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Liza & Carly hear from other students about their perspectives of the trip to Chiapas. They also share last remarks and action items for listeners.

Liza & Carly discuss the various organizations that they met with in Chiapas.

Liza and Carly explore environmental issues in this episode, including how mining and development projects have affected local communities.

On January 1, 1994, a group of indigenous peoples armed themselves against the Mexican government. This group, named the Zapatistas, have since created autonomous communities in the state of Chiapas. Liza and Carly discuss the Zapatista movement and the dynamics that it created in the state. 

In this episode, Liza and Carly provide context on the Mexican state of Chiapas, including its history of social movements that formed to fight systems of oppression.