AT WORK BEGAN1 IT BEGAN ONE MON? AGO & ! NEW TEAM IS MADE UP ( MANY COMPAN]OS1 9CLUD$ >E ! =M] JUNTAS1 =M] C\NCILS1 & O!R P]SONS 9 *>GE ( ! /RUGGLE1 ?OSE ( US :O >E 9VOLV$ 9 ?IS NEW VIGILANCE TEAM1 WE >E P>T ( ! PEOPLE1 BUT ASIDE FROM ?IS IS ! VIGILANCE 9 ! T[NS4 

,9 :AT MOM5T >E ! REPORTS V]IFI$8 ,DO Y\ *ECK ?AT ! ACC\NTS >E CLE> AFT] ! REPORT OR BE=E ! REPORT8 ,N[ ) ! FILT] ! REVISION ( ! ACC\NTS IS DONE BE=EH&1 BUT :5 ! FILT] DID NOT EXI/ IT WAS DONE AFT]W>DS4 ,9 O!R WORDS ! ,JUNTA MAKES !IR REPORT & !N !Y TURN !IR REPORT 9TO ! PEOPLE WELL IT !N GOES TO ! ,C,C,R,I & !N TO ! MUNICIPALITIES4 ,AFT] ! ,JUNTA TURNS ITS REPORT 9 COPIES >E S5T & WELL !RE IT REMA9S1 AN ASSEMBLY HAS NEV] BE5 CONV5$ SPECIFICALLY TO ANALYZE ! REPORTS1 TO *ECK IF !Y >E CLE>1 TRU?FUL OR IF SOME?+ HAS HAPP5$ DUR+ ! TIME ( ?AT REPORT1 :I* *ECKS IF IT IS OR IS NOT WELL 9=M$1 AS ( N[ AN ANALYSIS ( ?AT HAS NOT TAK5 PLACE4 

,SPEAK+ ( H[ IT IS ?AT ! ACC\NT :I* ! COMPAN]OS FROM ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO GIVE >E APPROV$1 :AT IS DONE IS *ECK+ IF ! ACC\NTS SQU>E UP4 ,:AT IS BE+ DONE RI<T N[ IS ! REVISION & V]IFICATION ( ! ACC\NTS TOGE!R ) ! COMPAN]OS FROM ! ,C,C,R,I1 SO TOGE!R WE HAVE TO SQU>E UP ! ACC\NTS BE=E GIV+ ! REPORT 9 AN ASSEMBLY1 !RE IT IS *ECK$ IF ! ACC\NTS SQU>E UP OR NOT4 ,IF !RE IS A PROBLEM ( ! ACC\NT NOT COM+ \T RI<T1 ( IT NOT AGREE+1 WE HAVE TO 9VE/IGATE :]E ?AT MONEY W5T OR H[ IT WAS SP5T1 ON :AT IT WAS SP5T4 ,?IS IS H[ IT IS BE+ DONE N[1 BUT IT IS BELIEV$ ?AT IT IS NECESS>Y TO PREP>E ANO!R GR\P SO ?AT IT /AYS AFT]W>DS & CAN DO ?AT WORK4 

,RI<TS ( ,AUTONOM\S ,AU?ORITIES 

,JIMMY 7,=M] ,MEMB] ( ! ,AUTONOM\S ,C\NCIL4 ,M,>,E,Z ,SAN ,P$RO DE ,MI*OACAN7 

,! COMPAN]OS & COMPAN]AS :O WORK 9 ! V>I\S POSITIONS AS AU?ORITIES1 DO SO \T ( CONSCI5CE1 \T ( *OICE1 !Y DO NOT RECEIVE A SAL>Y4 ,BUT !SE COMPAN]OS ALSO LIVE 9 T[NS :]E O!R COMPAN]OS LIVE1 SO !RE IS ALSO COMMUNAL WORK TO ORGANIZE ! RESI/ANCE1 ASIDE FROM !IR WORK AS AU?ORITIES4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! AGREEM5T ( ! COMMUNITIES1 SOME ( !SE AU?ORITY COMPAN]OS1 HAVE ! RI<T TO C>RY \T !IR [N WORK 9 !IR FREE TIME1 SO !SE COMPAN]OS >E NOT C\NT$ 9 ?IS COLLECTIVE WORK & COMMUNAL WORK4 

,!SE COMPAN]OS :O >E AU?ORITIES WORK \T ( CONSCI5CE BUT ?IS DOES NOT PREV5T !M FROM BE+ ABLE TO RECEIVE SUPPORT ON BEHALF ( !IR T[N1 PROVID$ ?AT ! T[N MAKES ! AGREEM5T & ?AT IT IS \T ( *OICE ?AT IT IS GIV5 TO !M4 ,! COMPAN]O :O IS 9 ?IS ROLE CANNOT =CE !IR T[N TO SUPPORT !M1 ! SUPPORT HAS TO BE BY ! *OICE ( ! T[N4 

,!SE COMPAN]OS :O WORK 9 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO OR 9 ! ,MUNICIPAL ,C\NCIL HAVE ! RI<T TO TWO WEEKS BREAK DUR+ ! MON?1 SO ?AT !Y MAY TAKE !IR BREAK TWO WORK GR\PS >E MADE2 N[ ?AT !RE >E #bd COMPAN]OS1 #ab ( !M COV] A %IFT = TWO WEEKS 9 ! V>I\S >EAS & ANO!R #ab HAVE TO TAKE A BREAK SO ?AT !Y CAN CONT9UE ) ! WORK4 

,:5 ONE ( !SE COMPAN]OS OR COMPAN]AS IS 9 !IR ROLE 9 !IR WORK !Y ALSO HAVE ! RI<T TO RECEIVE FREE M$ICAL ATT5TION1 & 9 ! EV5T ( A SEV]ITY !Y ALSO HAVE ! RI<T TO BE TRANSPORT$ TO A HOSPITAL NE>BY SO ?AT ?IS COMPAN]O OR COMPAN]A CAN HEAL1 & !Y HAVE ! RI<T TO RECOV] AT HOME1 )\T REG>D = ! RECOV]Y TIME4 

,IF ! FAMILY ( AN AU?ORITY COMPAN]O GETS SICK1 ! T[N IS ! ONE :O HAS TO TAKE C>E ( !M1 ?AT IS LIKE A RI<T ?AT WE HAVE GIV5 TO ! COMPAN]OS & COMPAN]AS :O WORK AS AU?ORITIES4 ,BUT !Y ALSO HAVE ! RI<T TO RETURN TO !IR WORK TO GO HOME & TAKE C>E ( !IR FAMILY UNTIL ! P]SON RECOV]S1 )\T REG>D = ! TIME IT MAY TAKE1 & SO ! COMPAN]O OR COMPAN]A CAN RETURN TO !IR WORK4 

,9 ! ZONE :]E WE WORK !RE >E DIFF]5T P]SONALITIES1 DIFF]5T WAYS ( DRESS+1 DIFF]5T COLORS1 DIFF]5T BELIEFS1 DIFF]5T WAYS ( TALK+1 & 9 WORK IT IS ALSO A RI<T = ! COMPAN]O OR COMPAN]A TO BE RESPECT$1 9DEP5D5TLY ( H[ !Y >E4 ,! ONLY ?+ :I* MATT]S TO US IS ! WILL+NESS TO WORK & !IR ABILITY1 SO ALL ?AT AB\T H[ !Y >E DOES NOT MATT] TO US4 

,! AU?ORITY COMPAN]OS HAVE ! RI<T TO BE HE>D IF !Y HAVE A PROPOSAL1 OR :5 APPLICABLE1 IF !Y MAKE A MI/AKE 9 ! WORK !Y ALSO HAVE ! RI<T TO BE HE>D BY ! PEOPLE4 ,WE ALL HAVE ! RI<T TO HOLD ANY POSITION AT ANY LEVEL1 NO MATT] \R COLOR1 \R BELIEF1 OR \R LEVEL ( /UDY1 WE ALL HAVE ?AT RI<T4 

,! T[NS HAVE ! RI<T TO DEM& ?AT ! AU?ORITIES FULFILL !IR WORK & TO DECIDE ! WAY ! T[N WANTS IT TO FUNCTION1 ?AT IS1 ! T[N HAS TO SAY H[ IT WANTS !IR AU?ORITY TO FUNCTION4 ,! T[NS ALSO HAVE ! RI<T TO BE 9=M$ ( ! SP5D+ ( ECONOMIC RES\RCES1 ( ! WORK OR :I*EV] O!R ?+ IT MAY BE1 BUT ! T[N HAS TO BE 9=M$ ON TIME & RECEIVE A CLE> REPORT4 

,! AU?ORITY ALSO HAS ! RI<T TO DEM& ?AT ! PEOPLE FULFILL ! AGREEM5TS & RULES E/ABLI%$1 ?AT IS ! PEOPLE DEM&1 BUT ALSO ! AU?ORITY DEM&S ?AT !Y FULFILL ACCORD+ TO ! RULES :I* >E MADE4 

,OBLIGATIONS ( ,AUTONOM\S ,GOV]NM5T 

,DOROTEO 7,=M] ,MEMB] ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,M,>,E,Z ,LIB]TAD DE LOS ,PUEBLOS ,MAYAS7 

,WE CONSID] ONE ( ! OBLIGATIONS ( AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T TO BE ATT5D+ TO :I*EV] P]SON :O GOES TO ! (FICE = DIFF]5T MATT]S1 ?AT IT DOES NOT MATT] IF A SOLUTION TO !IR PROBLEM IS GIV5 OR NOT GIV5 BUT !Y HAVE TO BE HE>D4 ,:OEV] IT MAY BE A ,ZAPATI/A OR NON-,ZAPATI/A1 !Y >E ATT5D$ TO1 PROVID$ ?AT !Y >E NOT PEOPLE FROM ! GOV]NM5T OR S5T BY ! GOV]NM5T1 IF 9 FACT !Y >E PEOPLE FROM ! GOV]NM5T WELL !Y >E NOT ATT5D$ TO1 BUT IF !Y >E NOT S5T BY ! GOV]NM5T1 IT DOES NOT MATT] IF !Y >E FROM :I*EV] SOCIAL ORGANIZATION1 !Y >E ATT5D$ TO4 

,ANO!R ONE ( ! OBLIGATIONS ( GOV]NM5T IS TO C>E = ALL ! GOODS ( ! PEOPLE1 BE IT DONATIONS1 PROJECTS1 OR :AT IS BE+ CREAT$ ?R\< 9ITIATIVES ( ! T[NS & MUNICIPALITIES1 IT IS ! OBLIGATION ( ! GOV]NM5T TO MA9TA9 !M & TAKE C>E ( !M1 5SURE ?AT !Y >E 9 GOOD CONDITIONS = ! S]VICE ( ! T[NS4 

,WE >E WORK+ ALWAYS MAK+ SURE ?AT 9 :AT WE DO WE >E FULFILL+ ! SEV5 PR9CIPLES ( LEAD BY OBEY+3 

,S]VE & NOT BE S]V$4 

,REPRES5T & NOT REPLACE4 

,BUILD & NOT DE/ROY4 

,OBEY & NOT COMM&4 

,PROPOSE & NOT IMPOSE4 

,CONV9CE & NOT CONQU]4 

,L[] & NOT RAISE4 

,WE ?9K ?AT WE HAVE TO DO IT LIKE ?IS1 ?AT IT IS LIKE AN OBLIGATION TO NOT MAKE ! SAME MI/AKES ?AT ! EVIL GOV]NM5T 9/ITUTIONS MAKE & TO NOT C>RY !IR SAME WAYS1 SO :AT IS GO+ TO RULE US IS ! SEV5 PR9CIPLES4 

,C>ACOL ,I,I3 ,RESI/ANCE & ,REBELLION ,= ,HUMANITY 

,OV5TIK 

,9TRODUCTION 

,ESAU 7,=M] ,MEMB] ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,M,>,E,Z ,SAN ,JUAN DE LA ,LIB]TAD7 

,9 ,ZONA ,ALTOS DE ,*IAPAS S9CE ! YE> #aiie AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES W]E =M$1 BE=E ! DECL>ATION TWO AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES HAD ALREADY BE5 =M$3 ,SAN ,&RES ,SAKAM*5 DE LOS ,POBRES1 :I* WAS FIR/ =M$ 9 #aiie & ! O!R MUNICIPALITY WAS ,SAN ,JUAN DE LA ,LIB]TAD4 ,?OSE TWO MUNICIPALITIES BEGAN TO WORK BE=E ! RE/4 

,9 ?IS ZONE ! PEOPLE !MSELVES BEGAN TO ORGANIZE S9CE ! W> DECL>ATION 9 #a#i#i#d1 FIR/ TWO AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES W]E =M$1 ?IS WAS BE=E ! =MATION ( ! JUNTAS DE BU5 GOBI]NO4 ,AS WE WELL KN[1 IT IS NOT GOOD = US TO BE GOV]N$ BY ! EVIL GOV]NM5T OR BY ! (FICIAL GOV]NM5TS1 & 9 AGREEM5T ! PEOPLE W5T DEVELOP+ & ORGANIZ+ !MSELVES1 ! O!R ,ZAPATI/A AUTONOM\S REBEL MUNICIPALITIES BEGAN TO BE =M$4 ,9 ?IS ZONE !RE >E SEV5 AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES :I* W]E =M$ ON ! FOLL[+ DATES3 

,ON ,DECEMB] #b#e?1 #bb ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITY ,MAGDAL5A DE LA ,PAZ WAS =M$4 

,9 ,DECEMB] #bb ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITY ,SANTA ,CAT>9A WAS =M$4 

,ON ,MAY #b#h?1 #bc ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITY #af DE ,FEBR]O WAS =M$4 

,ON ,JULY #b?1 #bc ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITY ,SAN ,JUAN ,APO/OL ,CANCUC WAS =M$4 

,BE=E ! MUNICIPALITIES ,SAN ,&RES ,SAKAM*5 DE LOS ,POBRES & ,SAN ,JUAN DE LA ,LIB]TAD HAD BE5 =M$4 ,LIKE ?IS WE W]E ORGANIZ$ 9 ?IS ZONE4 ,!SE AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES WORK$ TWO OR ?REE YE>S LIKE ?IS UNTIL 9 ! YE> #b#c1 ON ,AUGU/ #h? & #i?1 ! JUNTAS DE BU5 GOBI]NO W]E =M$4 ,:5 ! JUNTAS DE BU5 GOBI]NO W]E =M$ JU/ #ad COMPAN]OS P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! FIR/ TEAM1 9 ?AT TIME !RE W]E NO COMPAN]AS P>TICIPAT+4 ,MAYBE ! P>TICIPATION ( ! COMPAN]AS WAS NOT DEM&$1 9 ! BEG9N+ ONLY #ad COMPAN]OS P>TICIPAT$1 !RE W]E NO COMPAN]AS1 BUT CURR5TLY ! TEAM ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO IS MADE UP ( #bh COMPAN]OS & COMPAN]AS1 9 O!R WORDS !RE >E #ad COMPAN]OS & #ad COMPAN]AS4 

,N[ ! COMPAN]AS >E P>TICIPAT+1 !IR P>TICIPATION HAS TAK5 PLACE 9 ACCORDANCE ) WE W]E ORGANIZ+ & ADVANC+ \R WORK1 \R >EAS1 BECAUSE ! WOM51 TOGE!R ) ! LOCAL & MUNICIPAL AU?ORITIES1 BEGAN TO PROMOTE ! COMPAN]AS UND]/&+ ?AT !Y HAVE RI<TS & ?AT !Y CAN P>TICIPATE 9 ! WORK4 ,ACCORD+ ! AGREEM5T ( ?IS ZONE TWO COMPAN]AS & TWO COMPAN]OS FROM EA* MUNICIPALITY HAVE TO BE NAM$ SO ?AT !Y >E 9TEGRAT$ 9TO ! ,JUNTA FROM EA* MUNICIPALITY1 ! MEMB]S = ! ,JUNTA COME FROM ! MEMB]S ( ! ,AUTONOM\S ,C\NCILS ( EA* MUNICIPALITY4 ,UPON ! AUTONOM\S C\NCILS BE+ NAM$ ! T[N *OOSES :O IS GO+ TO FULFILL ?AT WORK 9 ! (FICE ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO2 ! ROLE ( ! ,JUNTA MEMB]S LA/ ?REE YE>S4 

,:5 !Y COMPLETE ! ?REE YE>S ( WORK 9 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO NOT ALL ! MEMB]S ( ! TEAM *ANGE4 ,9 ?IS ZONE FROM ! BEG9N+ WE SAID ?AT IF ! #ad MEMB]S *ANGE ALL AT ONCE1 OR ! #bh ?AT EXI/ N[1 ! NEW MEMB]S >E NOT GO+ TO HAVE KN[L$GE OR NOT GO+ TO KN[ H[ TO DO !IR JOBS :5 !Y COME AS NEW PEOPLE4 ,! MEMB]S ( ! ,JUNTA 9 ?IS ZONE *ANGE 9 DIFF]5T MOM5TS1 = EXAMPLE1 ?IS YE> ! MUNICIPALITY ,SAN ,JUAN DE LA ,LIB]TAD & ,SAN ,&RES ,SAKAM*5 DE LOS ,POBRES >E GO+ TO *ANGE1 ! MEMB]S ( ?OSE TWO MUNICIPALITIES *ANGE & NEW ONES COME 94 

,IT MEANS ?AT :5 !RE IS A *ANGE ( MEMB]S 9 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 EI<T COMPAN]OS LEAVE1 F\R COMPAN]AS & F\R COMPAN]OS1 ! RE/ ( ! MEMB]S ( ?AT TEAM /AY BECAUSE !Y ALREADY MORE OR LESS GOT EXP]I5CE1 !Y ALREADY KN[ H[ TO H&LE ALL ! MATT]S1 !Y KN[ H[ TO WORK1 ?AT IS :Y !Y /AY TOGE!R ) ! NEW MEMB]S4 ,! MEMB]S :O /AY BEG9 TO TEA* ! NEW ONES1 !Y HAVE TO TELL !M H[ !Y >E GO+ TO DO !IR JOBS1 H[ TO C>RY \T !IR TASKS 9 EA* >EA2 ! COMPAN]OS :O /AY HAVE ! OBLIGATION TO TEA*1 TO SUPPORT ! COMPAN]O OR COMPAN]A :O IS 9TEGRAT$ AS A NEW ONE4 ,LIKE ?IS WE >E ORGANIZ$ 9 ?IS ZONE & EA* YE> !RE >E *ANGES 9 ! MEMB]S ( ! ,JUNTA1 EA* YE> ! MEMB]S *ANGE FROM DIFF]5T MUNICIPALITIES4 

,! COMPAN]OS & COMPAN]AS :O >E WORK+ AS P>T ( ?IS ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 GOBI]NO DO NOT RECEIVE ANY SUPPORT1 ! WORK ?AT !Y DO IS FREE1 ONLY ! MONEY = !IR F>E COMES FROM :AT ! ,JUNTA HAS1 FROM :AT ! SOLID>Y COMPAN]OS & COMPAN]AS FROM O!R C\NTRIES CONTRIBUTE4 ,9 T]MS ( FOOD1 IF WE HAVE TO SP5D A :OLE WEEK \TSIDE ( \R H\SE EA* COMPAN]O C\NTS UP H[ MANY TORTILLAS !Y EAT 9 ONE DAY1 IF A COMPAN]O EATS #a TORTILLAS A DAY1 OR TW5TY1 OR ?IRTY1 IF !Y EAT ?REE TIMES1 !Y HAVE TO ADD UP H[ MANY TORTILLAS TO BR+ SO ?AT IT LA/S !M !IR %IFT4 ,! BEANS1 RICE1 SALT1 COME FROM ! ,JUNTA'S RES\RCES BUT ! TORTILLAS AS ( N[ WE CONT9UE BR++ FROM \R H\SES1 WE BR+ ! NECESSITIES SO ?AT IT LA/S US ! TIME ?AT \R %IFT IS4 

,ALL ! MEMB]S ( ! ,JUNTA HAVE TO COV] ONE-WEEK WORK %IFTS4 ,WE HAVE ?REE WORK %IFTS & EA* %IFT HAS IT COORD9ATOR1 :5 !RE IS A PROBLEM ! GR\P GOES 91 ! MEMB]S ( ! GR\P MEET TO SEE H[ TO RESOLVE IT2 CURR5TLY !RE >E N9E COMPAN]OS 9 EA* %IFT & !Y HAVE TO MEET :5 !RE IS A PROBLEM & LOOK AT H[ TO RESOLVE ?AT MATT]4 

,QUE/IONS 

,DO ?OSE :O F9I% !IR POSITION 9 ! ,JUNTA RETURN TO HAVE ANO!R POSITION OR DO !Y /AY 9 !IR T[N8 

,?AT DEP5DS ON ! COMMUNITY :]E !Y LIVE4 ,IF A =M] MEMB] COMES FROM A L>GE COMMUNITY1 IT HAS MORE SUPPORT BASES1 NOT SO FA/ >E !Y GO+ TO BE RESPONSIBLE = ANO!R POSITION WELL !RE >E O!R COMPAN]OS1 ! COMMUNITY'S AGREEM5T IS ?AT !Y HAVE TO TAKE %IFTS1 ?IS P]IOD ALREADY PASS$ WELL ANO!R COMPAN]O GOES1 LIKE ?IS WE GO TAK+ %IFTS 9 ! T[NS4 

,Y\ TALK$ TO US AB\T ! #g MUNICIPALITIES =M$ & TALK$ TO US AB\T O!RS :I* >E NOT =M$1 H[ IS ?AT8 

,9 \R ZONE !RE >E SEV5 AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES1 BUT !RE >E O!R REGIONS 9 :I* !Y HAVE /ILL NOT NAM$ AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES BUT !RE >E COMPAN]OS4 #bd MUNICIPALITIES >E ALL ?AT ?IS ZONE 5COMPASSES1 BUT NOT ALL >E AUTONOM\S4 ,:Y >E WE M5TION+ ?IS8 ,WELL BECAUSE !RE >E COMPAN]OS :O LIVE 9 ?OSE MUNICIPALITIES1 = EXAMPLE ,BO*IL & ,HUITIUPAN1 >E (FICIAL MUNICIPALITIES BUT 9 ?OSE TWO !RE >E COMPAN]OS1 ?AT IS :Y WE HAVE M5TION$ !M LIKE ?IS4 

,Y\ SAY ?AT ?OSE COMPAN]OS DO NOT P>TICIPATE 9 ! SEV5 MUNICIPALITIES1 !Y >E NOT P>T ( ! SEV5 CURR5TLY-=M$ MUNICIPALITIES8 ,! COMPAN]OS :O DO NOT BELONG TO ANY ( ! #g AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES P>TICIPATE 9 !IR REGIONS1 BUT NOT 9 ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITY1 9 O!R WORDS !Y >E \R PEOPLE1 !Y >E \R COMPAN]OS IT'S JU/ ?AT !Y DO NOT HAVE !IR AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES =M$4 

,:5 IT IS ! *ANGE ( GOV]NM5T & ! TWO MUNICIPALITIES LEAVE1 H[ MANY MUNICIPALITIES /AY TO TEA* ! WORK TO ! NEXT GOV]NM5T8 ,! COMPAN]OS & COMPAN]AS FROM ! FIVE MUNICIPALITIES /AY TO TEA* ! N9E MEMB]S1 BUT ! TWO MUNICIPALITIES :O LEAVE S5D !IR NEW MEMB]S4 

,GOV]NM5T ( ,?REE ,LEVELS 

,ROSAL9DA 7,=M] ,MEMB] ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,M,>,E,Z ,SAN ,JUAN ,APO/OL ,CANCUC7 

,9 \R ZONE WE HAVE ?REE LEVELS ( AUTONOM\S AU?ORITIES3 

,ON ! FIR/ LEVEL >E ! AG5TS & AUTONOM\S COMMISSION]S :I* >E 9 EA* ,ZAPATI/A COMMUNITY1 !Y >E ! DIRECT AU?ORITIES ( ! COMMUNITY4 

,ON ! SECOND LEVEL >E ! AUTONOM\S AU?ORITIES ( ! MUNICIPALITY1 !Y >E ! AU?ORITIES :I* CONTROL & WAT* OV] ! COMMUNITIES :I* MAKE UP !IR AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITY4 

,ON ! ?IRD LEVEL IS ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 :I* IS RESPONSIBLE = ! O!R GOV]NM5T BODIES & :I* GOV]NS ! :OLE ZONE1 BUT ! PEOPLE >E ! MAXIMUM AU?ORITY4 

,9 ,ZONA DE LOS ,ALTOS DE ,*IAPAS WE HAVE ! FOLL[+ WORK >EAS3 

,9 \R ZONE WE HAVE \R ,ZAPATI/A ,AUTONOM\S ,$UCATION ,SY/EM 7,S,E,A,Z74 ,WE HAVE A C5TRAL CL9IC1 #aa MICRO CL9ICS1 #d HEAL? H\SES :I* HAVE !IR RESPECTIVE G5]AL COORD9ATION MADE UP ( #i ELEM5TS4 ,WE HAVE HEAL? PROMOT]S1 !Y HAD TRA9$ MORE BUT SOME AB&ON$ !IR JOBS & #c.0 W]E LEFT DO+ ! WORK4 

,WE HAVE \R [N ,ZAPATI/A ,NATIONAL ,LIB]ATION ,AUTONOM\S ,REBEL ,$UCATION ,SY/EM1 ,ZONA ,ALTOS DE ,*IAPAS 7,S,],A,Z-,L,N-,Z,A,*71 ) ITS RESPECTIVE G5]AL COORD9ATION MADE UP ( #ad ELEM5TS1 #dif PROMOT]S1 #aeg AUTONOM\S PRIM>Y S*OOLS & A SECOND>Y S*OOL 7,E,S,R,A,Z71 #d1#h#h#f /UD5TS 9 ! :OLE ZONE4 

,WE HAVE \R AUTONOM\S AGROECOLOGY >EA ) ITS RESPECTIVE G5]AL COORD9ATION MADE UP ( #f PEOPLE1 !RE >E #b< PROMOT]S 9 ! #h TRA9+ C5T]S :I* !RE >E 9 ! ZONE1 AL?\< !RE >E COMPAN]OS :O DO NOT FOLL[ ?R\<4 

,WE HAVE \R ,COMMUNITY ,RADIOS 7,R,C7 & !IR RESPECTIVE G5]AL COORD9ATION MADE UP ( #a PEOPLE & #eb RADIO HO/S FROM ! ?REE RADIO /ATIONS 9 \R ZONE4 

,!RE IS ! >TISANAL COOP]ATIVE 0,WOM5 = ,DIGNITY10 ) ITS RESPECTIVE MANAGEM5T & ITS LOCAL REPRES5TATIVES & ! >TISANAL COLLECTIVE 0,WOM5 ( ! ,RESI/ANCE10 ) ITS COORD9ATORS4 

,WE HAVE ! COOP]ATIVE SOCIETY ,YAXIL ,XOJOBAL1 ) ITS RESPECTIVE BO>D ( DIRECTORS MADE UP ( #i PEOPLE & ITS LOCAL REPRES5TATIVES4 ,!RE WAS ! C(FEE COOP]ATIVE ,MUT ,VITZ1 BUT IT DISAPPE>$ DUE TO MISADM9I/RATION PROBLEMS & BO>D CORRUPTION4 

,?IS IS ! WAY 9 :I* \R ZONE ORGANIZES ! WORK >EAS & ! AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5TS1 :I* >E A =M ( RESPOND+ TO & DEF5D+ \RSELVES AGA9/ ! EVIL GOV]NM5T'S ATTACKS4 ,) !SE WORK >EAS1 WE SEE ?AT WE HAVE C]TA9 DIFFICULTIES UPON GOV]N+ \R T[NS & CONTROLL+ ! V>I\S WORK >EAS1 IT IS NOT BECAUSE WE DO NOT WANT TO DO ! WORK WELL BUT BECAUSE ( LACK ( PREP>ATION & EXP]I5CE4 ,WE KN[ P]FECTLY WELL ?AT WE :O MAKE UP ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 ! AUTONOM\S AU?ORITIES1 >E SIMPLE SUPPORT BASES1 WE LACK MANY ?+S FROM LE>N+ & UND]/&+1 BUT IT IS NOT ?AT ! WORK CANNOT BE DONE1 AL?\< IT IS DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE ?AT IT CAN BE DONE1 BUT IT IS DIFFICULT TO DO IT4 

,QUE/IONS 

,Y\ SAID ?AT !RE W]E MORE COMPAN]OS 9 ! HEAL? >EA & N[ IT IS ONLY AT #c.01 H[ W]E ?OSE COMPAN]OS LEAV+8 ,DID !Y LEAVE ! ORGANIZATION OR DID !Y AB&ON ! WORK8 

,SOME AB&ON$ !IR JOBS1 O!RS LEFT ! ORGANIZATION1 SO N[ NO?+ CAN BE DONE TO !M1 N[ NO?+ CAN BE SAID TO ! COMPAN]O :O AB&ON$ ! WORK4 

,) REG>D TO ! NAM+ ( AU?ORITIES1 BE+ ( ! C\NCILS OR ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 :AT IS ! NAM+ =M8 

,! AU?ORITIES BEG9 TO BE NAM$ FROM ! COMMUNITIES & :5 !Y COME *OS5 FROM ! COMMUNITIES !Y PASS TO ! MUNICIPALITY4 ,9 ! MUNICIPALITY ! COMPAN]OS :O MAKE UP ! MUNICIPALITY GA!R TOGE!R1 M5 & WOM51 & !RE IS :]E !Y NAME !IR AU?ORITIES4 

,! SELECTION ( ! AU?ORITIES BEG9S 9 ! T[N1 9 ! COMMUNITY1 EA* T[N GIVES ITS C&IDATES TO *OOSE AS !IR AU?ORITIES1 A LI/ ( ALL ! C&IDATES IS GA!R$ & PRES5T$ 9 ! MUNICIPALITY4 ,! MUNICIPALITY CONV5ES A G5]AL ASSEMBLY1 AMONG M5 & WOM51 TO PRES5T ?OSE C&IDATES 9 ! MUNICIPAL SEAT1 !RE AL?\< !RE >E MANY C&IDATES ! PEOPLE *OOSE :O WORKS BE/ = !M TO BE !IR AU?ORITY4 ,ONCE *OS5 !Y !N =M P>T ( ! POSITIONS ?AT EA* ONE IS RESPONSIBLE =4 

,UPON F9I%+ ?IS SELECTION 9 EA* MUNICIPALITY ! LI/ ( ! AUTONOM\S C\NCIL IS MADE1 FROM ?IS TEAM !Y *OOSE TWO COMPAN]AS & TWO COMPAN]OS :O !Y S5D TO ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO TO COV] ! O!R WORK LEVEL1 ! LEVEL ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,! O!R MEMB]S ( ! TEAM /AY 9 ! MUNICIPALITY TO COV] ! %IFTS DUR+ !IR P]IOD2 IT IS H&L$ LIKE ?AT 9 ?IS ZONE4 

,IF A MUNICIPALITY HAS1 = EXAMPLE1 #c COMMUNITIES1 DO ! #c COMMUNITIES GO TO ! ASSEMBLY OR H[ IS IT DONE8 

,?AT'S H[ IT IS1 BUT NOT #a.0 ( ! T[N >RIVES1 SOMETIMES #g.0 OR #h.0 COME1 BUT ! MUNICIPALITY HAS A C5SUS1 IF IT IS ! MAJORITY ! SELECTION PROCE$S4 ,! MUNICIPALITY ,SAN ,JUAN DE LA ,LIB]TAD *OOSES ITS AU?ORITIES LIKE ?IS1 BUT IT IS NOT LIKE ?IS 9 ALL ! MUNICIPALITIES1 EA* MUNICIPALITY HAS ITS PLAN = H[ TO *OOSE ITS AU?ORITIES4 ,H[ !Y *OOSE IS NOT ! SAME1 9 ,SAN ,&RES ,SAKAM*5 DE LOS ,POBRES !Y HAVE 
ANO!R WAY = H[ TO *OOSE1 ALSO 9 ,SAN ,JUAN ,APO/OL ,CANCUC !Y HAVE ANO!R WAY4 ,9 ,SAN ,&RES ,SAKAM*5 DE LOS ,POBRES !Y *OOSE !IR AU?ORITIES ?R\< ASSEMBLIES1 BECAUSE 9 ,SAN ,&RES !Y HAVE TWO AU?ORITIES1 SOME TRADITIONAL & O!RS :I* !Y CALL 0CON/ITUTIONAL40 

,?OSE CON/ITUTIONAL AU?ORITIES >E ! (FICIAL AU?ORITIES8 

,NO1 WE )9 ! ORGANIZATION WE /ILL CALL !M ?AT1 BUT !Y >E NOT (FICIAL1 WE ONLY NAM$ !M ?IS4 ,! AU?ORITIES :I* WE CALL 0CON/ITUTIONAL10 >E *OS5 BY A G5]AL ASSEMBLY1 H]E ! ,C\NCIL IS *OS51 REPRES5TATIVE1 C\NCILP]SON1 & TWO JUDGES1 >E *OS5 ?R\< A G5]AL ASSEMBLY ( ALL ! SUPPORT BASES4 ,!SE FIVE AU?ORITIES MEET ) ! AG5TS ALSO1 LIKE ?IS IT IS *OS54 ,?AT IS *OS5 9 EA* T[N1 OR RA!R ! FIVE AU?ORITIES MEET ) ! O!R AG5TS ( EA* T[N1 !Y !N TAKE 9/RUCTION FROM ONE P]SON 9 EA* T[N SO ?AT HE OR %E GOES TO COV] A POSITION1 BUT /ILL IT IS NOT KN[N :AT POSITION ?AT P]SON IS GO+ TO HAVE1 LAT] 9 ! ASSEMBLY1 AMONG ALL ! AU?ORITIES !RE HE OR %E COMES TO HAVE A POSITION1 BE IT FIR/ C\NCILP]SON1 SECOND C\NCILP]SON1 OR ?IRD C\NCILP]SON1 OR BE IT A SUB/ITUTE4 ,SAN ,&RES IS A BIT LIKE ?IS4 

,DO ?OSE AU?ORITIES ALSO WORK 9 COLLECTIVE OR DOES EA* ONE DO !IR [N ?+8 

,! COMPAN]OS :O HAVE POSITIONS AS ,C\NCILMEMB]S & FIR/ C\NCILP]SON1 DO ! WORK 9 COLLECTIVE1 NO ONE SAYS 0,I AM ! C\NCIL1 ,I AM GO+ TO COMM&40 ,) ! (FICIALS FROM ! EVIL GOV]NM5T IT IS LIKE ?IS BUT 9 \R ORGANIZATION NO1 \R AU?ORITIES WORK 9 COLLECTIVE1 EV5 IF SOMEONE IS A SUB/ITUTE BUT !Y HAVE P>TICIPATION ALSO4 

,C\NCILS & CON/ITUTIONAL AU?ORITIES W]E SPOK5 AB\T1 ! QUE/ION IS :Y !Y >E CALL$ CON/ITUTIONAL4 ,IT IS ?AT CON/ITUTIONAL ,I UND]/& ?AT !Y >E FROM ! EVIL GOV]NM5T4 

,BE=E :5 ! ORGANIZATION WAS NOT H]E ! (FICIAL MUNICIPALITIES W]E =M$ LIKE ?IS1 BUT !N LAT] WE 9 ! ORGANIZATION !N NAM$ \R [N AU?ORITY1 BUT WE /ILL HAVE NOT MODIFI$ ?AT NAME1 ! SAME NAME CONT9UES TO BE US$ BUT !Y >E NOT (FICIAL4 

,REG>D+ ! TRADITIONAL AU?ORITIES :AT IS !IR ROLE & H[ DO !Y 9T]ACT ) ! AU?ORITIES ?AT Y\ CALL CON/ITUTIONAL8 

,! CON/ITUTIONAL AU?ORITIES >E CALL$ ?IS1 BUT ! MUNICIPAL C\NCIL ALWAYS CONV5ES ! SELECTION1 ! MUNICIPAL AG5TS FROM ! #ca COMMUNITIES )9 CONV5E IT1 SO ! MUNICIPAL AG5TS1 ?AT IS ! MUNICIPAL C\NCIL ALWAYS CONV5ES A SPECIAL MEET+ SO ?AT ! SUPPORT BASES1 ! COMPAN]OS & COMPAN]AS1 P>TICIPATE 9 ! SELECTION ( ! NEW MEMB]S ( ! C\NCIL4 ,:5 !Y HAVE BE5 NAM$ 9 EA* COMMUNITY1 OR 9 EA* PLACE1 !Y *OOSE A P]SON TO COME TO ! MUNICIPALITY & CAN *OOSE :I* IS ! P]SON :O CAN BE A C\NCILMEMB]1 !N AS !Y TAKE ! ORD] ( ! DAY1 9 ! NORMAL MEET+1 !N ?AT P]SON >RIVES AT ! MUNICIPAL SEAT4 

,BE=E IT WAS LIKE ?IS1 AS ! COMPAN]OS SAY1 !RE IS A C\NCIL1 !RE IS A REPRES5TATIVE1 !RE IS A FIR/ C\NCILP]SON1 !RE >E C\NCILMEMB]S1 !SE W]E ! SO-CALL$ 0CON/ITUTIONAL AU?ORITIES40 ,!RE >E ALSO TRADITIONAL AU?ORITIES :O >E 9 *>GE ( CULTURE1 :O >E 9 *>GE ( *OOS+ ! ALF]EZ SO ?AT HE OR %E TAKES *>GE ( DO+ ! TRADITIONAL FE/IVAL1 ?AT IS :AT !Y CALL ?IS1 TRADITIONAL AU?ORITIES4 ,BUT REC5TLY ! IDEA *ANG$1 IT *ANG$ ?IS YE>1 ! COMPAN]OS & COMPAN]AS FROM EA* COMMUNITY *OSE !IR AU?ORITIES 9 ! :OLE MUNICIPALITY1 SO IT IS N[ *OS5 NORMALLY 9 ! MUNICIPAL SEAT4 

,IT ALWAYS HAPP5$ LIKE ?IS1 BUT N[ :5 ! COMPAN]OS FROM EA* COMMUNITY *OOSE A P]SON !Y TAKE ?AT P]SON TO ! MUNICIPALITY SO ?AT ! SELECT$ 9DIVIDUALS >E PRES5T$1 !Y PASS TO ! FRONT1 BUT AT ! TIME :5 !Y >E ON ! /AGE IT IS *OS5 :O IS GO+ TO REMA9 AS ! C\NCIL & :O IS GO+ TO REMA9 AS ! MEMB]S ( ! AU?ORITIES :I* WE CALL ! MUNICIPAL REPRES5TATIVE1 ! FIR/ C\NCILP]SON2 ?OSE AU?ORITIES >E WORK+ TOGE!R1 NOT DIVID$4 ,= ! POSITION ( MUNICIPAL JUDGE !RE >E TWO MUNICIPAL JUDGES1 !RE IS A SUB/ITUTE & !RE IS ! HOLD] ( ! POSITION1 !Y >E 9 *>GE ( RESOLV+ ! PROBLEMS :I* !RE >E 9 EA* COMMUNITY1 :AT CANNOT BE RESOLV$ 9 ! COMMUNITY IS PASS$ TO ! MUNICIPALITY4 

,SO ?IS IS H[ ! AU?ORITIES >E =M$ !N1 BUT REC5TLY ?AT IDEA *ANG$1 ?AT !Y *OOSE ! :OLE MUNICIPALITY1 !Y LOOK = A C\NCILMEMB] :O CAN /AY1 :O CAN FOLL[-?R\<1 AS !Y SAY1 !RE /ILL >E PROBLEMS 9 ! MUNICIPAL SEAT ( ,SAN ,&RES BUT !Y ALREADY HAPP5$1 IT DOES NOT MEAN ?AT ! ?+S KEEP OCCURR+1 ! MI/AKES HAPP5 & :AT OCCURS 9 EA* MUNICIPALITY4 

,IF !RE IS A TRADITIONAL PEOPLE'S FE/IVAL1 IS !RE A RELATION%IP1 AN AGREEM5T BETWE5 ! TRADITIONAL & ! CON/ITUTIONAL AU?ORITIES TO DO ?AT FE/IVAL8 

,! C\NCIL ) ITS RESPECTIVE MEMB]S IS ORGANIZ$ TO SEE H[ ! WORK %\LD BE DONE & ! TRADITIONAL AU?ORITIES1 AS WE CALL !M1 >E 9 *>GE ( LOOK+ = SOMEONE TO MAKE ! TRADITIONAL FE/IVAL2 !RE >E MAYORS1 GOV]NOR1 & C\NCILP]SONS1 !Y >E 9 *>GE ( LOOK+ = ! PEOPLE1 = :O WANTS TO BECOME ALF]EZ4 ,!Y >E TRADITIONAL FE/IVALS1 ?AT IS :AT ! TRADITIONAL AU?ORITIES >E 9 *>GE (1 ?AT IS :AT !Y KN[1 BECAUSE ! O!R AU?ORITY ?AT WE CALL CON/ITUTIONAL1 ! C\NCIL & ! C\NCILP]SONS1 AS !Y DO NOT KN[ :AT ! ROLE IS = ! TRADITIONAL FE/IVAL1 ?AT IS :Y !RE >E TRADITIONAL AU?ORITIES1 BECAUSE !RE IS A MANN] ( SPEAK+1 A MANN] ( ?9K+1 A MANN] ( PRAY+ & !Y KN[ H[ IT IS4 ,! C\NCILS DO NOT KN[1 NOR DO ,I KN[ IT1 BUT ! MAYORS DO KN[ IT1 ?AT IS ! POSITION !N1 BECAUSE !Y HAVE ! WAY H[ TO EXPRESS1 H[ TO SPEAK4 

,EXPLANATION ( ,H[ ! ,TRADITIONAL & ,AUTONOM\S ,AU?ORITIES >E ,*OS5 9 ,ZONA ,ALTOS 

,9 \R AUTONOMY !RE >E DIFF]5T WAYS H[ IT IS BE+ DONE1 ,I AM GO+ TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE3 9 ! JUNGLE1 9 ! FRONTI] & ! TZELTAL JUNGLE1 = YE>S N[ !Y W]E GO+ TO BE NATIVE MUNICIPALITIES1 :I* MEANS ?AT BECAUSE ( !IR BELIEF !Y WANT$ TO SEP>ATE ) !IR /RUCTURE FROM H[ ! CA?OLIC RELIGION IS1 :I* HAS ITS MISSION>Y1 HAS ITS DIOCESE4 ,! COMPAS FROM ! FRONTI] & ! TZELTAL JUNGLE WANT$ TO DO ?AT1 !Y WANT$ TO SEP>ATE AS REBELS1 AS AUTONOM\S REBEL MUNICIPALITIES1 SO ?AT WAS GO+ TO GET US 9TO A PROBLEM BECAUSE WE W]E GO+ TO TAKE FROM !M H[ ! DIOCESE WORKS1 SO IT WAS SAID TO ! COMPAS3 

0,NO1 WE >E NOT GO+ TO ORGANIZE 9 T]MS ( RELIGION4 ,WE >E NOT GO+ TO BE ABLE BECAUSE !RE >E ,CA?OLICS1 !RE >E ,PRESBYT]IANS1 !RE >E *>ISMATIC ,CA?OLICS1 !RE >E ,JEHOVAH'S ,WITNESSES1 ,I DON'T KN[ H[ MANY !RE >E40 

,WELL1 ! COMPAS 9 ?IS CASE1 >E NOT PROMOT+ ?AT IDEA PU%+ & %OV+4 ,9 ?IS ZONE !RE >E AU?ORITIES :I* >E CALL$ CON/ITUTIONAL1 IT S\NDS AS IF !Y W]E FROM ! EVIL GOV]NM5T BUT NO1 !Y >E ! COMPAN]OS1 ONLY !Y /ILL C>RY ! NAME4 ,TO SAY1 WE AS ,ZAPATI/AS1 DO WE /RUGGLE = SOCIALISM OR :Y8 ,WE SAY3 WE DO NOT KN[ :Y !Y SAY SOCIALISM1 WE WANT L&1 HEAL?1 H\S+1 $UCATION1 FRE$OM1 PEACE1 JU/ICE1 DEMOCRACY1 WE DO NOT KN[ IF IT IS CALL$ SOCIALISM OR IF IT IS CALL$ P>ADISE4 ,! NAME DOES NOT MATT] TO US1 :AT MATT]S TO US IS ?AT !RE >E ! #ac DEM&S4 

,9 ?IS PROCESS ( *ANG+ ! NAME RI<T N[ !RE >E ! COMPAS FROM ?IS ZONE1 BECAUSE IT HAS HAD PROBLEMS1 = EXAMPLE3 9 ! MUNICIPAL SEAT ( ,SAN ,&RES IS ! (FICIAL GOV]NM5T1 ?AT IS ! MUNICIPAL PRESID5T ( ! EVIL GOV]NM5T'S SY/EM & !RE ALSO IS ! REBEL GOV]NM5T1 JU/ ?AT ! H\SE IS DIVID$ 9 TWO1 OV] !RE IS ! CON/ITUTIONAL GOV]NM5T & H]E IS ! REBEL GOV]NM5T4 

0,:Y DO ! ,ZAPATI/AS COME TO 5JOY ! P>TY H]E IF !Y DO NOT CONTRIBUTE80 SAY ! MUNICIPAL PRESID5TS ( ! (FICIAL GOV]NM5T4 

0,NO1 WELL YES WE DO HAVE TO PIT*-910 SAY ! COMPAS4 

,SO :5 ?AT HAPP5S ! ,AUTONOM\S ,MUNICIPAL ,C\NCIL HAS TO CONTRIBUTE1 BUT !Y SP5D A TON JU/ ON ! P>TY1 ON :AT IS FUN1 !RE IS A =TUNE :EEL & ?OSE ?+S1 BECAUSE ?AT'S H[ ! (FICIAL AU?ORITIES DO ! P>TY1 & ! MUNICIPAL C\NCIL ALSO SP5DS !RE4 

,ANO!R PROBLEM 9 ,SAN ,&RES WAS BECAUSE ! P>K IS %>$ BETWE5 ! TWO1 ! AUTONOM\S REBEL MUNICIPALITY & ! (FICIAL MUNICIPAL PRESID5T ( ! GOV]NM5T SY/EM4 ,SO ?OSE FROM ! (FICIAL GOV]NM5T WANT TO FIX ! P>K TO MAKE IT NICE & !Y =CE ! COMPAS TO CONTRIBUTE BECAUSE !Y >E ALSO !RE1 ! SUPPORT BASES GO = WALKS 9 ! P>K1 & YES1 !Y SP5T MILLIONS ( PESOS !RE1 ONLY BECAUSE ! P>K LOOKS PRETTY4 

,!N CAME ANO!R PROBLEM1 IT TURNS \T ?AT ! P>TY IS V]Y NICE & ?AT ! P>K IS V]Y NICE1 BUT !RE >E ,PRII/AS1 ,PANI/AS1 ,P]R$I/AS :O TO SOLVE !IR PROBLEMS GO TO ! COMPAN]OS ( ! AUTONOM\S C\NCIL4 ,) ! COMPAN]OS FROM ! AUTONOM\S REBEL MUNICIPALITY !RE GO ! ,PRII/AS1 ! ,PANI/AS1 ! ,P]R$I/AS1 & ON !M :AT LITTLE ! COMPAS HAVE AS ,ZAPATI/AS IS BE+ SP5T4 ,A DAY CAME 9 :I* ! COMPAN]OS SAID3 

0,WE NO LONG] HAVE ANY?+1 :AT %\LD WE DO80 

0,:]E DID Y\ SP5D :AT !RE IS10 ! QUE/ION >OSE4 

0,WELL IT'S ?AT MANY ,PRII/A1 ,PANI/A1 ,P]R$I/A BRE?R5 CAME & WE SP5T IT !RE40 

,IT TURNS \T ?AT ! ,ZAPATI/A COMPAS N[ HAVE A PROBLEM & !RE IS NO LONG] A WAY TO MOVE ! MUNICIPAL C\NCIL1 SO IT WAS SAID ?AT WE >E GO+ TO SEP>ATE )\T LOS+ :AT WE CALL ATT5D+ TO PEOPLE1 IT DOES NOT MATT] IF !Y >E FROM ! ,P,R,I OR FROM ! ,P,A,N4 ,SO IT WAS SAID TO ! COMPAS ?AT !Y HAVE TO GIVE PRIORITY TO ! COMPAN]OS1 !Y HAVE TO GIVE ! MO/ IMPORTANCE TO ! COMPAN]OS & TELL ! BRE?R5 :O >E PRO-GOV]NM5T4 

0,GO TO Y\R GOV]NM5T40 

0,BUT IT IS ?AT !Y DON'T RESOLVE IT = ME40 

0,:AT IS Y\R GOV]NM5T =8 ,SO SEE ?AT ! SY/EM 9 :I* Y\ >E DOES NOT WORK40 

,?AT IS ! PROCESS 9 :I* ,SAN ,&RES IS1 IT IS NOT AS EASY AS GIV+ A MILIT>Y ORD] 9 ! =M ( ! COMPAS' BELIEFS1 SO !Y >E GO+ TO HAVE TO UND]/&1 REASON H[ !Y >E GO+ TO UNIFY )\T LOS+1 EV5 IF !Y DO NOT KN[ :AT IT IS GO+ TO BE CALL$4 ,RI<T N[ !RE IS A TRADITIONAL & ! O!R IS CON/ITUTIONAL1 SO H[ !Y >E GO+ TO UNITE & :AT !Y >E GO+ TO CALL IT ,I DO NOT KN[4 ,?AT IS ! MATT]1 !RE >E ?+S :I* >E GO+ TO BE *ANG+4 

,I AM GO+ TO GIVE Y\ ANO!R EXAMPLE ( ?+S :I* >E *ANG+1 IT IS AB\T :AT !Y CALL ! C\NCILP]SON1 :O IF !Y >E ! FIR/1 IF !Y >E ! SUB/ITUTE1 BE=E !Y DID IT LIKE ?AT & N[ IT IS *ANG+1 ?OSE W]E P>T ( ! TRADITIONAL AU?ORITY4 ,= EXAMPLE IF SOMEONE IS C\NCILP]SON & !Y N[ MU/ LEAVE1 !Y HAD TO KEEP AN EYE ON :O IS GO+ TO /AY 9 !IR PLACE & HAVE TO GO F9D HIM AT HOME4 ,AS IT IS A TRADITIONAL AU?ORITY HE ALREADY KN[S ?AT P]SON1 SO IF HE SEES ! COMPA :O WANTS HIM TO TAKE ! PLACE & IS GO+ TO LOOK = HIM AT HOME1 !N ! COMPA SAYS3 

0,H]E COMES ?AT GUY1 HE IS GO+ TO NAME ME10 SO HE DOESN'T LEAVE HIS H\SE4 

,?AT COMPA DOES NOT WANT ! C\NCILP]SON TO COME BECAUSE HE IS GO+ TO SAY1 0Y\ HAVE TO BE MY SUB/ITUTE40 

,9 ORD] = ?AT NOT TO HAPP5 ! C\NCILP]SON S5DS A Y\NG P]SON & S5DS HIM TO GO TO ! H\SE ( ! ONE :O HE WANTS TO BE HIS SUB/ITUTE1 ! Y\NG P]SON IS ! ONE :O GOES & TALKS1 SO !Y DO LET HIM 9TO ! H\SE4 ,BUT ! C\NCILP]SON GOES !RE BEH9D1 ! BAIT W5T :I* S5T ! Y\NG P]SON = HIM TO GO 9 & !N ALL[ HIM TO COME 9 & N[ ! C\NCILP]SON DOES GO4 ,AS ! COMPA IS A ,ZAPATI/A & ! C\NCILP]SON IS A ,ZAPATI/A HE TELLS HIM3 

0,COMPAN]O1 ,I HAVE SE5 ?AT N[ IT IS Y\R TURN10 NO MATT] N[1 ! COMPA HAS TO ACCEPT BECAUSE HE WAS ALREADY ALL[$ TO SPEAK4 

,?AT IS ! WAY 9 :I* ! TRADITIONAL AU?ORITIES NAME !IR SUB/ITUTE1 N[ !Y HAVE ALREADY *ANG$ IT1 BECAUSE IT IS BE+ UND]/OOD :AT DEMOCRACY IS4 ,?AT IS ! TRADITIONAL WAY1 !RE >E TRADITIONAL ?+S :I* >E GOOD1 :I* WE MU/ NEV] LOSE & !RE >E TRADITIONAL ?+S :I* >5'T1 :I* WE HAVE TO UND]/& !Y >E ( NO USE TO US4 ,IT IS LIKE 9 :AT WE >E AS 9DIG5\S PEOPLE1 !RE /ILL IS ?AT :I* WE BELIEVE1 ! SPIRIT ANIMAL1 = EXAMPLE1 !RE >E COMPAN]OS :O BELIEVE IT & COMPAN]OS :O SAY ?AT !IR SPIRIT ANIMAL IS A TIG]1 IS A CAT1 IS A LIZ>D1 !Y /ILL BELIEVE IT BUT WE GO ALONG UND]/&+ ?AT IT IS LIKE A /ORY4 

,?AT IS :AT IS HAPP5+ TO ! COMPAS 9 ,LOS ,ALTOS1 BECAUSE H]E ! COMPAS >E MORE CLOS$ 9 :AT IS CULTURE1 TRADITION4 ,H]E !Y NOTE ?AT IT IS DIFFICULT = ! COMPAS TO EXPLA91 CL>IFY1 !Y HAVE AN IDEA1 9 !IR LANGUAGE !Y >E GO+ TO TELL IT TO Y\ CLE>LY BUT !N :5 !Y HAVE TO EXPRESS IT 9 ,SPANI% IT BECOMES DIFFICULT = !M4 ,?AT'S H[ IT IS BUT IT IS IMPORTANT = IT TO BE CL>IFI$ SO ?AT WE CAN GO UND]/&+ TOGE!R H[ EA* ZONE IS DO+ IT & :AT IT IS ?AT WE UND]/& TO BE ! BE/ WAY H[ TO TAKE \R COMPAN]OS & COMPAN]AS 9TO ACC\NT 9 ! T[NS4 

,GONZALO 7,=M] ,JUDGE7 

,9 ,SAN ,&RES1 H]E 9 ,ZONA ,ALTOS1 :5 ! MUNICIPALITY WAS =M$ AS IF 9 ! BEG9N+ ! /RUCTURE = H[ ! (FICIAL GOV]NM5TS >E WAS COPI$1 !RE IT WAS CONFUS$ BUT CURR5TLY IT IS ALREADY *ANG+1 NO LONG] IS ?AT WORD 0CON/ITUTIONAL0 GO+ TO BE M5TION$1 RA!R ! ,AUTONOM\S ,C\NCIL WILL BE TALK$ AB\T4 

,!RE IS ! C\NCIL1 !RE IS ! REPRES5TATIVE1 !RE IS ! C\NCILP]SON1 !RE >E JUDGES1 ! MUNICIPAL AU?ORITIES >E MADE UP LIKE ?IS BECAUSE IT IS ! IDEA ?AT WE HAVE FROM E>LI]1 FROM ! CON/ITUTIONAL GOV]NM5TS4 ,\R AUTONOM\S MUNICIPAL AU?ORITIES W]E MADE UP ( ?OSE V>I\S POSITIONS1 BUT IT IS NECESS>Y TO UND]/& ?AT EA* ONE ) !IR ROLE WAS NOT SEP>AT$1 BUT RA!R !Y WORK$ & GOV]N$ 9 COLLECTIVE1 !Y DID ! WORK TOGE!R AL?\< EA* ONE HAD !IR ROLE4 

,!RE ALSO >E TRADITIONAL AU?ORITIES BUT !Y >E NOT ! ONES :O CELEBRATE ! FE/IVAL1 !Y SIMPLY HAVE ! TASK ( NAM+ O!R COMPAN]OS = A TRADITIONAL POSITION1 IT IS ! TRADITIONAL AU?ORITY'S ROLE TO NAME A COMPA :O IS 9 *>GE ( MAK+ ! FE/IVAL1 ?AT IS ! TRADITIONAL AU?ORITIES' ROLE4 ,BUT AMONG ALL !Y WORK 9 COLLECTIVE :5 !RE >E PROBLEMS1 :5 !RE >E PLANS !Y ALWAYS DO IT TOGE!R1 IT IS :AT ?AT MUNICIPALITY ( ,SAN ,&RES HAS BE5 DO+4 

,?AT IS ! DIFF]5CE ( :AT !RE IS 9 ,SAN ,&RES1 ANO!R DIFF]5CE IS ?AT !RE >E TWO AU?ORITIES RI<T 9 ! MUNICIPAL SEAT ( ,SAN ,&RES1 ! AUTONOM\S AU?ORITIES CONT9UE GOV]N+ 9 ! SAME PALACE1 ! SAME T[N HALL1 S9CE IT WAS TAK5 9 #a#i#i#e4 ,IT IS ! ONLY MUNICIPALITY H]E 9 LOS ,ALTOS ?AT CONT9UES GOV]N+ !RE1 9 O!R MUNICIPALITIES !Y TRI$ TO TAKE ! T[N HALLS OR MAKE A PLACE = ! AUTONOM\S AU?ORITY 9 ! SEATS BUT !Y W]E REMOV$1 ONLY ,SAN ,&RES CONT9UES RESI/+ LIKE ?IS1 IT CONT9UES GOV]N+ RI<T 9 ! MUNICIPAL SEAT4 

,!RE WAS ?AT PROBLEM :I* WAS M5TION$ AB\T ! P>K4 ,! (FICIAL AU?ORITIES1 S9CE !Y >E ACROSS ! /REET1 BEGAN TO PRESSURE ! AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T AB\T :AT IS GO+ TO BE DONE ) ! P>K1 !RE WAS A GREAT PROBLEM1 IT WAS FULL ( /&S1 FULL ( G>BAGE4 ,!RE WAS A =M]-C\NCIL COMPA :O MADE A MI/AKE1 ?AT IS HE MESS$ UP1 HE MADE ! DECISION ?AT ! P>K CAN BE DONE )\T TAK+ ! PEOPLE 9TO ACC\NT1 )\T SEE+ :AT IS ! FIR/ NECESSITY1 SO HE BEGAN TO SP5D MONEY1 ALSO HE MANAG$ TO SEEK HELP FROM ! C\NCIL4 ,( C\RSE IT TOOK SOME TIME ( %E] FI<T+ ( ! (FICIAL GOV]NM5T ) ! AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T1 BUT AN AGREEM5T WAS COME TO ?AT ! P>K WILL BE DONE4 ,BUT ! PROBLEM WAS ?AT ! SEV5 PR9CIPLES HAD NOT BE5 UND]/OOD1 ! C\NCIL ITSELF MADE ! DECISION ?AT ! P>K CAN BE DONE1 :5 ! ORGANIZATION 9DICAT$ TO US ?AT IT WAS NOT USEFUL1 ?AT IT IS NOT ! FIR/ NECESSITY ( \R PEOPLE1 A TON ( MONEY HAD BE5 SP5T ON ?AT DAMN P>K1 !Y DID IT LIKE ?AT1 LUXURI\S4 

,! MI/AKE ?AT ! C\NCIL MADE WAS 9DICAT$ & ?AT C\NCIL WAS S5T (F1 !Y HAD TO LEAVE !IR WORK1 !Y DID WRONG BECAUSE !Y DID NOT TAKE 9TO ACC\NT :AT WAS ! FIR/ NECESSITY ( \R PEOPLE4 ,AS ( N[ !IR SANCTION HAS NOT BE5 LIFT$1 TWO C\NCILS MORE HAVE PASS$ & ! C\NCIL ?AT MADE ?AT MI/AKE CONT9UES TO SUFF] S9CE !Y CANNOT RECEIVE SOLID>Y ASSI/ANCE IF !Y GET A PROJECT1 UNTIL N[1 MORE ?AN F\R YE>S LAT]1 IT CONT9UES TO BE P5D+ :5 !IR SANCTION IS GO+ TO LIFT$4 

,IT IS ! PROBLEM ?AT HAPP5$ !RE 9 ,SAN ,&RES1 WE TELL Y\ ?IS SO ?AT Y\ MAY HAVE ! EXP]I5CE ?AT Y\ NE$ TO GO ?9K+ :AT IS ! FIR/ NECESSITY4 ,YES ! P>K IS !RE1 BUT IT CANNOT BE EAT51 :ILE H]E 9 LOS ALTOS !RE IS NO:]E TO GET !IR CORN1 PEOPLE >E DY+ ( HUNG] BUT ! LUXURI\S P>K IS !RE1 ?AT IS V]Y BAD4 ,LET'S TALK /RAI<T SO ?AT ! SAME ?+ DOES NOT HAPP5 9 O!R MUNICIPALITIES1 9 O!R C>ACOLES4 

,!RE >E O!R PROBLEMS :I* HAVE HAPP5$ !RE1 = EXAMPLE ONE C\NCIL :I* ACCEPT$ A BIT ( AID1 BUT FROM ! SAME GOV]NM5T :I* GOT 9VOLV$ !RE1 ?AT IS H[ CONFID5CE IS GIV5 ) A PRIE/1 :O SAYS 0YES WE >E ) Y\1 WELL TAKE ?IS DONATION1 ?IS AID10 BUT IT COMES FROM ! GOV]NM5T4 ,:5 ?AT WAS HE>D ! C\NCIL WAS S5T (F AGA91 !Y HAD TO BE REMOV$ FROM !IR WORK1 IT IS BAD1 IT FELL 9TO ! EVIL GOV]NM5T'S H&\TS4 ,IT IS A PROBLEM :I* HAPP5$ OV] !RE 9 ,SAN ,&RES4 

,H]E 9 ,LOS ,ALTOS S9CE !Y >E V]Y O!R1 BUT WE >E N[ TAK+ /EPS4 ,= EXAMPLE1 9 ! SELECTIONS /EPS >E BE+ TAK51 !Y >E NO LONG] NAM$ LIKE BE=E IT WAS DONE ?AT EA* COMMUNITY PROPOS$ !IR C&IDATE1 BUT RA!R N[ ?AT IS DONE 9 AN ASSEMBLY EV]YONE TOGE!R4 ,BE=E ONLY ! FIR/ FIVE MEMB]S ( ! MUNICIPAL AU?ORITIES W]E NAM$3 C\NCIL1 REPRES5TATIVE1 FIR/ C\NCILP]SON1 & FIVE JUDGES2 ?AT'S H[ IT WAS 9 ,SAN ,&RES1 BUT N[ NO LONG] BECAUSE IT HAS TO GO ALONG BE+ UND]/OOD :AT DEMOCRACY IS1 N[ ! T[NS !MSELVES PROPOSE 9 AN ASSEMBLY :O IS GO+ TO /AY AS ! C\NCIL1 AS ! AU?ORITIES4 

,9 O!R MUNICIPALITIES ( \R ZONE FROM ! BEG9N+ !Y NAM$ !IR AU?ORITIES 9 AN ASSEMBLY1 !Y BR+ !IR PROPOSALS FROM EA* COMMUNITY BUT IT IS NOT SAID !RE :AT POSITION EA* COMPAN]O IS GO+ TO 
HAVE UNTIL IT IS SAID 9 ! ASSEMBLY4 ,?AT IS :Y WE HAVE ANALYZ$ H]E 9 ,LOS ,ALTOS ?AT !RE >E ?+S :I* >E BAD1 WE >E *EAT+ NATIONAL & 9T]NATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY1 !Y COME TO US TO ASK H]E 9 ! ,JUNTA H[ WE W]E *OS5 & IT IS ANSW]$ ?AT WE W]E *OS5 DEMOCRATICALLY 9 AN ASSEMBLY1 BUT NOT 9 ALL ! MUNICIPALITIES WAS IT LIKE ?IS1 ?AT IS :Y N[ !RE >E ?+S :I* >E *ANG+4 

,WE SAID ?AT !RE >E ?+S :I* >E BAD1 :I* MU/ BE *ANG$4 ,N[ WE >E GO+ TO *ANGE MORE1 WE >E TAK+ /EPS4 ,YES WE HAVE MADE MI/AKES1 MI/AKES HAVE BE5 MADE S9CE ! BEG9N+1 BUT WE >E REALIZ+ :I* >E ! /EPS ?AT CAN BE TAK54 ,?AT IS :AT !RE IS AB\T ,SAN ,&RES BUT 9 O!R MUNICIPALITIES !Y >E N[ TAK+ ! IDEA ( H[ IT IS DONE1 = ELECTIONS1 = ! NAM+ ( AU?ORITIES4 

,RELATION%IP ) ,O!R ,ORGANIZATIONS 

,PATRICIA 7,=M] ,MEMB] ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,M,>,E,Z ,MAGDAL5A DE LA ,PAZ7 

,! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO ( ,ZONA ,ALTOS DE ,*IAPAS HAS A SOLID>Y RELATION%IP ) O!R NATIONAL & 9T]NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS :O COME TO VISIT US & %>E !IR WAYS & LIFE EXP]I5CES 9 !IR C\NTRIES & %>E MORAL SUPPORT ) US1 ALSO !RE >E GR\PS & ORGANIZATIONS :I* LEAVE A SMALL ECONOMIC DONATION4 

,!RE >E SOLID>ITY ORGANIZATIONS :I* SUPPORT US FROM !IR C\NTRIES1 ) 5CAMPM5TS1 PROTE/S1 ROADBLOCKS1 ETCET]A4 ,ALSO !RE IS ANO!R K9D ( RELATION%IP :I* TAKES PLACE BETWE5 ! MUNICIPAL AU?ORITIES & ?OSE :O VISIT US1 BECAUSE !RE >E PEOPLE :O COME TO ! ,JUNTA & REQUE/ AU?ORIZATION TO VISIT AN AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITY4 

,!RE >E O!R PEOPLE :O VISIT US :O DO NOT BELONG TO ANY ORGANIZATION1 ?IS K9D ( RELATION%IP ) !M WE SEE ?AT IT IS V]Y IMPORTANT = \R ,ZAPATI/A /RUGGLE1 BECAUSE IT IS A =CE GIV5 TO \R ORGANIZATION :5 !Y TELL US ?AT !Y MAKE ! /RUGGLE !IRS & ALSO ?AT WE >E AN EXAMPLE = !M TO BEG9 TO ORGANIZE 9 !IR C\NTRIES OR 9 O!R PLACES 9 \R C\NTRY4 

,?IS WAY ( RELAT+ ) O!R PEOPLE & ORGANIZATIONS IS SOME?+ :I* HAS ALL[$ US TO ADVANCE 9 \R /RUGGLE1 ! EVIL GOV]NM5T HAS NOT BE5 ABLE TO EXT]M9ATE US BECAUSE IT KN[S WELL ?AT \R /RUGGLE EXT5DS TO O!R PLACES & ?AT !RE >E ORGANIZATIONS :I* SYMPA?IZE ) US4 

,H]E 9 ,C>ACOL ,I,I DE ,OV5TIC VISITORS COME FROM O!R C\NTRIES & ALSO C\NTRYM5 & C\NTRYWOM51 MANY ONLY >RIVE TO VISIT ! C>ACOL C5T]1 TO SEE IT1 BUT A C]TA9 NUMB]1 SOME PEOPLE :O >RIVE LEAVE A SMALL DONATION1 !Y WANT TO SUPPORT ! PEOPLE4 ,?AT SMALL DONATION IS LEFT 9 ! ,JUNTA1 !Y DO NOT LEAVE MU* BUT = EA* DONATION A RECEIPT & COPIES >E MADE1 ! RECEIPT IS S5T TO ! VIGILANCE COMMISSION1 A COPY IS S5T TO ! ,C,C,R,I COMPAN]OS1 ! ORIG9AL /AYS ) ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO & ANO!R IS GO+ TO BE TAK5 BY ! P]SON :O MADE ! DONATION4 

,! DONATIONS >E GA!R$ & ! ,JUNTA ADM9I/]S ?OSE SMALL DONATIONS4 ,?OSE DONATIONS >E US$ = :ATEV] EXP5SE !RE IS 9 ! C>ACOL C5T]1 LIKE ?IS ! DONATIONS >E SP5T1 BUT !Y >E SMALL DONATIONS1 !Y DO NOT LEAVE MU*1 ACCORD+ TO ! QUANTITY ?AT !Y WANT TO LEAVE1 =TY1 FIFTY PESOS1 ONE- HUNDR$ PESOS4 ,BUT :5 IT IS SP5T NOT ONLY ! ,JUNTA KN[S BUT RA!R EA* MON? ! ,JUNTA MAKES ITS REPORTS1 ALL #bh ( US MEMB]S MEET TO MAKE A REPORT1 !RE SOME COMPAN]OS FROM ! ,C,C,R,I >E 9CORPORAT$ SO ?AT 
TOGE!R WE CAN SEE H[ ! RES\RCES ?AT !RE >E 9 ! ,JUNTA 9 ! C>ACOL C5T] W]E SP5T1 OR H[ ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO ADM9I/]$ IT4 

,T]RITORIALITY 

,ALFR$O 7,=M] ,MEMB] ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,M,>,E,Z ,SAN ,P$RO ,POLHO7 

,AS ! AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T ( ,ZONA ,ALTOS DE ,*IAPAS WE HAVE 9 \R KN[L$GE ?AT \R SUPPORT BASES EXT5D TO #bd MUNICIPALITIES1 AMONG !M !RE >E #g AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES & #ag (FICIAL MUNICIPALITIES4 ,WE >E GOV]N+ HUNDR$S ( COMMUNITIES1 BEL[ WE WILL M5TION ! FOLL[+ AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES3 

,! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITY ,SAN ,&RES ,SAKAM*5 DE LOS ,POBRES IS MADE UP ( ,N COMMUNITIES1 ) #de MUNICIPAL AG5TS & A COMMUNAL GOODS COMMISSION ) ITS #ab MEMB]S4 

,! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITY ,SAN ,JUAN DE LA ,LIB]TAD IS MADE UP ( ,N COMMUNITIES1 #ae MUNICIPAL AG5TS1 & #f AUTONOM\S COMMISSION]S4 

,! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITY ,SAN ,P$RO ,POLHO IS MADE UP ( ,N COMMUNITIES1 #* MUNICIPAL AG5TS1 & A COMMUNAL GOODS COMMISSION ) ITS #ab MEMB]S4 

,! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITY ,SANTA ,CAT>9A IS MADE UP ( ,N COMMUNITIES1 #be MUNICIPAL AG5TS1 9 ?IS MUNICIPALITY !Y DO NOT HAVE A COMMISSION4 

,! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITY ,MAGDAL5A DE LA ,PAZ IS MADE UP ( ,N COMMUNITIES1 #a MUNICIPAL AG5TS1 #b COMMUNAL GOODS COMMISSIONS ) #h MEMB]S1 & AN EJIDAL COMMISSION ) ITS #f MEMB]S4 

,! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITY #af DE ,FEBR]O IS MADE UP ( ,N EJIDOS1 #cg MUNICIPAL AG5TS1 & #i EJIDAL COMMISSIONS4 

,! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITY ,SAN ,JUAN ,APO/OL ,CANCUC IS MADE UP ( ,N COMMUNITIES1 #ag MUNICIPAL AG5TS1 & A COMMUNAL GOODS COMMISSION ) ITS #f MEMB]S4 

,BETWE5 ! SEV5 AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES WE HAVE ,N COMMUNITIES1 #ahi AUTONOM\S AG5TS1 & #da COMMISSION]S4 

,ALSO !RE >E ! MUNICIPALITIES :I* DO NOT BELONG TO ANY AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITY LIKE ,HUITIUPAN1 ,JITOTOL1 ,*AUMULA1 ,Z9ACANTAN1 ,T5EJAPA1 ,SITALA1 ,*ILON1 ,SAN ,CRI/OBAL1 ,TEOPISCO1 ,LAS ,ROSAS1 ,C>RANZA1 ,SIMOL1 ,TUXLTA ,GUIT]REZ1 ,AMAT5ANGO DEL ,VALLE1 ,MITONTIC1 ,SU*IAPA1 ,SOCOLT5AGO1 ,BO*IL1 ,VILLA DE ,ACALA ,*AL*IHUITAN1 ,C9TALPA1 & ,DURAZNAL4 

,9 ! MAJORITY ( !SE M5TION$ (FICIAL MUNICIPALITIES !RE >E NO AUTONOM\S AU?ORITIES & ONLY SOME HAVE !IR AUTONOM\S AG5TS1 LIKE ,*AL*IHUITAN1 ,Z9ACANTAN1 ,SAN ,CRI/OBAL1 & ,SITALA4 

,9 !SE (FICIAL MUNICIPALITIES !RE >E ALSO COMMUNITIES :]E WE HAVE ,ZAPATI/A COMPAN]OS & COMPAN]AS4 ,WE >E CLE> ?AT !RE >E COMMUNITIES ) V]Y FEW ,ZAPATI/A SUPPORT BASES OR EV5 ) ONLY ONE FAMILY1 BUT H[EV] IT MAY BE !RE IS ,ZAPATI/A PRES5CE1 SO ALL ?OSE MUNICIPALITIES >E P>T ( \R T]RITORY 
& IT IS UND] \R RESPONSIBILITY TO ATT5D TO ALL ! ,ZAPATI/A COMMUNITIES :I* BELONG TO ?OSE MUNICIPALITIES M5TION$4 

,QUE/IONS 

,9 ! T[N AU?ORITIES1 AG5TS & COMMISSION]S1 >E !RE M5 & WOM5 OR >E !Y ONLY MALE COMPAN]OS8 

,9 ?IS ZONE !RE >E N[ COMPAN]AS ALSO1 !Y >E JU/ BEG9N+ BECAUSE ON !IR [N ! COMPAN]AS >E NOT US$ TO HAV+ A POSITION1 BUT YES WE >E BEG9N+ !RE4 

,IF !RE IS A PROBLEM 9 Y\R T[NS ?OSE COMPAN]OS :O DO NOT BELONG TO AN AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITY :]E DO !Y FIX !IR PROBLEMS8 

,?OSE COMPAN]OS ( \RS :O >E 9 ! (FICIAL MUNICIPALITIES >E A CONC]N = US1 AL?\< 9 ?OSE PLACES :]E !Y >E ! SUPPORT BASES >E NOT A MAJORITY1 ?OSE COMPAS /AY /RONG 9 ! /RUGGLE4 ,! REASON = !M NOT HAV+ AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES IS ?AT IT HAS NOT COME TO BE SE5 IF IT W\LD WORK WELL TO =M MUNICIPALITIES !RE BECAUSE ! SUPPORT BASES >E NOT A MAJORITY 9 ?OSE PLACES1 ?AT IS ONE ( ! REASONS & ! O!R IS ?AT !Y >E V]Y F>-AWAY PLACES4 ,BUT ALSO IT DEP5DS ON H[ ?OSE FROM ! POLITICAL P>TIES ACT 9 ?OSE PLACES BECAUSE !Y >E PROVOK+ PROBLEMS MORE & MORE & MANY ?+S >E HAPP5+ 9 ?OSE REGIONS4 

,SOME COMPAN]OS :O >E LIV+ 9 ! (FICIAL MUNICIPALITIES ALREADY HAVE !IR AG5T1 !IR JUDGE1 !IR COMMISSION1 BUT !Y >E NOT A P>T ( AN AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITY1 !Y DO NOT HAVE A ,C\NCIL1 !Y >E P>T ( A REGION BUT NOT ( AN AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITY4 ,:AT IS DONE :5 !Y RUN 9TO A PROBLEM IS ?AT IT IS SE5 IF ! PROBLEM CAN BE RESOLV$ !RE ) !IR AG5T1 ) !IR COMMISSION1 !Y TRY TO RESOLVE IT !RE 9 !IR COMMUNITY1 BUT IF !Y F9D NO EXIT !Y HAVE TO GO DIRECTLY TO ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO TO ASK = AN IDEA ON :AT !Y CAN DO ) ! PROBLEMS ?AT >E HAPP5+ !RE4 

,BUT !RE >E TIMES1 ,I ?9K ?AT ALL ( US HAVE BEGUN LIKE ?AT1 :]E ?OSE COMPAN]OS HAVE BE5 SUPPORT$ MORE ?R\< ! REGIONAL P]SONS 9-*>GE1 CLE>LY !Y >E NOT AU?ORITIES BUT :ILE !Y DO NOT HAVE !IR C\NCIL1 !IR AU?ORITY1 !Y CAN TAKE *>GE ( RESOLV+ ) ! SUPPORT ( ! REGIONALS1 WELL !Y ASK !M = !IR OP9ION1 !Y ASK = ! SUPPORT ( ! P]SONS 9-*>GE4 ,! COMPAN]OS :O HAVE NOT =M$ !IR AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES1 !Y DO NOT COLLABORATE 9 ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES8 

,!Y DO NOT COLLABORATE 9 ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES BECAUSE !Y HAVE !IR MEET+S1 COLLABORATION1 !Y HAVE COMMISSIONS !RE1 !Y HAVE TO COLLABORATE 9 !IR REGION4 

,?AT MEANS ?AT ! COMPAN]OS P>TICIPATE 9 ! (FICIAL MUNICIPALITY8 

,!Y NO LONG] P>TICIPATE 9 ! (FICIAL MUNICIPALITIES1 !Y P>TICIPATE 9 !IR REGIONS4 

,DUTIES ( ,AUTONOM\S ,GOV]NM5TS 

,VICTOR 7,=M] ,MEMB] ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,M,>,E,Z ,SAN ,JUAN ,APO/OL ,CANCUC7 

,9 \R ZONA ,ALTOS DE ,*IAPAS ! MAJORITY ( \R ,ZAPATI/A COMMUNITIES HAVE !IR AUTONOM\S AG5T & AUTONOM\S COMMISSIONS1 :I* >E ! DIRECT AU?ORITIES ( ! COMMUNITY1 !SE GOV]NM5T BODIES >E 9 *>GE ( RESOLV+ ! PROBLEMS ( ! COMMUNITY1 ! AUTONOM\S COMMISSION IS 9 *>GE ( RESOLV+ ! AGR>IAN PROBLEMS 9 ! COMMUNITIES4 ,IF !SE GOV]NM5T BODIES DO NOT F9D ! SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM !Y GO TO ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITY TO :I* !Y BELONG2 ! AUTONOM\S AU?ORITY ( ! MUNICIPALITY DOES EV]Y?+ POSSIBLE TO SOLVE IT1 BUT IF !Y CANNOT SOLVE A PROBLEM !Y GO TO ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 :I* IS ! F9AL BODY ( AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T4 

,! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES >E NOT ONLY 9 *>GE ( RESOLV+ PROBLEMS1 BUT ALSO >E 9 *>GE ( CONTROLL+ ALL ! COMMUNITIES :I* !RE >E 9 !IR T]RITORY1 :5 WE SEE ?AT !RE IS ! NECESSITY TO HAVE MEET+S ) P]SONNEL FROM ! V>I\S WORK >EAS ?AT IS H[ WE DO IT1 ONLY :5 IT IS NECESS>Y4 

,ONE ( \R DUTIES AS ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO IS TO ATT5D TO ALL ! PROBLEMS ?AT >E BR\<T TO \R (FICE BY ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPAL AU?ORITY & DO EV]Y?+ POSSIBLE TO SOLVE A PROBLEM2 ALSO WE MAKE PUBLIC D5UNCIATIONS :5 !RE >E AGGRESSIONS1 ATTACKS1 & PROVOCATIONS FROM ! P>TIES ( ! EVIL GOV]NM5T AGA9/ \R ,ZAPATI/A SUPPORT BASES4 

,:5 9 ! ,ZAPATI/A COMMUNITIES :I* DO NOT BELONG TO AN AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITY !Y DO NOT F9D A SOLUTION TO !IR PROBLEMS1 ! AG5TS & AUTONOM\S COMMISSIONS ( ?AT COMMUNITY GO DIRECTLY TO ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO TO F9D A SOLUTION TO ! PROBLEMS ?AT !Y HAVE4 

,AS AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T IT IS UND] \R RESPONSIBILITY TO COORD9ATE ! V>I\S WORK >EAS 9 \R ZONA ,ALTOS DE ,*IAPAS1 ?AT IS :Y WE HAVE HAD V>I\S MEET+S ) ! G5]AL COORD9ATORS 9 ! V>I\S WORK >EAS1 LIKE 9 HEAL?1 $UCATION1 AGROECOLOGY1 M$IA1 COMMUNITY RADIOS1 ! RESULT ( !SE MEET+S WAS ! %>+ ( WORK EXP]I5CES1 DIFFICULTIES1 NECESSITIES1 & DREAMS ( EA* WORK >EA4 ,WE ?9K ?AT ?IS IS A WAY ( COORD9AT+ \RSELVES ) ! V>I\S WORK >EAS4 

,9 !SE MEET+S ) ! V>I\S WORK >EAS IT WAS ?\<T 9 A COLLECTIVE WAY ?AT !RE IS ! NECESSITY TO HAVE GA!R+S 9 ! V>I\S ,ZAPATI/A REGIONS1 SO WE AS ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! V>I\S GA!R+S1 ! G5]AL COORD9ATION ALSO P>TICIPAT$ & ALSO MEMB]S ( ! ,C,C,R,I4 ,?IS WAS DONE ) ! OBJECTIVE ( EXPLA9+ & UND]/&+ ! IMPORTANCE & ! RELATION%IP ?AT !RE IS BETWE5 ! V>I\S WORK >EAS 9 \R ,ZAPATI/A /RUGGLE1 BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT DONE MORE GA!R+S TO FO/] COLLECTIVE WORK & POLITICIZE ! O!R WORK >EAS1 LIKE SMALL >TISANAL COOP]ATIVES1 C(FEE COOP]ATIVES4 

,IT IS \R DUTY TO COORD9ATE ) ! ,ZAPATI/A ,AUTONOM\S ,REBEL ,MUNICIPALITIES 7,M,>,E,Z71 ?AT IS :Y WE HAVE HAD MEET+S ) ! AUTONOM\S AU?ORITIES ( ! V>I\S MUNICIPALITIES1 :]E ! IMPORTANCE ( ! WORK IS EXPLA9$ TO !M4 ,AL?\< WE DO NOT HAVE A DEF9$ PLAN TO CONT9UE =W>D ) ?IS =M ( WORK+ WE >E AW>E ?AT WE >E GO+ TO CONT9UE GETT+ TOGE!R TO GO ALONG /R5G!N+ MORE ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES4 

,WE1 AS ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO HAVE NOT MET ) ! AUTONOM\S AG5TS & COMMISSIONS ( ALL ! ,ZAPATI/A COMMUNITIES 9 \R ZONE1 BUT ! AU?ORITIES ( ! V>I\S AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES HAVE DONE MEET+S ) !M DUR+ EA* *ANGE ( AU?ORITIES 9 ! MUNICIPALITIES TO ORI5T !M & EXPLA9 !IR 
ROLES4 ,! C\NCIL & !IR O!R COMPAN]OS1 COMPAN]AS1 ALWAYS MEET ) ! AUTONOM\S AG5TS & COMMISSIONS TO MOTIVATE !M & GIVE !M POLITICS SO ?AT !Y CAN CONT9UE =W>D ) !IR WORK4 

,! COMMUNITIES :I* DO NOT BELONG TO ANY AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITY DO NOT HAVE AN AUTONOM\S MUNICIPAL AU?ORITY ?AT COORD9ATES !M1 WE AS ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO HAVE NOT HAD MEET+S ) !M1 WE UND]/& ?AT ?IS IS ONE ( \R FAILURES4 ,! WAY H[ WORK HAS BE5 DONE ) !M IS ?R\< REGIONAL & LOCAL P]SONS 9-*>GE FROM ! REGION4 ,9 !SE COMMUNITIES1 EA* TIME !Y HAVE SOCIAL OR AGR>IAN PROBLEMS1 & !Y CANNOT SOLVE !M1 !Y GO DIRECTLY TO ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 9 ?IS MANN] WORK HAS BE5 DONE ) !M4 

,ABRAHAM 7,MEMB] ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,M,>,E,Z ,SAN ,JUAN DE LA ,LIB]TAD7 

,ANO!R ONE ( \R OBLIGATIONS AS AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T1 AS MU* ! ( ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO AS ( ! AU?ORITIES 9 ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES & ! AU?ORITIES 9 ! COMMUNITIES1 IS TO FO/] ! P>TICIPATION ( ! COMPAN]AS SO ?AT !Y TAKE POSITIONS 9 \R /RUGGLE1 BUT WE HAVE SE5 FEW RESULTS1 BECAUSE ! COMPAN]AS !MSELVES DO NOT TAKE SELF-9ITIATIVE DUE TO ! LIV$ CU/OM DAT+ BACK MANY YE>S4 ,?IS HAS MADE DIFFICULT ! COMPAN]AS' P>TICIPATION 9 ! CIVIL AU?ORITIES1 AS AG5TS1 COMMISSION]S4 ,9 ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES & 9 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO !RE >E SOME COMPAN]AS1 9 SOME AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES !IR P>TICIPATION WAS PROMOT$ ?R\< ! LOCAL & REGIONAL POLITICAL LEAD]%IP1 & ! ,C,C,R,I1 BECAUSE ?IS IS :AT \R ORGANIZATION REQUIRES4 

,AS AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T IT IS ALSO \R JOB TO F9D ! WAY H[ TO RESI/ ! P]SONNEL :O >E GIV+ !IR S]VICES P]MAN5TLY1 WE HAVE NOT F\ND AN ALT]NATIVE TO BE ABLE TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT ! COMPAN]OS & COMPAN]AS :O >E WORK+ P]MAN5TLY1 LIKE 9 HEAL?1 9 $UCATION1 9 ! HEAL? >EA WE >E SUPPORT+ A BIT ECONOMICALLY1 ONLY 9 T]MS ( FOOD & O!R NECESSITIES ( ! P]SONNEL HAS IT BE5 BE+ SOLV$ 9 A COLLECTIVE & 9DIVIDUAL MANN]1 ALSO ! T[NS HAVE SUPPORT$ A M9IMAL P>T 9 T]MS ( FOOD4 ,9 ! MICRO- CL9ICS :I* >E F\ND 9 SOME ,ZAPATI/A COMMUNITIES1 ! PROMOT]S >E SUPPORT$ A BIT BY ! T[N ) !IR FOOD4 

,AS AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T1 WE HAVE NOT F\ND AN ALT]NATIVE TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT ! PROMOT]S ( ! AUTONOM\S $UCATION SY/EM 9 ! ,ZAPATI/A AUTONOM\S REBEL PRIM>Y S*OOLS :I* >E F\ND 9 ! V>I\S ,ZAPATI/A COMMUNITIES ?R\<\T ZONA ,ALTOS DE ,*IAPAS2 ! WAY H[ !Y >E SOLV+ SOME NECESSITIES IS ?R\< ! SUPPORT ( ! T[N :]E !Y WORK4 ,N[ 9 ! C5TRAL C>ACOL !RE IS ! AUTONOM\S SECOND>Y S*OOL :I* 9CLUDES ALL ( ZONA ,ALTOS1 WE HAVE NOT F\ND AN ALT]NATIVE TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT ! PROMOT]S :O >E GIV+ !IR S]VICE !RE1 ! PEOPLE H>DLY >E SUPPORT+1 ! ONLY =M ( SUPPORT :I* !Y RECEIVE ) SOME NECESSITIES IS ?R\< ! ,LANGUAGE ,C5T]4 

,! ,LANGUAGE ,C5T] IS A PLACE :]E PEOPLE FROM O!R C\NTRIES & FROM \R C\NTRY COME TO TAKE ,SPANI% & ,TZOTZIL CLASSES1 :]E !Y LEAVE A SMALL ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION4 ,! $UCATION PROMOT]S !MSELVES HAVE TO ORGANIZE COLLECTIVELY TO SO SOME WORK TO COV] SOME P]SONAL NECESSITIES1 !Y !MSELVES HAVE !IR MILPAS 9 COLLECTIVE1 !Y ALSO HAVE !IR COLLECTIVE /ORES & HAVE !IR *ICK5 COLLECTIVES1 ?IS WORK !Y DO )\T ! SUPPORT ( ! T[N4 ,) ?IS WAY ( WORK+1 ! SECOND>Y $UCATION PROMOT]S HAVE BE5 COV]+ SOME ( !IR NECESSITIES & 9 ?IS WAY !Y HAVE BE5 RESI/+ & DEVELOP+ COLLECTIVE WORK4 

,! ,JUNTA IS NOT SUPPORT+ ! SECOND>Y S*OOL :I* WE HAVE H]E BECAUSE IT DOES NOT H&LE PROJECTS1 NOR DOES IT H&LE RES\RCES4 ,! PROMOT]S !MSELVES LOOK = ! WAY H[ TO LIVE & WORK 9 !IR 
DUTIES AS PROMOT]S1 BECAUSE AL?\< WE WANT TO SUPPORT WE CANNOT F9D ! WAY4 ,ONLY 9 HEAL? DO WE SUPPORT A BIT1 BUT WE DO NOT SUPPORT MU* BECAUSE WE DO NOT H&LE RES\RCES4 ,?IS IS H[ ALL ! WORK >EAS >E ?AT WE HAVE H]E 9 ! C5T]1 ALSO WE AS MEMB]S ( ! ,JUNTA BR+ \R TORTILLAS1 ?AT IS H[ WE >E LIV+1 ?AT IS H[ WE >E4 

,ONE ( ! DUTIES AS ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO IS TO ORGANIZE MEET+S & ASSEMBLIES1 BUT WE HAVE NOT DONE IT1 ! ONLY ?+ ?AT WE HAVE DONE >E SUPPORT BASE GA!R+S 9 ! :OLE ZONE :5 !RE IS AN ANNIV]S>Y1 :5 CULTURAL1 SPORTS EV5TS >E DONE1 & :5 WE GIVE \R MESSAGE4 ,WE HAVE NOT CONV5$ A G5]AL ASSEMBLY ) ! SUPPORT BASES TO DEAL ) SPECIAL TOPICS1 ON ! O!R H& ! MUNICIPAL AU?ORITIES DO CONV5E G5]AL ASSEMBLIES ( ! SUPPORT BASES 9 !IR MUNICIPALITIES :5 IMPORTANT DATES >E CELEBRAT$1 = ! SOLUTION ( SOME MUNICIPAL PROBLEMS1 :5 REPORTS >E TURN$ 91 :5 NEW MEMB]S ( AU?ORITIES >E *OS51 & !RE >E MOM5TS :I* !Y CONV5E AN ASSEMBLY ?R\< ! AUTONOM\S AG5TS :5 !Y SEE ! NE$ = AN URG5T JOB4 

,9 \R ZONE1 \R ,ZAPATI/A T[NS1 ! COMMUNITIES1 >E V]Y F> AWAY1 WE EV5 GO F\R OR FIVE H\RS 9 C>1 \R T]RITORY IS V]Y BIG1 !RE >E #bd MUNICIPALITIES :I* WE >E CONTROLL+1 ?IS C>ACOL IS V]Y BIG & 9 ADDITION IT IS V]Y POPULAT$1 ?AT IS :Y WE HAVE NOT BE5 ABLE TO MEET ) ! SUPPORT BASES4 ,! COMMUNITIES & REGIONS :I* HAVE NOT BE5 ABLE TO =M !IR AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES C>RY \T !IR GA!R+ :51 BY 9T]NAL AGREEM5T1 9 COMMUNITIES !Y HAVE ALREADY NAM$ !IR AUTONOM\S AG5TS1 AUTONOM\S COMMISSION]1 AUTONOM\S JUDGE4 ,!SE AU?ORITIES CONV5E ! SUPPORT BASE ASSEMBLIES1 TOGE!R ) ! REGIONAL & LOCAL P]SONS 9-*>GE & !Y >E ?OSE :O 9T]V5E 9 ! SOLUTION TO ?OSE COMMUNITIES' PROBLEMS4 

,ANO!R ONE ( \R OBLIGATIONS AS AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T IS TO WORK COLLECTIVELY 9 EA* GOV]NM5T BODY4 ,9 ?IS CASE WE >E TRY+ TO P>TICIPATE 9 EA* BODY & ADDITIONALLY COMPETITION IS NOT ALL[$1 BUT RA!R ALL ( ! WORK WE DO AMONG ALL1 LIKE ?IS WE >E WORK+4 ,9 ! ,JUNTA1 9 ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES1 WE >E DO+ ! WORK 9 COLLECTIVE1 NO ONE SAYS 0,I KN[ MORE10 0,I DON'T KN[10 BUT RA!R WE >E WORK+ TOGE!R1 NO ONE SAYS 0,IT'S ?AT ,I DON'T KN[1 ,I DON'T DO ?AT40 ,EA* MEMB] IS GO+ TO DO IT UP TO ! PO9T ?AT WE CAN1 :]E WE CANNOT WELL !RE'S NO O!R WAY1 !RE >E GO+ TO BE O!R COMPAN]OS4 

,AS AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T ONE ( ! OBLIGATIONS IS TO ADM9I/]1 ) S9C]ITY & HONE/Y1 ALL ! 5TRIES & EXITS ( ECONOMIC RES\RCES ?AT !RE >E 9 EA* GOV]NM5T BODY1 BECAUSE ALL ( ! GOODS & MAT]IALS ?AT EXI/ >E = ALL ! PEOPLE1 ! ,JUNTA DOES NOT H&LE ! RES\RCES ?AT ! SOLID>Y COMPAN]OS DONATE H[EV] IT LIKES4 ,EA* GOV]NM5T BODY 9 ! MUNICIPALITIES1 9 ! ,JUNTA1 DOES ITS REPORT MON?LY1 & WE DO ! REPORTS V]Y DETAIL$1 EV5 IF IT IS #e C5TS IT IS NECESS>Y TO NOTE :]E IT WAS SP5T1 TO SAY CLE>LY ON :AT ?OSE #e C5TS W]E SP5T4 ,?AT IS H[ WE >E DO+ \R REPORT1 ONE OR TWO MEMB]S DO NOT DO IT1 BUT ALL #bh ( US MEMB]S DO IT1 WE ALL MEET & !RE ALSO >E ! COMPAN]OS FROM ! ,C,C,R,I4 ,?IS IS H[ WE >E WORK+ H]E 9 ! C>ACOL C5T]4 

,ORGANIZATION ( ,AUTONOM\S ,GOV]NM5T 

,M>TA 7,M,>,E,Z ,SAN ,JUAN DE LA ,LIB]TAD7 

,9 ZONA ,ALTOS DE ,*IAPAS AS AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T WE HAVE AN 9T]NAL ORGANIZATION4 ,! #bh MEMB]S ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO HAVE ORGANIZ$ \RSELVES 9T]NALLY TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL ! V>I\S WORK >EAS1 LIKE HEAL?1 $UCATION1 AGROECOLOGY1 M$IA1 COMMUNITY RADIOS1 ,HUITEPEC ECOLOGIC RES]VE1 ! HEAL]S'1 H]BALI/S'1 & MIDWIVES' WORK%OPS4 ,EA* WORK >EA HAS ITS RESPECTIVE COMMISSION :I* IS 9 *>GE ( GA!R+ 9=MATION ON ! WORK & ACCOMPANY+ 9 ! MEET+S4 ,9 ?IS CASE1 WE SAY CLE>LY ?AT !RE >E MOM5TS ?AT WE HAVE COME ?R\< & !RE >E MOM5TS ?AT WE HAVE NOT COME ?R\< = SOME REASONS1 ONE IS BECAUSE SOME ( US ,JUNTA MEMB]S LIVE V]Y F> FROM ! C>ACOL C5T]2 ! O!R IS SOME ( US LACK UND]/&+ ( ! IMPORTANCE ( \R WORK & \R /RUGGLE4 

,WE HAVE A VIGILANCE COMMISSION 9 \R C>ACOL C5T]1 :I* IS MADE UP ( ,ZAPATI/A SUPPORT BASES FROM ! :OLE ZONE1 !Y >E 9 *>GE ( CONTROLL+ ! DATA ON ! NATIONAL & 9T]NATIONAL VISITORS :O COME TO ! C>ACOL C5T]1 ALSO !Y HAVE 9 !IR KN[L$GE IF !Y LEAVE DONATIONS 9 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,?IS COMMISSION HAS FUNCTION$ S9CE ! =MATION ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO 9 ! YE> #b#c1 ! WORK =M IS 9 WEEKLY %IFTS1 EA* %IFT IS MADE UP ( FIVE MEMB]S1 AL?\< ) ?IS COMMISSION !RE >E PROBLEMS BECAUSE SOME DO NOT COME TO COV] !IR %IFT4 

,SUSANA 7,M,>,E,Z ,SAN ,JUAN ,APO/OL ,CANCUC7 

,AS AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T WE RESPECT ! RECOMM5DATIONS ( ! ,G5]AL ,COMM&1 ON =M+ ! ,G5]AL ,VIGILANCE ,COMMISSION1 ?IS WAS C>RI$ \T ON ,JULY #a#a?1 #b#a#b1 ! COMMISSION WAS =M$ BY #ah SUPPORT BASES1 AUTONOM\S AG5TS1 AUTONOM\S COMMISSION]S1 & MEMB]S ( ! RESI/ANCE NUCLEUS4 ,?IS COMMISSION WAS =M$ ) ! OBJECTIVE ( WAT*+ OV] & CONTROLL+ ! ECONOMIC ADM9I/RATION & GOOD-FUNCTION+ ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 AUTONOM\S MUNICIPAL GOV]NM5TS1 & ! V>I\S WORK >EAS1 LIKE HEAL?1 $UCATION1 AGROECOLOGY1 V>I\S COOP]ATIVES 9 ! ZONE4 ,?IS IS ) ! PURPOSE ( TAK+ 9=MATION = ! ,ZAPATI/A SUPPORT BASES1 ON H[ ! FUNCTION+ IS ( ! GOV]NM5TS & !IR RESPECTIVE WORK >EAS4 ,ALSO A COMMISSION HAS BE5 =M$ = ! ZONE SAV+S FUND1 MADE UP ( #ac MEMB]S1 !Y >E COMPAN]OS FROM ! V>I\S WORK >EAS4 ,! ROLE ( ?IS COMMISSION IS TO ADM9I/] ! SMALL ZONE FUND & ?9K H[ IT NE$S TO BE 9VE/$1 AL?\< 9 !SE MOM5TS WE HAVE NOT F\ND ! WAY H[ TO 9VE/ \R FUND4 

,QUE/IONS 

,>E !RE TWO VIGILANCE COMMISSIONS 9 ! ZONE8 

,FIR/ WE'LL TALK AB\T ! VIGILANCE COMMISSION ?AT WE HAVE =M$ S9CE ! YE> #b#c1 ?AT IS S9CE ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO BEGAN TO WORK4 ,!RE IS ALSO ANO!R COMMISSION1 :I* IS CALL$ 0G5]AL VIGILANCE 
COMMISSION10 BUT IT IS = ! RECOMM5DATIONS ( ! G5]AL COMM&1 SO ?IS IS H[ ! G5]AL VIGILANCE COMMISSION WAS =M$4 

,A SAV+S FUND 9 ! ZONE WAS TALK$ AB\T1 H[ DID Y\ BEG9 IT & :]E DID Y\ GET ! RES\RCES8 

,LA/ YE> ALL ! WORK >EAS MET1 WE ANALYZ$ AMONG ALL H[ WE C\LD GET TOGE!R A SAV+S FUND1 AMONG ALL ! >EAS WE ANALYZ$ AB\T GETT+ A BIT TOGE!R1 EA* >EA :AT IT C\LD1 !RE WAS HEAL?1 $UCATION1 ALSO ! COOP]ATIVES CONTRIBUT$ !IR SAV+S FUND & ALSO ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO CONTRIBUT$ !IR SAV+S FUND4 ,WE MANAG$ TO GET A BIT TOGE!R1 !N LAT]1 ?IS YE>1 WE >E GA!R+ A BIT ( CONTRIBUTION FROM ! H]BALI/S1 MIDWIVES1 & HEAL]S4 ,LIKE ?IS WE MANAG$ TO GA!R MONEY & ?AT IS :Y ! SAV+S COMMISSION WAS NAM$1 WE F9I%$ =M+ ?AT COMMISSION1 = ! TIME BE+ IT IS NOT KN[N :]E ?AT FUND IS GO+ TO BE 9VE/$4 ,! SAV+S COMMISSION ANALYZ$ H[ ?AT FUND IS GO+ TO BE ADM9I/]$1 IT IS /ILL NOT KN[N H[ !Y %\LD ADM9I/] IT1 H[ !Y %\LD H&LE ! FUND4 

,!RE >E ?REE WOM5'S >EAS1 H]BALI/S1 HEAL]S1 & MIDWIVES1 ?IS WORK >EA ONE TIME PREP>$ A PROJECT BUT IT IS NOT SPECIFICALLY ! HEAL]S'1 H]BALI/S'1 OR MIDWIVES'1 BUT RA!R IS 9 ! C5TRAL CL9IC1 ?AT IS 9 ! HEAL? >EA1 SO !RE ! GR\P WAS 9CLUD$ 9 ! ?REE >EAS4 ,9 ?IS PROJECT1 A BUDGET WAS GIV5 = :AT IS FOOD1 :I* WAS #e PESOS P] DAY & ! WORK%OP WAS ?REE DAYS1 SO ! FOOD = ! C\RSE CO/ #ae PESOS1 BUT ON ! SIDE WAS ! TRANSPORTATION CO/S1 IT WAS ALSO BUDGET$1 SO ! QUANTITY ?AT ! COMPAN]AS SP5D DEP5DS ON ! DI/ANCE4 

,UPON DO+ ! BUDGET = ?IS PROJECT 9 ! :OLE ZONE1 ALL ! REGIONAL AU?ORITIES1 AUTONOM\S C\NCILS1 CAME TO ANALYZE ?AT IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE A FUND1 ! AGREEM5T WAS MADE ?AT NOT ALL ! MONEY ?AT !RE WAS = FOOD WAS GO+ TO BE SP5T BUT ?AT EA* COMPAN]A WAS GO+ TO GIVE A SMALL CONTRIBUTION ( #a PESOS1 S9CE IT WAS ?REE DAYS !N #c PESOS W]E SP5T ON EA* C\RSE1 ON EA* WORK%OP4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! ASSEMBLY ( AU?ORITIES' AGREEM5T1 ! RE/ W\LD BE KEPT AS A ZONE FUND1 ALSO :AT IS TRANSPORTATION1 ! AGREEM5T WAS MADE1 ONLY #e.0 WAS GO+ TO BE SP5T & ! T[NS W]E GO+ TO CONTRIBUTE ! O!R #e.01 SO ?AT #e.0 /AYS = ! ZONE FUND4 ,BUT :Y WAS IT DONE LIKE ?AT8 ,BECAUSE WE HAVE SE5 H]E 9 \R ZONE ?AT ! PEOPLE >E ALWAYS V]Y SC>CE ON ECONOMIC RES\RCES :5 !RE IS SOME MOVEM5T1 ?AT IS :Y !Y DECID$ TO KEEP AS A FUND ! RE/ ?AT WAS LEFT1 ?AT IS H[ ! SUPPORT WAS CREAT$1 ! ZONE FUND1 & = ?IS REASON ! FUND COMMISSION WAS =M$1 ! SAV+S COMMISSION4 

,ALMO/ TWO YE>S AGO WE BEGAN TO LOOK = A WAY H[ TO BEG9 TO HAVE A ZONE FUND1 9 ?IS ZONE WE HAVE FAIL$ UPON ?9K+ H[ TO BEG9 TO HAVE A FUND = ! ZONE1 BUT ?AT SITUATION DEM&$ US TO ?9K H[ TO BEG9 ! FUND4 ,ALMO/ ALL ! WORK >EAS DID A MEET+ TO SEE H[ IT IS GO+ TO BE DONE1 BECAUSE !Y ALWAYS H&LE A BIT ( ! RES\RCES 9 EA* WORK >EA1 9 HEAL?1 $UCATION1 OR COOP]ATIVES4 

,WE CAME TO ! CONCLUSION ( GIV+ A CONTRIBUTION1 NOT ! SAME QUANTITY1 ACCORD+ TO ! QUANTITY ( MONEY ?AT !Y H&LE 9 EA* WORK >EA & SO A CONTRIBUTION WAS TAK5 FROM EA* WORK >EA TO BEG9 TO HAVE A COMMON FUND = ANY URG5T MATT] 9 ! ZONE4 ,LIKE ?IS IT BEGAN1 BUT !RE WAS NOT A SPECIAL COMMISSION = ?AT FUND1 TWO MON?S AGO ! SPECIAL COMMISSION WAS =M$4 ,:O IS GO+ TO CONTROL1 :O IS GO+ TO ADM9I/] LAT]1 WE DO NOT HAVE A PLAN YET BUT YES WE >E GO+ TO ?9K AB\T IT4 

,& :Y WAS !RE NOT A ZONE FUND OR A COLLECTIVE WORK = ! :OLE ZONE8 ,BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT F\ND ! MEANS1 H[ & :]E TO DO IT1 IT IS ?AT H]E 9 LOS ,ALTOS DE ,*IAPAS IT IS V]Y DIFF]5T1 WE DO NOT HAVE ! MEANS = H[ TO BEG9 OR H[ TO WORK1 H[ TO HAVE A COLLECTIVE WORK = ! :OLE ZONE TO HAVE A FUND = ! :OLE ZONE4 ,?AT IS :Y IT IS A BEG9N+ ?AT WE HAVE GIV5 ) ! ?REE WOM5'S >EAS1 A CONTRIBUTION HAS REMA9$ = ! :OLE ZONE & A P>T HAS BE5 GIV5 = ! COMPAN]AS FOOD 9 EA* MON?LY WORK%OP4 ,! PLAN ?AT WE HAVE IS :AT HAS TO BE GA!R$1 9CREAS+ ! QUANTITY ( ?IS SAV+S FUND4 

,C>ACOL ,I,I,I3 ,RESI/ANCE ,T[>D A ,NEW ,DAWN 

,LA ,G>RU*A 

,9TRODUCTION 

,GABRIEL 7,=M] ,MEMB] ( ! ,AUTONOM\S ,C\NCIL4 ,M,>,E,Z ,FRANCISCO ,VILLA7 

,BE=E #a#i#i#d1 :Y WAS ! CAUSE ( ! >M$ UPRIS+8 ,IS IT BECAUSE ( DOM9ATION1 M>G9ALIZATION1 & HUMILIATION1 ! 9JU/ICES & ! NORMS OR LAWS ( ! EVIL GOV]NM5TS OR ( ! L&[N+ EXPLOIT]S4 ,BE=E !Y DID NOT TAKE \R P>5TS & GR&P>5TS 9TO ACC\NT1 !Y SUFF]$ & SO WE DID NOT HAVE L& ON :I* TO WORK = ! UPKEEP ( \R *ILDR54 ,LIKE ?IS ! ,ZAPATI/A PEOPLES BEGAN TO ORGANIZE :]E !Y SAID 05\< ( SO MU* HUMILIATION10 SO !Y ROSE UP 9 >MS1 !Y DID NOT M9D WALK+ BY NI<T1 NOR HUNG]1 LIKE ?IS WE W]E =M$ & WE SAW ?AT ORGANIZ$1 UNIT$1 YES WE CAN & WE %ALL BE MORE ABLE4 

,AFT] PASS+ ?IS UPRIS+ :I* WE DID 9 #aiid WE SAW H[ WE >E GO+ TO ADVANCE TO =M \R AUTONOM\S AU?ORITIES 9 EA* MUNICIPALITY4 ,?AT IS :Y H]E WE >E ALL REUNIT$ TO *AT & %>E H[ IT WAS ?AT WE BEGAN TO WORK \R AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5TS1 :Y DO ,I EXPLA9 ?IS TOPIC TO Y\8 ,IT IS BECAUSE :AT ,I ?9K IS ?AT FROM !RE WE W]E BEG9N+ & ADVANC+ TO :]E WE >E RI<T N[4 

,=MATION ( ! ,FIR/ ,AUTONOM\S ,AU?ORITIES 

,P$RO ,M>9 7,=M] ,MEMB] ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,M,>,E,Z ,FRANCISCO ,GOMEZ7 

,I AM GO+ TO TELL A LITTLE A /ORY ( H[ WE BEGAN1 H[ \R FIR/ AGREEM5TS W]E BE+ =M$ TO NAME \R FIR/ AU?ORITIES4 ,9 ! FIR/ ,AGUASCALI5TES ?AT WAS CON/RUCT$ 9 ,GUADALUPE ,TEPEYAC1 !RE ! FIR/ /EP ( \R ORGANIZATION & \R WAY ( VALU+ \R RI<T BEGAN4 ,?IS ,AGUASCALI5TES WE SAID ?AT IT WAS A CULTURAL1 POLITICAL1 SOCIAL1 ECONOMIC1 IDEOLOGICAL C5T]1 BUT ) ! BETRAYAL ( ,]NE/O ,Z$ILLO IT WAS DISMANTL$1 HE ?\<T ?AT ) ?IS DISMANTLEM5T1 ?AT (F5SIVE ?AT HE DID1 HE ?\<T ?AT ) ?AT HE WAS GO+ TO F9I% ! POLITICS ( \R ORGANIZATION1 BUT IT WAS ! OPPOSITE BECAUSE 9 ?AT SAME YE>1 9 #a#i#i#d1 IT WAS DECL>$ ?AT FIVE MORE ,AGUASCALI5TES W]E GO+ TO BE MADE4 

,9 ?AT TIME1 9 ! COMMUNITY ASSEMBLIES !MSELVES1 9 ! REGIONAL ASSEMBLIES1 !RE ! NAM+ OR DECISION BEGAN ON H[ IT IS GO+ TO BE DONE TO GOV]N \R MUNICIPALITIES1 H[ TO GOV]N \R PEOPLES4 ,! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITY TO :I* WE BELONG WAS ! FIR/ TO NAME ! SEAT ( \R MUNICIPALITY1 !RE ! AGREEM5T CAME \T ?AT !RE W]E GO+ TO BE F\R AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES1 ! SEAT WAS ,LA ,G>RU*A EJIDO1 ! O!R IS ,LAS ,TAZAS1 ! O!R IS ,TANIP]LA1 ! O!R IS ,SAN ,SALVADOR1 ?OSE >E ! (FICIAL NAMES4 ,IT WAS SAID ?AT ?OSE W]E GO+ TO BE ! SEATS ( ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES & ! SE>* = NAMES = ! MUNICIPALITIES BEGAN1 :AT !Y >E GO+ TO BE CALL$4 

,! FIR/ AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITY :I* IS ,LA ,G>RU*A IT WAS SAID ?AT IT WAS GO+ TO BE CALL$ ,FRANCISCO ,GOMEZ2 ! O!R MUNICIPALITY :I* IS ,LAS ,TAZAS WAS CALL$ ,SAN ,MANUEL2 ,TANIP]LA WAS CALL$ 
,RIC>DO ,FLORES ,MAGON2 ,SAN ,SALVADOR1 ,FRANCISCO ,VILLA4 ,ALL ! NAMES W]E 9 HONOR ( ! FALL5 COMPAN]OS4 ,FRANCISCO ,GOMEZ1 AS WE ALL KN[1 IS A COMPAN]O :O GAVE HIS LIFE = ! CAUSE 9 :I* WE >E1 HE DI$ 9 COMBAT 9 ,OCOS+O ON ,JANU>Y ,FIR/1 #a#i#i#d1 ?AT IS :Y ! MUNICIPALITY IS CALL$ ,FRANCISCO ,GOMEZ4 ,! NAME ,SAN ,MANUEL WAS GIV5 TO ! O!R MUNICIPALITY 9 HONOR ( ! COMPAN]O ,MANUEL1 :O IS ! F\ND] ( \R ORGANIZATION4 ,RIC>DO ,FLORES ,MAGON1 ALSO AS WE ALL KN[ IS A SOCIAL FI<T] :O IS ALREADY 9 HI/ORY4 ,FRANCISCO ,VILLA1 ! SAME IS A REVOLUTION>Y :O WE ALL KN[4 

,?IS IS H[ \R AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES W]E =M$1 ?IS IS H[ WE DECID$ ALL ?IS TO NAME ALL \R MUNICIPALITIES & ! AGREEM5TS W]E ALL 9 A COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY1 9 ! REGIONAL ASSEMBLY1 !RE ALL !SE NAMES W]E *OS5 = \R MUNICIPALITIES4 

,GRISELDA 7,=M] ,MEMB] ( ! ,AUTONOM\S ,C\NCIL4 ,M,>,E,Z ,FRANCISCO ,GOMEZ7 

,?OSE F\R AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES >E ! PLACE :]E ! AU?ORITIES *OS5 BY ! T[NS MEET TO ATT5D TO ! NE$S ( ! PEOPLES 9 RESI/ANCE4 ,9 ! COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY ! C&IDATES >E *OS51 BY MAJORITY ( ! VOTE ! FIR/ SIX COMPAN]OS TO BE AUTONOM\S AU?ORITY 9 EA* MUNICIPALITY >E NAM$4 ,9 ACCORDANCE ) ! ADVANCE ( AUTONOMY ! NECESSITY IS SE5 TO *OOSE MORE COMMITTEES1 LIKE AGR>IAN1 CIVIL JUDGE1 HONOR1 & JU/ICE4 

,REBECA 7,=M] ,MEMB] ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,M,>,E,Z ,SAN ,MANUEL7 

,:5 ?OSE AU?ORITY COMPAN]OS & COMPAN]AS W]E NAM$ WE W]E WORK+ COLLECTIVELY1 TOGE!R WE ?\<T ) \R COMPAN]OS1 WE DISCUSS$1 WE PLANN$ ! WORK4 ,WE W]E DO+ ! WORK1 WE WORK$ ) WILL & CONSCI5CE1 !RE WE KNEW WELL ?AT WE W]E NOT MAK+ MONEY1 ! SACRIFICE :I* WE C>RI$ 9 \R /RUGGLE DID NOT MATT] TO US1 !RE WAS NO SUPPORT = ! F>E /ILL BUT WE S\<T ! WAY H[ TO GET TO \R MUNICIPAL SEAT4 ,WE FOLL[$-?R\< & WE W]E DO+ ! WORK1 C>RY+ \R FOOD1 LIKE TORTILLAS1 C(FEE1 SUG>1 & P9OLE4 ,LIKE ?IS WE DID ! WORK1 LEAV+ \R T[N1 IS DID NOT MATT] TO US ?AT !RE WAS NO MONEY = ! F>E1 WE WALK$ H\RS & DAYS UNTIL >RIV+ AT \R MUNICIPAL SEATS4 ,?IS IS H[ WE WORK$ = ! YE>S ?AT \R T[N GAVE US ! POSITION4 

,>TEMIO 7,=M] ,MEMB] ( ! ,AUTONOM\S ,C\NCIL4 ,M,>,E,Z ,RIC>DO ,FLORES ,MAGON7 

,WE W]E RESPONSIBLE = ! ?IRD P]IOD ( ! ,C\NCIL'S WORK1 WE ALSO WORK$ 9 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 S9CE WE HAD TWO POSITIONS BECAUSE !RE 9 ! ZONE WE HAD ANO!R WAY ( WORK+4 ,FIR/ :5 !Y BEGAN TO FUNCTION S9CE '#i#f1 9 EA* AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITY WE HAD MANY PROBLEMS1 ! GOV]NM5T ATTACK$ US MANY TIMES1 !Y DISMANTL$ ONE ( ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES1 NOT ALL4 ,! MUNICIPALITY ( ,RIC>DO ,FLORES ,MAGON FIR/ CON/RUCT$ ! (FICES 9 ! ,TANIP]LA EJIDO & ! GOV]NM5T TOGE!R ) ! PRII/AS S5T !IR >MY1 POLICE1 & ORGANIZ$ P>AMILIT>Y GR\PS TO DISMANTLE1 TO DE/ROY \R (FICES1 ! CON/RUCTION ( \R AUTONOMY WAS LIKE ?IS4 

,:5 ! GOV]NM5T DISMANTL$ ! MUNICIPALITY ,RIC>DO ,FLORES ,MAGON IT ?\<T ?AT !RE EV]Y?+ WAS F9I%$1 IT ?9KS ?AT WE >E NO LONG] GO+ TO CONT9UE CON/RUCT+ \R AUTONOMY1 BUT IS WAS NOT LIKE ?IS BECAUSE ONCE AGA9 IT WAS ORGANIZ$1 FIR/ ! AU?ORITIES LIKE ! ,C,C,R,I & ! ELECT$ ,AUTONOM\S ,C\NCIL1 LIKE ?IS WE W]E ORGANIZ+ AGA9 TO AGREE ON :]E WE W]E GO+ TO PUT \R NEW MUNICIPAL SEAT4 

,LIKE ?IS ! LOCAL AU?ORITIES TOOK CONTROL ( EA* COMMUNITY1 WE SAID ?AT IT IS MORE BETT] = US TO LOOK = ANO!R SEAT TO NOT FI<T ONCE AGA9 ) ! P>AMILIT>Y GR\PS OR ) ! GOV]NM5T1 ?AT IS :Y ! MUNICIPAL SEAT REMA9$ 9 ! ,LA ,CULEBRA EJIDO2 LIKE ?IS ! AGREEM5T WAS MADE 9 ! ASSEMBLY TO *ANGE ! SEAT4 

,! ,AUTONOM\S ,MUNICIPAL ,C\NCIL W5T TO WORK 9 ! MUNICIPAL SEAT :]E ! PEOPLES SAID1 ?AT IS H[ !Y BEGAN TO WORK1 BUT 9 ! BEG9N+ WE DID NOT KN[ :AT TO DO1 BECAUSE ! SIMPLE TRU? WE DID NOT HAVE A GUIDE1 WE DID NOT KN[ H[ TO MAKE AUTONOMY4 ,WE HAVE EXP]I5CE P] SE JU/ LIKE !Y HAVE 9 EA* COMMUNITY1 BECAUSE WE ALWAYS HAVE PRACTICES & CU/OMS1 WE FOLL[ ! CU/OM ?AT WE HAVE 9 EA* COMMUNITY1 BECAUSE WE SEE ?AT 9 EA* COMMUNITY !Y HAVE AN AG5T & COMMISSION]1 & !Y RESOLVE ! PROBLEMS ?AT !RE >E 9 EA* COMMUNITY4 

,WE BEGAN TO WORK ) \R MUNICIPALITIES1 ) ! ,AUTONOM\S ,C\NCIL1 BUT 9 ?AT TIME ONLY SIX PEOPLE W]E NAM$ BECAUSE WE DID NOT KN[ ON :AT C\RSE IT WAS NECESS>Y TO GO1 9 :AT WAY WE >E GO+ TO DO \R WORK4 ,9 ACCORDANCE ) ! WORK ?AT WE W]E REALIZ+ ) \R T[NS WE BEGAN TO SEE ! NECESSITIES ( EA* T[N1 BECAUSE ! SUPPORT BASE COMPAN]OS ALREADY BEGAN TO GO TO ! ,AUTONOM\S ,C\NCIL1 LIKE ?IS !Y SAW ?AT !RE >E MORE IMPORTANT ?+S 9 ORD] TO MAKE AGREEM5TS ) ! AU?ORITIES ( EA* COMMUNITY1 SO ! ,AUTONOM\S ,C\NCIL CONV5$ AN ASSEMBLY ) ! LOCAL AU?ORITIES TO MAKE AN AGREEM5T ON H[ ! ROLES W]E GO+ TO BE C>RI$ \T 9 \R MUNICIPALITIES1 9 \R AUTONOMY4 

,?IS IS H[ ! F\R MUNICIPALITIES W]E MADE 9 ?AT ZONE1 ONCE ! AGREEM5T WAS MADE 9 EA* MUNICIPALITY1 !N !Y SAID H[ !Y >E GO+ TO DO ! WORK1 ?AT IS :Y IT IS SAID ?AT AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T OBEYS & ! PEOPLE COMM&4 ,S9CE !RE ALSO ! IDEA CAME \T :I* SAYS ?AT :AT ! PEOPLE SAY ! GOV]NM5T OBEYS4 

,9 ?AT TIME1 ) SIX PEOPLE :O W]E NAM$ AS ! ,AUTONOM\S ,C\NCIL1 !Y BEGAN TO ATT5D TO ?+S ON JU/ICE1 AGR>IAN PROBLEMS1 & BEGAN TO PRES5T PROBLEMS ( $UCATION 9 EA* T[N1 ?AT WE DO NOT HAVE $UCATION1 ?AT WE DO NOT HAVE A HEAL? PROMOT]4 ,?OSE SIX COMPAN]OS SAW ?AT DO+ ! WORK ) SIX PEOPLE IS HEAVY /UFF1 IT IS A GREAT DEAL ( WORK1 & ?AT IS :Y 9 ! MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY IT WAS SE5 ?AT IT IS NECESS>Y TO NAME MORE COMPAN]OS1 LIKE ?IS AUTONOM\S $UCATION & HEAL? BEGAN TO BE =M$4 

,:5 ! AGREEM5T WAS MADE ?AT A PROMOT] IS GO+ TO BE NAM$ 9 EA* COMMUNITY1 !Y TOOK ! AU?ORITIES & :5 ANO!R MEET+ WAS CONV5$ ( ! MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY1 !Y BR\<T H[ ! WORK IS GO+ TO BE C>RI$ \T4 ,! MUNICIPAL AU?ORITY HAD ! RESPONSIBILITY TO SEE H[ ! TRA9+ IS GO+ TO BEG91 :O IS GO+ TO TRA9 \R HEA? & $UCATION PROMOT]S4 ,WE HAD MANY MEET+S & WE MADE MANY AGREEM5TS1 NOT ONLY WAS ! AGREEM5T MADE1 WE SAW ?AT IT IS HEAVY WORK1 IT IS NOT EASY TO DO IT4 ,:Y8 ,BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE A GUIDE1 WE DO NOT HAVE A BOOK TO LOOK AT1 TO FOLL[1 WE W]E WORK+ ) \R PEOPLE 9 ACCORDANCE ) !IR NECESSITIES4 

,LIKE ?IS WE SAID 9 ! ASSEMBLY & LIKE ?IS IT CAME \T 9 ! ASSEMBLY ( EA* T[N1 ?AT IT IS BETT] TO /R5G!N OR MAKE ! WORK ( !SE TWO >EAS MORE1 ! AUTONOM\S C\NCILS TOOK *>GE ( F9D+ ! TRA9]S = ! HEAL? PROMOT]S4 ,?IS IS H[ ! YE> PASS$ :I* ! C\NCILS WORK$ BECAUSE /ILL !RE WAS NO ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 ?AT IS :Y WORK BEGAN ONLY 9 ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES1 A MEET+ WAS ONLY CONV5$ ( ! ZONE TO PLAN H[ !Y >E GO+ TO C>RY \T ! WORK ( ! F\R MUNICIPALITIES4 

,MORE OR LESS LIKE ?IS WE W]E WORK+ ) \R AUTONOMY & LIKE ?IS WE SAW ALL ! WORK4 ,WE ALREADY SAW ?AT IT IS NOT EASY1 9 ?AT TIME ! T[NS DID NOT KN[ H[ TO DO ! WORK & ! AGREEM5T WAS NOT MADE IF ! AU?ORITIES W]E GO+ TO DO ! WORK = A P]IOD ( TIME1 ! FIR/ P]IOD WAS DONE & IT WAS NOT SAID H[ MANY YE>S ! ,AUTONOM\S ,C\NCIL WAS GO+ TO WORK4 ,! FIR/ ,C\NCIL WORK$ F\R YE>S 9 ! FIR/ P]IOD1 !N IT WORK$ ?REE YE>S1 ! AGREEM5T WAS MADE ?AT IT IS BETT] TO SEE ! WORK = A P]IOD1 BECAUSE IF !RE IS NOT AN AGREEM5T ) \R T[NS ON H[ MANY YE>S EA* AU?ORITY IS GO+ TO WORK IT MEANS ?AT IT IS N[ KN[N H[ MU* TIME IT IS GO+ TO BE !RE2 !RE >E SOME :O WORK$ LIKE ?IS = #d OR #f YE>S1 BUT ONCE ! AGREEM5T WAS MADE WE !N W]E *ANG+ ! AU?ORITIES = A P]IOD1 ,I WAS RESPONSIBLE = WORK+ 9 ! ?IRD P]IOD ( ! ,AUTONOM\S ,C\NCIL4 

,QUE/IONS 

,H[ >E ! FAMILIES ( ! FALL5 COMPAN]OS SUPPORT$1 = EXAMPLE ! FAMILY ( COMPAN]O ,FRANCISCO ,GOMEZ8 

,WE ALL KN[ ?AT BY AGREEM5T 9 ! ZONE OR BY AGREEM5T 9 ! REGIONS1 ! FAMILIES ( ! COMPAN]OS :O LO/ !IR LIFE >E ALWAYS SUPPORT$1 ! FAMILIES >E SUPPORT$ ) BASIC GRA9S1 ?IS IS H[ HIS COMPAN]A WAS SUPPORT$1 ! FAMILY ( COMPAN]O ,FRANCISCO ,GOMEZ4 

,:AT IS ! ROLE ( ! CIVIL JUDGE & :O HAS ?AT POSITION1 >E !RE COMPAN]OS & COMPAN]AS8 

,! CIVIL JUDGE IS 9 *>GE ( RECORD+ ! BOYS & GIRLS 9 \R AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES4 ,9 ! BEG9N+ 9 \R MUNICIPALITIES ONLY COMPAN]OS W]E NAM$4 

,H[ MANY PEOPLE MAKE UP ! ,C\NCIL 9 EA* MUNICIPALITY8 

,:5 WE BEGAN 9 EA* MUNICIPALITY !RE W]E SIX PEOPLE & ACCORD+LY !Y W]E PRES5T+ DIFF]5T NE$S WE SAW ?AT IT WAS BETT] TO NAME O!R PEOPLE1 LIKE ! AGR>IAN COMMITTEE1 ! HONOR & JU/ICE COMMITTEE4 ,FIR/ #f PEOPLE 5T]$ AS MEMB]S ( ! ,C\NCIL & N[ !RE >E #ad MEMB]S1 ?AT IS H[ WE >E WORK+ 9 ! F\R MUNICIPALITIES4 

,>E !RE COMPAN]AS AS AU?ORITIES 9 ! MUNICIPALITIES8 

,9 ! BEG9N+ :5 ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES BEGAN TO FUNCTION ALMO/ 5TIRELY MALE COMPAS 5T]$1 N[ 9 ! SECOND P]IOD1 9 ! MUNICIPALITY ,RIC>DO ,FLORES ,MAGON1 TWO COMPAN]AS W5T 91 ! SAME 9 O!R MUNICIPALITIES ! COMPAN]AS BEGAN TO P>TICIPATE 9 EA* MUNICIPALITY4 

,H[ MANY COMPAN]AS >E !RE 9 EA* MUNICIPALITY CURR5TLY8 

,! AGREEM5T ?AT WAS MADE 9 ! ASSEMBLY ( EA* AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITY & 9 ! ZONE ASSEMBLY WAS ?AT SEV5 COMPAN]OS & SEV5 COMPAN]AS >E GO+ TO P>TICIPATE1 BUT !RE >E SOME MUNICIPALITIES :]E ! COMPAN]AS /ILL DO NOT WANT TO P>TICIPATE1 = ?AT REASON IT IS ?AT /ILL WE >E NOT P>TICIPAT+ EQUALLY ) ! COMPAN]AS4 

,:AT DO Y\ DO SO ?AT ! AGREEM5T ?AT WAS MADE IS FULFILL$8 

,! AU?ORITIES ( EA* C\NCIL1 ! ,C,C,R,I ITSELF1 !Y >E LOOK+ = ! WAY H[ TO MAKE G5D] EQUALITY SO ?AT ! AGREEM5T MADE 9 EA* MUNICIPALITY IS FULFILL$4 ,WE ?9K ?AT LIKE ?IS WE CAN MAKE ! WORK LEVEL1 COMPAN]AS & COMPAN]OS4 

,:AT IS IT ?AT HAS BE5 DONE SO ?AT WOM5 P>TICIPATE1 HAS IT BE5 A*IEV$ OR HAS IT NOT BE5 A*IEV$8 

,MORE OR LESS1 BECAUSE 9 ,RIC>DO ,FLORES ,MAGON !RE ! COMPAN]A IS ALREADY !RE1 %E ALREADY REMA9$ AS PRESID5T ( ! ,AUTONOM\S ,C\NCIL1 ! SAME 9 ,FRANCISCO ,VILLA1 9 ,SAN ,MANUEL !RE N[ IS P>TICIPATION ( ! COMPAN]AS4 ,WE >E MORE OR LESS SUCCE$+ 9 CONV9C+ ! COMPAN]AS TO WORK 9 AUTONOMY ALSO4 

,DUR+ ! P]IOD ?AT Y\ HAVE PASS$ AS C\NCILS1 HAVE ! COMPAN]AS COV]$ ! POSITIONS OR W]E !RE P]IODS 9 :I* ! COMPAN]AS FROM Y\R ZONE DID NOT P>TICIPATE8 

,!RE >E MUNICIPALITIES :]E AS ( N[ !Y DO NOT HAVE EV5 #b.01 NOR #e.0 ( P>TICIPATION BY ! COMPAN]AS4 ,BUT WE >E TRY+ TO SEE H[ TO DO ! WORK1 H[ TO CONV9CE ! COMPAN]AS TO WORK AS AU?ORITY ALSO1 ! IDEA IS = US TO WORK TOGE!R ) ! COMPAN]AS SO ?AT IT IS SE5 ?AT YES WE DO HAVE ! EQUAL RI<T TO P>TICIPATE 9 AUTONOMY4 

,H[ IS CONV9C+ DONE 9 EA* T[N OR :AT IS IT ?AT IT IS DONE8 

,:AT IS DONE !RE 9 EA* ZONE ASSEMBLY1 IS ?AT WE >E TRY+ TO SAY OR TO MAKE MORE AGREEM5TS ) ! AU?ORITIES ( EA* EJIDO SO ?AT !Y NAME COMPAN]AS SO ?AT !Y P>TICIPATE ALSO 9 :I*EV] WORK ( AUTONOMY1 = EXAMPLE HEAL?1 $UCATION1 OR 9 ! ,C\NCIL1 9 ! VIGILANCE COMMISSION & C\NCIL4 ,BUT ,I CANNOT LIE H]E SAY+ ?AT WE ALREADY DID ! WORK #a.01 MORE OR LESS !RE >E SOME :O >E ALREADY P>TICIPAT+1 BUT ,I DO NOT KN[ H[ WE >E GO+ TO MAKE IT MORE1 = ?AT ,I BELIEVE WE >E DO+ ?IS %>+ IDEAS ?+1 ,I BELIEVE !RE WE >E GO+ TO GO SEE+1 ORGANIZ+ MORE 9 EA* ZONE4 

,CEF]9O 7,=M] ,MEMB] ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,M,>,E,Z ,RIC>DO ,FLORES ,MAGON7 

,:AT WE >E DO+ TO PROMOTE ! P>TICIPATION ( ! COMPAN]AS1 9 ! ZONE MEET+S :AT IS DONE !RE IS ?AT AG5T1 COMMISSION] COMPAN]AS ATT5D1 & 9 ?AT MEET+ ! NECESSITY = P>TICIPATION ( ! COMPAN]AS IS EXPLA9$1 = EXAMPLE 9 ! MUNICIPALITIES1 9 ! ,JUNTA4 ,BECAUSE WE SEE ?AT !RE >E MI/AKES1 ?AT ! %IFTS ON ! ,JUNTA >E NOT COV]$ WELL1 9 ! CASE ( ! ,C\NCIL & ! ,JUNTA !RE IS MORE NECESSITY = COMPAN]AS BECAUSE ! %IFTS >E NOT COV]$ WELL4 

,9 ! MEET+S WE GIVE ! TASKS ( ! AG5TS & COMMISSION]1 SO ?AT !Y MEET 9 !IR T[N TOO & ?OSE AG5TS & COMMISSION]S P>TICIPATE 9 CONV9C+ ! COMPAN]AS ( ! IMPORTANCE ( P>TICIPATION1 BECAUSE WE SEE ?AT IT IS V]Y IMPORTANT = WOM5 TO P>TICIPATE4 ,! AG5TS & COMMISSION]S >E ! ONES :O C>RY ?AT TASK TO EXPLA9 9 ! COMMUNITIES1 9 ! T[NS1 SO ?AT ! COMPAN]AS >E CONV9C$1 SO ?AT !Y >E 5C\RAG$ H[ !Y CAN P>TICIPATE4 

,:AT DO ! COMPAN]AS 9 Y\R COMMUNITY DO AS COMMISSION]S1 AS AG5TS8 

,! FEMALE AG5TS 9 MY VILLAGE1 = EXAMPLE1 !Y >E ! ONES :O CONTROL ! T[N1 !Y WAT* OV] 9 SOME PROBLEMS1 LITTLE PROBLEMS ( PEOPLE1 ( ANIMALS ?AT >E H>MFUL1 ! AG5T IS ! ONE :O IS 9 *>GE ( SOLV+ ?AT TYPE ( PROBLEM4 ,!Y ALSO DO MEET+S TO GIVE ORI5TATIONS TO AVOID PROBLEMS ) ALCOHOLIC BEV]AGES1 ) DRUG ADDICTION1 9 EA* MEET+ ! COMPAN]AS P>TICIPATE GIV+ ?AT ORI5TATION SO ?AT !SE S]I\S PROBLEMS DO NOT COME4 ,! COMMISSION]S ALSO DO MEET+S TO TALK AB\T L&1 AB\T B\ND>Y C>E1 AB\T ! USE ( AGRO-*EMICALS4 ,EV]Y?+ ?AT WE HAVE PLANN$ BE=E1 LIKE RULES1 IS :AT ! COMMISSION]S & AG5TS H&LE )9 ! T[NS4 

,! COMPAN]AS :O HAVE COME TO BE AG5TS CAN !Y N[ SOLVE PROBLEMS 9 ! COMMUNITIES ALONE OR >E !Y SUPPORT$ BY ! COMPAN]OS8 

,9 MY COMMUNITY ! COMPAN]AS SOMETIMES REQUE/ ! SUPPORT ( A LOCAL AU?ORITY1 LIKE ! P]SON 9- *>GE1 TO LI/5 IF IT IS ?AT SOMETIMES !Y CANNOT P>TICIPATE WELL1 SO !Y ASK = A REASON OR ?+S LIKE ?AT4 ,MANY TIMES ?AT HAPP5S1 BUT !RE >E MOM5TS :5 !Y >E NOT !RE1 ! LOCAL AU?ORITIES1 ! COMPAN]AS DO ! WORK ALONE4 ,= EXAMPLE 9 MY COMMUNITY !RE IS AN AG5T :O IS A COMPAN]A1 SUB/ITUTE :O IS ALSO A COMPAN]A1 SO ! TWO ( !M HAVE RESOLV$ PROBLEMS ALONE1 AS !Y HAVE ALREADY SE5 H[ IT IS DONE ONE OR TWO TIMES !Y FOLL[ ?AT EXAMPLE & MAKE ! SOLUTION1 ,I AM TAK+ AB\T RECOV]$ L&S4 

,9 ! BEG9N+ YES AS IF ! COMPAN]AS FEEL ?AT !Y CANNOT DO IT1 !Y REQUE/ ! HELP ( ! P]SONS 9-*>GE1 ( O!R AU?ORITIES :O >E LIKE LI/5]S SO ?AT !Y MAY GO ALONG SUPPORT+1 BUT RI<T N[ WE >E SEE+ ?AT ! COMPAN]AS EV]Y DAY >E DO+ ! WORK & GIV+ SOLUTION1 !RE IS WORK 9 :I* !Y ORGANIZE ALONE & ! SUPPORT ( A P]SON 9-*>GE IS NO LONG] NECESS>Y BECAUSE ! COMPAS ALREADY >E MORE OR LESS C>RY+ \T ?AT WORK 9 !IR COMMUNITIES4 

,FELIPE 7,=M] ,MEMB] ( ! ,AUTONOM\S ,C\NCIL4 ,M,>,E,Z ,SAN ,MANUEL7 

,! AGREEM5T ( ! ZONE :]E WE >E WORK+ IS ?AT EA* T[N HAS TO NAME !IR AG5T1 COMMISSION]1 & AT ! SAME TIME !Y HAVE TO TAKE ! COMPAN]AS 9TO ! PRACTICE1 !Y =M !IR COMMISSION]S1 BUT WORK TOGE!R TO LE>N ALSO4 ,IF !RE IS A T[N ISSUE1 !Y >E ! ONES :O >E 9 *>GE ( FIX+ ! ISSUE1 BUT TOGE!R4 

,OR RA!R ! S*OOL ( ! COMPAN]AS IS 9 ! SAME T[N8 

,YES1 IT IS LIKE ?AT4 ,! COMMISSION]S = US >E ! ONES :O TAKE C>E 9 MATT]S ( L&1 ! FEMALE COMMISSION]S AS WELL DO ?AT SO ?AT !Y C>RY !M 9TO PRACTICE BECAUSE ONE DAY !Y >E GO+ TO COME TO ANO!R POSITION1 = EXAMPLE A COMPAN]A COMMISSION] C\LD COME TO BE A MUNICIPAL AU?ORITY AS ! AGR>IAN COMMISSION1 A T[N AG5T C\LD COME TO BE A C\NCILMEMB]4 ,?AT IS ! P>TICIPATION ?AT WE >E PROMOT+ TOGE!R ) ! COMPAN]AS4 

,9 Y\R ZONE CAN IT BE SAID ?AT IT IS ! MAJORITY ( T[NS :I* ALREADY HAVE WOM5 AU?ORITIES OR IS IT ! M9ORITY8 

,IT IS ALREADY A MAJORITY ( T[NS :I* HAVE COMPAN]AS P>TICIPAT+ AS AUTONOM\S AU?ORITIES4 ,9 EA* MEET+1 ZONE MEET+S & MUNICIPAL MEET+S1 IT IS ALWAYS EXPLA9$ TO !M1 ! COMPAN]OS & COMPAN]AS >E BECOM+ AW>E ?AT !Y >E ALREADY P>TICIPAT+1 9 ! COMMUNITIES :I* /ILL DO NOT HAVE 
P>TICIPATION ( COMPAN]AS ! NAM+ ( COMPAN]AS 9 ! POSITIONS IS BE+ PROMOT$ SO ?AT LIKE ?AT !Y MAY GO LE>N+ ALSO H[ WE >E GO+ TO GOV]N 9 \R T[N1 ON \R MUNICIPALITIES1 9 \R C>ACOLES4 

,?OSE COMPAN]AS1 ?OSE :I* >E DO+ ! WORK1 H[ DO !Y FEEL8 ,IS !RE SOME COMM5T>Y OR REASONS ?AT Y\ HAVE HE>D8 

,:AT ! COMPAN]AS OV] !RE HAVE SAID1 LIKE N[ !Y TAKE IT 9TO PRACTICE1 !Y HAVE N[ MADE ! WORK1 :AT !Y HAVE SAID IS ?AT !Y N[ FEEL 9CR$IBLE ) !IR RI<TS & N[ !Y SAY 0WE CAN SEE ?AT WE TOO CAN 9DE$ DO ?IS WORK40 ,& NOT ONLY >E !Y GO+ TO DO ?AT BUT !Y >E GO+ TO CONT9UE MORE1 JU/ AS WE :O >E 9 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO >E DO+ RI<T N[1 !Y >E 9 ! ,C\NCIL1 NOT ONLY 9 ! T[N BUT RA!R !Y >E ALREADY WORK+ 9 ! ZONE4 

,! AU?ORITIES & ! COMMITTEES 9 EA* T[N1 9 EA* REGION1 >E 9 *>GE ( 5C\RAG+ ! COMPAN]AS MORE1 !Y DO VISITS 9 EA* T[N TO 5C\RAGE !M4 ,BUT !RE IS A DETAIL !RE1 ,I ?9K ?AT 9 ALL ! C>ACOLES ?IS EXI/S1 BECAUSE MA*ISMO TRU?FULLY HAS NOT F9I%$1 ?AT IS :AT !RE IS /ILL 9 ! DADS & 9 ! HUSB&S4 

,!RE >E TIMES ?AT ! COMPAN]A WANTS TO DO ! WORK BUT SOMETIMES H] DAD DOES NOT GIVE H] A *ANCE1 IF %E IS S+E HE TELLS H] ?AT NO BECAUSE %E MI<T GO (F ) A COMPA4 ,?AT IS ! PROBLEM ?AT WE HAVE HAD BUT WE HAVE RESOLV$ IT1 :AT WE DO IS GO TO VISIT ! COMPA OR H] DAD1 CONV9CE HIM TO GIVE HIS DAU<T] *ANCE BECAUSE %E HAS ! RI<T TO DO ! WORK1 WE >E /RUGGL+ = ?AT1 IT IS 9 ! DEM&S4 ,& LIKE ?IS SOMETIMES WE SUCCESSFULLY CONV9CE ! COMPA & IF NOT1 AS WE HAVE DIFF]5T ATTITUDE1 SOMETIMES ! COMPA SAYS 0NO1 ,I AM ! ONE 9 *>GE1 ,I AM H] FA!R & :AT80 ,BUT WELL1 WE SEEK ! WAY H[ TO CONV9CE HIM1 SOMETIMES WE CAN1 SOMETIMES NO4 

,IT IS NECESS>Y TO BE CLE>1 NOT BECAUSE IT IS \R ZONE WE SAY ?AT !RE IS NOT ?AT PROBLEM1 IT IS NECESS>Y TO TALK AB\T ! PROBLEMS ?AT !RE HAVE BE54 ,?AT ! HEAVIE/ ?+ = US1 IF WE W]E TO F9I% ) ?AT MA*ISMO ! COMPAN]AS W\LD BE WORK+ JU/ LIKE US1 ?AT W\LD BE #a.0 FROM ! WOM5 & #a.0 FROM ! M5 OR #e.04 ,BUT SOMETIMES ! M5 >E ! MAJORITY & ! WOM5 >E ! M9ORITY :O WORK 9 EA* (FICE1 9 EA* >EA4 ,?AT IS ! DETAIL ?AT WE HAVE !RE 9 \R ,C>ACOL1 BUT ,I ?9K ?AT EXI/S 9 O!R C>ACOLES1 OR IF NOT WELL !N MU* BETT]4 

,BEG9N+ AT :AT AGE IS RESPONSIBILITY GIV5 TO ! COMPAN]AS SO ?AT !Y MAY RECEIVE POSITIONS8 

,TO BE AN AU?ORITY COMPAN]AS #af YE>S &-UP & UNTIL :]E !Y CAN1 :5 %E IS ALREADY V]Y OLD ALSO ,I ?9K ?AT IT CANNOT BE DONE4 

,WORK ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO 

,CORNELIO 7,=M] ,MEMB] ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,M,>,E,Z ,FRANCISCO ,GOMEZ7 

,?OSE W]E ! FIR/ /EPS ?AT WE TOOK 9 \R AUTONOMY4 ,) ! DISAPPE>ANCE ( \R ,AGUASCALI5TES1 :5 ! ,C>ACOLES W]E BORN & ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO W]E =M$1 !SE SAME COMPAN]OS1 ?OSE :O FIR/ REALIZ$ ! WORK FROM #aiif TO #b#c1 9 ACCORDANCE ) ! ADVANCE ( \R AUTONOMY1 !Y !MSELVES REALIZ$ ?IS WORK1 BUT !N ) ! ROLE ( TWO (FICES1 VIGILANCE & ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 TAK+ #a-DAY %IFTS 9 A ROTATIONAL WAY4 

,!Y HAD !IR %IFTS 9 ! GR\P BUT !Y DID NOT HAVE A P]IOD = H[ LONG ! POSITION ( ! AU?ORITIES IS GO+ TO LA/1 SO IT IS ?AT ONE ( ! ASSEMBLIES ( LOCAL & REGIONAL P]SONS 9-*>GE1 APPROV$ HAV+ A P]IOD ( ?REE YE>S 9 ! ROLE ( !IR POSITION4 ,!N ONCE ! AU?ORITIES ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO ASSUM$ ! RESPONSIBILITY ( BE+ AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5TS1 ( ! ADM9I/RATION & BEGAN TO CONTROL EQUITY1 ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! F\R MUNICIPALITIES1 ! V>I\S AU?ORITIES4 

,:5 ?OSE FIR/ SIX AU?ORITY COMPAN]OS WORK$1 BE=E ! =MATION ( ! C>ACOLES1 EA* MUNICIPALITY HAD CONTROL ( ITS T]RITORY1 BUT !N ONCE ! AU?ORITIES ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO W]E =M$ !Y BEGAN TO ADM9I/] ! V>I\S WORK >EAS4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ! P]C5TAGES 9 ! DONATIONS FROM ! SOLID>Y BRO!RS & SI/]S1 ALSO ! COMPAS FROM ! ,JUNTA BEGAN TO SEE IT1 BECAUSE BE=E !SE AU?ORITIES BEGAN TO FUNCTION EA* MUNICIPALITY SAW IT1 BUT ! AUTONOM\S AU?ORITIES 9 ! ZONE N[ BE+ =M$ !Y >E ! ONES :O ADM9I/] IT1 !Y SAW 9 :AT WAY ?AT MONEY WAS GO+ TO BE WORK$1 ! P]C5TAGES & EV]Y?+4 

,! ,C>ACOL C5T] :]E ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO IS ALSO REMA9$ AS AN ASSEMBLY C5T] TO DISCUSS & PLAN :AT TO DO1 TO MAKE EA* COMM& ( ! PEOPLE BE FULFILL$4 ,9 VIGILANCE1 ?OSE :O REALIZ$ ! WORK W]E ALSO ! ,C,C,R,I COMPAN]OS1 !IR ROLE IS TO WAT* OV] ! AU?ORITIES 9 ADM9I/RATION1 9 ! IMP>T+ ( JU/ICE & 9 EV]Y TYPE ( WORK4 ,?AT WAS ! ROLE ( VIGILANCE SO ?AT LIKE ?IS WE DO NOT TAKE ANO!R PA? ?AT IS NOT FROM \R AUTONOMY4 

,>TEMIO 7,=M] ,MEMB] ( ! ,AUTONOM\S ,C\NCIL4 ,M,>,E,Z ,RIC>DO ,FLORES ,MAGON7 

,:5 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO BEGAN TO FUNCTION ! ZONE MADE ! AGREEM5T ?AT ! AUTONOM\S C\NCILS !MSELVES W\LD GO ON TO A %IFT AS MEMB]S ( ! ,JUNTA1 AS IF !Y HAVE TWO POSITIONS4 ,! SAME ,AUTONOM\S ,C\NCIL WORK$ TWO DAYS 9 ! MUNICIPALITY TO ATT5D TO ! NE$S ( ! PEOPLE & :5 !Y W]E RESPONSIBLE = !IR WORK 9 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO !Y HAD TO GO TO WORK #a DAYS 9 ! C5T] ( ! ,C>ACOL4 

,LIKE ?IS WE BEGAN TO WORK1 LIKE ?IS WE WORK$ FIVE YE>S1 BUT WE SAW ?AT IT IS A MI/AKE JU/ H[ WE DID IT BECAUSE ! C\NCILMEMB]S WORK 9 !IR MUNICIPALITY & AGA9 GO TO WORK ANO!R TIME 9 ! ,JUNTA4 ,WE SAW ?AT IT IS A V]Y HEAVY JOB & AT TIMES WE CANNOT DO ALL ! WORK1 AT TIMES WE DO NOT UND]/& H[ TO DO IT1 ?AT IS :Y BETT] IF MEMB]S W]E NAM$ = ! ,JUNTA & ! AUTONOM\S C\NCILMEMB]S !N /AY$ TO WORK P]MAN5TLY 9 !IR MUNICIPALITIES4 ,! PROBLEM ?AT WE SEE IS ?AT !Y NO LONG] MANAG$ TO SEE ALL 
! WORK >EAS1 $UCATION1 HEAL?1 & = ?IS MOTIVE IT WAS SE5 ?AT IT IS MORE BETT] TO NAME P]SONNEL SO ?AT ! WORK REMA9S MORE /RUCTUR$4 

,:5 WE W]E WORK+ AS 9 TWO POSITIONS AT ! SAME TIME !RE WAS NO POSSIBILITY1 !RE WAS NO TIME TO SEE H[ TO DO ! ACTIVITIES ?AT >E DONE 9 ! F\R MUNICIPALITIES1 AT TIMES WE JU/ D$ICAT$ \RSELVES TO SEE+ ONE MUNICIPALITY4 ,AL?\< WE W]E WORK+ 9 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO BUT AT ! SAME TIME WE W]E WORK+ 9 \R MUNICIPALITY & PLUS WE C>RI$ ! RESPONSIBILITY ( \R MUNICIPALITY4 

,AFT] ! COMPAN]OS :O W]E GO+ TO BE AU?ORITIES 9 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO W]E NAM$ O!R NECESSITIES W]E SE54 ,9 #bh WE SAW ! NECESSITY TO =M ! ,9=MATION (FICE1 BECAUSE FROM #bc TO #bg !RE W]E JU/ TWO (FICES1 ,VIGILANCE & ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 ) ?OSE TWO (FICES WE DID ! WORK 9 ?AT TIME4 ,! AGREEM5T ?AT CAME \T 9 ! ZONE WAS SO ?AT = ! VIGILANCE ! T[NS FROM ! F\R MUNICIPALITIES W\LD %IFT1 ! ,C,C,R,I FOLKS NO LONG] TOOK %IFTS 9 VIGILANCE4 ,:5 ! 9=MATION (FICE WAS =M$ ! ,C,C,R,I FOLKS /AY$ TO WORK 9 ! 9=MATION (FICE1 !Y REMA9$ AS RESPONSIBLE = SEE+ ! ORGANIZATIONS & ! COLLECTIVES1 ?AT IS CIVIL SOCIETY1 :O WANT$ TO KN[ H[ WE >E WORK+ 9 \R AUTONOMY4 

,LIKE ?IS WE =M$ ! ?REE (FICES BUT EA* ONE WAS NOT 9 ITS PLACE1 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO HAD TO HAVE A RELATION%IP ) VIGILANCE & 9=MATION1 BECAUSE !Y >E DIFF]5T ISSUES & PROBLEMS1 :]E WE SEE ?AT ! ,JUNTA CANNOT SOLVE & ?AT IS :Y WE HAVE TO AS = REASON1 ORI5TATION1 ) ! COMPAN]OS FROM 9=MATION & ALSO FROM VIGILANCE SO ?AT TOGE!R WE C>RY ! WORK4 ,IF !RE IS A PROBLEM1 IF !RE IS A JOB FROM ANO!R >EA LIKE HEAL?1 $UCATION1 WE HAVE TO CONSULT ! (FICES ( VIGILANCE & 9=MATION1 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO CANNOT COMM& ALONE1 BECAUSE IT IS WAT*$ BY ! T[NS1 = ?AT VIGILANCE IS !RE1 !Y WAT* OV] TO MAKE SURE WE >E RESPECT+ ! AGREEM5T ?AT WE HAVE ) ! ZONE4 

,! WORK ( ! ,JUNTA WAS LIKE ?IS FROM #bc TO #b#h4 ,ON ,MAY #b?1 #bh ?OSE *ANGES W]E MADE & #bd AU?ORITIES W]E *OS5 = ! ,JUNTA :O >E GO+ TO WORK P]MAN5TLY1 BECAUSE BE=E ! F\R MUNICIPALITIES TOOK %IFTS & IT WAS A GREAT DEAL ( WORK1 ! *ANGES 9 %IFTS SOMETIMES TOOK MON?S1 TWO OR ?REE MON?S1 & :5 !RE W]E P5D+ ISSUES IT DID NOT GET 9TO ! KN[L$GE ( ?OSE :O >RIV$ TO ! NEW %IFT4 ,:5 ! #bd ELEM5TS W]E *OS5 ONLY = ! ,JUNTA !Y ORGANIZ$ 9TO ?REE %IFTS ( EI<T COMPAN]OS EA* %IFT & EA* %IFT LA/$ = #a DAYS4 ,?AT IS :AT !Y AGRE$ UPON TO C>RY ! PROCESS MORE CONT9U\SLY1 TO NOT =GET :5 \R %IFT CAME AGA91 !RE WAS ONLY FIFTE5 DAYS TIME TO GO SEE \R WORK & !N WE RETURN$1 WE W]E ALMO/ P]MAN5T4 

,!SE *ANGES W]E MADE TO BETT] ! WAY ( SEE+ ! ACTIVITIES ?AT W]E BE+ REALIZ$1 BECAUSE !RE >E JOBS :I* >E P5D+ & CANNOT BE DONE1 ! ,C>ACOL WAS ORGANIZ$ LIKE ?IS1 WE WORK$ LIKE ?IS UNTIL #b#a#a4 ,! WORK BEGAN TO BE SE51 BEGAN TO BE ORGANIZ$ BY WORK >EA1 DIVID$ AMONG #bd COMPAN]OS1 BUT 9 ?AT !RE ALSO W]E FAILURES BECAUSE !RE >E COMPAN]OS :O CANNOT FOLL[-?R\< 9 ?OSE POSITIONS1 !Y FAIL$ 9 !IR %IFTS1 !Y C\LD NOT FULFILL = SOME NECESSITIES OR SICKNESSES1 BUT WE W5T C>RY+ ! WORK ( HEAL?1 $UCATION1 EV]Y?+ WAS DONE ) MEET+S TOGE!R ) ! COMMITTEES ALSO4 

,ANY D\BT ?AT WE HAD 9 ! ,JUNTA (FICE & WE C\LD NOT RESOLVE ALONE1 ! NECESSITY WAS SE5 TO MEET ) ! COMMITTEES1 ) ! C\NCILS1 ) ! COORD9ATORS ( ! >EAS 9 :I* IT WAS SE5 ?AT ORGANIZATION WAS LACK+ & LIKE !SE EV]YONE PLANN$ TO SEE H[ WE C\LD GIVE FOLL[-UP OR H[ WE C\LD IMPROVE4 ,AGREEM5TS W]E ALWAYS S\<T1 EV]YONE TOGE!R1 NO ONE DID ON ! CRIT]IA ( ONLY ONE P]SON1 ( ONLY ONE AU?ORITY1 LIKE ?IS IT WAS DONE 9 ALL ! >EAS4 ,9 JU/ICE AS WELL1 IF !RE IS A PROBLEM ?AT WE SEE ?AT WE CANNOT SOLVE ALONE OR C\LD BR+ US PROBLEMS1 WE HAVE TO ASK 9=MATION1 VIGILANCE1 = SUPPORT1 EV]YONE TOGE!R DISCUSS+ IT1 ANALYZ+ IT1 IF IT IS GOOD LIKE ?AT OR IT IS BAD LIKE ?AT1 TO >RIVE AT A GOOD SOLUTION ?AT DOES NOT GIVE US PROBLEMS4 

,?AT IS :Y ! VIGILANCE (FICE IS ALSO !RE1 ! VIGILANCE P]SONNEL >E SUPPORT BASES ( ! PEOPLE4 ,ALL ! T[NS ALSO HAVE TO TAKE %IFTS1 ALL ! T[NS HAVE TO PASS 9 %IFTS SO ?AT ! T[NS ALSO KN[ H[ ! ,JUNTA'S WORK IS BE+ DONE1 BECAUSE !Y HAVE TO >RIVE TO 9=M 9 ! T[NS4 

,CEF]9O 7,=M] ,MEMB] ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,M,>,E,Z ,RIC>DO ,FLORES ,MAGON7 

,AB\T ! WAY H[ WE WANT TO C>RY ! WORK1 MANY TIMES ONLY ! ,JUNTA CANNOT DO IT1 AL?\< IT CROSSES \R M9D1 AL?\< IT COMES TO M9D1 IT HAS TO BE ON ! BASE ( COORD9ATION ) ! C\NCILS1 ) ! COMMITTEES1 SO ?AT IDEA :I* WE ?9K CAN BE DONE1 LIKE ?IS WE SEE 9 SOME CASES4 

,= EXAMPLE1 9 ! POSITIONS1 9 ! RESPONSIBILITIES1 !RE WE SEE ! DIFFICULTIES ?AT !RE IS MU* WORK TO DO1 ! TIME :5 ,I WAS 9 ! POSITION WE SAW ?AT AT TIMES ! ELEM5TS ( ! ,JUNTA FAIL & ! WORK EXI/S4 ,= EXAMPLE1 9 ?AT TIME !RE W]E NO CL9IC DRIV]S1 ! ,JUNTA HAD TO BE ! DRIV]1 HAD TO BE ! COOK1 HAD TO GO GET WOOD1 HAD MANY ?+S TO DO & ASIDE IT HAD TO DO ITS WORK 9 ! (FICE ALSO1 WE HAD TO /UDY ! WORK ?AT REMA9$ P5D+ OR O!R WORK 9 ! MUNICIPALITY ?AT HAD NOT BE5 ABLE TO BE RESOLV$1 AS IF ! TIME WAS NOT 5\<4 ,IT CROSS$ \R M9D ?AT WE DID NE$ ! SUPPORT ( ANO!R DRIV] ON ! SIDE BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE HAD TO BR+ AN URG5TLY ILL-P]SON AT MIDNI<T1 ! ,JUNTA HAD TO GO BR+ !M1 WE >RIV$ AT ?REE OR F\R 9 ! MORN+4 ,?AT CROSS$ \R M9D1 ?AT SOMEONE WAS NECESS>Y TO DO ?AT1 BUT WE C\LD NOT SOLVE IT1 IT >OSE BUT IT C\LD NOT BE DONE4 

,I SAW 9 ?AT TIME ?AT !RE WAS A GREAT DEAL ( WORK ?AT YE> BECAUSE !RE WAS NO DRIV]4 ,RI<T N[ ,I SEE ?AT !Y N[ >E HAV+ DRIV]S TAKE %IFTS = ! CL9ICS1 BUT !IR WORK IS ON ! SIDE1 ?AT ONE DOES NOT WORK 9 ! ,JUNTA1 ASIDE FROM ?AT IS WA%+ !IR C>1 *ECK+ ! TIRES1 FILL+ ! TANK ) GASOL9E4 ,IT IS IMPROV+ A BIT MORE 9 ?AT CASE & ,I ?9K LIKE ?IS LITTLE BY LITTLE IT IS GO+ TO GET BETT]1 PROVID$ ?AT WE >E ?9K+ & SEE+ :AT ! NECESSITIES >E ?AT >E GO+ TO >ISE1 BECAUSE ! WORK 9 ! ZONE OR 9 ! MUNICIPALITY LITTLE BY LITTLE IS 9CREAS+4 ,LITTLE BY LITTLE MORE COMPAN]AS >E GO+ TO BE P>TICIPAT+ BECAUSE ! WORK IS BE+ BORN4 

,ONE EXAMPLE ( MY %IFT3 !RE WAS A JOB TO DIAGNOSE :AT SICKNESS IS MO/ FREQU5T 9 ! MUNICIPALITIES & IT C\LD NOT BE DET]M9$ 9 ! ,JUNTA1 NOR ) ! 9=MATION (FICE1 ,I HAD TO ASK = SUPPORT IF IT W\LD BE DONE OR NOT4 ,) ! SUPPORT ( ! COMM& ! 9=MATION WAS REQUE/$ FROM ! MUNICIPALITIES1 SOME MUNICIPALITIES DID NOT ACT1 SOME MUNICIPALITIES GAVE ?AT RESPONSE1 !Y CONSULT$ ! PEOPLE :AT SICKNESS IS MO/ FREQU5T1 BECAUSE !RE WAS A TYPHOID \TBREAK1 BUT ! C\NCILS DID NOT DO4 ,SO ALL ! WORK IS DONE :5 IT WORKS WELL1 IT IS LIKE A MA*9E1 :5 A MA*9E DOES NOT WORK A PI/ON OR A CYL9D] 9 A C> DOES NOT GO UP & D[N1 IT HAS NO =CE4 ,?AT IS :AT HAPP5$ 9 \R AU?ORITY1 AL?\< ! ,JUNTA ?9KS OR WANTS TO PUT ITS PROPOSAL = APPROVAL ) ! ASSEMBLY SOMETIMES IS CANNOT BE DONE & IT IS LEFT LIKE ?AT BUT IT IS A NECESSITY4 

,?AT IS :AT WE SEE1 ?AT ! COORD9ATION AMONG ALL IS V]Y IMPORTANT ALONG ) TAK+ \RSELVES 9TO ACC\NT AMONG ALL TO BE ABLE TO TAKE \T ! NEW PROPOSALS & IDEAS ON H[ TO BE ABLE TO WORK4 ,! IMPORTANT ?+ IS NOT LOS+ CONTACT ) ! T[NS BECAUSE 9 !SE TIMES ( WORK1 ,I HE> ?AT !RE >E ?+S :I* W]E DONE ) ANALYSIS ( ! PEOPLE & N[ !Y CAN BE DONE )\T CONSULT+ ! PEOPLE1 !Y CAN *ANGE A FEW LETT]S )\T ! PEOPLE KN[+ IT1 SO ?AT IS A PROBLEM ALSO ?AT WE CAN UNCONTROL ! PEOPLE1 BECAUSE :5 WE TEA* ! PEOPLE1 WE EXPLA9 TO !M & :5 SUDD5LY WE LEAVE ! PEOPLE TO ONE SIDE1 !Y TALK1 !Y DISCUSS4 

,?AT CAN BR+ NONCON=MITY OR !Y TALK BAD AB\T ! AU?ORITIES1 & MANY TIMES IT IS NECESS>Y TO EXPLA9 IT TO ! PEOPLE1 ! ,JUNTA HAS TO BE CLE> ) ! SEV5 PR9CIPLES4 ,IT IS CONV9C+ ! PEOPLE NOT DEFEAT+ !M ) =CE H[EV] AN AU?ORITY MAY1 ! REASON HAS TO BE EXPLA9$ = MODIFY+ SOME RULES OR SOME AGREEM5TS1 IT HAS TO BE EXPLA9$ TO ! PEOPLE SO ?AT ! PEOPLE DO NOT LOSE SPIRIT1 DO NOT BECOME UNCONTROLL$4 ,IF IT IS NOT CONSULT$ ) ! PEOPLE !RE NONCON=MITY IS BORN & !N ! PEOPLE GO AB\T DEMORALIZ$1 ?AT IS :Y ,I SAY IT1 IT IS NECESS>Y TO ALWAYS BE /UCK TO ! PEOPLE4 

,!RE >E T[NS ALSO ?AT WANT TO DO A ?+ )\T ! MAJORITY1 SO ALSO IT IS NECESS>Y TO EXPLA9 ?AT IT CANNOT BE DONE1 SOME CASES HAPP5$ TO US 9 ?AT WAY1 !RE >E T[NS ?AT COME TO ! (FICE & EV5 RAISE !IR VOICE AGA9/ ! AU?ORITIES BUT WE CANNOT ACCEPT :AT !Y WANT TO DO BECAUSE IT DEP5DS ON ! MAJORITY4 ,9 ?AT IT IS NECESS>Y TO BE CLE>1 BUT IT IS EXPLA9+ TO ! PEOPLE & TRY+ TO CONV9CE !M1 BR+ !M TO UND]/& ! REASON = :Y !SE ?+S >E DONE4 

,?AT IS :AT ,I ?9K1 COMPAN]OS1 & ?AT IS :AT ,I TRY TO EXPLA9 ( ! SEV5 PR9CIPLES1 IT IS :AT ,I UND]/&1 A BIT ( :AT ,I LE>N$4 ,I DID NOT LE>N MU* BUT ,I ONLY WORK$ ?REE YE>S & LITTLE BY LITTLE ,I WAS REALIZ+ ?AT RI<T AT ! TIME ! JOB C\LD NOT BE DONE EASILY BECAUSE WE 5T]$ AS NEW PEOPLE )\T SUPPORT4 ,BUT N[ IT IS DIFF]5T1 !RE >E COMPAN]OS :O /AY /ILL ONE YE> ACCOMPANY+ ! NEW AU?ORITIES1 AS IF YES MORE OR LESS ONE IS SUPPORT$1 BUT :5 WE BEGAN IT WAS NOT LIKE ?IS1 JU/ ) ! SUPPORT ( ! COMMITTEES BECAUSE !Y W]E !RE1 ) !M WE W]E SUPPORT$ & LITTLE BY LITTLE WE W]E REALIZ+ H[ WE HAVE TO WORK4 

,QUE/IONS 

,DOES ! TEAM ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO HAVE RULES = ! ,JUNTA :I* SAY H[ IT MU/ FUNCTION !RE 9 ITS ,C>ACOL8 

,9 ! MODIFICATION ( WORK1 RULES W]E MADE ON H[ IT WAS GO+ TO WORK1 :AT SANCTION WAS GO+ TO BE GIV5 TO SOMEONE :O DID NOT COMPLY1 :AT IS ! RESPONSIBILITY )9 ! (FICE4 ,WE HAD ?OSE RULES :I* W]E PLANN$ 9 AN ASSEMBLY ( ! COMMISSION]S & AG5TS & IT BEGAN TO BE ORGANIZ$ H[ ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO WAS GO+ TO FUNCTION4 ,= EXAMPLE SOMEONE :O DOES NOT COME ON ! DATE SET = !IR %IFT1 IS PUNI%$ ) MANAGEM5T1 !Y HAVE TO DO TWO DAYS ( MANAGEM5T OR TWO DAYS ( WORK 9 ! >EA ( ! ,C>ACOL4 

,:AT HAPP5S :5 SOMEONE IS 9 !IR ROLE AS ! ,JUNTA & FALLS 9TO ! ]ROR ( PUTT+ BACK !IR DR9K1 IS ?AT 9CLUD$ 9 ! RULES8 

,ON MY %IFT IT HAS NOT HAPP5$ BUT IF ?AT HAPP5S ! P]SON IS EXPELL$ FROM !IR POSITION AS AN AU?ORITY4 ,! P]SON :O FALLS 9TO ! ]ROR ( DR9K+ ALCOHOLIC BEV]AGES CANNOT BE AN AU?ORITY4 ,!Y CANNOT BE AN AU?ORITY1 ?AT IS :AT ! RULE ?AT ! PEOPLE MADE SAYS4 

,AS ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO !RE >E #bg COMPAN]OS & COMPAN]AS1 H[ IS IT ?AT !Y PRACTICE ! SAY+ :I* SAYS ?AT !Y GOV]N 9 COLLECTIVE8 

,! WAY 9 :I* WE >E WORK+ IS NOT SEP>AT+ \RSELVES FROM ! PEOPLE1 ?IS IS H[ WE ALWAYS DO 9 MATT]S ( RULES OR ACTIVITY PLANS1 ( WORK1 ! 9=MATION HAS TO >RIVE TO ! PEOPLE1 ! AU?ORITIES HAVE TO BE PRES5T 9 ! PLANS1 9 MAK+ ! PROPOSALS4 

,9 ! ,JUNTA !RE IS SOMEONE :O REPRES5TS EA* >EA1 ?OSE COMPAN]OS BR+ ! 9=MATION & !N DISCUSS ALL TOGE!R H[ IT %\LD BE DONE1 & IF !Y CANNOT DO IT ALONE ?OSE FROM A %IFT CONV5E A MEET+ ( ALL ! MEMB]S ( ! ,JUNTA4 ,! #bd MEMB]S HAVE TO BE !RE SO ?AT ALL KN[ H[ EA* >EA IS1 :AT NE$S TO BE DONE 9 EA* >EA1 BUT ! #bd AU?ORITIES FROM ! ,JUNTA HAVE TO BE !RE1 ONE %IFT CANNOT DECIDE :5 IT IS SE5 ?AT ! AGREEM5T CANNOT BE MADE ) ONE %IFT ALONE4 

,C\LD Y\ GIVE AN EXAMPLE ( H[ IT IS ?AT Y\ HAVE GIV5 A SOLUTION 9 COLLECTIVE1 AS AN AU?ORITY :I* GOV]NS 9 COLLECTIVE8 ,= EXAMPLE1 :AT HAVE Y\ DONE SO ?AT ! AGR>IAN PROBLEMS GO ALONG BE+ RESOLV$8 

,?AT WAS BE+ DONE 9 ASSEMBLIES :I* W]E CONV5$ ) ALL ! AG5TS & COMMISSION]S4 ,:5 MANY PROBLEMS W]E PRES5T$ & WE SAW ?AT WE ALONE C\LD NOT SOLVE1 ! NECESSITY WAS SE5 = ALL ! LOCAL AU?ORITIES BE PRES5T SO ?AT WE ALL CAN ANALYZE TOGE!R & ! SOLUTION CAN BE SE5 ON H[ TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL ! PEOPLE4 ,SOME RULES W]E ALSO MADE ON ! H&L+ ( L&1 BUT ALL TOGE!R ) ! AU?ORITIES1 PROPOSALS W]E MADE1 ALWAYS ! PROPOSALS FIR/ ) ! PRES5CE ( ! ,JUNTA1 ! COMMITTEES1 ! C\NCILMEMB]S1 ! COMMISSION]S1 & AG5TS1 ALL TOGE!R WE MADE ! PROPOSALS4 

,AFT] ! PROPOSALS EA* COMMISSION]1 EA* AG5T1 TOOK !M TO !IR T[N & !N 9 !IR T[N EA* T[N BEGAN TO DISCUSS IF ! PROPOSAL WAS GOOD OR IF SOME?+ NE$$ TO BE ADD$1 OR SOME?+ NE$$ TO BE TAK5 \T1 ! T[N ANALYZ$ IT4 ,AFT] ANALYZ+1 ! T[N WAS GIV5 A DATE = :5 ?AT ANALYSIS ( ! T[NS WILL BE REGA!R$ & !N ! PROPOSALS ?AT W]E MADE 9 ACCORDANCE ) ! MAJORITY LEFT 9 ONE PROPOSAL2 IF ! T[N 9DICAT$ ?AT ! PROPOSALS >E GOOD & IF SOME LETT]S !RE *ANG$ ALSO !RE COMES :AT ! T[N ?9KS TO ADD A BIT 9 ! PROPOSALS ?AT ! AU?ORITIES MADE OR SOME T[N ?9KS TAK+ A BIT FROM ! PROPOSALS ?AT ! AU?ORITIES MADE1 LIKE ?IS ALL ?AT ANALYSIS IS GA!R$ & ! RULES >E MADE4 

,LIKE ?IS MORE OR LESS !RE WAS A /EP ?AT HELP$ ! ,JUNTA A GREAT DEAL BECAUSE WE >E NOT GO+ TO BE D\BT+ :5 IT IS NECESS>Y TO RESOLVE SOME?+1 BECAUSE ! PEOPLE ALREADY >RIV$ 9 !IR KN[L$GE & SUPPORT$ US A GREAT DEAL TO C>RY ?AT PROCESS ( ! AGR>IAN PROBLEMS4 ,BUT IT ALWAYS WAS ) ! PEOPLE :O HELP$ US A GREAT DEAL ) GIV+ IT SOLUTION1 BECAUSE !Y W]E ! ONES :O ANALYZ$ IT1 WE SIMPLY MADE ! PROPOSALS & !Y DISCUSS$ IT1 ANALYZ$ IT1 & RETURN$ TO GET ON 9 ! ZONE & ! :OLE PLAN CAME \T ON H[ ! WORK IS GO+ TO BE DONE4 

,H[ DO Y\ TURN 9 ! REPORT ON ! ,JUNTA'S WORK8 ,H[ DO Y\ REPORT ON ! RES\RCES8 

,WE MAKE ! REPORT EA* YE>1 ?R\< MEET+S ( COMMISSION]S & AG5TS ! REPORTS >E MADE4 ,WE AS ! ,JUNTA C>RY ALSO A SEMIANNUAL RECORD ( H[ ! RES\RCES >E BE+ SP5T1 ?AT SP5D+ RECORD IS GO+ TO BE C>RI$ LITTLE BY LITTLE1 AT ! 5D ( ! MON? ALL ! SP5D+ SUMM>Y IS GA!R$ & A MEET+ IS CONV5$1 OR ! DATE IS ALREADY SET FROM ! BEG9N+ BECAUSE !RE >E NORMAL MEET+S EV]Y SIX MON?S4 ,9 ?AT MEET+ EV]Y SIX MON?S ALL ! AG5TS & COMMISSION]S COME1 !RE IT IS 9=M$ H[ ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO HAS FUNCTION$1 ( ! RES\RCES & ALSO ( SOME ACTIVES :I* W]E DONE4 ,LIKE ?IS WE 9=M ! T[NS1 ! 9=MATION >RIVES TO ! T[NS ?R\< ! COMMISSION]S1 AG5TS1 & C\NCILMEMB]S TOO4 

,:O APPROVES ?AT ! REPORT ON ACC\NTS & ! G5]AL REPORT >E GOOD1 :O SEES IF !RE IS NOT A LITTLE H& ?AT GOES 9 !RE8 

,9 \R TIME :I* WE WORK$ 9 ! ,JUNTA !RE WAS NO ONE :O *ECK$ ! REPORT1 ONLY ! :OLE TEAM ( ! JUNTA1 BUT EA* %IFT PASS$ A COPY ( ! SP5D+ REPORTS TO ! 9=MATION (FICE2 WE PLANN$ ALL ! PUR*ASES TOO ) ! 9=MATION (FICE1 ) !M1 BUY+ SOME FOOD OR EXP5SES = SOME COMMISSIONS WAS 
SE54 ,ALL TOGE!R WE DECID$ ) ! 9=MATION (FICE1 ALSO ) ! PRES5CE ( VIGILANCE4 ,! ?REE (FICES MET1 !RE WE MADE ! AGREEM5T ON :AT IS GO+ TO BE B\<T OR IF !RE IS GO+ TO BE A COMMISSION ON H[ IT IS GO+ TO COV] ITS EXP5SES1 & !N UPON RETURN+ 9=M ! ,JUNTA ( ! EXP5SES ?AT W]E MADE4 

,ON EA* %IFT ! ACC\NTS GO BE+ TURN$ 9 BECAUSE 5T]+ 9TO ! %IFTS A SECRET>Y & A TREASUR] >E *OS51 :O C>RIES ! MONEY 9 H&1 ! RECORD1 NOT ALL ( US TOGE!R CONTROL IT4 ,! P]SON IS 5TRU/$ ) A QUANTITY1 AN EXAMPLE1 #a ?\S& PESOS1 A COMPAN]O IS 9 *>GE ( ADM9I/]+ IT = ! T5 DAYS1 & ?AT COMPAN]O IS ! ONE :O IS 9 *>GE ( C>RY+ ! ECONOMIC RECORD1 ( EXP5SES4 ,AT ! 5D ( IT WE SEE H[ MU* WAS SP5T & IF A COMPAN]O IS MISS+ ONE-HUNDR$ OR TWO-HUNDR$ PESOS WELL IT REMA9S AS HIS DEBT BECAUSE HE WAS 9 *>GE ( ADM9I/]+ IT = ! #a DAYS4 ,IT IS :AT WE DID ON EA* %IFT TO SEE IF ! ACC\NTS W]E SQU>+ UP1 IT DID NOT ACCUMULATE UNTIL ! 5D1 BUT RA!R EA* %IFT WE W5T *ECK+ IF ! #a ?\S& PESOS SQU>E UP ) :AT IS LEFT 9 ! #a DAY %IFT4 ,! PUR*ASES W]E ALWAYS MADE BY AGREEM5T ( ! ?REE (FICES4 

,HAS IT FUNCTION$ WELL LIKE ?IS OR IS !RE A /ORY ( SOME FAILURE1 H[ HAVE Y\ DONE IT8 

,9 ?IS TIME !RE W]E SOME COMM5TS AB\T H[ 9 SOME ( ! REPORTS SOME ( ! PUR*ASES W]E V]Y EXP5SIVE4 ,AFT] ?OSE COMM5TS IT BEGAN TO BE S\<T H[ TO BETT] ! WAY ( ADM9I/]+ ! RES\RCES1 ?AT IS :Y N[ A SUPPORT GR\P HAS BE5 ORGANIZ$ :I* CAN REVIEW ! REPORTS OR :I* DOES ! REPORTS TO V]IFY ) ! ASSEMBLY ?AT ! REPORT IS 9DE$ DONE WELL1 ?AT !RE IS NO FAILURE4 ,)\T !M1 )\T ! V]IFICATION1 9 ITSELF ,I ?9K ?AT D\BTS >ISE1 WE MI<T ?9K ?AT IT IS BAD OR SOMETIMES ! ACC\NTS >E BAD1 BUT :5 !RE IS SOMEONE :O LOOKS AT !M1 :O *ECKS !M1 !N ! PEOPLE TRU/ ?AT ! ACC\NT IS REVIEW$4 

,:O MAKES UP ?AT COMMISSION & H[ LONG HAS IT BE5 FUNCTION+8 

,IT HAS ONLY BE5 TWO MON?S ?AT ?IS COMMISSION HAS BE5 FUNCTION+1 ! Y\NG PEOPLE FROM ! NUCLEI ( RESI/ANCE COMPOSE IT4 ,FIR/ ! COMPAN]OS W]E TRA9$ TO C>RY ?AT WORK1 !RE W]E COMPAS :O W]E TRA9+1 !Y W]E PREP>$ = ! MA? & WE SAY ?AT !Y >E READY1 ! TEA*]S :O TAU<T !M SAID1 0?IS /UD5T IS N[ READY10 !Y LEFT A LI/ :]E IT SAYS :AT ! ADVANCES ?AT ! /UD5TS HAD >E4 

,?IS YE> :5 WE GAVE \R REPORT1 S9CE WE SAID 9 ! BEG9N+ IT IS NECESS>Y TO TALK /RAI<T1 ONE MU/ NOT BE A%AM$ BECAUSE WE >E %>+ \R EXP]I5CE1 ! REPORT CAME \T BAD1 ! ACC\NT DID NOT SQU>E UP1 BUT ?AT IS A MATT] ?AT CAN BE A FAILURE ( IDEAS OR A LACK ( EXP]I5CE4 ,BUT WE TALK$ /RAI<T1 WE MEET ) ! MAXIMUM ASSEMBLY1 WE SAID ?AT ! ACC\NT DID NOT COME \T1 IT WAS %ORT1 >E Y\ GO+ TO GIVE US A *ANCE OR H[4 ,! MAXIMUM ASSEMBLY SAID YES1 IT'S OKAY1 KEEP GO+1 DO IT CALMLY4 ,WE DID IT AGA91 BUT /ILL IT WAS ! SAME1 IT /ILL WAS %ORT1 SO O!R GR\PS ( COMPAN]OS W]E =M$ :O >E ! PREVI\S AU?ORITIES1 !Y BEGAN TO *ECK ! REPORT1 !RE IT WAS ONCE AGA9 DET]M9$ ?AT 9 ITSELF !RE WAS A FAILURE 9 ! NUMB]S1 9 EV]Y?+ !N1 AS ( N[ ?AT IS P5D+ REVISION1 BUT !IR ACC\NT CAME \T ) LESS %ORT ?AN ! ONE ?AT WE MADE4 ,!RE !Y REALIZ$ ?AT IT IS LACK ( WORK SKILLS P] SE1 IT IS NOT ?AT A H& 5T]$1 BUT NO MATT]1 ! ACC\NT IS LIKE ?AT1 SO IT WAS ?AT BETT] = ! COMPAN]OS :O ALREADY >E PREP>$ 9 MA? TO BE RESPONSIBLE = ?IS WORK N[4 ,WE >E GO+ TO SEE H[ IT WORKS ALSO4 

,EV]Y?+ ?AT WE DO IS A /EP1 IT IS NECESS>Y TO SEE IF IT WORKS OR IF NOT IT IS NECESS>Y TO *ANGE IT4 ,?AT IS :Y N[ TWO MON?S AGO ?OSE COMPAN]OS 5T]$ 9TO !IR ROLES1 !Y >E TAK+ %IFTS JU/ LIKE ! ,JUNTA1 TWO COME FROM EA* MUNICIPALITY & !Y TAKE A %IFT = #a DAYS4 ,WE MORE OR LESS TAU<T ?OSE COMPAN]OS H[ IT IS ?AT WE HAVE BEGUN1 BECAUSE !Y >E TRA9$ TO DO ! ACC\NT BUT NOT TO DO A WORK REPORT1 ?AT !Y DO NOT KN[4 ,WE >E LIKE ?IS AS ( N[1 ?AT IS :Y :AT WE >E DO+ RI<T N[ IS ?AT !Y >E ! ONES :O CONTROL ! ECONOMY4 ,IF WE >E GO+ TO BUY SOME?+ !Y >E GO+ TO TAKE ?AT QUANTITY ( MONEY1 !Y KEEP 
! RECORD & !N AT ! 5D ( #a DAYS !Y SAY1 0WE SP5T ?IS & ?IS IS MISS+40 ,IF IT IS MISS+ !Y MU/ PAY = IT BECAUSE !Y >E ! ONES :O ADM9I/] IT N[1 BUT IT HAS NOT HAPP5$ YET DUR+ !SE TWO MON?S ?AT !Y HAVE BE5 WORK+4 ,WE SEE ?AT IT IS AN ADVANCE = US AS ! ,JUNTA AS WELL BECAUSE WE >E NO LONG] V]Y 9VOLV$ 9 CONTROLL+ ! MONEY1 !Y CONTROL IT MORE & !Y SAVE US ! WORK BECAUSE WE HAVE A TON ( WORK TO DO4 ,LIKE ?IS WE SEE ?AT MORE OR LESS IT GOES ALONG WORK+ WELL1 BUT ,I DO NOT KN[ UP UNTIL :AT TIME IT IS GO+ TO WORK4 

,:]E WAS ! IDEA BORN ?AT !RE BE A NUCLEUS ( RESI/ANCE8 

,I ?9K ?AT ! COMMITTEES =M$ !M1 IT HAS BE5 BE+ PREP>$ = A LONG TIME1 !Y =M$ IT & PROPOS$ ANO!R IDEA ?AT IT IS NECESS>Y TO PREP>E !M = ! MA?4 

,AS ! ,JUNTA1 ! OLD JUNTAS :I* ALREADY LEFT1 LIKE ?OSE :O >E !RE N[1 DOES AN IDEA NOT COME TO Y\ ON H[ TO C>RY \T ! WORK ( AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T = ! FUTURE8 

,! OLD AU?ORITIES1 ?OSE ( US :O ALREADY PASS$ ?R\< ! ,JUNTA1 ?AT IDEA /ILL HAD NOT COME OR WE C\LD NOT REA* ?AT IDEA TO =M ! Y\? AS A NUCLEUS ( RESI/ANCE4 ,N[ 9 ?IS P]IOD ( AU?ORITIES1 COMMITTEES AS WELL AS AUTONOM\S C\NCILS & ! PEOPLE1 & ) ! HELP ( ! LEAD] COMPAN]OS1 IT IS !RE :]E !Y BEGAN TO =M !M & !N LIKE ?IS ! Y\NG COMPAN]OS :O N[ >E WORK+ BEGAN TO FUNCTION4 ,BUT 9 ! TIME 9 :I* WE PASS$ BE+ AU?ORITIES1 ?AT IDEA HAD NOT YET REA*$ US1 SO ?IS IDEA TO BEG9 ?IS WORK IS V]Y NEW4 

,H[ MANY MALE & FEMALE DELEGATES >E P>TICIPAT+ 9 ! ,JUNTA8 

,9 ! CURR5T ,JUNTA IT IS HALF COMPAN]OS & HALF COMPAN]AS1 BUT AT TIMES !RE >E PROBLEMS1 ! COMPAN]AS >RIVE & !N AFT] TWO1 ?REE1 OR F\R MON?S !Y AB&ON ! WORK1 BECAUSE !Y SAY 0WELL ,I DON'T KN[ H[ TO READ10 0,I HAVE A BOYFRI5D1 ,I AM GETT+ M>RI$0 & !Y LEAVE4 ,?AT IS ! PROBLEM ?AT WE HAVE1 BUT ! RULE 9 \R ZONE IS TO %>E1 = EXAMPLE1 9 EA* MEET+ SIX COMPAS >E NAM$1 !Y W\LD BE ?REE M5 & ?REE WOM51 BUT SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT COME TO PASS BECAUSE ! WOM5'S DADS OR HUSB&S SOMETIMES TELL !M NO1 OR DUE TO O!R FAMILY PROBLEMS1 BUT ALSO ! COMPAN]AS SOMETIMES !Y DO NOT RESPECT !IR RI<T1 ?OSE >E ! PROBLEMS ?AT WE HAVE4 

,:AT IS NORMAL IS = IT TO BE #e.0 M5 & #e.0 WOM51 BUT ?IS B>ELY EXI/S 9 ! CASE ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,N[ WE >E WORK+ 9 ! ,JUNTA1 ,I ?9K ?AT !RE >E ONLY AB\T F\R COMPAN]AS1 9 ! BEG9N+ !Y CAME 9 LIKE ?AT1 HALF COMPAN]AS & HALF COMPAN]OS1 BUT N[ LITTLE BY LITTLE !Y >E GO+ AWAY & SOMEONE ELSE HAD TO BE F\ND1 BUT 9/EAD ( A WOM5 A MALE COMPA WAS F\ND BECAUSE NO ONE WANTS TO 5T] 9TO ?AT WORK1 BUT = LACK ( EXPLANATION1 WE HAVE TO TRY ONCE AGA9 TO PUT ! COMPAN]AS 9 ?AT WORK4 ,! COMPAN]OS >E ! MAJORITY ?AT !RE >E N[ 9 ! ,JUNTA1 BECAUSE !RE >E ONLY F\R COMPAN]AS ( ! #bd MEMB]S ?AT WE >E 9 TOTAL4 

,:]E WAS ! IDEA BORN ?AT IT IS NECESS>Y TO ORGANIZE ! COMPAN]AS SO ?AT !RE >E FEMALE COMMISSION]S & AG5TS8 

,IT WAS BORN 9 ) ! *ANGE ( AU?ORITIES1 BECAUSE SOMETIMES ! AU?ORITIES1 IF !Y >E ONLY M51 SO :AT TEA*+ OR :AT PRACTICE DO ! COMPAN]AS C>RY1 BECAUSE WE SAID CLE>LY ?AT ! WORK IS COLLECTIVE BETWE5 M5 & WOM51 ALSO IT IS SAID ?AT WOM5 HAVE !IR RI<TS1 BUT IF !Y ONLY KN[ ( !IR RI<T BUT DO NOT C>RY IT 9TO PRACTICE1 :]E >E !IR RI<TS8 ,LIKE ?IS ! NECESSITY WAS SE5 = ! COMPAN]AS TO HAVE TO WORK & ALSO DO EV]Y TYPE ( WORK TOGE!R ) ! COMPAN]OS4 

,ACCORD+ TO :AT Y\ %>$ ) US1 WE HE>D ?AT ,FRANCISCO ,GOMEZ IS ! MUNICIPALITY ) LESS P>TICIPATION ( ! COMPAN]AS1 :AT SOLUTION HAS BE5 ?\<T ( = H[ TO SUPPORT ! COMPAN]AS SO ?AT !Y COME TO BE C\NCILMEMB]S 9 ,FRANCISCO ,GOMEZ8 

,?AT PROBLEM IS NOT BECAUSE ! COMPAN]AS HAVE NOT BE5 NAM$1 IT IS #e.01 IF #f PEOPLE >E *OS51 !Y HAVE TO BE ?REE M5 & ?REE WOM51 IT IS ! IDEA ( ALL ! AU?ORITY COMPAN]OS & COMPAN]AS 9 ! T[N1 !Y HAVE ALWAYS BE5 NAM$ LIKE ?IS4 

,UN=TUNATELY DUE TO NON-FULFILLM5T SOMETIMES ! COMPAN]AS LEAVE !IR POSITIONS1 BUT IT IS ONLY 9 ! ,C\NCIL & 9 ! ,JUNTA1 :]E ! COMPAN]AS >E WORK+ MORE IS 9 O!R WORK >EAS1 LIKE $UCATION1 HEAL?1 9 AGROECOLOGY1 9 ALL ?OSE TYPES ( WORK 9 ! ?REE >EAS4 ,ONLY :]E WE >E FAIL+ A LITTLE BIT IS 9 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO & 9 ! AUTONOM\S C\NCILS4 

,! SOLUTION :I* WE HAVE ?\<T IS TO PROMOTE ! P>TICIPATION ( ! COMPAN]AS1 ?AT IS ( ALL ! MEMB]S ( ! ,JUNTA & ! COMMITTEE1 EA* TIME ?AT MEET+S >E DONE !Y EXPLA9 TO ! O!R COMPAN]AS ?AT IT IS !IR DUTY TOO TO HAVE MEET+ ) ! COMPAN]AS 9 EA* T[N TO EXPLA9 AB\T ! COMPAN]AS' RI<T1 ?AT NOT ONLY ! M5 HAVE ! RI<T TO BE AU?ORITIES1 ! REASONS >E EXPLA9$ :Y IT IS NECESS>Y = ! COMPAN]AS TO HAVE A POSITION & !IR RI<TS AS COMPAN]AS4 ,IT HAS ALWAYS BE5 SAID ?AT ! COMPAN]AS HAVE ALL ! SAME RI<TS AS M51 BECAUSE WE ALWAYS HAVE SAID ?AT ! WORK IS COLLECTIVE BETWE5 M5 & WOM54 

,HAVE Y\ NOT COME UP ) A WAY H[ TO DO IT SO ?AT ! AGREEM5T ?AT !RE BE HALF M5 & HALF WOM5 AS AU?ORITIES BE FULFILL$8 

,TO PROMOTE ! P>TICIPATION ( ! COMPAN]AS ANO!R WAY WAS S\<T1 WE ?9K ?AT IT IS BE/ = ! ,ZAPATI/A SUPPORT BASE COMPAN]AS TO PASS ON1 WE W]E WORK+ LIKE ?IS = MORE ?AN A YE>1 ALL ! T[NS PASS$ %IFTS AS C\NCILS1 BUT !Y >E NOT C\NCILMEMB]S !Y >E ,ZAPATI/A BASES4 

,= EXAMPLE1 IF 9 A VILLAGE !RE >E #b COMPAN]AS !RE >E GO+ TO BE F\R %IFTS1 FIVE COMPAN]AS EA* ,FRIDAY >E WORK+ 9 ! (FICE AS ! C\NCIL1 !N NEXT ,FRIDAY FIVE O!R COMPAN]AS COME FROM ANO!R COMMUNITY1 LIKE ?IS ALL ! T[NS PASS$ SO ?AT ! COMPAN]AS W]E LE>N+ LITTLE BY LITTLE H[ ?AT WORK IS DONE4 

,!RE WAS A FAILURE 9 ?IS WAY ( PROMOT+ ! P>TICIPATION ( ! COMPAN]AS BECAUSE WE DID NOT COMMUNICATE :I* BASES W]E GO+ TO BE RESPONSIBLE = ! NEXT %IFT1 BUT RI<T N[ WE >E REALIZ+ ?AT WE >E GO+ TO />T ANEW BECAUSE IT IS GO+ TO BE BETT] = ALL ( US TO P>TICIPATE BECAUSE SOME DAY !Y >E GO+ TO BE ,C\NCIL & LIKE ?IS !Y ALREADY HAVE KN[L$GE ( ! WORK ?AT IS GO+ TO BE REALIZ$4 

,A WAY WAS S\<T = \R COMPAN]AS TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! MUNICIPALITY ( ,FRANCISCO ,GOMEZ1 IT IS BE+ DONE LIKE ?IS1 IT WAS SUSP5D$ = A TIME BUT JU/ N[ WE SAW ?AT BETT] = IT TO BEG9 ANEW4 ,9 ?AT WORK ALMO/ ALL ( ! COMPAN]AS >E P>TICIPAT+1 IT /ILL REMA9S P5D+1 IT IS GO+ TO PASS ANO!R %IFT BUT !Y NO LONG] >E ! COMPAN]AS :O BEGAN1 !Y >E O!R COMPAN]AS4 ,WE >E DO+ IT LIKE ?IS SO ?AT ALL ! ,ZAPATI/A BASE COMPAN]AS HAVE TO PASS AS AU?ORITY1 IT IS LIKE A S*OOL & IT IS SO ?AT !Y LE>N H[ ! WORK ( AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T IS4 

,WE ALSO WANT ! COMPAN]AS TO P>TICIPATE BECAUSE SOMETIMES !RE >E PROBLEMS ) RAPE1 ?AT TYPE ( PROBLEM1 & WE ?9K ?AT A WOMAN HAS ! RI<T TO SAY :AT IT IS ?AT %E ?9KS AB\T !SE PROBLEMS OR :AT IT IS ?AT MU/ BE DONE4 ,ALSO SOMETIMES ! COMPAN]AS HAVE MORE BRAV]Y ?AN US1 SOMETIMES !Y HAVE MORE IDEAS ?AN US4 ,?AT IS :AT IS BE+ DONE 9 ,FRANCISCO ,GOMEZ1 BUT RI<T N[ IT IS SUSP5D$4 

,RESPONSE ( ANO!R COMPAN]O3 ,WE >E H]E TO %>E EXP]I5CES1 TO SEEK ME?ODS TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS1 TO SEEK WAYS1 TO CREATE4 ,SOMETIMES BAD IDEAS >E MADE BUT :AT WE WANT IS TO CREATE GOOD ?+S LIKE 9 ?IS 
CASE ( ! COMPAN]AS :O DO NOT ACCEPT BE+ C\NCILMEMB]S BECAUSE !Y >E AFRAID BECAUSE !Y HAVE TO BE ALL ALONE4 

,! COMPAS CREAT$ ?IS WAY SO ?AT ! COMPAN]AS LE>N1 ?AT IF !RE >E #c SUPPORT BASE COMPAN]AS WELL #e MU/ COME AT ! TIME ( !IR %IFT 9 ! ,MUNICIPAL ,C\NCIL1 SO !Y >E LE>N+4 ,! NEXT %IFT ANO!R GR\P ( COMPAN]AS FROM ANO!R T[N COMES & LIKE ?IS ALL ! T[NS GO TAK+ %IFTS & LIKE ?IS ! FEMALE COMPAN]AS GO ALONG WAK+ UP1 IF NOT1 :5 >E WE GO+ TO TAKE (F ! BL9DFOLD ?AT ! COMPAN]AS HAVE ON !IR EYES8 

,IT IS A WAY ?AT !Y MADE !RE1 ?AT IS :Y H]E WE >E GO+ TO %>E ! EXP]I5CE BECAUSE !Y MI<T GO PRACTICE IT 9 O!R PLACES1 IT MI<T GO MU* MORE BETT] OV] !RE4 ,= EXAMPLE ?AT1 IT IS SAID ?AT ! COMPAN]AS DO NOT P>TICIPATE BUT YES !Y >E P>TICIPAT+1 !RE IS A WAY H[ !Y CAME UP ) IT1 ! FAILURE IS ( ! C\NCIL COMPAN]OS :O DID NOT %\T TO !IR BASE TO TELL !M ?AT IT IS N[ !IR %IFT1 BUT ?AT N[ IS A V]Y SMALL FAILURE4 ,IT IS A WAY H[ TO 5C\RAGE & LIKE ?IS !Y >E GO+ TO GO ALONG P>TICIPAT+1 LIKE ?IS ! COMPAN]AS >E GO+ TO TAKE ! PA?4 

,REG>D+ ! NEW ME?ODS = DO+ ! ACC\NTS WELL1 :]E DO !SE COMPAN]OS GET A C]TA9 NUMB] SO ?AT !Y CAN DO ! ACC\NTS1 ) :I* DATA >E ! SUPPORT$8 

,! ACC\NTS >E DONE ) ! RECEIPTS ( ! 5TRIES & EXITS ( MONEY4 ,= EXAMPLE IF !RE >E #e ?\S& PESOS ?AN ! COMPA :OSE TURN IT IS TO H&LE ?AT MONEY = #a DAYS1 IF ?REE OR F\R ?\S& PESOS >E SP5T !Y HAVE TO GIVE A REPORT ON :AT ! EXP5SES W]E ) ! RECEIPTS FROM :AT WAS SP5T1 OR IF 9 ! COMMITTEES !RE WAS NO EXP5SE BUT IT HAS TO 9=M H[ MU* ! FOOD WAS1 ! ACC\NT IS SQU>$ UP ) :AT !RE WAS & :AT WAS SP5T4 ,IT HAS TO BE SE5 IF IT REALLY SQU>ES UP1 BECAUSE NOT ONLY DOES ! ADM9I/RATOR SEE IT OR ! ONE :O IS C>RY+ ! ACC\NT1 BUT RA!R !Y DO IT TOGE!R ) ,VIGILANCE & ,9=MATION BECAUSE !Y TOO HAVE !IR LI/ ( :AT IS ! QUANTITY ?AT !Y >E H&L+4 

,ALL ( ! MONEY ?AT IS AN 5TRY HAS TO BE ) A RECEIPT1 IF A SOLID>Y BRO!R OR SI/] COMES TO GIVE A DONATION IT HAS TO BE ) A RECEIPT BECAUSE !Y HAVE TO DELIV] OR SAY TO !IR COLLECTIVE OR !IR ORGANIZATION ! QUANTITY ?AT WAS TURN$ IT4 ,A COPY ( ! RECEIPT /AYS 9 ! ,JUNTA & 9 ,9=MATION1 ?AT IS :Y !RE IS NO LOSS ) ! MONEY 5TRIES1 ! ,JUNTA H&LES ! EXITS ) ! COMMITTEE :I* N[ IS DO+ ! PRACTICE = TURN+ 9 ! ACC\NTS1 IF IT IS A PUR*ASE IT IS VALIDAT$ ) 9VOICES OR SIMPLE NOTES1 BUT WE H&LE SIMPLE NOTES MORE4 

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,C>ACOL ,I,V3 ,:IRLW9D ( ,\R ,WORDS 

,MORELIA 

,CREATION ( ,AUTONOM\S ,GOV]NM5T 

,G]ONIMO 7,=M] ,MEMB] ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,M,>,E,Z ,LUCIO ,CABANAS7 

,:5 ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES W]E DECL>$ MANY ( US DID NOT HAVE EXP]I5CE = H[ TO BE AN AU?ORITY1 SOME DID HAVE IT BUT O!RS DID NOT1 SOME HAD BE5 AU?ORITIES 9 (FICIAL COMMUNITIES BUT O!RS HAD NOT4 ,:5 IT WAS SAID ?AT WE HAVE TO WORK 9 AUTONOMY1 :AT WAS IT ?AT WE DID8 ,:AT WE DID IS ?AT A MEET+ WAS CONV5$ = ALL ! T[NS SO ?AT IT C\LD BE DISCUSS$1 FIR/ ! NAME1 :AT ! MUNICIPALITY IS GO+ TO BE CALL$1 & !N ?AT ! AU?ORITIES W]E NAM$1 ! V>I\S AU?ORITY POSITIONS4 

,9 ?AT TIME P>LIAM5TS & MEMB]S W]E NAM$1 DO Y\ SEE ?AT IT IS DIFF]5T H[ WE HAVE BE5 WORK+ 9 ! V>I\S C>ACOLES8 ,9 ,C>ACOL ,I,V 9/EAD ( CALL+ !M AUTONOM\S MUNICIPAL C\NCILMEMB]S1 9 ! FIR/ TIMES :5 WE BEGAN WE CALL$ !M P>LIAM5TS1 MEMB]S ( P>LIAM5T4 ,H[ W]E ?OSE GR\PS ( COMPAN]OS & COMPAN]AS =M$8 ,?AT GR\P ( COMPAN]OS WAS =M$ BY ! PRESID5T1 :O IS ! ONE :O LEADS1 ! SECRET>Y1 ! TREASUR]1 ! HONOR & JU/ICE COMMISSION1 L& & T]RITORY COMMISSION1 & ALSO ! ELD]LY C\NCIL2 ?AT IS :AT ! GR\P ( AU?ORITIES :O W]E NAM$ 9 ! BEG9N+ W]E MADE UP (4 

,H[ W]E !Y NAM$8 ,!Y W]E NAM$ ?R\< ! ASSEMBLY1 IT IS AN EXAMPLE LIKE WE >E N[4 ,EA* MUNICIPALITY CONV5$ AN ASSEMBLY ( ALL ! BASE1 SO 9 A DIRECT MANN] ?AT GR\P ( COMPAN]OS WAS *OS5 TO DO ! WORK ( AUTONOMY4 

,:AT WORK >E ?OSE COMPAN]OS GO+ TO DO81 BECAUSE WE PRACTICALLY DID NOT HAVE ! KN[L$GE1 MAYBE SOME DID HAVE IT1 BUT A MAJORITY DID NOT HAVE IT1 :AT WE >E GO+ TO DO4 ,WE >E GO+ TO WORK 9 AUTONOMY1 WE >E GO+ TO SELF-GOV]N1 ! H[ IS ! QUE/ION ?AT >OSE1 :AT IS IT ?AT WE >E GO+ TO DO8 ,AS IF NOBODY KNEW ! ANSW] BUT AS TIME PASS$1 :5 ?OSE AU?ORITIES W]E ALREADY 9 PLACE1 !N ! PROBLEMS CAME4 ,REALLY !RE W]E PROBLEMS 9 EA* ONE ( \R T[NS1 9 \R MUNICIPALITIES4 

,:AT >E ! PROBLEMS ?AT 9 ?AT TIME ?OSE :O W]E AU?ORITY CONFRONT$8 ,9 ?AT TIME ! PR9CIPAL PROBLEM ?AT WAS CONFRONT$ W]E ALCOHOLISM1 FAMILY PROBLEMS1 PROBLEMS AMONG NEI<BORS1 & SOME AGR>IAN PROBLEMS4 ,SO :AT DID ?AT GR\P ( COMPAN]OS DO :5 A PROBLEM PRES5T$ ITSELF8 ,:AT !Y DID IS !Y DISCUSS$4 ,FIR/ COMES ! COMPLA9ANT & IT IS HE>D :AT ! PROBLEM IS ?AT HE OR %E HAS1 :5 !Y HAD LI/5$ ! O!R P>TY IS CALL$ 91 BO? P>TIES >E LI/5$ TO4 ,:AT ?AT GR\P ( COMPAN]OS DID IS LI/51 IT WAS FIR/ HE>D :AT ! PROBLEM IS ?AT !SE BRE?R5 HAVE & AT ! SAME TIME IT WAS HE>D :O IS RI<T4 ,:5 ! COMPLA9ANT IS RI<T !N !Y HAVE TO TALK TO ! O!R P]SON ) :OM ! COMPLA9ANT HAS A PROBLEM4 ,:AT ! AU?ORITIES DID 9 ?AT TIME IS !Y GAVE IDEAS1 OR RA!R !Y CONV9C$ ! TWO P>TIES TO >RIVE AT A PEACEFUL SOLUTION4 

,?AT IS :AT ! AU?ORITIES DID AS WELL ) O!R TYPES ( PROBLEMS1 9 AGR>IAN MATT]S !Y DID IT1 !Y ALSO CONV9C$ ! BRE?R5 TO NOT FI<T OV] A PAT* ( L&4 ,IF ! P]SON REALLY IS TAK+ !IR L& WELL IT IS NECESS>Y TO MAKE ! ONE :O IS TAK+ L& UND]/& ?AT IT %\LD NOT BE LIKE ?AT4 ,:AT IT IS1 IS4 

,! P>LIAM5T PRACTICALLY DID NOT DO ?AT WORK1 ! PRESID5T ( ! P>LIAM5T & ! HONOR & JU/ICE COMMISSION DID IT1 TOGE!R ) ! L& & T]RITORY & ELD]LY COMMISSIONS1 BECAUSE WE ALSO =M$ A GR\P ( ELD]LY COMPAN]OS4 ,IT IS LIKE ?IS H[ IT W5T WORK+ 9 ?OSE TIMES & !N TWO YE>S AFT] ! DECL>ATION ( ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES WE AGA9 *ANG$ ! NAME1 !N 9/EAD ( P>LIAM5T>Y C\NCIL WE CALL$ IT MUNICIPAL C\NCILS1 AS ( TODAY WE CONT9UE TO CALL !M ?AT1 MUNICIPAL C\NCILS4 

,9 ?AT TIME1 9 #aiig MORE OR LESS1 !RE W]E MUNICIPALITIES :I* W]E ! FIR/ ?AT DECL>$1 !Y HAD ALREADY ADVANC$1 ONE ( !M IS ! MUNICIPALITY #ag DE ,NOVIEMBRE1 :I* IS A MUNICIPALITY :I* HAS ALREADY BEGUN MORE TO WORK :ILE ! O!R MUNICIPALITIES >E LACK+4 ,SO :5 COORD9ATION BEGAN BETWE5 AU?ORITIES !RE W]E C\NCILS 9 O!R MUNICIPALITIES :I* HAD NOT BE5 WORK$ MU*1 !Y HAD BE5 WORK$ BUT A LITTLE4 ,FUR!R ON !RE W]E MEET+S BETWE5 AU?ORITIES & ALSO 9 COORD9ATION ) ! COMMITTEES1 SO ALL ! MUNICIPALITIES W]E RE9=C$ MORE1 ALL ! MUNICIPALITIES =MALLY NAM$ ALL !IR AU?ORITIES1 !Y NAM$ !IR AUTONOM\S C\NCILS4 

,:5 ALL ! MUNICIPALITIES !N HAD !IR AUTONOM\S C\NCILS & ALL :O COMPOS$ IT !RE BEGAN TO BE O!R WORK1 MORE WORK BEGAN ) O!R COMMISSIONS1 NO LONG] DID !Y JU/ D$ICATE !MSELVES TO MATT]S ( PROBLEMS BUT !Y WORK$ MORE = ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! MUNICIPALITIES4 

,:AT WAS DONE WAS TO DIVIDE ! WORK1 ! V]Y ,MUNICIPAL ,C\NCIL ITS PR9CIPAL ROLE IS TO PROMOTE ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! MUNICIPALITY1 ( C\RSE1 9 MATT]S ( PROBLEMS IT IS !RE TOO1 IT CANNOT /AY BEH9D4 ,! WORK WAS TO PROMOTE ! DEVELOPM5T ( HEAL?1 $UCATION1 BUT !RE WAS NOT MU*1 ! WORK 9 $UCATION & HEAL? WAS V]Y LITTLE1 9 #aiii WAS :5 ! NEW AUTONOM\S $UCATION WAS CREAT$1 IT IS !RE :]E ! MUNICIPALITIES BEGAN TO WORK MORE4 

,LIKE ?IS IT WAS ALL WORK+ UNTIL ! TIME CAME = ! CREATION ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,:5 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO WAS CREAT$ BE+ ! AU?ORITIES ( ! MUNICIPALITIES :I* WE >E1 WE W]E NAM$ TO TAKE ?AT WORK 9 ! ZONE4 ,\R MUNICIPALITIES NAM$ US TO OCCUPY ?AT POSITION1 BUT 9 ! SAME WAY WE DO NOT HAVE EXP]I5CE TO WORK & KN[ :AT IT IS ?AT IS GO+ TO BE DONE4 ,! NECESSITY WAS SE5 TO LE>N O!R ?+S BECAUSE 9 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO ! WORK ?AT HAS TO BE DONE IS DIFF]5T1 ! WORK ?AT ! C\NCILS >E DO+ IS DIFF]5T4 

,:5 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO WAS CREAT$1 WE AS AUTONOM\S C\NCILMEMB]S TOOK ! D\BLE RESPONSIBILITY1 BE+ ! C\NCIL )9 \R MUNICIPALITIES & AT ! SAME TIME BE+ ! AU?ORITY-MEMB] ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,WE WORK$ LIKE ?IS1 9 MY CASE ,I WAS WORK+ = F\R YE>S1 ,I WAS A MEMB] ( ! ,JUNTA F\R YE>S & ,I SAW H[ ! WORK BEGAN4 

,MY FIR/ EXP]I5CE AS ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO WAS TO COORD9ATE ALL ! COMMISSIONS BECAUSE 9 ?AT TIME ! HEAL?1 $UCATION1 & PRODUCTION COMMISSIONS HAD ALREADY BEGUN TO WORK1 AS WELL AS COMM]CIALIZATION :I* IS P>T ( ! PRODUCTION COMMISSION4 ,WE =M$ ! COMMISSIONS1 SO EA* MUNICIPALITY HAD ITS COMMISSIONS1 HAD A ZONE COMMISSION1 MUNICIPAL COMMISSION1 & ALSO HAD COMMISSIONS 9 ! T[NS4 ,! COMMISSIONS W]E NAM$ ?R\< ! ASSEMBLY1 ?OSE :O HAD A POSITION ON ! COMMISSION W]E NOT BECAUSE !Y WANT$ TO BE A COMMISSION1 AL?\< !Y WANT$ TO OR DID NOT WANT TO IT WAS LIKE ?AT1 IT WAS NAM$ 9 ! ASSEMBLY4 ,I WAS RESPONSIBLE = COORD9AT+ ! MAK+ ( ! COMMISSIONS & !N SEE+ H[ TO WORK ON ! PROJECTS1 BECAUSE IT IS ONE ( \R JOBS4 

,ANO!R ONE ( ! ROLES ?AT WE HAVE AS ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO IS PROMOT+ & PLANN+ ! COLLECTIVE WORK 9 ! ZONE & MUNICIPALITIES1 *ECK+ ?AT ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES HAVE LEVEL DEVELOPM5T1 PREP>+ DEVELOPM5T PROJECTS & SEE+ S]I\S PROBLEMS ?AT ! MUNICIPALITY CANNOT RESOLVE OR IS NOT !IR RESPONSIBILITY4 ,ONE EXP]I5CE ?AT WE HAD AS MEMB]S ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO WAS TO RESOLVE S]I\S AGR>IAN PROBLEMS4 

,! BRE?R5 FROM ,SAN ,F]N&O1 (FICIAL MUNICIPALITY ( ,HUIXTAN1 CAME TO ! ,JUNTA1 !Y CAME TO COMPLA9 BECAUSE ( AGR>IAN PROBLEMS :I* W]E HUGE ?AT !Y W]E ALREADY AT ! PO9T ( S]I\S ?+S HAPP5+1 EV5 A KILL+ WAS GO+ TO HAPP51 :5 ! BRE?R5 >RIV$ !Y TOLD US ( ALL !IR PROBLEMS4 ,AS ! ,JUNTA WE KN[ :AT IS \R RESPONSIBILITY1 IT IS TO RESOLVE ! PROBLEMS ( :OEV] IT MAY BE1 )\T DI/9CTION1 COM+ FROM :]EV] !Y MAY COME1 SO WE CALL$ ! O!R GR\P :I* >E ! BRE?R5 FROM ,*ANAL1 WE CALL$ !M & DIALOG$4 ,WE HE>D :AT ?OSE BRE?R5 SAID & !N WE W5T TO ! PLACE ( ! 
ACTS2 :5 WE HAD 9VE/IGAT$ EV]Y?+ :I* HAD HAPP5$1 :AT WAS HAPP5+ !RE 9 ! PLACE ( ! ACTS1 N[ WE DID ANALYZE :O IS RI<T & :O IS WRONG4 ,9 ?AT CASE1 ?ANKS TO ! 9T]V5TION ( ! ,JUNTA1 A SATISFACTORY SOLUTION WAS GIV5 TO ?AT PROBLEM1 BLOODY ACTS W]E AVOID$1 WE FEEL ?AT IT WAS AN IMPORTANT A*IEVEM5T = ! ,JUNTA4 

,! SAME HAPP5$ ) O!R ORGANIZATIONS1 WE DO IT 9 ?AT WAY1 :5 A GR\P >RIVES TO COMPLA9 WE CALL ! O!R GR\P1 WE DIALOGUE4 ,WE AS ! ,JUNTA NEV] IMPOSE ! SOLUTION BUT RA!R !Y HAVE TO GIVE IT ! SOLUTION1 !Y HAVE TO BE CONV9C$4 ,) ! M$IATION ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO O!R L& PROBLEMS W]E SOLV$ SATISFACTORILY & 9 ! 5D !Y REMA9$ PEACEFUL4 ,LIKE ?IS WE RESOLVE DIFF]5T TYPES ( PROBLEMS1 LIKE FAMILY PROBLEMS1 AL?\< IT IS NO LONG] \R RESPONSIBILITY AS ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO TO RESOLVE FAMILY PROBLEMS BUT :5 !Y ASK US WE RESOLVE !M OR IF WE DON'T WE S5D !M TO ! MUNICIPALITY1 BECAUSE ! MUNICIPALITY ALSO HAS TO DO ITS JOB4 ,:5 A PROBLEM IS NOT )9 ! RESPONSIBILITY ( ! ,JUNTA IT HAS TO BE S5T TO ! MUNICIPALITY1 ?IS IS H[ WE WORK 9 MATT]S ( JU/ICE4 

,9 ?OSE TWO PROBLEMS1 AS ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 WE BELIEVE ?AT WE HAD SUCCESS BECAUSE WE AVOID$ GREAT] PROBLEMS4 ,WE ALSO HAVE RESOLV$ PROBLEMS AMONG JUNTAS1 = EXAMPLE IF !RE IS A PROBLEM ?AT IS HAPP5+ 9 \R ZONE BUT ?AT COMPAN]O :O HAS ! COMPLA9T IS FROM ! O!R ,JUNTA4 ,:AT WE DID 9 O!R CASES IS MEET ) ! COMPAN]OS ( ! O!R ,JUNTA1 WE DID ! 9VE/IGATIONS4 ,IF ! ONE :O CAUSES ! PROBLEM IS FROM ?IS ZONE WELL EV5 IF HE IS GO+ TO MAKE ! COMPLA9T !RE HE HAS TO COME H]E1 !Y S5D HIM TO HIS ZONE4 ,WE ALSO1 IF !RE IS A PROBLEM ?AT IS NOT \R RESPONSIBILITY TO RESOLVE1 IF IT IS LA ,G>RU*A'S1 = EXAMPLE1 WE S5D IT !RE4 ,ONE EXAMPLE IS AN AGR>IAN PROBLEM ?AT !RE WAS1 ,I ?9K ?AT WAS 9 #b#c1 IT WAS AN AGR>IAN PROBLEM ) A C]TA9 ,G]ONIMO DE ,MEZA1 AS ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO ( ,MORELIA & ,G>RU*A WE MET & WE =M$ ! AGREEM5T & 9 ! 5D LIKE ?IS WE SOLV$ ?AT PROBLEM1 WE DID IT = !RE NOT TO BE MISUND]/&+ AMONG US4 

,!RE ALSO >E LEGAL PROBLEMS1 !RE >E COMPAN]OS :O >E ACCUS$ ( S]I\S CRIMES BUT :5 IT IS NOT TRUE1 :5 !Y DID NOT COMMIT ! CRIME WE >E GO+ TO HELP !M1 BUT :5 !Y DID COMMIT IT WE ALSO HAVE TO RECOGNIZE !IR MI/AKE4 ,:5 !Y DID NOT MAKE ! MI/AKE1 S9CE LIKE !M WE DO NOT HAVE KN[L$GE 9 LAW1 :AT WE DID 9 ?AT TIME WAS TO HAVE COORD9ATION ) ! ,FRAY ,B>TOLOME DE LAS ,CASAS ,HUMAN ,RI<TS ,C5T]1 ALSO A GR\P ( COMPAN]OS WAS NAM$ 9-*>GE ( ?AT4 ,LIKE ?IS WE W]E WORK+ A GOOD TIME BUT !N1 AS !RE >E NOT MANY 9 *>GE ( HUMAN RI<TS1 IT REMA9$ LIKE ?IS UNTIL N[1 WE DO NOT HAVE P]SONS 9-*>GE ( AUTONOM\S HUMAN RI<TS4 ,N[ :AT WE DO 9 MATT]S ( LEGAL PROBLEMS1 BE IT ( MURD] OR RAPE1 IS ?AT WE SEE IT 9 COORD9ATION ) ! ,FRAY ,B>TOLOME DE LAS ,CASAS ,HUMAN ,RI<TS ,C5T]4 

,QUE/IONS 

,! PROBLEM ( ALCOHOLISM :I* WAS PRES5T$ 9 ! BEG9N+ H[ IS IT RI<T N[ 9 Y\R ZONE8 

,9 ?AT TIME1 9 ! BEG9N+ ( #a#i#i#d1 RI<T AFT] ! W>1 SOME CAME 9 ) FE>1 ! W> BEGAN & WE ALL PIL$ TOGE!R4 ,SOME DID DO IT CONSCI\SLY BUT O!RS \T ( FE>1 SO ?OSE :O DID IT ) FE> P] SE W]E NOT HAPPY DO+ ! WORK1 :AT IS IT ?AT !Y DID8 ,AL?\< WE HAD ! ORD] ?AT WE %\LD NOT DR9K BOOZE !Y DID IT SECRETLY4 ,WE DID NOT PUNI% !M1 ?AT IS :Y WE HAVE ! ELD]LY COMMISSION1 !Y >E ! ONES 9 *>GE ( TELL+ !M ?AT :Y >E !Y DO+ ?AT1 IT IS EXPLA9$ TO !M :AT ! H>M IS ?AT !Y >E CAUS+ 9 !MSELVES4 ,SO ?OSE :O OBEY WELL PRACTICALLY !Y >E GO+ TO CONT9UE & ?OSE :O DO NOT WELL !Y FI<T4 ,?AT PROBLEM ( ALCOHOLISM EXI/S EV]Y:]E1 BUT WE AS A GR\P ( ! ORGANIZATION SAY CLE>LY ?AT IT DOES NOT EXI/1 WE HAVE IT PROHIBIT$4 ,( C\RSE IT C\LD BE ?AT SOMEONE \T !RE HIDD5 UND] ! B$ PUTS 
BACK SOME BOOZE1 BUT IF ONE DOES NOT SEE ?AT !Y DO IT :AT'S TO BE DONE4 ,( C\RSE IF SOMEONE SEES !M !Y >E PUNI%$4 ,:AT TYPE ( PUNI%M5T DO WE GIVE !M8 ,IT HAS TO BE COLLECTIVE WORK1 IF IT IS 9 ! T[N IT HAS TO BE WORK 9 ! T[N1 WE >E NOT *>G+ !M MONEY NOR >E WE PUTT+ !M 9 PRISON4 

,9 MATT]S ( DRUNK5NESS IF SOMEONE FALLS 9TO ?AT ]ROR ! FIR/ ?+ ?AT IS DONE IS ?AT !Y >E GIV5 AN ATT5TION CALL4 ,IF !Y DO IT AGA9 !Y >E GIV5 A SANCTION 9 ! COMMUNITY1 ! DRUNK COMPAN]O WORKS = FIVE DAYS4 ,! ?IRD TIME #a DAYS ( PUNI%M5T 9 ! MUNICIPALITY >E APPLI$ & IF IT IS ! F\R? TIME !Y COME TO ! ,C>ACOL4 ,!N IF ?AT COMPAN]O DOES NOT COME TO REASON1 DOES NOT OBEY1 DOES NOT LEAVE IT1 \R [N COMPAN]OS HAVE >RIV$ AT ,G>RU*A1 IT IS BECAUSE !Y DO NOT LEAVE :AT IS DRUNK5NESS4 

,:AT DO Y\ DO1 H[ DO Y\ SOLVE IF !RE IS A PROBLEM LIKE MURD]8 

,=TUNATELY ,I HAVE NOT HAD TO RESOLVE A PROBLEM ( MURD]1 BUT :5 !Y >E LEGAL PROBLEMS1 :5 ?AT FUCK] IS ALREADY A DEF5DANT P] SE BECAUSE HE IS NOT A COMPAN]O1 OR BE IT O!RS :O COME TO COMPLA91 ! PROBLEM IS SE5 9 COORD9ATION ) ! HUMAN RI<TS C5T]4 ,WE COORD9ATE1 WELL !Y KN[ ! LAWS & !Y SEE IT1 IF IT IS ?AT !Y HAVE COMMITT$ ! CRIME !Y HAVE TO PAY !IR PUNI%M5T4 ,?AT IS :AT HAS BE5 DONE4 

,:AT IS ! ELD]LY COMMISSION & :AT IS ITS ROLE8 

,! ELD]LY COMMISSION IS A GR\P ( ELD]LY PEOPLE1 M5 & WOM51 :I* IS =M$ )9 ! MUNICIPALITY4 ,ITS ROLE IS TO ORI5T SO ?AT WE DO NOT FALL 9TO MI/AKES1 BE IT 9 MI/AKES ( DRUNK5NESS OR O!RS1 BECAUSE 9 LIFE !RE >E MANY MI/AKES ?AT CAN BE MADE4 

,T]RITORIALITY 

,C>ACOL ,I,V DE ,MORELIA IS CURR5TLY MADE ( ?REE MUNICIPALITIES3 

,! MUNICIPALITY ,LUCIO ,CABANAS1 ) ITS REGIONS :I* >E ,MIGUEL ,HIDALGO1 ,EMILIANO ,ZAPATA1 ,PU5TE1 ,]NE/O ,*E ,GUEV>A & ,PRIM]O DE ,5]O1 ) ITS MUNICIPAL SEAT 9 ! ,PU5TE REGION2 & ALSO %>ES T]RITORIALITY ) ! (FICIAL MUNICIPALITIES :I* >E ,TEOPISCA1 ,MAT5ANGO DE ,VALLE1 ,*ANAL1 ,COMITAN1 ,HUIXTAN1 ,OX*UC1 & P>T ( ,OCOS+O4 

,! ,AUTONOM\S ,MUNICIPALITY #ag DE ,NOVIEMB]E ) ITS ?REE REGIONS3 ,ALIADO1 ,TI]RA1 & ,9DEP5D5CIA4 ,IT %>ES T]RITORIES ) ! (FICIAL MUNICIPALITIES ( ,ALTAMIRANO1 ,OCOS+O1 ,*ANAL1 & ,LAS ,M>G>ITAS4 ,! MUNICIPAL SEAT IS 9 #ag DE ,NOVIEMBRE \TSIDE ( ! ,MORELIA ,EJIDO4 

,! ,AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITY ,COM&ANTA ,RAMONA1 ) ITS F\R REGIONS3 ,LA ,MONTANA1 ,SAN ,JOSE 5 ,REBELDIA1 ,SANTO ,DOM+O1 & ,OLGA ,ISABEL1 ) MUNICIPAL SEAT 9 ,OLGA ,ISABEL4 

,?IS IS H[ \R MUNICIPALITIES & \R REGIONS >E DI/RIBUT$1 IT IS :AT !Y CURR5TLY >E BUT !RE HAVE BE5 MODIFICATIONS PREVI\SLY4 ,FIR/1 :5 ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES W]E CREAT$ !RE W]E SEV5 MUNICIPALITIES3 ,LUCIO ,CABANAS1 ,]NE/O ,*E ,GUEV>A1 ,PRIM]O DE ,5]O1 #ag DE ,NOVIEMBRE1 ,VIC5TE ,GU]R]O1 & ,OLGA ,ISABEL4 

,SIX MON?S AFT] ! CREATION ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO O!R REGIONS W]E ANNEX$ TO ! SEV5 MUNICIPALITIES1 :I* >E ,LA ,MONTANA1 ,SAN ,JOSE 5 ,REBELDIA1 ,SANTO ,DOM+O1 & ,G5>O ,VAZQUEZ1 & LAT] ON ANO!R REGION WAS 9CORPORAT$ :I* IS ,EMILIANO ,ZAPATA4 ,LIKE ?IS WE HAVE GONE CON/RUCT+ 9 ! ,MORELIA ,C>ACOL4 

,?AT IS :AT HAPP5$ BE=E BUT N[ !RE >E ?REE MUNICIPALITIES & !IR REGIONS4 ,WE DID IT LIKE ?IS BECAUSE ( H[ DIFFICULT IT IS TO DO ! WORK OR BECAUSE !RE >E MANY MUNICIPALITIES 9 :I* !RE >E NOT MANY COMPAN]OS1 SOME CRACK$ & TO TAKE ! POSITIONS IT WAS ALREADY V]Y DIFFICULT4 ,:AT WE DID WAS R$UCE ! NUMB] ( MUNICIPALITIES & N[ ! REGIONS >E !RE P] SE4 

,! O!R MOTIVE = :I* WE *ANG$ TO ?REE MUNICIPALITIES IS ?AT 9 ! ,MORELIA ,C>ACOL !RE W]E A TON ( AGR>IAN PROBLEMS1 SO !N IT WAS V]Y DIFFICULT TO DEF5D ONESELF 9 MATT]S ( COORD9ATION1 :5 WE UNIT$ 9TO ?REE MUNICIPALITIES IT MADE IT EASI] = US TO DEF5D \RSELVES FROM ?OSE PROBLEMS ) O!R ORGANIZATIONS4 

,ANO!R ,COMPAN]O 

,ONE ( ! MA9 REASONS = :I* !RE W]E SEV5 MUNICIPALITIES & N[ !RE >E ?REE IS ?AT !RE W]E MANY L& PROBLEMS1 ABOVE ALL ) ,O,R,C,A,O1 BUT NOT ONLY4 ,BUT ALSO !RE W]E O!R REASONS :I* %\LD NOT HAPP5 BUT HAPP5$1 = EXAMPLE3 !RE WAS AN AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITY1 ,EMILIANO ,ZAPATA1 BUT IT TURNS \T ?AT !RE W]E ONLY #de COMPAN]OS 9 ?AT AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITY4 

,IT WAS UND]/OOD ?AT ! PROJECTS = ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES HAVE TO BE LEVEL1 BUT 9 PRACTICE IT WAS NOT BE+ DONE LEVEL1 BECAUSE = EXAMPLE1 9 ! MUNICIPALITY #ag DE ,NOVIEMBRE !RE >E MORE ?AN #f COMPAN]OS COOP]AT+ PLUS !IR *ILDR51 !Y HAD ! SAME PROJECT 9 ,EMILIANO ,ZAPATA :]E !RE W]E #de COMPAN]OS4 ,AT ! MOM5T :5 ! PROJECT DI/RIBUTION IS DONE IF IT IS DIVID$ BY P>5TS ( ! FAMILY AS COOP]ATORS IT DOES NOT COME \T EQUAL4 

,IT WAS NECESS>Y TO SEE ALL !SE ?+S1 ! P]C5TAGE1 :5 !RE IS COLLABORATION 9 ! ZONE EA* MUNICIPALITY HAD TO GIVE ! SAME1 BUT IT TURNS \T ?AT SOME MUNICIPALITIES GIVE MORE1 ! MUNICIPALITY ?AT IS SMALLE/ ALSO HAS TO GIVE ! SAME1 IT HAD TO COLLABORATE ! SAME AS ! BIG MUNICIPALITIES1 ?AT IS IT WAS NOT 9 BALANCE4 ,IT WAS DONE LIKE ?IS ) ! PROJECTS1 ?AT IS :Y IT HAD TO BE MODIFI$4 

,BUT DUE TO :AT WAS SE5 !RE HAVE TO BE MORE MEMB]S 9 A MUNICIPALITY WAS BECAUSE ( ! L& PROBLEM4 ,= EXAMPLE1 9 A VILLAGE :]E ! L& :I* ! COMPAN]OS B\<T IS1 !RE >E BETWE5 #b & #ag COMPAN]OS1 AGA9/ ! ,O,R,C,A,O FOLKS :O >E #ae OR #c1 BUT ?OSE FEW COMPAN]OS >E ONE MUNICIPALITY1 SO ! DEF5SE ( ! L& CANNOT BE DONE LIKE ?AT4 ,?AT WAS ! REASON ?AT IT WAS SE5 TO DECIDE ?AT MORE COMPAN]OS HAVE TO BE GR\P$ TOGE!R SO ?AT LESS MUNICIPALITIES REMA9 BUT YES !Y CAN DEF5D ! L&4 

,SO IT IS 9T]E/+ ?AT WE REALIZE ?AT ! PLANS ?AT >E MADE 9 ! BEG9N+ CAN BE MODIFI$ AS MANY TIMES AS IS NECESS>Y1 ACCORD+ TO ! NECESSITY ( H[ IT HAS TO BE DONE4 ,IT IS NOT BECAUSE IT WAS BORN LIKE ?AT & LIKE ?AT WE >E GO+ TO /AY1 !RE >E ?+S :I* YES & ?+S :I* NO4 ,= EXAMPLE ! SEV5 PR9CIPLES ( LEAD BY OBEY+1 ,I ?9K ?AT WE >E NOT GO+ TO *ANGE IT1 ,I ?9K ?AT IT IS ! OPPOSITE1 WE >E GO+ TO HAVE TO ADD BECAUSE !Y >E PR9CIPLES :I* CANNOT GO (F OV] ! C\RSE \R LIFETIMES4 ,IT IS ONE ( ! REASONS ?AT BE=E !RE W]E MANY MUNICIPALITIES1 N[ !RE >E FEW MUNICIPALITIES4 

,RELATION%IP ) ,O!R ,SOCIAL ,ORGANIZATIONS 

,JOHANA 7,=M] ,MEMB] ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,M,>,E,Z #ag DE ,NOVIEMBRE7 

,AS ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO & AUTONOM\S C\NCILS WE HAVE B>ELY HAD A RELATION%IP ) O!R ORGANIZATIONS1 RA!R !Y HAVE CONFRONT$ US1 LIKE ! ORGANIZATION ,O,R,C,A,O4 ,!Y HAVE CONFRONT$ US BECAUSE !Y WANT TO TAKE FROM US \R L&S ?AT AS SUPPORT BASES 9 RESI/ANCE WE RECOV]$ 9 ! YE> #a#i#i#d4 ,:]E !Y HAVE CONFRONT$ US ! MO/ IS 9 ! ,AUTONOM\S ,MUNICIPALITY ,LUCIO ,CABANAS1 9 ! REGION ,]NE/O ,*E ,GUEV>A1 ,PRIM]O DE ,5]O1 & P>T ( ! MUNICIPALITY #ag DE ,NOVIEMBRE4 

,9 ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITY ,COM&ANTA ,RAMONA WE ALSO HAD A PROBLEM ) ! ORGANIZATION ,O,P,D,D,I,C4 ,?IS ORGANIZATION TRI$ TO PLUND] \R L&S FROM US1 ,O,P,D,D,I,C WAS SUPPORT$ BY ! F$]AL GOV]NM5T ?R\< ! AGR>IAN RE=M & !IR ORGANIZATION1 & TRI$ TO ANNEX RECOV]$ L& 9 ! ,MUKULUM ,BA*AJON EJIDO4 

,BUT WE DO NOT NEGLECT ! SOLID>ITY & SUPPORT ( MANY BRO!RS & SI/]S :O ACCOMPANI$ US 9 ?OSE DIFFICULT TIMES1 V>I\S 9T]NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS MOBILIZ$ TO PUT ! BRAKES ON ?IS W> ( PLUND]4 ,H]E 9 ,MEXICO MANY BRO!RS & SI/]S ALSO SUPPORT$ US & VOLUNTE]$ !MSELVES AS A CIVIL 5CAMPM5T = PEACE1 ALSO ! 9T]NATIONAL COMPAN]OS :O CAME TO ! C>ACOL1 9 COORD9ATION ) ! ,FRAY ,B>TOLOME DE LAS ,CASAS ,HUMAN ,RI<TS ,C5T]4 ,?ANKS TO ?OSE BRO!RS & SI/]S :O MOBILIZ$ AT ! NATIONAL & 9T]NATIONAL LEVEL ! BRAKES W]E PUT ON ! PLUND] ?AT WE W]E GO+ TO SUFF] 9 ?OSE MOM5TS4 

,! ORGANIZATIONS ?AT CONT9UE TO AFFECT US >E ,O,R,C,A,O & ,O,R,U,G,A1 :I* IS A NEW ORGANIZATION & ITS /RATEGY IS BAS$ ON BUY+ LEAD]S ( \R ORGANIZATION ) ! SUPPORT ( ! (FICIAL GOV]NM5T4 ,!Y MANAGE PROJECTS ) ?IS PURPOSE & AS AN ORGANIZATION !Y >E AFFECT+ US BECAUSE !Y PUBLI% ?AT ! LEAD]S ( \R ORGANIZATION >E N[ RECEIV+ PROJECTS1 BUT WE KN[ ?AT IS NOT H[ IT IS4 

,ROLES ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO 

,9 T]MS ( PLANS & AGREEM5TS1 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO IS 9 *>GE ( PROMOT+ ! V>I\S AGREEM5TS :I* >E MADE 9 ! ZONE ASSEMBLIES4 ,! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO IS 9 *>GE ( SEE+ ?AT ! PLANS & AGREEM5TS FROM ! ZONE ASSEMBLY >E FULFILL$1 ?AT IS ONE ( ! DUTIES ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 

,ANO!R ROLE ?AT WE HAVE AS ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO IS COORD9AT+ BETWE5 AU?ORITIES FROM ! MUNICIPALITIES & REGIONS TO REALIZE ! AGREEM5TS :I* >E PLANN$ & COORD9AT$ 9 ! ZONE ASSEMBLY4 ,! T[NS HAVE TO KN[ :I*EV] PLAN OR AGREEM5T ( ! ZONE2 ! REGIONAL C\NCILS & MUNICIPALITIES >E ! ONES 9 *>GE ( TALK+ TO ! T[NS1 ! PEOPLE HAVE ! F9AL WORD1 H]E ! PEOPLE COMM& & :]E ! GOV]NM5T OBEYS4 ,AS AU?ORITIES ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 MUNICIPAL & REGIONAL P]SONS 9-*>GE1 
WE CANNOT REALIZE ANY PLAN OR AGREEM5T IF ! PEOPLE >E NOT 9 AGREEM5T1 ?AT IS :Y BE=E MAK+ A PLAN OR AGREEM5T FIR/ ! T[NS >E ASK$4 

,F]M9 7,=M] ,MEMB] ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,M,>,E,Z ,COM&ANTA ,RAMONA7 

,\R ROLE AS ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO IS TO CONV5E NORMAL & SPECIAL ASSEMBLIES4 ,AS DELEGATES ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO WE CONV5E A SPECIAL ASSEMBLY 9 COORD9ATION ) ?OSE FROM ALL %IFTS TO AGREE ON ! PO9TS OR PLANS :I* >E PRES5T$ 9 EA* ZONE ASSEMBLY = ITS POT5TIAL SOLUTION1 AU?ORIZATION1 & CONSULTATION 9 ! T[NS4 ,WE ?9K ?AT ! ZONE ASSEMBLY IS ANO!R DECISION-MAK+ BODY = DECISIONS :I* ! MEMB]S ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO CANNOT MAKE1 BECAUSE 9 ! ZONE ASSEMBLY ! COMMISSION]S & AG5TS ( ! T[NS & SUPPORT BASE MEMB]S >E ALWAYS PRES5T4 

,9 !SE ASSEMBLIES IT IS MADE KN[N ( ! ADVANCES 9 ! WORK PLANS :I* WE DO AS MEMB]S ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO & ( ! COMMISSION :I* WE >E RESPONSIBLE = DO+ OR COORD9AT+1 BECAUSE ! MEMB]S ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO W]E COMMISSION$ 9 V>I\S WORK >EAS1 LIKE HEAL?1 $UCATION1 PRODUCTION1 COMMUNICATION1 & ECOT\RISM4 ,WE DO ! ZONE ASSEMBLY EV]Y TWO MON?S1 BUT 9 ! %ORT T]M IMPORTANT PO9TS CAN COME UP :I* NE$ TO BE TALK$ AB\T OR PLANN$ AMONG AU?ORITIES ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 MUNICIPAL & REGIONAL C\NCILS1 SO WE CONV5E QUICKLY A SPECIAL ASSEMBLY1 ABOVE ALL IF !RE IS AN IMPORTANT PO9T TO PLAN4 

,ANO!R ( ! ,JUNTA'S TASKS IS SEE+ = ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! MUNICIPALITIES1 T[NS1 & COMMUNITIES 9 G5]AL4 ,AS ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO IT IS \R OBLIGATION TO BALANCE LEVEL DEVELOPM5T 9 ALL ! WORK >EAS1 LIKE $UCATION1 HEAL?1 PRODUCTION1 & COMMUNICATION4 ,BE=E ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO WAS CREAT$ !RE WAS A UNEV5 DEVELOPM5T1 NATIONAL & 9T]NATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY :O SUPPORT$ \R CAUSE SUPPORT$ MORE ! WELL-KN[N MUNICIPALITIES1 CLOS]1 & ! FUR!R AWAY ONES W]E LEFT 9 AB&ONM5T4 

,BE=E ! ,N,G,OS GAVE SUPPORT TO ! MUNICIPALITIES :I* !Y KNEW MORE1 ?AT IS :Y N[1 SO ?AT !RE IS NOT ?AT PROBLEM1 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO IS ! ONE ?AT HAS TO GIVE ! PROPOSALS1 ! ONE ?AT HAS TO COMM& :AT NECESSITIES ! PEOPLE HAVE & ! PEOPLE HAVE TO COME4 ,! ,JUNTA HAS TO 9=M 9 A ZONE ASSEMBLY H[ MANY DONATIONS >RIV$ TO ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO & ON :AT ?OSE DONATIONS >E GO+ TO BE SP5T1 BUT IT IS ALREADY AN AGREEM5T ( ! ZONE1 IT IS AN AGREEM5T ( ! MUNICIPALITIES 9 :I* ?AT MONEY IS GO+ TO BE SP5T 

,BUT IT WAS NOT ALWAYS LIKE ?IS1 9 ! P]IOD FROM #bd TO #bh ! RES\RCES W]E DIVID$ UP BY MUNICIPALITY & !RE W]E MUNICIPALITIES :I* HAS LESS COLLABORAT+ 9HABITANTS1 !Y W]E RESPONSIBLE = ! SAME AS ! MUNICIPALITIES ) MORE POPULATION1 SO WE REALIZ$ ?AT IS NOT BALANCE4 ,!N LAT]1 ?ANKS TO ! FACT ?AT !Y ORI5T$ US ?IS WAS *ANG$1 N[ !RE IS BALANCE WE >E ?9K+ ?AT IT N[ BE DONE P] COLLABORATOR1 = EXAMPLE IF A MUNICIPALITY HAS #f IT HAS TO MAKE ! ACC\NT ( H[ MU* ?AT MUNICIPALITY IS RESPONSIBLE = & ONE ) LESS ALSO IT IS RESPONSIBLE = LESS4 

,QUE/IONS 

,H[ MANY MEMB]S MAKE UP ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO & ! AUTONOM\S C\NCILS8 

,!RE >E #ab MEMB]S1 SIX COMPAN]OS & SIX COMPAN]AS4 ,)9 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO EA* ONE ( ! REGIONS HAS ITS REPRES5TATIVE ON ! ,JUNTA1 ! SELECTION HAS TO BE 9 ! MUNICIPALITIES1 IT IS *OS5 :O IS GO+ TO DO ! WORK 9 ! ,C>ACOL OR 9 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,! AUTONOM\S C\NCILS DEP5D ON EA* MUNICIPALITY1 = EXAMPLE ! MUNICIPALITY ,LUCIO ,CABANAS1 :I* HAS FIVE REGIONS1 TO NAME ITS MUNICIPAL C\NCILS ?OSE REGIONS HAVE TO MEET & HAVE TO SEE :O IS ! ONE :O IS GO+ TO BE AN AU?ORITY1 & HAVE TO CONTRIBUTE ONE FROM EA* REGION4 

,H[ MANY MEMB]S ( ! ,JUNTA >E !RE 9 TOTAL8 

,SOMETIMES P] SE WE >E NOT GOOD MA!MATICIANS1 9 TOTAL !RE >E #f MEMB]S :O HAVE TO WORK1 BUT IT IS GO+ TO BE ROTAT+ EV]Y WEEK 9 FIVE %IFTS ( #ab MEMB]S EA* ONE4 

,( ?OSE #f MEMB]S ( ! ,JUNTA >E HALF COMPAN]AS & HALF COMPAN]OS8 

,YES W]E >E 9 HALF1 NO ONE IS MORE1 NO ONE IS LESS4 

,H[ >E ! COMPAN]OS :O WORK AS MEMB]S ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO SUPPORT$8 

,! SUPPORT = ! COMPAN]OS MEMB]S ( ! ,JUNTA DEP5D ON EA* MUNICIPALITY4 ,EA* MUNICIPALITY NAMES ITS DELEGATE = ! ,JUNTA & EA* MUNICIPALITY MAKES A PROPOSAL ON H[ ! HELP CAN BE4 ,!RE >E MUNICIPALITIES ?AT HELP !M 9 !IR WORK 9 ! MILPA1 SOMETIMES 9 ! SCRAPE ONCE A YE>1 ALSO IT IS SUPPORT$ 9 ?AT !Y REMA9 FREE ( O!R WORK BECAUSE !Y JU/ DECIDE TO WORK 9 ! ,JUNTA4 ,?AT IS1 JU/ SUPPORT 9 ! MUNICIPALITIES4 

,DOES EV]YONE COMPLETE ! :OLE P]IOD ( !IR POSITION OR >E !RE SOME :O LEAVE WORK P>TWAY ?R\<8 

,!RE >E SOME :O LEAVE IT & DO NOT FULFILL ! ?REE YE>S ( !IR POSITION4 ,( ! COMPAN]OS :O WE >E N[ PASS+ TO WORK !RE >E SOME :O P] SE DO NOT DECIDE TO DO ?IS WORK ?AT ! PEOPLE 5TRU/ !M )1 SOMETIMES 9 ONE YE> !Y GO AWAY OR GO \TSIDE ( ! ORGANIZATION1 SOMETIMES !Y DECIDE LIKE ?AT4 ,SOME SUPPORT BASE COMPAN]OS1 LIKE P>5TS ( A FAMILY1 TO NOT LET !IR SONS OR !IR DAU<T]S GO \T1 IT IS ALSO :AT IS HAPP5+4 ,!RE >E O!RS :O P] SE NEGLECT TO DO ! WORK1 !Y SAY ?AT !Y DO NOT KN[ H[ TO READ OR WRITE1 BUT !Y >E LIES & P] SE !Y DO NOT COME TO FULFILL ! ?REE YE>S4 ,?OSE :O COMPLETE ! ?REE YE>S >E ?OSE :O P] SE HAVE ?AT IDEA1 ?AT CONSCI5CE1 :O HAVE TO KN[ H[ TO DO & LE>N !RE1 BE IT ?AT WE KN[ OR DO NOT KN[ H[ TO DO IT BUT WE HAVE TO CONFRONT IT & WE >E GO+ TO CONFRONT IT4 

,WE HAVE AN AGREEM5T ?AT IF A DELEGATE ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO DOES NOT FOLL[-?R\<1 DOES NOT COME ! !IR %IFT1 ! ONE :O HAS TO SUB/ITUTE ?AT DELEGATE IS ! C\NCIL ( !IR MUNICIPALITY1 IF !Y >E FROM ! #ag DE ,NOVIEMBRE1 ,LUCIO ,CABANAS1 OR ,COM&ANTA ,RAMONA MUNICIPALITY1 WELL ?AT SPACE IS NOT GO+ TO REMA9 JU/ LIKE ?AT4 ,! PROBLEM ?AT !RE IS = :I* !Y DID NOT COME DOES NOT MATT]1 ! ,MUNICIPAL ,C\NCIL HAS TO HAVE ONE WEEK ( %IFT ON ! ,JUNTA1 AL?\< IT IS NOT !IR OBLIGATION BUT S9CE ! DELEGATE FROM !IR MUNICIPALITY DID NOT COME WELL ! C\NCIL HAS TO FULFILL4 

,9 ! MUNICIPALITY IS !RE ALSO A RULE TO SANCTION :5 !Y DO NOT FOLL[-?R\<8 

,FIR/ IT IS CALL$ TO ATT5TION1 !Y >E ALWAYS GIV5 AN OPPORTUNITY ?REE TIMES4 ,IF ! COMPAN]O DOES NOT COME !Y >E GO+ TO ASK :Y !Y DID NOT COME1 :AT IS ! PROBLEM4 ,IF IT IS = SICKNESS IT IS JU/IFI$ ?AT !Y DID NOT COME1 IF IT IS BECAUSE !Y DID NOT WANT TO COME1 !Y GOT LAZY1 !IR ATT5TION MU/ BE CALL$ = A FIR/ TIME4 ,! SECOND TIME !Y MI<T HAVE TO PAY1 BUT FIR/ IT HAS TO BE SE5 WELL :AT ! MOTIVE IS1 :AT ! PROBLEM IS4 ,PROBLEMS >ISE P] SE1 IF SOMEONE DOES NOT WANT TO DO ! WORK OR !Y MI<T LEAVE BECAUSE !Y DO NOT WANT TO DO ! WORK1 BUT ALSO MAYBE BECAUSE !IR IDEA & !IR HE>T >E NOT NO LONG] !RE1 SOMETIMES IT HAS COME \T LIKE ?AT4 

,CAN Y\ DO ALL ! WORK ) #ab MEMB]S ( ! ,JUNTA8 ,BECAUSE 9 ,C>ACOL ,I,I !RE >E #bh MEMB]S & SOMETIMES WE FEEL ! WORK A LITTLE HEAVY4 

,!RE IS MU* DIFFICULTY TO DO ALL ! WORK ?AT ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO NE$S TO DO 9 EA* MUNICIPALITY1 \T ( NECESSITY AS ( RI<T N[ WE >E BE>+ ) IT LIKE ?AT BUT ALSO !RE IS NE$ TO MAKE A PROPOSAL1 ?AT IDEA 9 :I* WE >E GO+ TO CON/RUCT1 ! LOCAL AU?ORITIES :I* MU/ BE 9 ! ASSEMBLY HAVE TO SEE FIR/4 ,!RE IS ?AT DIFFICULTY BECAUSE EA* DELEGATE1 COMPAN]O OR COMPAN]A1 HAS !IR [N COMMISSION ASIDE FROM ! %IFT ?AT !Y >E GO+ TO BE COV]+ EA* WEEK1 SO !RE IT BECOMES MORE DIFFICULT = US4 ,?AT IS :AT WE >E CONFRONT+ UP TO :]E WE >E ABLE BUT /ILL !RE >E IDEAS ON H[ WE CAN TAKE ?OSE /EPS =W>D4 

,:AT IS ! ECOT\RISM WORK :I* Y\ M5TION$8 

,9 \R ZONE !RE >E TWO HOT SPR+S1 ONE IS ! ,EL ,SALVADOR HOT SPR+1 :I* IS 9 ! MUNICIPALITY ,COM&ANTA ,RAMONA1 !RE ! COMPAN]OS >E TAK+ %IFTS1 & ! O!R IS ! ONE 9 ,TZACONEJA1 DUR+ ,EA/] WEEK !Y ALSO TAKE %IFTS4 

,! DELEGATE COMPAS H[ LONG IS !IR %IFT8 

,WE *ANGE EV]Y WEEK1 ONE ,SUNDAY WE 5T] & ! NEXT ,SUNDAY IT IS H&$ OV] TO ! NEXT %IFTMEMB]4 ,! AGREEM5T IS ?AT ! %IFTMEMB] :O IS ALREADY !RE HAS TO LEAVE ON ,MONDAY1 !Y CANNOT LEAVE AT ! SAME TIME ?AT ! O!R 5T]S4 ,:Y8 ,! %IFTMEMB] :O IS ALREADY !RE HAS TO BE !RE TWO OR ?REE H\RS1 EV5 UP TO A DAY1 BECAUSE ! P5D+ ISSUES OR WORK REPORTS :I* >E P5D+ SOMETIMES >E NOT CLE> TO ! %IFTMEMB]S :O >E GO+ TO /AY1 SO ?AT %IFTMEMB] :O IS AB\T TO LEAVE HAS TO BE !RE AS A RESPONSIBLE P]SON4 ,!N :5 ! ,JUNTA :O HAS TO /AY SAYS TO ! COMPAN]OS FROM ! PREVI\S %IFT ?AT !Y >E N[ FREE1 ?AT !Y CAN N[ GO1 UNTIL ?AT MOM5T ! %IFT ?AT IS TO LEAVE HAS TO LEAVE4 

,:AT IS ! ME?OD :I* IS US$ = ! SELECTION ( DELEGATES8 

,! ME?OD = ! SELECTION ( DELEGATES IS ?AT ! SUPPORT BASE COMPAN]OS FROM ! MUNICIPALITY HAVE TO MEET & ! MUNICIPALITY HAS TO PROMOTE !IR MEET+S4 ,AN EXAMPLE1 9 ,LUCIO ,CABANAS !RE >E FIVE REGIONS & EA* REGION HAS TO *OOSE FIVE REPRES5TATIVES4 ,?OSE FIVE REPRES5TATIVES HAVE TO PRES5T !MSELVES TO ! MUNICIPALITY & ! MUNICIPALITY IS ! ONE :O IS GO+ TO TAKE !M TO ! ZONE ASSEMBLY TO *OOSE !IR DELEGATE = ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 BUT DEMOCRATICALLY ! PEOPLE HAVE TO BE ! ONE TO NAME !M4 

,! GRA9 BANK & ! GRAVEL >E ON A RECOV]$ PLOT8 ,DO Y\ HAVE MA*9ES OR H[ DO Y\ DO ?AT WORK8 

,IT IS )9 A RECOV]$ PLOT1 FROM AN EJIDO1 BUT ! GRAVEL SELL+ IS 9 ! H&S ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO SO ! P]C5TAGE HAS TO COME 9 ! ,JUNTA4 ,WE DO NOT HAVE MA*9ES1 ! CON/RUCTOR OR ! ONE :O IS GO+ TO COME TO ! ,JUNTA TO BUY HAS TO SCRAPE1 BE IT ) A TRACTOR OR ) ,I DON'T KN[ :AT1 BUT WE JU/ >E GO+ TO S5D \R COMMISSION = IT TO C\NT H[ MANY TRIPS !Y >E GO+ TO TAKE A DAY1 WE >E NOT GO+ TO MAKE O!R RESPONSIBILITIES MORE TO WAT* OV] & KN[ H[ MANY TRIPS >E TAK5 A DAY4 

,:5 Y\ SPOKE AB\T BALANCE AMONG ! MUNICIPALITIES IT WAS FOCUS$ MORE ON ! DIVID+-UP ( DONATIONS1 BUT IT IS JU/ NECESS>Y TO BALANCE 9 ! ASPECT ( ECONOMIC RES\RCES1 = EXAMPLE 9 ! COLLECTIVE WORK1 H[ IS IT BALANC$ :5 WORK IS NE$$ OR 9 ! NAM+ ( AU?ORITIES1 ! MEMB]S ( ! ,JUNTA8 

,BALANCE IS :AT WAS SAID BE=E1 ?AT IS ACCORD+ TO ! NUMB] ( COLLABORATORS 9 A MUNICIPALITY1 9 ! DIVISION ( A DONATION OR 9 ! COLLECTIVE WORK IT HAS TO BE LIKE ?AT1 IT IS ?AT !RE IS NO O!R WAY1 IT HAS TO BE LIKE ?AT1 ALSO 9 ! NAM+ ( ! AU?ORITIES IT DEP5DS ON ! NUMB] ( COMPAN]OS 9 EA* MUNICIPALITY4 

,= EXAMPLE TO *OOSE DELEGATES ( ! ,JUNTA 9 A REGION1 LET'S TALK AB\T ,ALIADO1 ?AT REGION IS A SMALL REGION1 ,9DEP5D5CIA HAS MORE COMPAN]OS1 SO ! OBLIGATION IS ?AT ,ALIADO MU/ HAVE ITS REPRES5TATION ON ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 ITS COMPAN]O1 ITS COMPAN]A1 BUT WE CANNOT TELL IT TO GIVE SIX BECAUSE IT IS SMALL1 S9CE ,9DEP5D5CIA IS BIGG] IT MU/ TAKE ANO!R LITTLE BIT MORE TO BE ABLE TO HELP ?OSE COMPAN]OS4 ,BUT IT DOES NOT MEAN ?AT ,ALIADO %\LD NOT GIVE A REPRES5TATIVE1 IF WE DO IT LIKE ?IS WE >E LEAV+ ?AT REGION \T1 IT HAS TO HAVE REPRES5TATION FROM ALL ! REGIONS4 

,P>TICIPATION ( ,WOM5 

,JESSICA 7,MEMB] ( ! ,AUTONOM\S ,C\NCIL4 ,M,>,E,Z #ag DE ,NOVIEMBRE7 

,9 ! POSITIONS ( ! MUNICIPALITY1 LIKE ! C\NCIL & ON ! ,JUNTA1 US WOM5 >E WORK+ TOGE!R ) ! COMPAN]OS1 SIX COMPAN]OS & SIX COMPAN]AS 9 ! ZONE & MUNICIPALITY4 ,= ! ,JUNTA TO PU% = ! P>TICIPATION ( WOM5 IT PROMOTES WOM5'S 5C\NT]S1 WE HAVE NOT DONE ONE 9 ! ZONE BUT 9 ! MUNICIPALITIES WE HAVE4 ,AT TIMES ! ,JUNTA MAKES ! PROPOSAL TO DO AN 5C\NT] ( COMPAN]AS1 LIKE = EXAMPLE ON ,M>* #h?1 & 9 EA* MUNICIPALITY ! MALE & FEMALE C\NCILMEMB]S ORGANIZE IT1 TOGE!R1 ! ,JUNTA IS ! ONE :O GIVES A LITTLE BIT ( FOOD1 LIKE SUG>1 BEANS1 OR A LITTLE BIT ( RICE4 ,IT IS LIKE ?IS H[ ! ,JUNTA IS PROMOT+ ! P>TICIPATION ( WOM54 ,9 ! 5C\NT] !Y DO A CULTURAL EV5T1 SPORTS1 SO ?AT LIKE ?IS ! COMPAN]AS LOSE A LITTLE BIT ( FE>1 SO ?AT !Y >E 5C\RAG$ TO P>TICIPATE & GO \T ( !IR H\SES A LITTLE1 SO ?AT !Y LE>N TO GET TO KN[ O!R PLACES & O!R COMPAN]AS FROM O!R COMMUNITIES4 ,IT IS LIKE ?IS H[ WE >E PROMOT+4 

,ELABORATION ( ,PROJECTS = ! ,DEVELOPM5T ( ! ,MUNICIPALITIES1 ,REGIONS1 & ,T[NS 

,IT IS ! OBLIGATION ( ! ,JUNTA TO ELABORATE PROJECTS IF A COMMUNITY LACKS DEVELOPM5T1 BUT TO ELABORATE ! PROJECT ! ,JUNTA HAS TO CONV5E A MEET+ ) ! C\NCILS & !IR COMMISSIONS 9 V>I\S >EAS1 LIKE HEAL?1 $UCATION1 & PRODUCTION4 ,!Y MAKE A MEET+ & ! ,JUNTA TELLS ! COMMISSIONS ?AT !Y HAVE TO GO ON A VISIT TO ASK :AT NECESSITY ! T[NS HAVE4 ,! COMMISSIONS GO \T TO ! MUNICIPALITIES1 !Y GET TOGE!R !IR LOCAL COMMISSIONS & !Y ASK :AT IS LACK+ 9 ! COMMUNITY4 ,:5 !Y HAVE A LI/ ( NECESSITIES 9 !IR T[NS ONCE AGA9 !Y MEET AGA9 TO WRITE ! PROJECT1 DEP5D+ ON ! NE$ 9 EA* T[N4 

,:5 ! PROJECT IS ALREADY WRITT51 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO HAS TO F9D AN ,N,G,O :I* CAN HELP !M MAKE ?AT PROJECT WORK & 9 ?AT CASE WE MAKE ) A C\NT]P>T :I* IS1 = EXAMPLE1 ,5LACE ,CIVIL1 WE PRES5T TO !M ?AT WE HAVE ?IS PROJECT & ?AT ,5LACE IS 9 *>GE ( LOOK+ = ! RES\RCES TO MAKE ?AT PROJECT WORK4 ,ALL ( ! WRITT5 PAP]S ON ! PROJECT >E TURN$ 91 ,5LACE S5DS ! FUND1 ! RES\RCE ?AT WE >E GO+ TO SP5D TO DO ?AT PROJECT1 BUT ALSO ! T[N TELLS ! ,JUNTA TO HAVE CLE> ACC\NT+1 ?AT !RE NOT BE ANY SW9DLE !RE4 ,! T[N IS ! ONE :O APPROVES & LIKE ?AT SIGNS AN AGREEM5T ) ! F9ANCIAL ORGANIZATION ) ! COMMITM5T ?AT !Y >E REALLY GO+ TO REALIZE ?AT PROJECT ?AT ! T[N ASK$ =4 ,! MO/ URG5T NECESSITIES 9 ! NEW VILLAGES >E WAT] & ELECTRICITY4 

,WE ALSO HAVE MADE MI/AKES1 BECAUSE SOMETIMES !RE >E ,N,G,OS ?AT ALREADY HAVE ! PROJECT ELABORAT$ & SOMETIMES AS ! ,JUNTA WE DO NOT ANALYZE IT & WE DO ACCEPT IT1 & SOMETIMES ?AT PROJECT IS NOT REALLY A NE$ ( ! PEOPLE4 ,AT TIMES ONLY BECAUSE WE WANT TO ACCEPT1 = EXAMPLE AN ECO/OVE & COMPO/+ TOILET PROJECT PASS$1 WE APPROV$ IT & REALLY !RE >E T[NS ?AT DO NOT USE IT & T[NS ?AT DO4 ,! T[N ?AT DOES NOT USE IT BECAUSE IT IS NOT REALLY !IR NECESSITY P] SE1 !Y CON/RUCT$ IT & IT N[ REMA9S AB&ON$ & !Y DO NOT MAKE ?AT WORK FUNCTION1 BUT !RE >E COMPAN]OS :O DO LIKE IT BECAUSE IT MAKES ORGANIC F]TILIZ]1 ?AT IS :Y !RE >E SOME :O DO MAKE IT WORK1 USE IT4 

,TO ELABORATE PROJECTS WE N[ HAVE A GR\P ( COMPAN]OS :O >E TRA9$ TO LE>N TO ELABORATE PROJECTS SO ?AT WE NO LONG] NE$ \TSIDE ( \R AUTONOMY1 BUT RA!R \R COMPAN]OS !MSELVES >E N[ PRACTIC+ H[ TO ELABORATE PROJECTS4 

,QUE/IONS 

,>E ALL ! T[NS 9 Y\R ZONE WORK+ ) PROJECTS8 

,!RE >E SOME COLLECTIVES :I* >E ALREADY V]Y ADVANC$1 BUT IT IS REALLY AN EF=T ( ! PEOPLE4 ,= EXAMPLE1 !RE >E COMPAN]AS :O HAVE A #d ?\S& PESO /ORE1 BUT IT IS !IR EF=T1 !Y DID NOT NE$ A PROJECT4 ,!RE >E SOME T[NS :I* DO HAVE PROJECTS BUT ! MAJORITY IS PURE EF=T ( ! PEOPLE4 

,>E ! T[NS 9 Y\R ZONE :I* HAVE FEMALE COMMISSION]S & AG5TS A MAJORITY8 

,YES1 9 ?IS CASE ALL ( ! T[NS HAVE !IR COMMISSIONS1 !IR AG5TS1 & !IR COMMISSION]S1 ALL ! T[NS HAVE IT4 

,APPROXIMATELY H[ MANY FEMALE COMMISSION]S & AG5TS >E !RE 9 ! :OLE ZONE8 

,WE DO NOT HAVE ! QUANTITY BUT YES ! MAJORITY ( ! T[NS ALREADY HAVE !IR [N AU?ORITY COMPAN]AS4 

,ROLE ( ! ,VIGILANCE ,COMMISSION 

,! ,VIGILANCE ,COMMISSION IS ! ONE :I* IS 9 *>GE ( SEE+ IF ! ,JUNTA REALLY IS ADM9I/]+ ! PEOPLE'S FUND OR ! SMALL DONATIONS :I* O!R BRO!RS & SI/]S GIVE US4 ,:5 ! ,JUNTA 9=MS US ( !IR WORK1 ( !IR EXP5SES1 VIGILANCE TOO HAS TO KN[ :AT WAS SP5T1 H[ MU* IS LEFT OV] & H[ MU* !RE IS1 & HAS TO BE 9 ! ZONE ASSEMBLY TO GIVE FAI? TO ! T[NS ?AT REALLY ?AT EXP5SE WAS MADE & H[ MU* IT IS ?AT IS LEFT OV]4 

,BE=E ! ,VIGILANCE ,COMMISSION WAS LIKE ! C\NCILS1 ! MEMB]S ( ! COMMISSION 5T]$ 9TO ! POSITION ( VIGILANCE = ?REE YE>S1 BUT !N IT WAS MODIFI$ BECAUSE SOMETIMES !Y DID NOT FOLL[ ?R\<4 ,IT WAS *ANG$1 FROM #bc TO #bh FUNCTION$ LIKE ?IS1 FROM #bh ONW>D ! DURATION ( ! POSITION IS ?REE MON?S1 BUT !Y >E PURE SUPPORT BASES :O >E TAK+ %IFTS1 ON EA* REPORT TWO VIGILANCE %IFTS PASS4 ,! VIGILANCE COMMISSION IS MADE UP ( SUPPORT BASES FROM EA* REGION1 = EXAMPLE 9 ! MUNICIPALITY #ag DE ,NOVIEMBRE !RE >E ?REE MICRO-REGIONS & EA* MICRO-REGION HAS TO S5D !IR REPRES5TATIVE1 COMPAN]O & COMPAN]A4 ,?AT IS H[ !Y >E TAK+ %IFTS N[ 9 VIGILANCE BUT !Y >E SUPPORT BASES :O >E WAT*+ OV] ! ,JUNTA IF REALLY !Y >E DO+ !IR WORK WELL4 

,QUE/IONS 

,:AT DOES ?AT WORD MICRO REGION MEAN8 

,I AM GO+ TO ANSW] ) AN EXAMPLE4 ,9 ! MUNICIPALITY #ag DE ,NOVIEMBRE !RE >E ?REE REGIONS1 !RE IS ,9DEP5D5CIA1 ,TI]RA1 & ,ALIADO1 ?AT IS REGION4 ,MICRO REGION IS :AT !RE IS1 = EXAMPLE 9 ! REGION ,9DEP5D5CIA1 !RE >E F>-AWAY T[NS & = !M TO NOT HAVE TO SP5D SO MU* ON F>E TO GO RI<T TO ! SEAT1 !RE >E MICRO REGIONS1 FIVE OR SIX T[NS1 ?AT IS :Y WE CALL IT MICRO REGION4 ,IT IS LIKE ?AT H[ WE >E MADE UP4 

,C>ACOL ,V3 ,:I* ,SPEAKS = ,EV]YONE 

,ROB]TO ,B>RIOS 

,=MATION ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO 

,VAL5T9 7,=M] ,MEMB] ( ! ,AUTONOM\S ,C\NCIL4 ,M,>,E,Z ,VIC5TE ,GU]R]O7 

,I WAS NAM$ AS C\NCILP]SON 9 #b#c1 :AT ,I UND]/OOD 9 ?AT TIME1 WELL ,I DID NOT KN[ V]Y WELL MY POSITION1 WE 5T]$ 9TO ! WORK AS GOV]NM5TS BUT WE DID NOT UND]/& WELL4 ,WE BEGAN TO >RIVE AT ! MUNICIPAL LEVEL1 !RE WE BEGAN TO RECEIVE \R POSITION BUT AS WE MADE ! WORK ROTATIONS ,I DID NOT PASS CONT9U\SLY TO ! WORK ?AT ,I WAS RESPONSIBLE =4 ,WE AS ! MUNICIPALITY ,VIC5TE ,GU]R]O W]E #bb MEMB]S1 !RE W]E #aa WOM5 & #aa M5 ALSO4 

,IT BEGAN TO GO WELL1 MORE OR LESS LIKE TWO YE>S1 BUT ! PROBLEM ?AT WE HAD WAS ?AT ! TIME BETWE5 %IFTS WAS V]Y LONG1 = EXAMPLE1 ,I PASS$ JU/ ?REE TIMES1 WE W]E ALMO/ DO+ IT EA* YE> & WE ALMO/ DID NOT LE>N FROM GOV]N+4 ,9 O!R MUNICIPALITIES !Y MI<T NOT HAVE HAD ?AT PROBLEM BECAUSE ! NUMB] ( MEMB]S DEP5DS ON ! MUNICIPALITY4 ,WE BEGAN TO GOV]N & SOME DID ! WORK WELL BUT O!RS DID NOT1 IT IS AS IF IT IS FE>1 ?AT IS :Y !Y DID NOT DO ! WORK4 

,ANA 7,$UCATION ,=M]4 ,M,>,E,Z ,EL ,TRABAJO7 

,9 ! BEG9N+ ! MUNICIPAL C\NCILS W]E ! ONES :O GOV]N$ 9 ! ,JUNTA1 ! C\NCILS TOOK %IFTS ( ONE MON? & AS 9 EA* MUNICIPALITY !RE >E SEV]AL TEAMS ( AU?ORITIES1 ?AT IS !Y >E 9CORPORAT$ 9TO A GR\P 9 EA* MUNICIPALITY1 SO !N = ! NEXT %IFT IT C\LD BE ?AT !RE IS NO LONG] ! C\NCIL BUT RA!R ANO!R MEMB] CAN LEAD !RE1 BE IT ! JU/ICE COMMISSION1 ! WOM5'S COMMISSION1 ! AGR>IAN COMMISSION1 ACCORD+ TO :O IS RESPONSIBLE = GO+1 !Y W]E GO+ ALONG ROTAT+ 9 EA* MUNICIPALITY4 

,WE BEGAN TO GOV]N \RSELVES LIKE ?IS 9 ,ZONA ,NORTE & !N !RE W]E PROBLEMS4 ,! PROBLEM ?AT !RE WAS IS ?AT ! MUNICIPALITIES W]E BE+ AB&ON$ BECAUSE IF ! C\NCIL WAS GOV]N+ ONE MON? 9 ! ,JUNTA WELL ! MUNICIPALITY IS AB&ON$1 ( C\RSE !RE W]E ! O!R MEMB]S BUT ! MAXIMUM HEAD IS ! C\NCIL1 )\T ! C\NCIL !RE WAS DIFFICULTY COORD9AT+ ) ! O!R AU?ORITIES4 ,?AT IS ! DIFFICULTY1 ! AB&ONM5T ( ! MUNICIPALITY1 ! COORD9ATION WAS NOT V]Y GOOD BECAUSE !RE WAS A GREAT DEAL ( ABS5TEEISM FROM ! C\NCIL & EA* :ILE IT HAD TO GO TO ! MEET+1 IT HAD TO MAKE ITS REPORT1 IT HAD TO LEAVE1 ! MUNICIPALITY WAS MA9LY AB&ON$4 

,ANO!R PROBLEM IS ?AT :5 IT WAS ALREADY GOV]N+ 9 ! ZONE ! ACC\NT NOT LONG] CAME \T BECAUSE MANY ( US DID NOT KN[ MA?1 !Y C\LD NOT READ & WRITE1 SOMETIMES :5 !Y W]E GO+ TO BUY SOME?+ !Y =GOT ! *ANGE1 DIFF]5T ?+S ?AT HAPP5$ !RE4 ,! PROBLEM ( ADM9I/RATION WAS ! BUFF] ?AT ! FIR/ AU?ORITY ( ! ,JUNTA 5C\NT]$ :5 !Y W]E GOV]N+ 9 ! ZONE1 IT HAPP5$ LIKE ?AT 9 #bc & UNTIL #b#h4 ,! COMPAN]OS AS !Y SAW ?AT DIFFICULTY DECID$ TO *ANGE AGA9 TO BETT] ! =M ( GOV]N+4 

,ALEX 7,MEMB] ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,REGION ,JAC9TO ,CANEK7 

,! COMPAN]OS MADE ! WORK S9CE ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO BEGAN1 IT WAS FIVE YE>S1 ! AGREEM5T WAS ?AT EA* MUNICIPALITY NAME #bb DELEGATES :O W]E GO+ TO PASS ?R\< AS GOV]NM5T1 BUT :]E W]E !Y GO+ TO COME FROM8 ,!Y W]E GO+ TO COME FROM ! ,C\NCIL & ! RE/ ( ITS MEMB]S1 LIKE ITS SECRET>Y1 ITS TREASUR]1 & ITS SUB/ITUTE1 & O!R AU?ORITIES :I* EX]CIS$ 9 ! MUNICIPALITIES4 

,9 ! FIVE YE>S ?AT PASS$ AS GOV]NM5T !Y 5C\NT]$ DIFFICULTIES1 ?AT IS :Y !Y ?\<T AB\T LOOK+ = :AT IS ! BE/ WAY TO DO ! WORK4 ,A G5]AL MEET+ BEGAN TO :I* ! C\NCILMEMB]S & LOCAL AU?ORITIES W5T1 :]E IT WAS DISCUSS$ H[ IT IS NECESS>Y TO IMPROVE ! WORK1 SO ! AGREEM5T WAS MADE ?AT !Y HAVE TO LOOK = ?REE DELEGATES P] MUNICIPALITY & ?AT !Y >E ! ONES :O >E GO+ TO HAVE AS A JOB TO PASS ?R\< AS DELEGATES ( ! ,JUNTA4 

,9 #bh IT BEGAN TO WORK LIKE ?AT1 ?OSE DELEGATES W]E LOOK$ = & :5 !Y W]E NAM$ ANO!R G5]AL ASSEMBLY MET :]E ! DELEGATES W]E PRES5T$ :O W]E LOOK$ = 9 ! MUNICIPALITIES4 ,!RE ! COORD9ATION BEGAN1 H[ ?OSE COMPAN]OS >E GO+ TO WORK :O W]E ALREADY NAM$ AS DELEGATES TO EX]CISE !IR POSITION1 IT WAS LIKE ?IS H[ ?AT DIFFICULTY WAS RESOLV$ ?AT ?OSE COMPAN]OS FROM ! FIR/ ,JUNTA TEAM HAD PASS$4 

,S9CE ! YE> #bh !Y BEGAN TO PASS FIVE DELEGATES P] %IFT & !Y HAD TO BE F\R MON?S ON ?AT %IFT1 BUT BE=E ! F\R-MON? %IFT WAS F9I%$ & IT WAS TIME = !M TO GO1 AT ?REE MON?S ! O!R RELIEF %IFT HAD TO COME :O HAD TO /AY & COV]4 ,IT WAS DONE LIKE ?IS SO ?AT ! NEW %IFT W\LD BE ONE MON? ) ! %IFT ?AT WAS GO+ TO LEAVE & W\LD BEG9 TO PICK UP ALL ! WORK1 ! IDEA ON H[ ! WORK IS DONE1 SO ?AT !Y GET ! P5D+ ISSUES & CONT9UE TO DO ! WORK EV5 IF A %IFT IS LEAV+4 

,9 ! BEG9N+ IT W5T ADVANC+ LIKE ?IS BUT 9 #ba WE BEGAN TO SEE ANO!R DIFFICULTY BECAUSE SOME PASS$ ONE %IFT & DID NOT KEEP COM+4 ,WE SAW ?AT ! NUMB] ( DELEGATES TO BE ON-DUTY 9 ! ,JUNTA BEGAN TO DROP1 SO AGA9 ANO!R MEET+ WAS CONV5$1 A G5]AL ASSEMBLY ( ! AU?ORITIES 9 :I* IT WAS REM9D$ ?AT !Y HAD MUNICIPALITIES 9 :I* !IR DELEGATES W]E NO LONG] COMPLETE1 IT WAS SAID ?AT !Y HAD TO AGA9 NAME 9 !IR MUNICIPALITIES1 !Y HAD TO LOOK = ! RELIEF COMPAN]O :O WAS NO LONG] EX]CIS+ !IR POSITION4 ,ALSO 9 #ba IT WAS SE5 ?AT !RE W]E O!R COMPAN]OS :O /OPP$ COV]+ !IR %IFT1 W\LD IT BE DUE TO ! F\R MON?S ! COMPAN]OS FEEL IT V]Y HEAVY PASS+ !IR %IFT8 ,WE BEGAN TO ?9K1 TO ANALYZE1 & WE CAME TO ! AGREEM5T ?AT WE >E GO+ TO L[] ! %IFTS ( DELEGATES TO TWO MON?S1 SO ?AT ! COMPAN]O :O IS GO+ TO PASS !IR %IFT DOES NOT FEEL SO HEAVY PASS+ F\R MON?S4 ,!Y BEGAN TO BE MADE TWO MON?S = #baa BUT AGA9 WE SAW ?AT !Y W]E NOT COV]+ ! %IFTS AS IT %\LD BE4 ,WE AGA9 CONV5$ A G5]AL ASSEMBLY1 WE AGA9 REM9D$ ! AU?ORITIES ( ! MUNICIPALITIES ?AT !Y HAD TO KEEP LOOK+ = !IR DELEGATES SO ?AT !Y GO & COV] !IR %IFTS4 

,ALSO IT WAS SE5 ?AT WE HAVE TO HELP MORE ! COMPAN]OS :O COME NEW 5T]+ 9TO ! %IFT1 !RE >E COMPAN]OS :O W]E EX]CIS+ !IR WORK S9CE #bh UP TO N[ & !RE >E NEW COMPAN]OS4 ,WE ?9K ?AT WE HAVE TO HELP ! RE/ ( ! COMPAN]OS1 N[ :AT WE DO IF A NEW ONE IS GO+ TO 5T] IS ?AT ONE OR TWO COMPAN]OS HAVE TO BE !RE1 ?OSE :O ALREADY HAVE ! IDEA ON H[ ! WORK IS DONE1 TO TEA* IT TO ! RE/4 ,?IS IS H[ IT IS BE+ WORK$ N[1 IF TWO NEW ONES 5T]1 ONE 5T]S1 ! ONE :O ALREADY HAS ! IDEA ON H[ ! WORK IS DONE4 

,QUE/IONS 

,>E ! DELEGATES BALANC$ BETWE5 COMPAN]OS & COMPAN]AS8 

,:5 ! DELEGATES W]E PRES5T$ 9 A G5]AL ASSEMBLY 9 #b#i1 !RE W]E MORE COMPAN]OS ?AN COMPAN]AS1 !RE W]E #f DELEGATE COMPAN]AS & ! RE/ W]E PURE COMPAN]OS4 

,H[ LONG DOES EA* P]IOD ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO LA/8 

,! WORK P]IOD IS ?REE YE>S4 

,H[ MANY DELEGATES >E !RE ON EA* %IFT8 ,:AT WORK >EAS >E H&L$ )9 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO8 ,! NUMB] ( DELEGATES ?AT PASS ?R\< 9 EA* %IFT ALWAYS V>IES1 !RE W]E %IFTS 9 :I* #f PASS$ ?R\<1 !RE W]E %IFTS 9 :I* #g PASS$ ?R\<4 ,:5 ! %IFTS PASS$ !RE WAS NOT SOMEONE TO TAKE EA* >EA1 WE ALL HAD TO TAKE IT COLLECTIVELY4 ,WE >E ALL 9VOLV$ 9 TAK+ ! V>I\S >EAS :I* >E WORK$1 LIKE $UCATION1 HEAL?1 COMM]CE1 AGROECOLOGY1 TRANSIT1 WOM51 COMMUNICATION1 JU/ICE1 ZONE WORK1 & ! CIVIL REGI/RY4 

,IT WAS M5TION$ AT ! 5D ( ! GOV]NM5T !RE WAS A DETAIL1 ?AT ! ACC\NT CAME \T WRONG1 :O DETECT$ ?IS ]ROR1 ! TEAM ( AU?ORITIES ITSELF OR ! PEOPLE8 

,IT WAS ! TEAMS ( ,JUNTA DELEGATES !MSELVES & ! 9=MATION COMMISSION ?AT IS ACCOMPANY+ ! DELEGATES4 

,RELATION%IP ) ,NATIONAL & ,9T]NATIONAL ,SOCIAL ,ORGANIZATIONS 

,G]>DO 7,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO ,DELEGATE4 ,REGION ( ,FELIPE ,ANGELES7 

,WE AS DELEGATES >E 9 ! RELATION%IP ) SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS1 ?OSE :I* >E N[ ,N,G,OS1 >E NOT ! ONES :O GIVE PROJECTS4 ,! RELATION%IP ) !SE ORGANIZATION IS 9 A DIRECT WAY1 :I* MEANS ?AT :5 !Y WANT TO ASK SOME QUE/IONS TO ! ,JUNTA !Y COME DIRECTLY4 ,SOMETIMES ?OSE :O >E COORD9ATORS ( !IR ORGANIZATIONS OR COLLECTIVES COME1 ?OSE :O >E 9T]NATIONALS HAVE COME TO ASK H[ \R AUTONOMY IS ADVANC+ 9 $UCATION & 9 HEAL?1 & ALSO !Y ASK O!R QUE/IONS LIKE :AT P]TA9S TO POLITICS1 BUT IT IS NOT ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO'S JOB TO RESPOND TO ?AT4 ,AS ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO WE CAN ONLY RESPOND H[ IS \R AUTONOMY ADVANC+4 

,:5 ! SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS COME & WE !N EXPLA9 TO !M H[ $UCATION IS1 H[ HEAL? IS1 WE TELL !M H[ ?AT WORK IS /RUCTUR$1 H[ IT IS =M$1 !Y ALSO %>E ) US H[ !Y >E /RUGGL+ 9 !IR 
C\NTRIES1 :5 !Y >E 9T]NATIONALS2 ALSO NATIONAL COMPAN]OS TELL US H[ !Y ORGANIZE4 ,!Y 9=M H[ !Y >E ADVANC+1 H[ !Y >E DO+ IT1 BECAUSE !Y TOO HAVE PROTE/S1 :5 !Y GO \T TO M>* 9 V>I\S CITIES1 LIKE ?AT TOO !Y EXPLA9 TO US4 

,ALSO !RE >E SOME ]RORS ?AT HAVE BE5 MADE ) ! V>I\S SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS4 ,ROB]TO ,B>RIOS GOT 9VOLV$ 9 A PROBLEM BECAUSE IT ONE DID NOT IMAG9E JU/ H[ ! /RUGGLE MU/ BE DONE1 !RE WAS A GREAT DEAL ( TRU/4 ,!RE W]E O!R BRO!RS & SI/]S FROM ANO!R P>T ( ! WORLD1 FROM ! O!R SIDE ( ! OCEAN1 :AT HAPP5$ !RE IS ?AT !RE WAS A UNITY PACT ) A MUNICIPALITY ?AT WAS CALL$ ,EL ,TRABAJO1 & ?OSE BRO!RS & SI/]S S5T TO DO A %OP ?AT IS A H\SE )9 \R ,C>ACOL & ?AT IS :AT BR\<T US ! PROBLEM4 

,:AT HAPP5$ ) ?OSE BRO!RS & SI/]S WAS ?AT AS IF !Y W]E WANT+ TO COV] ALL ! >EAS1 :I* !Y W]E GO+ TO PAY =1 !Y W]E GO+ TO RESOLVE ALL ! NECESSITIES ?AT !RE W]E 9 ! >EAS ( $UCATION1 HEAL?1 & ALL ?AT4 ,BECAUSE ( ?AT \R ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 ALL ( US ?AT W]E DO+ ! WORK1 9CLUD+ ! 9=MATION COMMISSION1 CAME TO 5JOY ! COLD ( ?IS ,C>ACOL ,OV5TIK = ONE YE>1 ! COMPAN]OS FROM ,ZONA ,ALTOS CAME TO US1 WE FULFILL$ IT BECAUSE WE WANT$ TO LE>N1 TO KEEP LE>N+ )9 ?IS CON/RUCTION ( AUTONOMY4 ,?AT HAPP$ FROM NOT KN[+ JU/ H[ TO DO1 TO HAVE ! RELATION%IP1 H[ TO DO ! WORK1 !RE WAS A GREAT DEAL ( TRU/ & HOPEFULLY IT HAS NOT HAPP5$ 9 O!R C>ACOLES1 BUT IT LEFT US A GOOD LESSON1 A GOOD EXP]I5CE = ALL ( US :O >E DO+ ?IS WORK4 

,ALSO !RE W]E DIFFICULTIES ) O!R BRO!RS & SI/]S1 SOME ( ! FIR/ C>AVAN]S :O CAME :5 ! MILIT>IZATION WAS H]E 9 #a#i#i#d1 #a#i#i#e1 #a#i#i#f4 ,DO Y\ REMEMB] ?AT ,ROB]TO ,B>RIOS TOO WAS UND] MILIT>Y CU/ODY8 ,SOME ( ?OSE COMPAN]OS TOO W]E ACT+ LIKE HUGE FUCK]S & IT IS H[ SOMETIMES IT HAPP5S 9 ! COMMUNITIES1 !Y MEET ) ! Y\NG PEOPLE1 ) ! *ILDR51 GIV+ \T C&Y1 COOKIES1 ?AT W5T BAD = US BUT WE TRY TO FULFILL ! PUNI%M5T & H]E WE CONT9UE /RUGGL+ ) ?AT TASK ?AT IS LEFT = US4 

,QUE/IONS 

,>E !RE ADVANCES 9 ! COLLECTIVE WORK1 = EXAMPLE 9 HEAL?1 $UCATION8 

,9 !SE MOM5TS YES IT IS WORK+ WELL4 ,) REG>D TO $UCATION WE HAVE MADE MEET+S ) ! =M]S1 ) ! $UCATION COMMISSIONS1 & ZONE COORD9ATORS1 :5 !RE IS WORK AMONG ! DELEGATES & ! =M]S WE ASK :AT ! WORK IS ?AT !Y WANT TO DO4 ,IF !RE IS A MEET+ ON HEAL?1 ON $UCATION1 AMONG ! DELEGATES WE =M \RSELVES 9 A TEAM SO ?AT WE CAN ACCOMPANY ! =M]S4 ,IT IS ADVANC+ LITTLE BY LITTLE1 IT IS NOT ?AT WE >E SAY+ ?AT !RE IS A GREAT DEAL ( ADVANCE BUT YES WE >E PUTT+ 9 PRACTICE H[ TO DO ! WORK 9 COLLECTIVE4 

,?OSE =M]S >E ! ONES :O GIVE WORK%OPS OR >E !Y AUTONOM\S =M]S8 

,!Y >E ! AUTONOM\S =M]S1 ?OSE :O COME FROM EA* MUNICIPALITY4 

,H[ >E ! COMPAN]AS *OS5 :O >E P>TICIPAT+ AS DELEGATES1 DO !Y *OOSE AMONG M5 & WOM5 OR ONLY AMONG WOM58 

,9 ! MUNICIPALITIES ASSEMBLIES >E DONE1 IT IS !RE :]E ! DELEGATES >E NAM$1 BUT IT IS MIX$ ) M5 & WOM51 IT IS DEP5D+ ON ! T[N :AT COMPAN]A !Y WANT TO NAME TO BE AN AU?ORITY4 

,H[ WAS ! ,JUNTA ( ! ,ZONA ,NORTE LEFT :5 IT CAME TO ,OV5TIK8 ,H[ WAS ! WORK LEFT !RE1 DID IT REMA9 CLOS$8 

,NO ONE /AY$ !RE1 ONLY :5 !RE W]E MEET+S DID ! COMPAN]OS >RIVE & ?OSE :O >E ON GU>D4 ,IF ! COMPAN]OS HAD SOME NECESSITY !Y HAD TO GO TO ,OV5TIK1 BUT AL?\< ! ,JUNTA (FICE WAS LOCAT$ 9 ,OV5TIK \R WORK FIELD CONT9U$ BE+ \R ,C>ACOL4 

,:AT HAPP5$ IS ?AT :5 !RE W]E PO9TS TO DISCUSS 9 ! ZONE TWO DELEGATES HAD TO GO ) A 9=MATION COMMISSION TO ACCOMPANY !M & DO NORMAL OR SPECIAL ASSEMBLIES1 ! WORK FIELD IS !RE 9 \R ZONE4 ,IT CONT9U$ FUNCTION+ 9 ! C5T] BUT !N JU/ A COMMISSION W\LD GO !RE TO DO ! WORK1 !Y C\LD TAKE ALL ! 9=MATION :]E !Y W]E1 ! ,C>ACOL CONT9U$ BE+ TAK5 C>E (4 

,H[ DOES ! ,JUNTA 9T]ACT ) ! MUNICIPALITIES & ! T[NS8 

,?R\< MEET+S1 SPECIAL ASSEMBLIES1 :]E C\NCILMEMB]S & AU?ORITIES FROM ! T[NS COME1 AS >E ! MUNICIPAL AG5TS & COMMISSION]S4 

,?AT H\SE ?AT ! COMPAS FROM ! O!R SIDE MADE1 DID !Y NOT CONSULT ) ! BASES1 ONLY ! AU?ORITIES GAVE P]MISSION TO MAKE ?AT H\SE8 

,JU/ LIKE ,I WAS TELL+ Y\1 ! ,DEL ,TRABAJO MUNICIPALITY HAD TO C>RY ! PROBLEM A GREAT DEAL DUE TO ! FACT ?AT !RE WAS A UNITY PACT ) ?OSE BRO!RS & SI/]S1 BUT ,I WAS NOT !RE YET1 IT WAS ABOVE ALL MILITIAP]SONS1 BUT ALSO \R COMPAN]OS :O W]E 9 ! ,C,C,R,I OR !Y MI<T HAVE FAIL$1 BECAUSE 9 SPITE ( IT WAS C5T] IT GOT TO A MEET+ C5T]4 ,I DO NOT ?9K ?AT !Y HAD BUILT !IR H\SE !RE JU/ LIKE ?AT1 BUT NOR :AT ,I CAN CL>IFY = Y\1 ,I ONLY KN[ ?AT IT IS ?AT !RE WAS A UNITY PACT BECAUSE ! ,C>ACOL IS 9 ! T]RITORY :AT ,EL ,TRABAJO MUNICIPALITY4 

,T]RITORIALITY 

,ADAM>I 7,MEMB] ( ! ,AUTONOM\S ,C\NCIL4 ,M,>,E,Z ,RUB5 ,J>AMILLO7 

,C>ACOL ,V IS MADE UP ( N9E MUNICIPALITIES & TWO REGIONS3 

,! FIR/ MUNICIPALITY IS ,VIC5TE ,GU]R]O :I* IS LOCAT$ 9 ! (FICIAL MUNICIPALITIES ( ,PAL5QUE & ,OCOS+O1 ADJAC5T TO ! /ATE ( ,TABASCO & ! C\NTRY ( ,GUATEMALA1 ADJAC5T TO ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITY ,RIC>DO ,FLORES ,MAGON ( ,LA ,G>RU*A1 ADJAC5T TO ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITY ,DEL ,TRABAJO4 ,! MUNICIPALITY ,VIC5TE ,GU]R]O4 

,! MUNICIPALITY ,TRABAJO IS LOCAT$ 9 ! (FICIAL MUNICIPALITIES ( ,PAL5QUE1 ,SALTO DEL ,AGUA1 & ,LA ,LIB]TAD1 ADJAC5T TO ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES ( ,VIC5TE ,GU]R]O & ,FRANCISCO ,VILLA4 

,! MUNICIPALITY ,FRANCISCO ,VILLA IS LOCAT$ 9 ! (FICIAL MUNICIPALITY ( ,TILA4 ,ADJAC5T TO ! (FICIAL MUNICIPALITY ( ,PAL5QUE1 ,TILA1 ,TUMBALA1 & ! MUNICIPALITY ( ,MACUSPANA BELONG+ TO ! /ATE ( ,TABASCO4 ,ADJAC5T TO ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES ,DEL ,TRABAJO1 ,CAMPES9O1 & ,LA ,PAZ4 

,! MUNICIPALITY ,CAMPES9O IS F\ND 9 ! (FICIAL MUNICIPALITY ( ,TILA4 ,ADJAC5T TO ! (FICIAL MUNICIPALITIES ( ,MACUSPANA & ,TOCOTALPO 9 ! /ATE ( ,TABASCO4 ,ADJAC5T TO ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES ( ,LA ,DIGNIDAD1 ,B5ITO ,JU>EZ1 & ,FRANCISCO ,VILLA4 

,! MUNICIPALITY ,LA ,PAZ IS 9 ! (FICIAL MUNICIPALITY ( ,TUMBALA4 ,ADJAC5T TO ! (FICIAL MUNICIPALITIES ( ,SALTO ,DEL ,AGUA1 ,TILA1 ,YAJALON1 & ,*ILON4 ,ADJAC5T TO ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES ( ,FRANCISCO ,VILLA1 ,B5ITO ,JU>EZ1 & ) ! ,MORELIA ,C>ACOL ZONE4 

,! MUNICIPALITY ,B5ITO ,JU>EZ IS LOCAT$ 9 ! (FICIAL MUNICIPALITIES ( ,YAJALON1 ,TILA1 & ,TUMBALA4 ,ADJAC5T TO ! (FICIAL MUNICIPALITIES ( ,*ILON & ,SIMOJOVEL4 ,ADJAC5T TO ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES ( ,ACABALNA1 ,LA ,PAZ1 & ,CAMPES9O4 

,! MUNICIPALITY ,LA ,DIGNIDAD IS LOCAT$ 9 ! (FICIAL MUNICIPALITY ( ,SABANILLA4 ,ADJAC5T TO ! (FICIAL MUNICIPALITY ( ,TILA4 ,ADJAC5T TO ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES ( ,RUB5 ,J>AMILLO1 ,ACABALNA1 ,CAMPES9O1 & ! TWO REGIONS ,JAC9TO ,CANEK & ,FELIPE ,ANGELES4 

,! MUNICIPALITY ,ACABALNA IS LOCAT$ 9 ! (FICIAL MUNICIPALITY ( ,TILA4 ,ADJAC5T TO ! (FICIAL MUNICIPALITY ( ,SABANILLA4 ,ADJAC5T TO ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES ( ,B5ITO ,JU>EZ1 ,CAMPES9O1 ,LA ,DIGNIDAD1 & ,RUB5 ,J>AMILLO4 

,RUB5 ,J>AMILLO IS LOCAT$ 9 ! (FICIAL MUNICIPALITIES ( ,SABANILLA & ,HUITIUPAN4 ,ADJAC5T TO ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES ( ,LA ,DIGNIDAD1 ,ACABALNA1 ! REGION ,JAC9TO ,CANEK & ,FELIPE ,ANGELES1 & ADJAC5T TO ! ,OV5TIK ,C>ACOL4 

,! REGION ,FELIPE ,ANGELES IS LOCAT$ 9 ! (FICIAL MUNICIPALITY ( ,AMATAN & ADJAC5T TO ! MUNICIPALITIES ( ,SOLOSU*IAPA1 ,AMATAN1 & ! MUNICIPALITY ( ,TACOTALPA 9 ! /ATE ( ,TABASCO4 ,ADJAC5T TO ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES ,RUB5 ,J>AMILLO & ! REGION ,JAC9TO ,CANEK4 

,! REGION ,JAC9TO ,CANEK1 IS LOCAT$ 9 ! (FICIAL MUNICIPALITY ( ,TACOTALPA BELONG+ TO ! /ATE ( ,TABASCO & ADJAC5T TO ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES ( ,LA ,DIGNIDAD1 ,CAMPES9O1 ,RUB5 ,J>AMILLO1 & ! REGION ,FELIPE ,ANGELES4 

,QUE/IONS 

,:Y >E !RE TWO REGIONS ASIDE FROM ! MUNICIPALITIES8 

,BECAUSE ?OSE PLACES >E V]Y F> AWAY FROM :]E ! O!R MUNICIPALITIES >E1 !Y >E V]Y CLOSE TO ,TABASCO1 S9CE ?OSE REGIONS >E V]Y F> AWAY !Y >E JU/ CALL$ REGIONS1 & ! COMPAN]OS :O !RE >E 9 ?OSE TWO REGIONS >E V]Y FEW4 ,:AT DO Y\ DO TO COORD9ATE ) ?OSE ?AT >E V]Y F> (F8 

,\R ZONE HAS TWO C5T]S4 ,ONE IS :]E \R C>ACOL C5T] IS LOCAT$1 :I* BELONGS TO ! MUNICIPALITY ,EL ,TRABAJO4 ,! O!R C5T] ?AT WE HAVE IS LOCAT$ 9 ! MUNICIPALITY ( ,ACABALNA4 ,!SE >E ! TWO C5T]S ?AT WE HAVE1 9 ?OSE TWO C5T]S ZONE MEET+S >E DONE1 ONE MEET+ IS DONE H]E 9 ! ,C>ACOL & ! NEXT MEET+ IS DONE 9 ?AT O!R C5T]1 OR RA!R IT IS ROTATIONAL4 

,ROLES ( ! ,AUTONOM\S ,C\NCIL 

,SALOMON 7,MEMB] ( ! ,AUTONOM\S ,C\NCIL4 ,M,>,E,Z ,B5ITO ,JU>EZ7 

,! ,AUTONOM\S ,C\NCIL IS MADE UP ( ONE C\NCILMEMB]1 ONE SUB/ITUTE1 & ONE SECRET>Y4 ,IT IS WORK$ COORD9AT$ ) ! V>I\S AU?ORITIES1 LIKE ! HEAL? COMMISSION1 $UCATION COMMISSION1 & WOM5'S COMMISSION1 WELL ONLY LIKE ?AT >E ! AGREEM5TS MADE1 IT IS WORK$ 9 COORD9ATION4 ,WE CONV5E MEET+S 9 ! MUNICIPALITIES ) ! AU?ORITIES & 9 ! COMMUNITIES TO LAY \T PROPOSALS & WORK PLANS1 ?AT IS H[ ! WORK IS DONE1 ALWAYS ?R\< AN AGREEM5T ( ! MEET+4 

,WE ACCOMPANY ! COMMISSIONS 9 V>I\S WORK >EAS :5 !Y REALIZE A MEET+ TO DEAL ) ISSUES 9 !IR >EAS4 ,!Y ORGANIZE COLLECTIVE WORK 9 ! MUNICIPALITY & ! P]SON 9-*>GE HAS TO SEE :AT IS BE+ FULFILL$ & :AT HAS ADVANC$4 ,! ,AUTONOM\S ,C\NCIL COORD9ATES ) ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO :5 !RE IS A MATT] ?AT CANNOT BE RESOLV$ 9 ! MUNICIPALITY1 ALSO IT P>TICIPATES 9 ! ZONE MEET+S SO ?AT !Y HAVE KN[L$GE ( ! AGREEM5TS ?AT >E TAK54 

,! ,C\NCIL MU/ 9=M ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO ( ! WORK ?AT IS BE+ DONE & MU/ ALSO 9=M ! LOCAL AU?ORITIES ( ! WORK ?AT WAS DONE DUR+ ! TIME ?AT IT WAS 9 ! POSITION4 ,IT DOES VISITS TO ! COMMUNITIES TO OBS]VE H[ ! WORK IS GO+ & TO 5C\RAGE ! COMPAN]OS :5 !Y >E L[ ON SPIRITS4 ,IT RESOLVES ! PROBLEMS ?AT >E PRES5T$ 9 ! COMMUNITIES BELONG+ TO ! MUNICIPALITY1 DEP5D+ ON ! SEV]ITY OR ! POSSIBILITY TO RESOLVE4 

,AS ,C\NCIL ?IS IS ! WORK OR IS ! COMMITM5T1 BUT IT IS ONLY TO REPRES5T ! PEOPLE BECAUSE EV]Y?+ HAS TO BE FROM ! PEOPLE1 WE HAVE TO S]VE IT NOT S]VE \RSELVES1 EV]Y?+ IS = ! PEOPLE1 IF IT WAS NOT = ! SUPPORT BASES WELL WE DO NOT >RIVE H]E1 !Y HAVE ! WORK & BECAUSE ( !M WE >E PRES5T4 

,!RE >E MANY COMMITM5TS ?AT >E NECESS>Y TO DO :5 ! COMPAN]OS VISIT US WELL WE >E !RE & WE HAVE TO RECEIVE ! COMPAN]OS & COMPAN]AS4 ,!RE IS NO H\R1 !RE IS NO DAY1 PROVID$ ?AT !Y HAVE !IR NECESSITY1 IF WE CAN RESOLVE IT1 WE RESOLVE IT1 IF IT CANNOT BE RESOLV$ WE 9=M ! ,JUNTA IF IT IS A BIT MORE S]I\S ( A PROBLEM 

,9 ?IS WAY WE DO ! WORK4 ,H[ >E ! PROBLEMS RESOLV$8 ,!RE HAVE BE5 PROBLEMS 9 ! MUNICIPALITY1 PROBLEMS ) L&1 PROBLEMS ) ?REATS1 PROBLEMS ) ELECTRICITY4 ,I ?9K ?AT 9 ALL ! T[NS !SE PROBLEMS EXI/ BECAUSE NOT ONLY ?OSE ( US :O >E SUPPORT BASES LIVE1 MORE :5 WE LIVE 9 ! (FICIAL T[NS :]E ! 5EMIES >E1 :]E ?OSE :O GOV]N >E1 :]E ! P>AMILIT>IES >E1 ?AT IS :Y ?OSE PROBLEMS EXI/4 

,WE HAVE TO SEE ! WAY 9 :I* WE HAVE TO GOV]N1 AL?\< REALLY IT IS DIFFICULT TO LE>N BECAUSE1 AS SOME COMPAN]OS SAY1 !RE >E NO 9/RUCTIONS4 ,!RE IS NOT A WAY TO BE GUID$1 !RE IS NO WRIT+ :]E WE >E GUID$1 BUT WE HAVE TO REMEMB] H[ \R ANCE/ORS S]V$ :5 !Y W]E NOT NAM$ BY ! (FICIALS BUT BY ! PEOPLE & !Y S]V$ ! PEOPLE1 !RE WAS NO SAL>Y2 CORRUPTION BEGAN1 DISS]VICE BEGAN :5 ! SAL>Y CAME 94 

,9 ?IS WAY IS :AT LITTLE ,I HAVE BE5 9 MY T[N1 9 MY MUNICIPALITY1 IT IS :AT ,I HAVE BE5 ABLE TO S]VE AL?\< /ILL WE CONT9UE LE>N+1 IT IS NOT ?AT WE LEAVE IT BECAUSE WE >E ALREADY OLD4 ,WE CONT9UE LE>N+ ) EV]YONE4 ,I ?9K ?AT IT IS ! ROLE ( ! DIFF]5T LEVELS1 AS WELL AS ! COMMISSION]S1 ! AG5TS1 !Y TOO 
HAVE !IR ROLE BUT ALSO !Y >E MISS+ H[ TO RESOLVE A PROBLEM4 ,YES IT IS MUSS+ BECAUSE WE >E NOT PREP>$ BECAUSE WE AS PEASANTS FOCUS MORE ON ! C\NTRYSIDE1 \R LAW IS ! MA*ETE & ! LIME1 & ! POZOL ?AT WE C>RY1 ,I DON'T KN[ IF ,I AM BAD1 COMPAN]OS1 BUT ?AT IS :AT ,I AM ABLE TO %>E ) Y\4 

,QUE/IONS 

,>E !RE COMPAN]AS )9 ! ,MUNICIPAL ,C\NCIL1 9 EA* LEVEL ( ! AU?ORITIES DO WOM5 P>TICIPATE8 

,YES !RE >E COMPAN]AS4 ,:5 ,I WAS NAM$ !Y ALSO NAM$ A SECRET>Y1 %E HAD V]Y GOOD P>TICIPATION BUT ,I DO NOT KN[ IF BECAUSE ( ! PROBLEMS 9 H] T[N OR = A FAMILY PROBLEM ! COMPAN]A LEFT4 ,BUT YES !RE IS P>TICIPATION ( ! COMPAN]AS1 AL?\< LITTLE BUT !RE IS1 AS WE ALL KN[1 !RE IS A LACK ( 5C\RAGEM5T1 !RE IS A LACK ( PROMOT+ ?AT ! COMPAN]AS LE>N TO S]VE !MSELVES1 TO GOV]N !MSELVES1 WE >E CLE>1 WE CANNOT LIE4 ,!RE ALSO WAS A COMPAN]A C\NCILMEMB] :O JU/ ! SAME C\LD NOT COME1 %E IS ! =M] C\NCILMEMB] ( ! MUNICIPALITY ,LA ,DIGNIDAD1 DUE TO ?AT PROBLEM ?AT IS HAPP5+ ) ! RECOV]$ L& %E C\LD NOT COME ) US4 

,:5 ! COMPAN]A LEFT TO REPLACE WAS ANO!R COMPAN]A NAM$ TO COV] ?AT SPACE8 

,!RE WAS NO O!R COMPAN]A1 YES IT WAS AGRE$ UPON1 IT WAS DISCUSS$ ?AT ! ASSEMBLY R5AME BUT !N NONE ( ! COMPAN]AS WANT$ TO1 SO IT WAS ANO!R COMPAN]O1 BUT ! SAME ! O!R COMPAN]O DID NOT ATT5D MU*1 IT IS ?AT IT IS A LACK ( RESPONSIBILITY4 ,YES !RE IS A LACK ( COMPAN]AS1 IT IS NECESS>Y TO PROMOTE & IT IS NECESS>Y TO 5C\RAGE !M & ,I ?9K ?AT IT IS \R JOB ALSO TO KEEP 5C\RAG+ ! COMPAN]AS SO ?AT !RE >E MORE COMPAN]AS 9 ! WORK1 SO ?AT !RE IS EQUALITY1 BECAUSE ?AT IS :AT !RE %\LD BE4 

,:AT RELATION%IP IS !RE BETWE5 ! C\NCIL & ! LOCAL AU?ORITIES 9 ! T[NS1 ?AT IS ! COMMISSION]S & ! AG5TS ) ! MUNICIPALITY8 ,:AT IS ?AT RELATION%IP ?AT TAKES PLACE :5 !RE IS A PROBLEM8 

,IF ! AG5T SEES A PROBLEM & CANNOT RESOLVE IT HE OR %E GOES TO ! ,C\NCIL4 ,?AT HAS HAPP5$ TO ME1 ,I HAVE SUPPORT$ AN AG5T TO RESOLVE A PROBLEM :5 IT CAN BE DONE1 ACCORD+ TO H[ IT IS4 ,FIR/ IT HAS TO BE 9VE/IGAT$1 IT HAS TO BE SE51 EA* PROBLEM IT IS NECESS>Y TO 9VE/IGATE IT IF IT CAN BE RESOLV$ OR IT CANNOT BE RESOLV$1 IT HAS TO BE POS$ ) ! LOCAL AU?ORITIES4 ,IF IT CANNOT BE RESOLV$ A REPORT IS MADE & IT IS S5T TO ! ,JUNTA4 

,:AT COLLECTIVE WORK IS ORGANIZ$ AS A ,C\NCIL8 

,!RE IS COLLECTIVE MILPA WORK1 !RE >E SMALL L& P>CELS1 ?AT IS :AT IS ORGANIZ$ & ! COMPAN]OS WORK !RE1 ALL ! COMPAN]OS P>TICIPATE4 

,ROLE ( ! ,DELEGATES ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO 

,:5 ! DELEGATES >E !RE AT WORK !Y ADM9I/] ! RES\RCE ?AT ! ZONE HAS & ! DONATIONS 9 ! V>I\S WORK >EAS4 ,WE MAKE A REPORT EA* MON? & AN ANNUAL REPORT1 WE 9=M ! AU?ORITIES 9 AN ASSEMBLY4 ,IF !RE IS A JOB :I* IS NECESS>Y ALSO WE DO A COORD9ATION ) ! MUNICIPAL & LOCAL AU?ORITIES TO DO IT4 ,WE ALSO ATT5D TO ! COMPAN]OS 9 ! MUNICIPALITIES & ! SOLID>Y BRO!RS & SI/]S :O COME TO ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO :5 !Y WANT TO WORK 9 ! MUNICIPALITIES1 VISIT1 OR TURN 9 A DONATION 9 ! ,JUNTA4 ,:5 !RE >E ASSEMBLIES OR MEET+S ) ! AU?ORITIES WE LAY \T PROPOSALS IF !RE IS SOME JOB ?AT ! DELEGATES WANT TO DO1 ?AT IS ! ROLE ( ! DELEGATES4 ,ALSO :5 !RE IS SOME BRO!R OR SI/] :O COMES TO TURN 9 DONATIONS IT !N DEP5DS IF HE OR %E WANTS A ?ANK-Y\ LETT]1 ! ,JUNTA HAS TO MAKE ?AT LETT]4 ,ALSO !Y COORD9ATE ! COLLECTIVE WORK 9 ! ZONE4 ,?AT IS H[ ! DELEGATES >E WORK+1 DO+ ! WORK TOGE!R 9 COLLECTIVE4 

,QUE/IONS 

,A WOM5'S >EA WAS SPOK5 AB\T1 :AT W\LD BE !IR ROLES1 :O >E ! ONES :O >E 9 ?AT8 

,!RE IS A WOM5'S COMMISSION 9 EA* MUNICIPALITY1 :5 !RE >E MEET+S1 !RE ! DELEGATES >E ALWAYS PRES5T1 IT ACCOMPANI$ TO DO A JOB4 ,! WOM5'S >EA IS SIMIL> LIKE HEAL?1 $UCATION1 IS /RUCTUR$1 ! WOM5'S >EA IS /RUCTUR$ LIKE ?AT1 NOT ONLY IS IT = ! PROJECT BUT IT IS = ALL ! WORK ?AT IS WANT$ TO BE DONE4 ,MAYBE !RE >E SOME JOBS1 V]Y FEW1 W]E ONLY COMPAN]AS WORK1 BUT IT IS ALMO/ 9 ALL ! COLLECTIVE WORK ?AT M5 & WOM5 ALWAYS GO1 IT ALWAYS IS ) ! P>TICIPATION ( ! COMPAN]AS4 

,C\LD Y\ M5TION SOME ( ! WORK ?AT HAS BE5 DONE SPECIALLY = ! COMPAN]AS8 

,! COMPAN]AS HAVE A PROJECT ) AN ORGANIZATION FROM ,NORWAY1 !Y HAVE A PROJECT TO DO COLLECTIVE WORK4 

,AT ! ZONE LEVEL1 MUNICIPAL LEVEL1 OR 9 EA* T[N1 :AT COLLECTIVE WORK IS !RE8 

,WE HAVE WORK 9 ! ZONE1 JU/ ! SAME ! T[NS HAVE COLLECTIVE WORK4 ,9 ! ZONE IS ! CATTLE COLLECTIVE WORK1 9 ! MUNICIPALITIES !RE >E SOME :O HAVE G5]AL /ORES1 CLO?+ /ORES1 IT IS DEP5D+ ON ! WORK ?AT ! MUNICIPALITIES WANT$ TO DO4 

,:5 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO RECEIVES DONATIONS FROM NATIONAL & 9T]NATIONAL SOLID>Y BRO!RS & SI/]S H[ IS IT DECID$ :AT IT IS ?AT IS GO+ TO BE DONE ) ?AT DONATION8 ,H[ DOES IT DECIDE TO RECEIVE ?AT DONATION OR NOT8 ,IS IT CONSULT$ 9 ! T[N OR H[ DO Y\ DO IT8 

,:5 !RE >E DONATIONS1 WE KN[ WELL ?AT ! ,JUNTA CANNOT SELF-COMM&1 AS WE SAY1 IF WE WANT TO DO WORK IT IS NECESS>Y TO ALWAYS CONSULT ) ! T[NS1 AMONG M5 & WOM54 ,?AT DONATION HAS TO BE CONSULT$ ) ! PEOPLE JU/ H[ !Y WANT IT TO BE GIV5 USE1 SO ! PEOPLE >E ! ONES :O DECIDE4 ,AN EXAMPLE ( :AT WAS BEGUN TO DO ) ! DONATIONS IS TO MAKE A COLLECTIVE WORK 9 ! ZONE1 ( CATTLE4 

,A RECOV]$ L& WAS 9 POSSESSION :I* WAS 9 ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITY ,EL ,TRABAJO1 9 A VILLAGE :I* IS CALL$ #b DE ,JUNIO1 IT IS A PLOT RECOV]$ FROM A RAN*]1 ON ?AT PLOT !RE W]E NO BIG TREES MORE ?AN PURE GRASS4 ,BE=E HAV+ ! CATTLE PROJECT :AT WAS SE5 IS ?AT !RE WE >E GO+ TO TRY1 BY AGREEM5T ( A G5]AL ASSEMBLY ( AU?ORITIES FIR/ A CORN & BEAN COLLECTIVE WAS MADE4 ,IT BEGAN & ! AGREEM5T WAS MADE1 IT WAS CONSULT$ 9 ! T[NS & ANO!R SPECIAL MEET+ WAS CONV5$ TO SEE :AT ! PEOPLE ?\<T1 :AT !Y SAID ON ! PROPOSAL WAS ?AT IT WAS TAK5 \T ) ! AU?ORITIES :O W5T TO ?AT G5]AL ASSEMBLY4 ,! PEOPLE SAID ?AT WE >E GO+ TO DO IT BECAUSE IT IS NECESS>Y TO DO A COLLECTIVE & ! WORK BEGAN TO BE COORD9AT$4 

,!Y BEGAN TO COORD9ATE TO SEE H[ MANY COMPAN]OS >E GO+ TO FIR/ DO ! WORK1 IT W5T BE+ ?\<T :AT IS NECESS>Y TO DO ?AT WORK BECAUSE ONE MON? WAS LEFT1 9 ?AT MON? ?AT IT WAS BE+ PLANN$ TO DO ! WORK IT WAS !N TIME TO TOPPLE ! BRU% & PLANT ! CORN & BEANS4 ,WE >E GO+ TO DO ! WORK 9 ! CORN COLLECTIVE & ! BEAN COLLECTIVE1 SO IT WAS S5T TO PL[ ! L& :]E ! COLLECTIVE WAS GO+ TO BE DONE1 :5 ! L& WAS READY #a COMPAN]OS P] MUNICIPALITY ATT5D$ TO BEG9 ! WORK1 9 ?AT WEEK ! CORN & BEANS W]E PLANT$4 

,WE W]E WAIT+ TO SEE :AT RESULT IT GAVE US1 H[ IT W5T = US1 BUT !N WE ! AU?ORITIES W]E ALREADY ?9K+1 !Y W]E ALREADY 9 !IR T[N SEE+ IF A CATTLE COLLECTIVE IS ALSO GOOD4 ,IT WAS BE+ CONSULT$ 9 ! T[NS BECAUSE TWO PROPOSALS CAME \T :5 ! COLLECTIVE AGREEM5T WAS MADE1 ?AT IS :Y FIR/ A CORN & BEAN COLLECTIVE BEGAN TO BE MADE TO SEE H[ IT W5T = US4 ,TWO WORK P]IODS W]E DONE ( ! CORN COLLECTIVE1 9 ! FIR/ A LITTLE BIT WAS GA!R$1 ! SAME = ! BEANS1 AFT]W>DS IT WAS SOLD4 ,WE AGA9 PLANT$ = A SECOND TIME1 #a HECT>ES W]E S5T TO BE PLANT$ BUT !N WE FLAT \T DID NOT H>VE/ ANY?+4 

,A G5]AL ASSEMBLY WAS AGA9 DONE1 WE AGA9 ?\<T H[ WE >E GO+ TO CONT9UE \R COLLECTIVE4 ,EA* AU?ORITY GAVE !IR PO9T ( VIEW1 H[ ! COLLECTIVE APPE>$ TO !M ?AT WE W]E DO+ ( CORN & ( BEANS1 BECAUSE !RE WE SAY ?AT WE N[ DID NOT H>VE/ ANY?+4 ,?AT PROPOSAL WAS AGA9 TAK5 \T1 TO RETAKE :AT HAD BE5 POS$ 9 A G5]AL ASSEMBLY H[ ! AU?ORITIES HAD BE5 ?9K+ TO DO A CATTLE COLLECTIVE1 BECAUSE WE SAY ?AT ! T]RA9 IS NO LONG] USABLE TO PLANT CORN & BEANS4 

,! PROPOSAL WAS AGA9 TAK5 TO ! MUNICIPALITIES1 TO ! T[NS1 ) ! AU?ORITIES1 EXPLA9+ ?AT ! COLLECTIVE ?AT WE >E DO+ IS NOT ADVANC+ WELL4 ,IT RETURN$ TO ANO!R SPECIAL MEET+ :]E WE GA!R$ ANO!R TIME ! PEOPLE'S WORD1 :]E ! AU?ORITIES CAME & SO IT WAS SE5 ?AT YES WE >E GO+ TO DO ?AT CATTLE COLLECTIVE4 ,!Y BEGAN TO COORD9ATE ! WORK1 :AT WORK >E GO+ TO DO FIR/1 ! AGREEM5T ON H[ MANY MUNICIPALITIES WE >E GO+ RES5D ! COMPAN]OS TO N[ DO ?AT WORK4 ,LIKE ?IS WE W5T /EP BY /EP1 AS IF IT WAS NOT SE5 ?AT YES WE W]E ADVANC+ BUT !RE WE W5T4 

,:5 A DONATION IS RECEIV$ OR A PROJECT IS RECEIV$ FROM NATIONAL OR 9T]NATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY OR FROM ! SOLID>Y BRO!RS & SI/]S1 IS A RECEIPT MADE :]E ! ,JUNTA IS GO+ TO SIGN ?AT IT WAS RECEIV$ OR H[ IS IT DONE8 

,! BRO!RS & SI/]S :O COME TO DONATE ALWAYS ASK = A RECEIPT & ! /AMP ( ! ,JUNTA SO ?AT !Y CAN PROVE 9 !IR COLLECTIVE OR 9 !IR GR\P :]E EA* ORGANIZATION COMES FROM ?AT IT WAS TURN$ 94 

,DOES ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO /AY ?OSE DONATIONS OR >E !Y %>$ ) !IR MUNICIPALITIES8 

,?OSE DONATIONS DO NOT HAVE TO /AY 9 ! ,JUNTA BECAUSE WE KN[ ?AT :I*EV] DONATION ?AT GETS TO ! ,JUNTA IS ( ! PEOPLE4 ,WE AS ! ,JUNTA1 IF WE PROPOSE DO+ A WORK WE CONSULT IT ) ! PEOPLE4 ,LIKE ?IS IS H[ WE >E DO+ ?AT WORK ( CATTLE1 WE BEG9 TO COLLECT ! DONATIONS TO BEG9 ) ?AT WORK1 BUT CONSULT+ ) ! PEOPLE4 

,ROLE ( ! ,VIGILANCE ,COMMISSION 

,>NULFO 7,MEMB] ( ! ,VIGILANCE ,COMMISSION7 

,! P]IOD ( ! VIGILANCE COMMISSION LA/S ?REE YE>S1 ITS ROLE IS TO C>RY ! RECORD 9 \R ,C>ACOL4 ,ALL ! COMPAN]OS1 COMPAN]AS1 :O GO ALONG COM+1 GO ALONG LEAV+1 WE HAVE TO NOTE 9 \R NOTEBOOK IF !Y >E AU?ORITIES1 IF !Y >E MUNICIPAL AG5TS1 OR FROM ! COMMISSION1 IF !Y >E A HEAL? PROMOT]1 FROM $UCATION1 H]BALI/1 MIDWIFE1 OR HEAL]4 ,ALL ?IS WE >E NOT+1 FROM :AT COMMUNITY OR MUNICIPALITY !Y COME1 WE ASK !M AB\T !IR POSITION1 ALSO ) ! NATIONAL & 9T]NATIONAL BRO!RS & SI/]S :O COME WE MAKE ! SAME1 V]Y WELL NOT$ AB\T :]E !Y >E FROM1 FROM :AT C\NTRIES4 ,ONCE WE HAVE NOT$ ALL ?AT WE HAVE A RECORD C>D TO TAKE ?AT C>D TO ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO SO ?AT IT CAN GO TO ! (FICE4 

,ANO!R ,COMPAN]A ,MEMB] ( ! ,VIGILANCE ,COMMISSION FROM #bi TO #bab 7,M,>,E,Z ,EL ,TRABAJO7 

,AS VIGILANCE WE >E SEE+ P5D+ ISSUES1 SEE+ ! WORK ?AT ! DELEGATES ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO >E DO+1 TOGE!R ) ! 9=MATION COMMISSION4 ,WE HAD \R EYE ON ! DONATIONS1 ON ! 5TRY & EXIT ( MONEY4 ,9 ! DONATION WE W]E SEE+ H[ ! SOLID>Y BRO!RS & SI/]S COME TO DONATE SMALL RES\RCES1 WE HAD \R EYE ON :AT QUANTITY1 WE MADE !M PASS BY \R (FICE & WE ASK$ !M :AT !Y CAME = & WROTE D[N ! RESPONSE4 ,WE ASK$ IF !Y BR\<T SOME?+1 IT IS NOT TO ASK BUT TO MAKE NOTE ( IT1 IF !Y SAY ?AT !Y BR\<T A QUANTITY IS WAS NOT$ & ACC\NT$1 :AT WAS LEFT NOT$ IS S5T TO ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 LIKE ?AT UPON /OR+ IT WE ALSO 9TRODUCE \RSELVES TOGE!R4 

,AS WELL !RE WE W]E SEE+ ! EXIT ( MONEY1 = EXAMPLE :5 !RE WAS MU* EXP5SE ON $UCATION WE W]E PRES5T1 WE SAW :AT QUANTITY IS GO+ TO BE SP5T1 :AT ?+ IS GO+ TO BE B\<T1 :AT MAT]IAL IS GO+ TO BE US$ 9 ! CON/RUCTION ( $UCATION1 WE W5T TAK+ NOTE RA!R A RECORD ( ! MAT]IAL B\<T4 ,WE CALCULAT$ H[ MU* IS SP5T & :AT IS ! PRICE ( EA* MAT]IAL1 IF IT IS RODS1 IF IT IS WRIT+ PADS1 WE W]E MAK+ ! CALCULUS BETWE5 ! ?REE GR\PS1 ! QUANTITY COMES \T1 IT IS TAK5 TO ! PLACE :]E ! PUR*ASE IS GO+ TO BE MADE4 ,IF A GOOD QUANTITY IS TAK51 = EXAMPLE #e ?\S& OR #a ?\S& PESOS ! DELEGATES DO NOT GO ALONE NOR ) ! 9=MATION COMMISSION1 ! VIGILANCE COMMISSION ALSO ACCOMPANIES TO SEE IF IT IS CLE> OR IF IT IS TRUE ?AT ! WORK IS BE+ DONE1 TO BE 9 AGREEM5T1 BUT NOT ONLY TO COME & SAY TO ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO ?AT SOMEONE IS /EAL+1 SIMPLY IT IS ! WORK ME?OD ?AT WE >E PRACTIC+4 

,RETURN+ FROM ! PUR*ASE ! COMPAN]OS HAVE TO MAKE !IR JU/IFICATION1 SO N[ ! DELEGATE IS RESPONSIBLE4 ,!N1 TOGE!R ) ! VIGILANCE COMMISSION1 ! ONE :O IS PRES5T IS GO+ TO CL>IFY H[ ! PUR*ASE WAS1 :AT WAS DONE1 IF IT IS TRUE ?AT IT WAS SP5T LIKE ?AT OR NOT4 ,! ,VIGILANCE ,COMMISSION ?AT WAS PRES5T CL>IFIES IT1 SO IF IT W5T LIKE ?AT WELL LIKE ?AT IS H[ IT HAD TO GO1 IT IS !RE :]E WE REMA9 A BIT WELL ) ! WORK4 ,IF IT IS ?AT ! COMPAN]OS LEAVE A BIT E>LY = ! PUR*ASE1 = EXAMPLE AT F\R 9 ! MORN+1 S9CE !Y GO )\T BREAKFA/1 !Y DO NOT EAT BE=E LEAV+1 !Y HAVE P]MISSION TO EAT EV5 A TACO1 A SODA1 IT IS ONLY ?AT4 ,IF !Y GO ) BREAKFA/1 !Y ALREADY ATE !IR BEANS1 !N !Y CANNOT EAT ANY?+1 ! ONLY ?+ ?AT !Y CAN BUY IS A SODA TO QU5* !IR ?IR/4 ,!Y HAVE TO BR+ !IR NOTE :]E IT IS CL>IFI$ :AT 
?+ WAS B\<T1 TO C>RY TOGE!R ! ACC\NTS ( :AT WAS DONE1 :]E ! CON/RUCTION MAT]IAL IS GO+ TO BE B\<T4 ,WE >E RESPONSIBLE = DO+ ! WORK JU/ ONE MON?1 IT GOES ROTAT+ 9 ! MUNICIPALITIES & UPON DO+ ! ACC\NTS !Y HAVE TO COME \T CLE>4 ,:AT DO WE DO TO PROVE ?AT ! ACC\NTS COME \T CLE>8 ,)9 ! JU/IFICATION IT IS SE5 9 ! ACC\NTS1 IF COMES TO BE LACK+ ?AT IS ! PROBLEM1 EV5 IF WE >E AFRAID ( DO+ ! ACC\NT BUT WE HAVE TO DO IT WELL SO ?AT ! WORK GOES WELL4 ,IF IT DOES NOT GO WELL1 IF #a OR #b PESOS >E MISS+4 ,:AT IS HAPP5+ H]E8 ,:]E DID ! #a PESOS GO8 ,WE SAY TO \RSELVES1 0,I DON'T KN[1 P]HAPS ! DELEGATE LO/ IT1 SP5T IT OR P]HAPS MORE WAS SP5T4 ,!RE IS :]E WE HAVE TO SCOLD \RSELVES1 RA!R DISCUSS :Y ?IS HAS TO HAPP51 :Y IT HAS TO BE ?AT MORE IS SP5T4 

,IF ! MONEY IS LO/ ! PUNI%M5T GOES EQUAL4 ,IF #a PESOS >E LO/1 IF ! ACC\NT DOES NOT SQU>E UP1 IT HAS TO BE COMPLET$1 ! ONLY WAY ( COMPLET+ IT IS TO TAKE ! MONEY 9 \R POCKETS1 C\NT+ ! DELEGATES ( ! ,JUNTA1 ! VIGILANCE COMMISSION & 9=MATION1 IT GOES EQUALLY = ALL1 NO ONE DOES NOT PAY1 EV5 IF IT IS ?AT !Y DID NOT SP5D !Y HAVE TO PAY4 

,WE ALSO HAVE TO WAT* OV] ! C>ACOL C5T]1 *ECK ?AT ! G>BAGE IS NOT SPILL$4 ,WE ALSO *ECK ?AT ! MILITIAP]SONS >E LOOK+ AFT] !IR WORK1 WE ALSO HAVE SE5 ?AT !RE ! COMPAN]AS DO NOT P>TICIPATE MU* 9 MILITIAWOM51 BUT AT TIMES A MUNICIPALITY COMES ?AT DOES BR+ A COMPAN]A1 NOT MANY COMPAN]AS COME :O >E MILITIAWOM5 BUT A GR\P ( MILITIAM5 COME :O BR+ A COMPAN]A1 !RE O!RS ?AT BR+ ONLY COMPAN]OS4 

,IT IS LIKE ?IS MORE OR LESS H[ WE SEE ! WORK1 P]HAPS ! COMPAN]AS >E NOT P>TICIPAT+ MU*1 BUT ,I AS A COMPAN]A FEEL ?AT ,I HAVE REPRES5T$ ! RE/ ( ! COMPAN]AS4 ,P]HAPS A WAY ( 5C\RAG+ US IS LACK+ BUT ,I FEEL ?AT1 AS A WOMAN H]E ,I AM P>TICIPAT+1 AL?\< ,I HAVE NOT P>TICIPAT$ 9 ANO!R PLACE1 ,I DID NOT EV5 5T] AS SECRET>Y ( GOV]NM5T1 BUT ,I AM H]E P>TICIPAT+1 DEMON/RAT+ ?AT AS WOM5 WE TOO KN[ H[ TO WAT* OV]4 ,I WAS NAM$ 9 ! MUNICIPALITY ,TRABAJO1 TAK+ ! VOTE ( ! COMPAN]OS & ALSO ( ! COMPAN]AS TO REPRES5T ! RE/ :O SAY ?AT !Y DO NOT KN[ H[ TO READ4 

,QUE/IONS 

,:O MADE ! AGREEM5T ?AT IT IS NECESS>Y TO RESOLVE LIKE ?AT :5 MONEY IS MISS+ 9 ! ACC\NTS1 ! DELEGATES OR DID IT HAVE TO COME FROM ! BASE8 

,FROM ! BEG9N+ :5 !Y NAM$ US AS ! VIGILANCE COMMISSION !Y CL>IFI$ = US !RE 9 \R T[N ?AT WE HAVE TO WAT* OV] \R ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 ?AT IF SOME?+ COMES TO BE MISS+ WE HAD TO PAY IT BECAUSE ?AT IS ! JOB1 !Y S5D US JU/ TO WAT* OV]1 TO SEE4 

,HAS ?AT PROBLEM ) ! ACC\NTS HAPP5$ MU*8 

,TO NOT LIE TO Y\1 IT HAS HAPP5$1 NOT DAILY1 NOT EA* MON?1 BUT IT HAS HAPP5$4 ,AB\T TWO TIMES ,I ?9K ?AT HAPP5$ & IT WAS DONE LIKE ?AT4 

,9 ! VIGILANCE GR\P >E ALL ! T[NS 9 ! ZONE P>TICIPAT+ OR >E !Y NAM$ BY TEAMS8 

,IT IS NAM$ BY TEAMS1 EA* MUNICIPALITY HAS TO NAME ?REE VIGILANCE COMMISSIONS BUT !RE >E SOME MUNICIPALITIES :I* JU/ HAVE TWO1 = EXAMPLE WE FROM ! MUNICIPALITY ,EL ,TRABAJO >E JU/ TWO & WE PASS ?R\< CONT9U\SLY4 

,9 ! VIGILANCE TEAMS >E Y\ BY HALF COMPAN]OS & COMPAN]AS8 

,!RE IS NO DIVISION 9 ! GR\P1 WE WORK 9 A TEAM4 ,WE !RE 9 ! ZONE ?9K IF WE DIVIDE IT1 IT W\LD BE 9DIVIDUALISM1 MORE BETT] TO TAKE ! PRACTICE BECAUSE WOMAN & MAN >E EQUALS4 ,JU/ TWO ( US COMPAN]AS HAVE P>TICIPAT$1 ONE FROM ,FRANCISCO ,VILLA & ME FROM ,EL ,TRABAJO4 ,! WORK IS = ?REE YE>S & WE TAKE %IFTS EV]Y MON?1 RI<T N[ MY WORK GOES F9I%+ & O!R NEW ONES >E ALREADY NAM$ BUT /ILL ,I DO NOT KN[ IF !RE >E WOM5 :O >E GO+ TO BE VIGILANCE COMMISSION4 

,:AT IS HAPP5+ TO ! O!R MUNICIPALITIES :I* DO NOT HAVE WOM5 9 VIGILANCE8 

,I ?9K ?AT PROMOT+ IT IS LACK+4 ,!RE >E TWO ( US WOM5 :O >E ON ! VIGILANCE COMMISSION BUT YES !RE HAVE BE5 WOM5 :O HAVE P>TICIPAT$ 9 O!R WORK >EAS1 :]E ! COMPAN]AS DO NOT P>TICIPATE 9 ! ZONE1 9 ! MUNICIPALITY4 ,! COMPAN]AS :O WE HAVE >E WORK+ 9 \R COMMUNITIES AS A COLLECTIVE1 ! ONLY ?+ ?AT !Y >E UNABLE TO DO IS LEAVE !IR H\SE1 MANY ?+S HAPP5 !RE4 

,:AT HAS HAPP5$ ) ! DONATION ?AT Y\ HAVE 5C\NT]$ DUR+ Y\R WORK8 

,:AT WE >E RESPONSIBLE = SEE+ IS ?AT ! QUANTITY IS COMPLETE1 IT IS JU/ *ECK+ ?AT IT IS COMPLETE1 ?AT NOT EV5 ONE C5T IS MISS+4 

,RI<TS & ,RESPONSIBILITIES ( ,AUTONOM\S ,AU?ORITIES 

,K>9A 7,WOM5'S ,COMMISSION4 ,M,>,E,Z ,EL ,TRABAJO7 

,! V>I\S LEVELS ( AU?ORITIES MU/ FULFILL ! WORK ?AT !Y >E RESPONSIBLE = DO+ 9 ! V>I\S ,M,>,E,Z AS DELEGATES1 AUTONOM\S C\NCILMEMB]S1 OR LOCAL AU?ORITIES 9 ,ZONA ,NORTE4 ,WE CONV5E ASSEMBLIES :5 IT IS NECESS>Y TO DISCUSS IMPORTANT MATT]S OR PROBLEMS 9 ! MUNICIPALITIES & WE *ECK ! FULFILLM5T ( ! AGREEM5TS4 ,WE ORGANIZE \R T[NS TO RESOLVE ! NECESSITIES1 = EXAMPLE 9 HEAL?1 $UCATION1 AGROECOLOGY1 WOM51 FOOD NECESSITIES1 EV]Y?+ ?AT COMPOSES ! MUNICIPALITIES4 ,IT IS \R RESPONSIBILITY TO FULFILL \R WORK %IFTS DUR+ ! P]IOD ( GOV]NM5T ?AT WE >E RESPONSIBLE =4 ,! V>I\S LEVELS ( AU?ORITIES MU/ BE CONV5$ TO A MEET+1 ATT5D+ ! SPECIAL ASSEMBLIES :I* ! ZONE DOES = MATT]S TO BE DEALT ) & ALSO P>TICIPATE 9 ! MEET+S ( ! COMMUNITIES & ! ,M,>,E,Z4 

,! V>I\S LEVELS ( AU?ORITIES HAVE ! RI<T TO GOV]N1 TO PROPOSE1 TO WAT* OV]1 & TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS4 ,! V>I\S LEVELS ( AU?ORITY HAVE ! RI<T TO BE RESPECT$ BY \R PEOPLE4 ,WE HAVE ! RI<T TO DEM& FROM ! PEOPLE ! FULFILLM5T ( ! AGREEM5TS ?AT !Y HAVE PROPOS$4 ,! DELEGATES ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO HAVE ! RI<T TO BE SUPPORT$ BY \R T[N 9 FOOD1 HEAL? EXP5SES1 & 9 F>MWORK = ! SU/5ANCE ( \R FAMILY1 ?IS IS :5 WE >E COV]+ \R %IFT4 

,ALONDRA 7,MEMB] ( ! ,WOM5'S ,COMMISSION4 ,REGION ( ,JAC9TO ,CANEK7 

,WE AS WOM5 ALSO HAVE ! RI<T OR ! DUTY TO WORK TOGE!R ) \R T[NS & ALSO ) \R COMPAN]AS1 5C\RAG+ !M1 ?AT !Y TOO HAVE ?AT RI<T TO WORK4 ,WE AS ORGANIZ$ WOM51 HAVE \R RI<TS1 \R DUTIES1 NOR DO WE HAVE TO /AY ALONE AT HOME4 ,I ALWAYS HAVE LIK$ WORK+ ) ALL ! FEMALE AU?ORITIES ( ! COMMUNITIES & ( MY ZONE BECAUSE !RE WE LE>N1 LOSE FE>1 DO NOT HESITATE4 ,!Y SOMETIMES TELL US AS WOM5 ?AT WE DO NOT BELONG TO ?AT WORK1 = EXAMPLE ! COLLECTIVE LIKE ! CORN ONE4 ,!RE >E V>I\S JOBS ?AT WE TOO CAN DO1 = EXAMPLE WE HAVE A G5]AL /ORE1 WE HAVE *ICK5 RAIS+1 WE HAVE V>I\S JOBS 9 \R COMMUNITY4 ,ALSO WE D>E TO GO \T4 ,:Y8 ,BECAUSE IF WE DO NOT GO \T WELL ! RE/ ( ! COMPAN]AS DO NOT LE>N1 ?AT 5?USIASM TO GO \T & LE>N ) ALL ! O!R COMPAN]AS IS NOT GIV5 TO !M1 BECAUSE WE SEE ?AT MANY COMPAN]AS :O GO \T & ?AT IS :AT WE DO4 ,WE ALSO WORK 9 ! FIELD1 ) ! FAMILIES1 ) \R COMPAN]AS1 & ?AT IS ALL ?AT WE DO 9 \R REGION OR 9 \R T[N1 & IT IS H[ WE WORK UNIT$ ) ! RE/4 

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