,AUTONOM\S ,GOV]NM5T ,I,I 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,EJ]CITO ,ZAPATI/A ,DE ,LIB]ACION ,NACIONAL 

,TEXT 3 

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

,LA ,REALIDAD 

,AUTONOM\S ,$UCATION 

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

,I P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! FIR/ P]IOD ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 ,I AM ! ONLY ONE :O IS H]E FROM ! EI<T COMPAN]OS :O W]E ON ?AT TEAM1 RI<T N[ TWO >E WORK+ AS RADIO HO/S1 ! RE/ >E NOT EV5 COMPAS N[1 !IR EXP]I5CE CAN NOT LONG] BE GOTT54 ,WE >E GO+ TO T\* A LITTLE ON H[ ! WORK HAS BE5 DONE4 

,AUTONOM\S $UCATION 9 \R ZONE BEGAN />T+ 9 #a#i#i#g1 9 ?AT TIME ! ASSOCIATION ( MUNICIPALITIES WAS FUNCTION+4 ,9 ?AT TIME IT BEGAN TO BE CONSID]$ H[ TO DO \R $UCATION BECAUSE !RE 9 \R ZONE !RE WAS A PROBLEM ) ! TEA*]S FROM ! ,S,E,P SY/EM 7,DEP>TM5T ( ,$UCATION71 />T+ 9 #aiid !Y BEGAN TO HAVE MANY PROBLEMS ) ! T[NS4 ,SOME BEGAN TO APPE> AS SPIES1 O!RS BEGAN TO USE ! >MY TO BE ABLE TO TRANSPORT !IR S*OOL SUPPLIES1 MANY ?+S TOOK PLACE ) !M1 SO IT WAS DECID$ TO SUSP5D !IR 5TRY 9TO \R ZONE4 

,WE W]E SE5 =C$ TO BEG9 \R [N $UCATION AL?\< 9 SOME T[NS !Y W]E ALREADY DO+ IT P] SE4 ,TO =M AUTONOM\S $UCATION WE HAD TO ?9K IF ! SAME CURRICULUMS FROM ! ,S,E,P W]E GIV5 OR IF WE W]E *ANG+1 WE DECID$ TO *ANGE4 ,9 A MEET+ ( C\NCILMEMB]S1 COMPAN]OS FROM ! ,C,C,R,I1 & LEAD]%IP COMPAN]OS1 ALL GA!R$ 9 :AT TODAY IS ! SITE ( ,LA ,REALIDAD ,C>ACOL1 IT BEGAN TO BE CONSID]$ :AT \R *ILDR5 HAVE TO LE>N1 :AT ( ! GOV]NM5T'S $UCATIONAL SY/EM HAS TO *ANGE4 

,WE BEGAN TO SEE MANY ?+S & WE CAME TO CONCLUDE ?AT :]E WE CANNOT *ANGE ANY?+ IS 9 :AT IS MA!MATICS1 V]Y EXACT MATT]S :I* !RE WE C\LD NOT *ANGE ANY?+1 WE HAD TO TEA* IT JU/ H[ IT IS4 ,ANO!R IS 9 :AT IS READ+ & WRIT+1 NO?+ CAN BE *ANG$ BECAUSE ?AT WAS UNIV]SAL4 

,BUT IT WAS DISCUSS$ & ANALYZ$ :AT ?+S HAD TO BE SE5 9 ! MATT] ( HI/ORY1 IT WAS ?\<T ?AT MANY ?+S NE$$ TO BE *ANG$ & ?AT IT WAS NECESS>Y TO SELECT 9 ! >EA ( HI/ORY FROM ! ,S,E,P :AT ?+S W]E GOOD = \R *ILDR5 & Y\? & :AT ?+S W]E NOT4 ,O!R HI/ORY TOPICS W5T ALONG BE+ TAK5 \T & PUT1 9CLUD+ \R [N HI/ORY AS ! ,E,Z,L,N & ( O!R SOCIAL MOVEM5TS :I* HAD TAK5 PLACE DUR+ HI/ORY4 ,LIKE ?IS PLANS & CURRICULUMS W]E BE+ MADE4 ,AFT] ?AT IT WAS TAK5 TO ! T[NS SO ?AT ! P>5TS W\LD SEE :AT O!R ?+S !Y NE$$ TO BE LE>N$ 9 ! AUTONOM\S S*OOL4 

,AFT] ! CURRICULUM WAS PUT TOGE!R IT WAS SE5 H[ IT IS NECESS>Y TO DIVIDE ?OSE TOPICS1 ?OSE ?+S ?AT W]E GO+ TO BE TAU<T1 ?IS IS H[ ! /UDY >EAS W]E BORN 9 \R ZONE4 ,IT CAME \T ?AT WE W]E NOT GO+ TO CALL :AT WAS ,SPANI% 9 ! ,S,E,P 0,SPANI%10 IT WAS CALL$ 0LANGUAGES40 ,HI/ORY & MA!MATICS /AY$ ) ! SAME NAME1 AN >EA WAS 9CLUD$ :I* IS CALL$ 0,LIFE & ,5VIRONM5T0 :]E IT IS ALSO SE5 AB\T NATURE1 AB\T ! LIFE ( ! ANIMALS1 EV]Y?+ ?AT 9 ! ,S,E,P WAS ,NATURAL ,SCI5CES4 ,ANO!R >EA WAS SE5 :I* IS CALL$ 0,9TEGRATION10 9 O!R WORDS ALL ! ?+S ?AT W]E NECESS>Y TO /UDY & :I* DID NOT FIT 9 ANY ( ! O!R >EAS HAD TO FIT !RE1 = EXAMPLE ! /UDY ( \R #ac DEM&S 7H\S+1 L&1 WORK1 HEAL?1 NUTRITION1 $UCATION1 9DEP5D5CE1 DEMOCRACY1 FRE$OM1 JU/ICE1 CULTURE1 9=MATION1 & PEACE74 

,!N CAME ! T[NS' TASK ( NAM+ !IR $UCATION PROMOT]S4 ,! TASK ( ! AU?ORITIES IS TO F9D :O WAS GO+ TO TRA9 !M1 CONTACT WAS MADE ) A GR\P ( SOLID>Y PEOPLE FROM ,MEXICO ,CITY1 :O >E CALL$ 0SEMILLITAS DEL SOL10 & !Y W]E ! FIR/ TRA9]S = \R $UCATION PROMOT]S4 

,LIKE ?IS ! G5]ATIONS TOOK PLACE1 !N CAME MORE NECESSITIES & O!R TRA9+S = O!R G5]ATIONS W]E GIV51 BUT ! FIR/ COMPAN]OS :O RECEIV$ ! TRA9+ ) ! SOLID>Y PEOPLE :O CAME FROM ,MEXICO 
,CITY W]E ?OSE :O BEGAN TO GIVE ! TRA9+S TO ! FOLL[+ PROMOT] G5]ATIONS4 ,LIKE ?IS :AT TODAY IS ! GR\PS ( $UCATION =M]S WAS BORN1 LIKE ?IS WE HAVE COME UP UNTIL N[4 

,?OSE TRA9+ C\RSES W]E #f MON?S LONG1 #b DAYS ( TRA9+ & #a 9 !IR T[N1 AT ! 5D ( ! SIX MON?S AN EVALUATION WAS DONE4 ,AFT] ?AT EVALUATION ! TRA9]S TOLD US3 

0,!RE IS A GAP1 !RE >E MANY COMPAN]OS :O HAVE NOT MANAG$ TO PASS ! TOPICS40 ,?AT !N WAS ! TASK ( ! FIR/ ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 :]E :AT WE CALL ! 0LEVEL+0 WAS ORGANIZ$1 A P]IOD ( TWO P]MAN5T MON?S 9 ! ,C>ACOL = ?OSE COMPAN]OS :O REMA9$ BEH9D1 :O DID NOT MANAGE TO PASS ! TOPICS4 

,BUT BE=E ALL ?IS IT WAS DISCUSS$ 9 ! T[NS AB\T H[ IT IS NECESS>Y TO DOCUM5T ! /UDIES ( ! *ILD1 ! Y\? :O W5T TO ! AUTONOM\S S*OOL1 ! /UDY C]TIFICATES W]E TALK$ AB\T1 ! REPORT C>DS4 ,F9ALLY WE CAME TO CONCLUDE ?AT = US IT WAS NOT NECESS>Y1 ?AT ! IMPORTANT ?+ = US WAS ?AT \R *ILDR5 LE>N TO READ & WRITE1 TO DO MA?1 & TO DO MANY ?+S1 ?AT !Y LE>N TO C>RY & DIRECT ALL ! WORK ?AT IS NECESS>Y = \R PEOPLE4 

,WE CONCLUD$ ?AT A REPORT C>D OR A C]TIFICATE ( /UDY IS NOT NECESS>Y1 IT WAS ?\<T ?AT IT WAS ! SAME 9 ! CASE ( AN EVALUATION1 AN EXAM1 ?AT A C]TA9 NUMB] ( QUE/IONS IS GO+ TO BE GIV5 TO ! /UD5TS & IF !Y PASS$ IT & ANSW]$ RI<T ?AT ONE !N PASS$ WELL1 WE ALSO CONCLUD$ ?AT ?AT WAS NOT RI<T4 ,! RI<T ?+ WAS = !M TO DEMON/RATE ) ACTIONS1 ?AT IS 9 !IR WORK1 9 ! P]=MANCE ( A POSITION1 !N ?AT Y\? IS 9DE$ LE>N+1 WE CONSID] ?AT ?AT WAS GO+ TO BE ! BE/ EVALUATION4 

,JU/ICE 

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

,9 ! MATT] ( JU/ICE 9 ! FIR/ P]IOD ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO MANY CASES1 MANY PROBLEMS1 W]E ATT5D$ TO4 ,! PROBLEM WAS ?AT S9CE ! COMPAS KN[ ?AT ! ,JUNTA WAS ONE BODY MORE ?AN ! ,C\NCIL EV]YONE WANT$ TO COME TO ! ,JUNTA TO RESOLVE V>I\S MATT]S2 SOMETIMES !Y DID NOT EV5 TAKE ! MUNICIPAL AG5T OR ! C\NCIL 9TO ACC\NT & !Y W5T DIRECTLY TO ! ,JUNTA1 ?AT HAPP5$ BECAUSE IT WAS NOT SE5 :AT ?+S DID & :AT ?+S DID NOT CORRESPOND TO ! ,JUNTA ATT5D+ TO4 

,:AT DID CORRESPOND TO ! ,JUNTA IS A PROBLEM ?AT WE HAD !RE 9 ?AT TIME & ?AT TODAY /ILL WE CONT9UE HAV+ AL?\< A LITTLE MORE CONTROLL$1 :I* IS ! TRAFFICK+ ( UNDOCUM5T$ PEOPLE4 ,:5 WE BEGAN 9 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO WE HAD ?AT V]Y S]I\S PROBLEM1 ! TRAFFICK+ ( UNDOCUM5T$ PEOPLE1 \R T]RITORY WAS A PLACE :]E !Y ALWAYS MOV$ ?OSE PEOPLE & ! ZONE WAS PLAGU$ ) ?OSE :O >E CALL$ 0POLL]OS40 

,!RE W]E POLL]OS EV]Y:]E1 WE W]E SURR\ND$ BY ?AT1 SO IT BEGAN TO BE SE5 ?AT !Y W]E PASS+ RI<T UND] \R NOSES & WE SAW !M1 IT HAD TO BE ?\<T :AT TO DO ) ?AT4 ,ACTION HAD TO BE TAK5 TO CONTROL ?AT PROBLEM )9 \R T]RITORY & VIGILANCE GR\PS BEGAN TO BE MADE FROM ! COMPAN]OS ( ! 
,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO 9 ! ,C>ACOL C5T]1 9 ! COMMUNITIES1 COORD9AT$ ) ! T[NS :I* COMMUNICAT$ ) US :5 !Y SAW ?IS1 ! MUNICIPALITIES ALSO COLLABORAT$4 

,! MUNICIPALITY :]E ?IS PROBLEM WAS GREATE/ WAS ! MUNICIPALITY ( ,LIB]TAD DE LOS ,PUEBLOS ,MAYAS1 BECAUSE !RE IS AN 5ORM\S RIV]1 IT WAS ! PLACE :]E !Y MOV$ ) BOATS4 ,WE HAD TO COORD9ATE ) ! MUNICIPAL C\NCILS SO ?AT ! WORK C\LD BE DONE !RE & LIKE ?IS A*IEVE ! DET5TION ( SOME ( ?OSE POLL]OS1 DUR+ \R P]IOD #i POLL]OS W]E DETA9$1 9CLUD+ A ,GUATEMALAN :O WAS !RE SIX MON?S PAY+ HIS PUNI%M5T4 

,?AT ,GUATEMALAN POLL]O WORK$ ON ! CON/RUCTION ( ! ,SAN ,JOSE DEL ,RIO ,HOSPITAL BRIDGE1 BECAUSE !RE ! COMMUNITY IS ON ONE SIDE1 !N !RE IS ! RIV] & ON ! O!R SIDE IS ! HOSPITAL1 TO BE ABLE TO CROSS IT IS NECESS>Y TO CROSS A SUSP5SION BRIDGE4 ,9 ?AT TIME !RE WAS A SOLID>Y P]SON :O (F]$ !IR SUPPORT = ! CON/RUCTION ( ! BRIDGE & 9 ?AT TIME WAS ! CON/RUCTION1 ?AT FUCK] SAW ! />T+ & F9I%+ ( ?AT BRIDGE'S CON/RUCTION1 & LIKE ?IS MANY O!RS WORK$ ON DIFF]5T TASKS4 

,! FUNNIE/ ?+ = US WAS ?AT S9CE ! POLL]OS :O WE DETA9$ REMA9$ SIX MON?S ON A JOB1 WE SUPPOS$LY W]E PUNI%+ !M1 = US IT IS ! PUNI%M5T SO ?AT !Y CORRECT !MSELVES1 GO TO WORK1 F9ALLY ONE ( ?OSE FUCK]S ONE DAY ?ANK$ US = HAV+ PUNI%$ HIM4 ,! ?ANKS ?AT HE GAVE US WAS ?AT HE TOLD US ?AT = HIM IT WAS NOT A PUNI%M5T4 

0,Y\ PUT ME 9 A S*OOL10 ?AT IS :AT HE TOLD US1 BECAUSE HE SAYS ?AT N[ HE IS A BRICKMASON :5 HE NEV] ?\<T IF HE WAS GO+ TO BE ?AT1 0& N[ ,I CAN BUILD H\SES & ,I GO TO BUILD :ATEV] ,I WANT4 

,?AT IS ! PUNI%M5T ?AT WE APPLY1 9 O!R WORDS 9/EAD ( HAV+ !M 9 PRISON WE TAKE !M \T TO WORK4 ,( C\RSE1 !Y LEAVE !IR GOODS 9 ! T[N BUT SOME?+ GOOD IS TAK54 ,?AT IS :AT WE ?9K1 ?AT IS H[ WE DO JU/ICE1 ,I DO NOT KN[ IF IT IS GOOD OR IS BAD BUT ! ?+ IS LIKE ?AT4 ,?AT IS H[ IT HAS HAPP5$ ) EV]YONE1 SOME?+ IS ALWAYS TAK54 

,IT HAPP5$ LIKE ?AT ) ! ISSUE ( JU/ICE1 BUT ALSO !RE S9CE WE BEGAN ! LIQUOR PROBLEM WAS V]Y S]I\S4 ,WE >E NOT TALK+ AB\T ?OSE :O >E NOT COMPAN]OS1 WE DO NOT C>E IF !Y DR9K1 !Y DIE1 OR :AT HAPP5S TO !M FROM BE+ DRUNK1 WE >E TALK+ AB\T ! COMPAN]OS & !RE ?IS BOOZE PROBLEM EXI/$ )9 ! COMPAN]OS4 

,WE TRI$ TO MAKE A RULE & WE LAUN*$ ! PROPOSAL TO ! T[NS ?AT !Y MAKE A RULE1 ?AT !Y S5D !IR PROPOSAL H[ !Y WANT ! RULE & IT DID NOT >RIVE & IT DID NOT >RIVE4 ,F9ALLY WE CAME TO ?9K ?AT MAYBE !Y DID NOT UND]/& H[ MAK+ A RULE IS1 WE EV5 CAME TO MAKE A QUE/ION =M1 = !M TO ANSW] ?OSE QUE/IONS ( \RS & FROM !RE KN[ :AT !Y ?9K AB\T ?AT PROBLEM4 ,AFT] ?AT WE DID TAKE \T A RESULT1 BUT AFT] WE PUBLI%$ ! RESULT EV]YONE :O DID NOT AGREE PASS$ OV] US & \R RULE DID NOT WORK4 

,MON?S LAT]1 YE>S LAT]1 9 ONE ( ! T[NS 9 A MUNICIPALITY :I* IS CALL$ ,LIB]TAD DE LOS ,PUEBLOS ,MAYAS !Y REPORT$ TO US1 BE+ 9 ! ,JUNTA1 ?AT !RE WAS A DEA? ( ! COMPAN]OS BECAUSE ( LIQUOR4 ,WE BEGAN TO SEE ! PROBLEM1 WE PUT ! ONE :O KILL$ ! COMPA 9 JAIL & MEAN:ILE WE DISCUSS$ 9 ! ASSEMBLIES1 BECAUSE !RE WE DID NOT HAVE A PLAN ON :AT TO DO ) SOMEONE :O IS GO+ TO MURD]1 9DEP5D5TLY ( :AT ! MOTIVE IS1 BUT WE DID NOT HAVE A PLAN !RE1 ?AT IS A RULE1 WE BEGAN TO DISCUSS :AT PUNI%M5T WE >E GO+ TO GIVE HIM1 H[ MU* TIME1 H[1 HAVE HIM #a OR #ae YE>S 9 JAIL OR :AT8 

,:ILE WE DID ?OSE CONSULTATIONS ) ! T[NS ! FAMILY MEMB] ( ! DECEAS$ P]SON CAME TO AGREEM5T ) ! FAMILY MEMB]S ( ! ONE :O KILL$1 ?AT !Y >E GO+ TO PAY A QUANTITY & !Y HAD ALREADY ACCEPT$ IT & !Y >RANG$ ! MATT]4 ,FROM !RE AGA9 S9CE WE ?\<T ?AT !RE WAS NO LONG] GO+ TO BE ANO!R MURD] & IT WAS NOT DISCUSS$ AGA9 AB\T A RULE = ?AT TYPE ( PROBLEM1 IT REMA9$ LIKE ?AT4 

,BAS$ ON ?AT PROBLEM ( ! MURD] & ! ALCOHOL IT CONT9U$ TO BE TALK$ AB\T1 ?AT WAS TAK5 AS AN EXAMPLE TO TALK 9 ! ZONE AB\T :AT PROBLEMS LIQUOR BR+S1 WE TALK$ ) ! COMPAN]AS AB\T :AT ! COMPAN]AS HAVE TO DO TO AVOID ?AT4 ,WE W5T AS A ,JUNTA TO TALK ) ! COMPAN]AS ( ! T[N :]E ! MURD] HAPP5$1 ! COMPAN]AS ROSE UP V]Y FURI\SLY BUT IT IS BECAUSE IT WAS V]Y REC5T4 ,YE>S LAT] ?AT T[N BEGAN ) ! SAME PROBLEM AGA91 9 O!R WORDS ! COMPAN]AS C\LD NOT DO ANY?+ !RE4 ,LIKE ?IS IT CONT9U$ TO WORK = US & IT CONT9UES TO WORK = US1 ?+S >E SE5 LIKE ?AT 9 MATT]S ( JU/ICE4 

,BALANCE AMONG ! ,AUTONOM\S ,MUNICIPALITIES 

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

,! PROBLEM ( DISEQUILIBRIUM 9 ! SOLID>Y AID TO ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES ALSO TOOK PLACE 9 \R ZONE4 ,9 ?AT TIME A T[N HAD OBTA9$ ASSI/ANCE = A #c TON TRUCK & ?AT T[N HAD IT1 DUR+ ! P]IOD ( ! ASSOCIATION ( MUNICIPALITIES ?AT TRUCK PASS$ 9TO ! H&S ( ! REGION TO :I* ?AT T[N BELONG$1 9 ! MOM5T ?AT ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO WAS =M$ ?AT TRUCK PASS$ TO ! H&S ( ! ,JUNTA4 ,IT WAS DECID$ :AT ! ROLE ( ?AT TRUCK IS GO+ TO BE1 HAV+ IT /OR$ !RE OR :AT1 BUT S9CE !RE WAS A PASS5G] R\TE FROM ,M>G>ITAS TO ,SAN ,QU9T91 !RE ?IS TRUCK WAS PUT TO WORK4 ,?AT TRUCK MADE ITS PR(ITS1 FROM !RE #b ?\S& PESOS W]E GIV5 TO A T[N & #e ?\S& TO A REGION1 UP TO N[ WE DO NOT KN[ H[ ?AT IS GO+4 

,9 ?AT P]IOD A G5]AL /ORE WAS CREAT$1 IT IS 9 ! ,LIB]TAD DE LOS ,PUEBLOS ,MAYAS MUNICIPALITY4 ,DUR+ ?AT P]IOD ( ! FIR/ ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO IT WAS ORGANIZ$1 9 ! TIME ( ! C(FEE H>VE/1 ! PUR*ASE & SALE ( C(FEE BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAD A TRUCK1 MAYBE EV]YONE KN[S AB\T IT1 WE CALL IT 0EL *OMPIRAS10 & ) ?AT WE C\LD SELL AB\T #ae SACKS ( C(FEE OR MORE1 & WE W]E LEFT ) #de ?\S& PESOS FREE ( PR(ITS1 :I* WORK$ = SOME EXP5SES ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 

,WE ALSO TRI$ TO BUY CORN ) ! COMPAN]OS ( ! ZONE & BR+ IT TO ,OV5TIK4 ,WE DID IT ON ONE OCCASION BUT WE FAIL$ FROM ! BEG9N+ BECAUSE WE HAD PROBLEMS ) ! V]Y COMPAN]OS :O GAVE US CORN 9 BAD CONDITIONS & ?AT IS NOT RI<T AMONG COMPAN]OS1 LIKE ?IS IS H[ ?AT ATTEMPT ?AT WE MADE ) ! COMPAN]OS FROM ,OV5TIK DID NOT WORK4 

,9 ! FIR/ P]IOD ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO ! NECESSITY WAS SE5 TO IMPROVE ! ,SAN ,JOSE DEL ,RIO ,HOSPITAL & AN ULTRAS\ND DEVICE WAS PUR*AS$1 IT WAS A BIT EXP5SIVE1 MORE ?AN #c ?\S& PESOS1 BUT !RE ?AT DEVICE IS RI<T N[ & IT IS BE+ USEFUL 9 ,SAN ,JOSE DEL ,RIO4 ,ALSO !RE DUR+ ! P]IOD ( ! FIR/ JUNTA C> /ICK]S W]E BE+ GIV5 TO :OEV]1 ,ZAPATI/AS & NON-,ZAPATI/AS1 !N IT WAS SUSP5D$ BECAUSE ?OSE :O >E NOT ,ZAPATI/A OR >E NOT COMPAN]OS BEG9 TO USE !M = O!R 5DS1 !Y TOOK ADVANTAGE ( IT = ! TRAFFICK+ ( UNDOCUM5T$ PEOPLE1 TRAFFICK+ ( WOOD1 & SAID ?AT !Y W]E AU?ORIZ$ BY ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO & !Y RESPECT$ !M4 ,SEE+ ?AT1 IT WAS SUSP5D$ = ?OSE :O >E NOT COMPAS4 

,!RE ALSO WAS A GR\P ( MOTO-TAXIS :O IS ON ! COA/1 9 ,HUIXTLA1 COMPAN]OS & NON-COMPAN]OS WORK$ A GOOD TIME1 BUT ! DAY ?AT ! EVIL GOV]NM5T DECID$ NOT TO RESPECT !M ) ?AT /ICK] !Y PUT ALL ( !M 9 PRISON4 ,! SAME A GR\P ( TAXI-DRIV]S 9 ! CITY ( ,MOTOZ9TLA CAME TO ASK = !IR /ICK]S ?AT BECAUSE ) ?AT !Y C\LD WORK1 !Y W]E W>N$ ( ! CONSEQU5CES & !Y W]E TOLD ?AT WE DO NOT 
RESPOND = :I*EV] PROBLEM1 !Y W]E GIV5 !IR /ICK]1 DAYS AFT] !Y DISCOV]$ ?AT REALLY !Y >E NOT ,ZAPATI/AS ALL ( !M W]E PUT 9 JAIL4 ,S9CE WE HAD W>N$ !M ?AT WE DO NOT RESPOND WELL WE DID NOT DO ANY?+ & UP TO TODAY WE DO NOT KN[ AB\T !M4 

,SPEAK+ ( DISEQUILIBRIUM & ALL ?AT HAD TAK5 PLACE :5 ! MUNICIPALITIES W]E NOT CONTROLL$1 A GR\P ( SOLID>Y PEOPLE FROM ,ITALY CALL$ 0,EL E/ADIO DEL ,BAE0 HAD ALREADY PREP>$ A PROJECT = A /ADIUM 9 A T[N 9 ! MUNICIPALITY CALL$ ,SAN ,P$RO DE ,MI*OACAN4 ,UPON >RIV+ TO ! ,JUNTA ?AT PROJECT WAS *ANG$1 IT WAS TALK$ AB\T ) ?OSE :O W]E SUPPORT+1 IT WAS *ANG$ = SOME?+ 9 HEAL?1 IF SOME DAY Y\ COME TO ! ,C>ACOL Y\ >E GO+ TO SEE ! H]BALISM LABORATORY :I* IS CON/RUCT$1 IT WAS 9 PLACE ( ?AT /ADIUM4 

,F9ALLY A PROJECT ?AT :5 IT IS NOT ?\<T ( WELL IT HAPP5S LIKE ?AT1 IT WAS A PROJECT ( SOME SOLID>Y PEOPLE FROM ,ITALY CALL$ 0,YA BA/A10 !Y ASK$ = A PROJECT TO BE PREP>$ & IT WAS CONSID]$ 9 SOME T[NS1 MUNICIPALITIES1 :I* >E GO+ TO HAVE A SOAP FACTORY4 ,AT ! TIME ?AT IT ALREADY WAS READY IT WAS SE5 ?AT IT IS BIG & BURD5SOME1 ! COMPAS SAID ?AT !Y >E NOT GO+ TO BE ABLE & WE GOT \RSELVES 9TO PROBLEMS1 AS !Y SAY1 ?OSE FROM ! ,JUNTA AGA9/ ! WALL4 ,:AT DO WE DO ) ! SOLID>Y PEOPLE IF \R T[NS SAY ?AT ! PROJECT NO LONG]8 ,F9ALLY WE MANAG$ TO CONV9CE ! F9ANC]S1 ! SOLID>Y PEOPLE1 & WE *ANG$ IT1 IT WAS DIVID$ UP 9 ! MUNICIPALITIES BY P]C5TAGE1 ?REE MUNICIPALITIES 9VE/$ IT 9 ! PUR*ASE ( CATTLE4 

,BUT 9 A MUNICIPALITY :I* IS CALL$ ,SAN ,P$RO DE ,MI*OACAN1 :I* RECEIV$ A QUANTITY ( #b ?\S& PESOS1 !Y 9VE/$ IT 9 A M$IUM-DUTY BUS & ?AT WAS NOT CONSULT$ ) ! PEOPLE1 ! AU?ORITY SELF-COMM&$4 ,:AT HAPP5S :5 ONE SELF-COMM&S IS ?AT !Y REPLACE ! PEOPLE !N1 & !Y SAID3 

0,A BUS IS NICE1 WE >E GO+ TO BUY A BUS40 ,I DO NOT KN[ :AT IT IS CALL$ BUT IT IS NEI!R A BUS NOR A M9IBUS1 IT IS SOME?+ 9 ! MIDDLE4 

,!Y B\<T ONE ( ?OSE M$IUM DUTY BUS1 :I* !Y PAID = ) #ia ?\S& PESOS & #aa ?\S& PESOS REMA9$4 ,! FIR/ TRIP & IT IS LEFT ON ! SIDE ( ! ROAD1 !Y FIX IT4 ,! SECOND TRIP1 IT IS LEFT ON ! SIDE ( !Y ROAD4 ,!Y F9I%$ ! #aa PESOS JU/ ON FIX+ ! BUS1 F9ALLY IT DID NOT WORK1 IT /AY$ /OPP$1 !Y W5T TO PUT IT 9 A JUNKY>D :]E !Y ONLY PAID #a ?\S& PESOS4 ,( ! #b ?\S& PESOS ?AT PROJECT W5T ON TO BE TURN$ 9TO #a ?\S& PESOS4 

,?+S LIKE ?IS IS :AT ,I CAN REMEMB]1 COMPAN]OS1 :AT HAPP5$ 9 ! FIR/ P]IOD ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO 9 :I* ,I WAS 9 (FICE4 ,O!R ?+S C\LD BE LEFT BUT AS ,I SAY1 ,I AM ! ONLY ONE H]E FROM MY P]IOD1 BUT ?AT IS :AT ,I CAN TELL Y\4 

,WORK ( ,AUTONOM\S ,GOV]NM5T 

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

,H[ DOES \R ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO RELATE ) O!R ,JUNTAS8 

,9 \R ZONE WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS ) ! T]RITORIAL QUE/ION1 IT HAS HAPP5$ ?AT COMPAN]OS :O >E V]Y /UCK TO ! B\ND>Y !RE >E TIMES :I* !Y HAVE ?AT PROBLEM & !Y >E NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE IT BECAUSE !Y ?9K ?AT IT IS /ILL !IR T]RITORY4 ,9 ?OSE CASES WE HAVE TO 9T]V5E AS A ,JUNTA & = ?AT 5D WE HAVE TO PUT \RSELVES 9 AGREEM5T ) ! COMPAN]OS ( ! O!R ,JUNTA1 = EXAMPLE ) ,G>RU*A BECAUSE WE BORD] !M1 ALSO ) ,MORELIA :I* WE HAVE RESOLV$ T]RITORIAL PROBLEMS SO ?AT ! COMPAN]OS >E CLE> :]E YES & :]E IT NO LONG] BELONGS TO !M4 ,IT HAS BE5 TRI$ TO BE DONE DIRECTLY BUT ALSO ! 9T]NET MATT] HAS WORK$ WELL TO COMMUNICATE & LETT]S1 9CLUD+ DIRECTLY GO+ TO ! PLACE ( ! ACTS4 ,?AT IS A WAY H[ WE >E RELAT+ ) COMPAN]OS FROM O!R C>ACOLES4 

,ALSO WE HAVE HAD LEGAL PROBLEMS1 :5 ! (FICIAL GOV]NM5T HAS \R COMPAN]OS & !Y IMPRISON !M4 ,WE HAD TO LIVE AN EXP]I5CE :5 !Y TOOK L& FROM ! COMPAN]OS FROM ,SAN ,MANUEL1 !Y LIVE 9 ! ,MONTES ,AZULES RES]VE1 !Y TOOK L& FROM ?AT POPULATION & IMPRISON$ ?REE OR F\R1 !Y %UT ! FAMILIES UP 9 SOME W>EH\SES4 

,AS A ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO WE CANNOT MAKE A TREATY DIRECTLY ) ! (FICIAL GOV]NM5T1 9 ?AT CASE WE HAD TO USE A MEANS :I* IS ! ,FRAY ,B>TOLOME DE LAS ,CASAS ,HUMAN ,RI<TS ,C5T]1 ?R\< !M :AT ! ,JUNTA GOES SAY+ AB\T ! /EPS :I* >E GO+ TO BE TAK5 IS DONE4 ,IT IS A WAY 9 :I* WE ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO ( \R ZONE HAVE ASK$ TO RESOLVE SOME S]I\S CASES :I* HAVE COME UP1 LIKE ?AT ( ! COMPAN]OS FROM ,SAN ,MANUEL1 WE SEE ?AT ?IS WAY ( WORK+ HAS GIV5 A RESULT BECAUSE ?OSE COMPAN]OS HAVE GOTT5 \T ( JAIL4 

,ANO!R EXP]I5CE ( \R P]IOD WAS AN 9ITIATIVE ( ! ,JUNTA1 :AT IS CALL$ ,B,A,N,P,A,Z1 :I* IS ! ,ZAPATI/A ,AUTONOM\S ,POPUL> ,BANK4 ,IT WAS AN 9ITIATIVE BECAUSE WE SAW ?AT 9 \R ZONE A PROBLEM CAME UP1 9 ?AT TIME !RE W]E MANY COMPAN]OS :O CAME TO ASK = A LOAN 9 ! ,JUNTA BUT WE DID NOT HAVE AU?ORIZATION FROM ! T[NS TO GIVE ?OSE LOANS4 

,IT TURNS \T ?AT 9 A COMMUNITY 9 \R ZONE !RE WAS A *ILD :O WAS RECEIV+ SUPPORT BECAUSE HE WAS SICK1 :5 ?AT WAS MADE KN[N 9 AN ASSEMBLY ( AU?ORITIES1 M5 & WOM51 AG5TS & COMMISSION]S1 !Y BEGAN TO SAY3 

0,:Y IS ONLY ?AT *ILD BE+ SUPPORT$ IF 9 ! ZONE !RE >E MANY80 

,IT WAS :5 ?AT IDEA ( ! BANK WAS BORN1 ?ANKS ALSO TO ! IDEA ?AT ! FIR/ COMPAN]OS HAD1 = EXAMPLE FROM ! ,C,C,R,I1 ( ! COMM& ( ! UNIT 9 \R ZONE1 :O HAD ?AT IDEA P] SE :5 !Y C>RI$ ! HEAL? & COMM]CE WORK1 BUT S9CE ! WORK PASS$ TO ! H&S ( ! C\NCILS ! BANK ?+ REMA9$ 9 ! IDEA4 ,SO !N :5 WE AS A ,JUNTA TOOK ?AT IDEA TO MAKE IT GO1 IT WAS !N ?AT WE PROPOS$ :AT IT IS ?AT IS BE+ ?\<T AB\T DO+1 IT WAS PROPOS$ 9 ! ASSEMBLY4 ,! COMPAN]OS TOOK IT TO TALK AB\T :AT IT IS ?AT IS BE+ ?\<T AB\T DO+1 SO ONCE !Y TOOK IT TO CONSULT ! ANSW] CAME4 

,9 \R ZONE WE >E US$ TO DO+ NORMAL ASSEMBLIES EV]Y ?REE MON?S1 IT IS A CU/OM ?AT EA* G5]ATION ( ! AU?ORITIES ( ! ,JUNTA %\LD DO SO ?AT WE HAVE ?AT RELATION%IP ) ! MUNICIPAL C\NCILS 
& ) ! AU?ORITIES 9 ! T[NS4 ,SO :5 AN 9ITIATIVE IS BORN FROM ! AU?ORITY1 = EXAMPLE ( ! ,JUNTA1 ?AT HELPS US A GREAT DEAL TO MAKE IT KN[N & = ! PROPOSAL TO GO D[N TO ! T[NS4 

,ON ?AT OCCASION WE DID NOT HAVE GREAT RES\RCES1 WE HAD A SMALL FUND ( ! PR(ITS FROM A BUS ?AT WE HAVE !RE1 :I* IS CALL$ 0EL SOLID>IO10 WE HAVE IT ON ! R\TE WE ?9K AB\T :AT TO 9VE/ ! PR(ITS ON :I* >E HAD TO NOT SP5D IT ON SOME?+ ( ! ,JUNTA1 IT WAS ?\<T AB\T SOME?+ :I* C\LD G5]ATE MORE PR(IT FROM ! ZONE4 ,SO ) #b ?\S& PESOS :I* EL SOLID>IO HAD & ANO!R #b ?\S& PESOS ?AT WAS HAD FROM ?AT PROJECT ?AT CAME TO ?AT *ILD1 ! ASSEMBLY DECID$ ?AT ! PROJECT AS IT IS GO+ TO BE = HEAL?1 ?AT ! FUND :I* IS BE+ MADE WILL BE 9VE/$ 9 ! ,B,A,N,P,A,Z1 BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAD AN AGREEM5T 9 ! ZONE ?AT WE >E GO+ TO MAKE IT GO ) ?OSE #d ?\S& PESOS4 

,IT WAS />T$ UP ) ! #i ?\S& PESOS & ! SAME ASSEMBLY HAD TO SEE N[ :AT WE >E GO+ TO DO BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE IT1 N[ WE HAVE TO MAKE A RULE1 H[ IT IS GO+ TO WORK & ?AT IS :AT IS MO/ DIFFICULT4 ,H[ IT IS GO+ TO WORK BECAUSE WE >E GO+ TO BEG9 TO PUT EV]Y?+ TOGE!R1 ! IDEA IS GOOD BUT :AT PROBLEMS >E WE GO+ TO CONFRONT1 WE HAD TO CONT9UE 9 ! ASSEMBLIES :I* >E CONV5$1 TO MAKE AN 9T]NAL RULE SO ?AT IT WORKS = US & SEE :AT ?+S >E GO+ TO WORK = US & :AT ?+S >E NOT GO+ TO WORK = US1 SO ?AT ! FOLL[+ AU?ORITY CAN GO ALONG BETT]+ ?OSE RELATION%IPS4 ,BY AGREEM5T ( ALL1 ( ! ASSEMBLY1 IT REMA9$ ?AT ! M9IMUM 9T]E/ IS GO+ TO BE *>G$1 AT #b.0 ( ! LOAN TO ?AT COMPAN]O & !Y CANNOT BE *EAT+1 CANNOT GO TO USE IT = O!R ?+S4 

,BUT CASES HAPP5 :I* DO NOT TURN \T WELL1 !RE >E BAD EXP]I5CES1 WE HAD PROBLEMS BECAUSE S9CE ! AU?ORITY IS ! ONE :O IS SIGN+ ! PAP] :I* C]TIFIES ?AT ! COMPA DOES NE$ ! LOAN = HEAL?1 !N IT TURNS \T ?AT ! T[N AU?ORITY MAKES !MSELF AN ACCOMPLICE ( ! COMPAN]OS4 ,A CASE 9 ! ,G5]AL ,EMILIANO ,ZAPATA MUNICIPALITY HAPP5$ TO US1 A COMPA CAME TO ASK = A LOAN ) HIS PAP] :I* CAME S+$ BY ! AU?ORITY & WE TRU/$ ?AT T[N AU?ORITY1 ! LOAN WAS GIV5 TO ! COMPAN]O BUT IT TURNS \T ?AT ! COMPAN]O DID NOT HAVE A SICK P]SON1 HE US$ IT = O!R ?+S1 = BUS9ESS1 HE WAS BUY+ O!R ?+S4 

,:5 IT WAS SE5 ?AT SU* A ?+ WAS HAPP5+ & ! AU?ORITIES ( ! T[N >E LOAN+ ?OSE K9DS ( ?+S :I* %\LD NOT BE1 !N IT WAS RETURN$ ANO!R TIME TO ! ASSEMBLY TO DEF9E ?AT NOT ONLY ! T[N AU?ORITY IS GO+ TO SIGN1 IT HAS TO PASS ) !IR HEAL? PROMOT]1 :O SEES ?AT ! MONEY :I* IS GO+ TO BE TAK5 \T IS REALLY = A SICKNESS4 ,?+S LIKE ?AT W]E BE+ ACCOMMODAT$ 9 A WAY SO ?AT WE DO NOT CONFRONT O!R TYPES ( PROBLEMS4 

,ALSO )9 ! RULE ( ! ,B,A,N,P,A,Z IT WAS M5TION$ ?AT ONLY = SIX MON?S1 9 O!R WORDS ! MONEY :I* IS BE+ L5T TO ! COMPAN]O AFT] SIX MON?S IS GO+ TO BE RETURN$1 WE SEE ?AT ! COMPAN]OS DO NE$ IT1 ! 9T]NAL AGREEM5T GOES BE+ IMPROV$4 ,BUT WE SAW ?AT ! TIME WAS V]Y LITTLE ?AT IS BE+ GIV5 TO ! COMPAN]OS1 SIX MON?S1 & !RE >E SICKNESSES :I* TAKE MORE TIME1 ALL ?OSE ?+S TAU<T US H[ TO GO BETT]+ ! 9T]NAL AGREEM5TS4 

,RI<T N[ ! COMPAN]OS CAN TAKE \T !IR LOAN UP TO ONE YE>1 9CLUD+ IF DUR+ ?AT YE> ! COMPAN]O OR COMPAN]A HAS NOT GOTT5 BETT]1 SO ! COMPAN]O HAS ! RI<T TO GO TO TALK ) ! AU?ORITY ( ! ,JUNTA TO EXT5D ! TIME ( !IR LOAN EXPLA9+ :Y !Y NE$ MORE TIME4 ,ALSO !RE >E COMPAN]OS :O >E TRU/$ :O ALREADY HAVE ! LOAN & IT APPE>S ?AT !Y =GET AB\T ! PAYM5T1 ! AU?ORITY BEG9S TO ?9K ?AT ! COMPAN]O NO LONG] WANTS TO PAY IT BECAUSE HE DOES NOT COME EV5 TO TALK TO EXPLA9 :Y HE HAS NOT PAID1 BUT ! AU?ORITY DOES UND]/& ! ONE :O GOES & EXPLA9S & GIVES !M ANO!R TIME-P]IOD BECAUSE !Y >E EXPLA9+ !IR MOTIVE4 

,WE SAW ?AT ! ,B,A,N,P,A,Z IS FUNCTION+ WELL1 ! COMPAN]OS 9 ! ZONE REALIZ$ ?AT IT WAS GO+ WELL4 ,I ?9K ?AT IT WAS WORK+ LIKE ?IS = ONE YE> ) ! LITTLE BIT ( RES\RCE :I* WE BEGAN1 ) ! #i ?\S& PESOS ?AT WE HAD AT ! BEG9N+1 BUT AFT] ONE YE> WE SAID ?AT WE HAD A BRO!RLY TAX ( #c 
?\S& PESOS ?AT WE HAD COLLECT$ FROM A COMPANY1 WE LAUN*$ ! CONSULT ON :AT TO DO ) ?AT MONEY TO ! ASSEMBLY4 

0,:AT CAN WE DO ) ?OSE #c ?\S& PESOS1 COMPAN]OS8 ,BECAUSE !RE WE HAVE IT & WE DO NOT WANT TO MISSP5D IT40 

,SO ! ASSEMBLY ONCE AGA9 DEF9$ ?AT S9CE !Y SAW ?AT !Y >E BE+ B5EFIT$ 9 ! LOANS ?AT >E BE+ DONE1 ! ASSEMBLY DECID$ ?AT ! #b ?\S& PESOS WILL BE 9VE/$ ONCE AGA9 9 ,B,A,N,P,A,Z1 & ) ! O!R #a ?\S& PESOS ! WOM5 COMPAN]AS W\LD BE SUPPORT$4 ,IT IS A DECISION ( ! ASSEMBLY1 NOT ( ?OSE ( US AS A ,JUNTA1 BECAUSE !Y SAW ?AT ! COMPAN]OS >E BE+ B5EFIT$ :O NE$ TO TAKE \T A LOAN4 

,9 ,B,A,N,P,A,Z WE HAD #bi ?\S& PESOS ( 9VE/M5T 9 TOTAL1 ! FIR/ #i ?\S& & ! #b ?\S& PESOS FROM ! BRO!RLY TAX1 CURR5TLY WE HAVE #ege #ica PESOS4 ,?AT IS ( ! #bi ?\S& PESOS1 #bhe #ica IS :AT IT HAS G5]AT$ 9 PR(ITS ON ! #b.0 M9IMUM 9T]E/ :I* IS *>G$ = ! LOANS1 :I* IS :AT ! ZONE MA9TA9S RI<T N[ 9 ! ROLE ( ! ,B,A,N,P,A,Z4 

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

,! ASSEMBLY AGRE$ TO GIVE US #a ?\S& PESOS AS COMPAN]AS SO ?AT WE W\LD SEE :AT WE CAN PUT IT TO WORK ON1 ?AT MONEY WAS FROM A BRO!RLY TAX4 ,9 ?AT MOM5T1 :5 !Y GAVE IT TO US1 AS COMPAN]AS IT WAS NOT ?\<T AB\T :AT IT IS GO+ TO BE 9VE/$ 91 WE HAD IT /OR$ = MORE !N A YE>1 BUT A LITTLE :ILE AGO IT BEGAN TO WORK1 AN ASSEMBLY WAS CONV5$ ( LOCAL AU?ORITIES1 ( JU/ COMPAN]AS1 ! LOCALS ACCOMPANI$ BY SOME REGIONAL DELEGATES & IT HAD BE5 S5T TO SAY 9 ! T[NS ?AT ! COMPAN]AS ?\<T AB\T :AT ?AT MONEY CAN BE 9VE/$ 94 

,9 ?AT MEET+ WE GA!R$ ! 9=MATION ?AT ! COMPAN]AS GAVE & CAME TO ! CONCLUSION ?AT IT IS GO+ TO BE DONE MORE OR LESS LIKE ! ,B,A,N,P,A,Z IS1 WE CALL IT ,B,A,N,A,M,A,Z1 ,AUTONOM\S ,BANK ( ,ZAPATI/A ,WOM5 ,AU?ORITIES4 ,WE DID ?IS BECAUSE 9 ! T[NS OR 9 ! REGIONS SOMETIMES !RE IS A DESIRE TO MAKE COLLECTIVES BUT !RE IS NO:]E TO GET ANY FUND ( MONEY TO SUPPORT US TO 9ITIATE A COLLECTIVE4 ,IT WAS SAID ?AT IT IS GO+ TO BE EXCLUSIVELY = COLLECTIVES ( COMPAN]AS1 BE IT 9 ! T[N OR 9 ! REGION1 SO IT WAS SAID ?AT 9 ! SMALL T[NS #c1 PESOS >E GO+ TO BE GIV51 9 ! BIG ONES1 #e1 >E GO+ TO BE GIV51 & 9 ! REGIONS #a ?\S& PESOS >E GO+ TO BE GIV51 ) A PAYM5T ( #b.0 9T]E/4 ,9 ?AT FUND IS H[ ! #a ?\S& PESOS >E WORK+4 

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

,AS A GOV]NM5T ALSO IT IS ?\<T1 IT IS ANALYZ$1 IT IS DISCUSS$1 H[ TO CREATE COLLECTIVE WORK AS A ZONE SO ?AT AFT]W>DS !RE IS SOME:]E :]E ! WORK IS GO+ TO BE SU/A9$1 SO ?AT ! V>I\S TASKS FUNCTION :I* HAVE TO BE DONE AS A GOV]NM5T4 ,WE HAVE TO DISCUSS :AT WE >E GO+ TO DO :5 ! SUPPORT FROM O!R COMPAN]OS DOES NOT >RIVE1 WE HAVE TO ?9K AB\T COLLECTIVE WORK4 

,A COLLECTIVE CATTLE WORK WAS CONSID]$ AS A ZONE1 IT WAS AN 9ITIATIVE ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 IT WAS SUBMITT$ TO ! ASSEMBLY1 IT WAS DISCUSS$1 IT WAS ?\<T & IT WAS APPROV$ ?AT A COLLECTIVE CATTLE WORK IS GO+ TO BE DONE4 ,?AT BEGAN TO BE DONE ?ANKS TO AID :I* CAME FROM A SOLID>Y BRO!R & ) ?AT ! 
CATTLE PROJECT IS HAD & ALSO A ZONE MILPA WAS MADE FROM ALL ! MUNICIPALITIES :I* ALSO IS GO+ TO S]VE US 9 ORD] TO A*IEVE SOME ?+S ) ?AT4 

,! BRO!RLY TAX :I* IS H&L$ !RE IS ?AT #a.0 IS *>G$ = BUS9ESSES1 TO ! GOV]NM5T1 :I* WANTS TO MAKE A ROAD OP5+ & REPAVEM5T1 #a.0 IS *>G$ TO !M4 ,?AT TAX :I* IS GO+ TO BE *>G$ HAS WORK$ = ?AT AID ( #a ?\S& PESOS :I* WAS GIV5 TO ! COMPAN]AS :O MADE !IR ,B,A,N,A,M,A,Z FUND1 IT HAS WORK$ ALSO 9 HEAL? = BUY+ AN AUTOCLAVE = ! HOSPITAL1 A P>T HAS S]V$ = ! CON/RUCTION ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO (FICE & SOME ( ! EXP5SES :I* W]E MADE !RE4 

,ALSO IT IS CONTROLL$ :5 ! ROAD IS MADE1 ?OSE FROM ! ,C,T,M :I* >E ! ONES :O H&LE ! :OLE QUE/ION ( TRANSPORTATION R\NDS4 ,A PROBLEM HAPP5$ ) !M !RE1 !Y US$ !IR CONCESSION & !Y DID NOT GIVE A *ANCE TO A TRANSPORTATION-R\NDS GR\P :I* IS FROM ,LAS ,M>G>ITAS1 :I* IS 0,MACOMA10 IT IS A R\NDS GR\P1 ?OSE FROM ,C,T,M WANT$ TO H&LE !IR CONCESSION & NOT ALL[ ! O!RS TO WORK4 

0,9 ,ZAPATI/A T]RITORY ?AT IS NOT ALL[$0 WE TOLD ! ONES FROM ,C,T,M4 

,AS WE SAW ?AT ! R\NDS GR\P FROM ,MACOMA >E ! ONES :O NE$ ?AT WORK1 WE SAW ?AT ! ONES :O >E CAUS+ PROBLEMS >E ! ONES FROM ,C,T,M1 SO AN >RANGEM5T WAS COME TO ) ,MACOMA & !Y RI<T N[ >E ?OSE :O >E CONTROLL$ BY ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 ?AT R\NDS GR\P IS BE+ CONTROLL$1 ,C,T,M DOES NOT GO TO WORK !RE 9 ,ZAPATI/A T]RITORY4 

,ALSO ! QUE/ION ( ROAD P]MISSION ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO DOES DIRECTLY1 ! T[N DOES NOT DO IT1 ! MUNICIPALITY DOES NOT DO IT4 ,WE HAD A PROBLEM !RE ) A MUNICIPALITY ?AT !Y )\T ! P]MISSION ( ! ,JUNTA AU?ORIZ$1 GAVE P]MISSION1 NOT DIRECTLY ) ! CON/RUCTION COMPANY BUT ) ! ROAD BO>DS 9 ! COMMUNITIES & AU?ORIZ$ !RE )\T ! ,JUNTA KN[+1 !N :5 WE ORD]$ TO CALL ?OSE FROM ! CON/RUCTION :5 !Y W]E DO+ ! /UDY1 IT WAS PRES5T$ BE=E ! ,JUNTA & !Y PRES5T$ ! P]MISSION ?AT ! MUNICIPALITY HAD GIV5 TO !M1 ?AT WAS A PROBLEM ?AT HAPP5$ TO US !RE4 ,WE HAD TO RESOLVE ?AT ISSUE BECAUSE ! ,C\NCIL SELF-COMM&$ )\T CONS5T FROM ! ,JUNTA & !Y AU?ORIZ$1 ?AT IS :Y WE 9T]V5$ AS A ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO BECAUSE WE >E CLE> & ! ZONE IS CLE> ?AT ! ,JUNTA IS :O IS GO+ TO AU?ORIZE ?OSE ?+S4 

,AUTONOM\S ,HEAL? 

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

,REG>D+ HEAL?1 AS COORD9ATORS1 ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 & ! AUTONOM\S C\NCILS ( \R ZONE1 WE HAVE GOTT5 TOGE!R & HAVE PROMOT$ ! PO9TS ( SICKNESS PREV5TION4 ,WE HAVE =M$ #dh PREV5TION PO9TS :I* WE SEE ?AT !Y >E ! MO/ IMPORTANT PO9TS :I* WE MU/ HAVE TO PREV5T SICKNESSES1 N[ WE HAVE #dg PO9TS BECAUSE IT WAS SE5 ?AT !RE WAS A PO9T ?AT CO9CID$ ) ANO!R PO9T1 IT WAS JO9$ TO ! O!R ONE & ?AT IS :Y #dg PREV5TION PO9TS REMA9$1 ?AT IS :AT IS BE+ WORK$ 9 ALL ! ZONE4 ,! HEAL? COORD9ATORS 9 ! MUNICIPALITIES & ! REGIONS >E WAT*+ OV] ?AT1 !Y >E SEE+ IF IT IS BE+ FULFILL$ OR NOT4 

,ALSO 9 ! HEAL? ISSUE TWO $ITIONS ( A BOOK HAVE BE5 MADE TO TRA9 ! HEAL? PROMOT]S4 ,IT BEGAN ) ONE $ITION1 ! FIR/ $ITION WAS JU/ DIVID$ !RE 9 \R ZONE1 ! SECOND $ITION ALSO WAS DIVID$ TO ! O!R C>ACOLES4 ,?AT WAS BECAUSE ! NECESSITY WAS SE5 ( ! HEAL? COORD9ATORS NE$+ TO HAVE A MAT]IAL TO TRA9 ! O!R NEW COORD9ATORS & AS IT WAS NOT !RE1 !RE W]E JU/ BRO*URES OR 9=MATION ON %EETS1 SO IT WAS ?\<T AB\T MAK+ ?AT BOOK4 ,9 ! FIR/ $ITION ! SUBJECTS ?AT EXI/$ W]E LESS1 9 ! SECOND $ITION IT WAS COMPLET$ ) O!R NEW] TOPICS1 LIKE H]BALISM1 :I* IS ALREADY 9 ! SECOND $ITION ( ! BOOK4 ,ALSO ?OSE BOOKS W]E GIV5 TO ! SOLID>Y DOCTORS :O >E HELP+ US4 

,! RES\RCE = ! BOOK CAME FROM A PROJECT1 = ! $ITION WE W]E SUPPORT$ BY SOLID>Y COMPAN]OS :O HELP$ US TO $IT ?AT BOOK1 BUT ! WORDS ?AT >E !RE1 EV]Y?+ ?AT GOES 9 ! BOOK >E WORDS ( ! COORD9ATORS & HEAL? PROMOT]S1 9CLUD+ WE AS A ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 AMONG ALL IT WAS SE5 :AT IT IS ?AT IS GO+ TO HELP = ! HEAL? PROMOT]S4 

,ALSO A D5TAL PROS!TICS LABORATORY HAS BE5 CON/RUCT$1 :I* ?ANKS TO ! SUPPORT ( ! SOLID>Y BRO!RS & SI/]S FROM ,GREECE WELL IT C\LD BE DONE1 AS A GOV]NM5T WE SAW ?AT IT IS A NECESSITY AS P>T ( ! HEAL? ( \R PEOPLE4 ,IT C\LD BE CON/RUCT$1 N[ ! LABORATORY IS CON/RUCT$1 !RE >E N[ COMPAN]OS TRA9$ :O DO ?AT WORK4 

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

,OV5TIK 

,AUTONOM\S ,$UCATION 

,ABRAHAM 7,MEMB] ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,M,>,E,Z ,SAN ,JUAN DE LA ,LIB]TAD7 ,AS A ,JUNTA WE >E WORK+ & CONTROLL+ ! V>I\S >EAS4 ,$UCATION1 H]E 9 ,C>ACOL ,I,I1 BEGAN MU* BE=E1 9 ! ,JUNTA WE DO NOT KN[ V]Y WELL H[ ?AT ROLE WAS FROM ! BEG9N+4 ,$UCATION BEGAN FIR/1 !N ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO BEGAN4 

,9 ?AT TIME1 BE=E '#i#d1 ! IDEA HAD BE5 P] SE C>RY+ A PEOPLE'S $UCATION1 = ! PEOPLE & BY ! PEOPLE4 ,!Y >E IDEAS :I* W]E SUGGE/$ BE=E BUT C\LD NOT BE CONCRETIZ$ 9 ANY WAY BUT !RE >E ! EVIL GOV]NM5T'S (FICIAL S*OOLS1 ?AT IDEA WAS BE+ N\RI%$ LITTLE BY LITTLE & OV] SEV]AL YE>S WE HAD IT /OR$4 

,!N 9 #aiid \R DEM&S CAME \T PUBLICLY1 ONE IS $UCATION1 BUT ONLY 9 WORDS1 \R DEM& AS $UCATION IS JU/ !RE BUT !RE IS NOT A RECIPE TO KN[ H[ TO BEG91 H[ WE >E GO+ TO CON/RUCT ?AT $UCATION ( ! PEOPLE4 

,WE ASK$ O!R COMPAN]OS H[ WE %\LD DO IT4 

0,I DON'T KN[ BUT ! DEM& IS !RE10 WE ASK$ ! LEAD]%IP COMPAS1 0! DEM& IS !RE1 SOME DAY WE >E GO+ TO HAVE GOOD $UCATION40 

,BUT H[ IS ?AT GOOD $UCATION ( ! PEOPLE1 = ! PEOPLE1 & BY PEOPLE1 PUT 9TO PRACTICE8 ,NO ONE KN[S4 ,IT IS LIKE ?IS :]E IT WAS A BIT LAZY FROM ! BEG9N+ ?AT EA* ONE C\LD BEG9 !IR $UCATION4 ,!RE 9 \R ZONE ! IDEA BEGAN ON H[ TO TAKE $UCATION BUT 9 AN ISOLAT$ WAY4 

,SOME REGIONS TRI$ TO BEG9 BECAUSE !Y SAW ?AT IT WAS A NE$ TO BEG9 !IR $UCATION = ! PEOPLE1 BUT !RE W]E NO WAYS1 NOR WAS !RE ) :AT4 ,!RE WAS ! BATTLE FROM ! BEG9N+ BUT F9ALLY1 />T+ 9 #a#i#i#f1 :5 WE W]E ALREADY AB\T TO SIGN ! ,SAN ,&RES ,ACCORDS1 IT WAS ALREADY H]E SEE+ ! IDEA1 DISCUSS+ ) ! COMPAN]OS1 ?OSE FROM ! COMITE W]E ALREADY ! ONES :O DID1 ! ONES :O ?\<T1 ! ONES :O BEGAN4 

,ON ONE H& WE CAN SAY ?AT ! IDEA DID OCCUR BUT NOT ONLY US1 BUT ALSO IT IS ALWAYS DISCUSS$ ) ! COMPAN]OS1 BE=E !RE W]E NOT EV5 AUTONOM\S AU?ORITIES BUT ! PEOPLE HAD AS ITS AU?ORITY1 LIKE ?IS IT WAS DONE 9 \R ZONE4 ,9 O!R ZONES :O KN[S H[ !Y DID IT1 BUT 9 \R ZONE ANY AGREEM5T1 ANY PLAN1 ANY PROPOSAL OR IDEA WAS DISCUSS$ ) ! LOCAL & REGIONAL COMPAN]OS4 ,:AT DO WE DO8 ,H[ DO WE DO IT8 ,SO !RE AMONG ALL ! IDEA EM]G$ = WORK LIKE HEAL?1 $UCATION1 & O!R ?+S4 

,LIKE ?IS ! IDEA ( HAV+ AN AUTONOM\S $UCATION WAS BORN BUT IT BEGAN TO SOLIDIFY BEG9N+ 9 #a#i#i#f1 BE=E ! SIGN+ ( ! AGREEM5TS1 WE KN[ H[ ! ,SAN ,&RES ,AGREEM5TS >E & WE HAVE AN IDEA1 !RE IT WAS DISCUSS$ A GREAT DEAL ON 9DIG5\S AUTONOMY1 BEG9N+ !RE ! IMPULSE WAS MADE = $UCATION TO BEG9 !N4 ,BUT H[ IF !RE IS NOT ) :AT NOR ) :O TO DO IT8 ,!RE ! PEOPLE W]E BUT ! PEOPLE1 ! SAME AS EV]YONE1 !Y W]E ASK$ H[ WE %\LD BEG91 :5 TO BEG9 IT1 ) :O TO BEG9 IT1 :O IS GO+ TO GIVE US ! IDEA ON H[ TO DO IT4 ,LIKE ?IS ALL ( US >E 9 D\BT BUT H[EV] IT MAY BE NO ONE MADE ! IDEA ( C>RY+ OR BEG9N+ $UCATION4 

,SO ! IDEA WAS BORN AMONG SEV]AL COMPAN]OS & !N ! DISCUSSION WAS AMPLIFI$ & IT WAS SE5 AMONG ALL ! NE$ TO BEG9 A S*OOL4 ,IT IS C]TA9 ?AT FIR/ SECOND>Y $UCATION WAS CONSID]$4 ,:AT A GREAT MADNESS IF ! PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE /UDIES1 IF H]E IT IS AB\T ! PEOPLE NOT HAV+ /UDIES1 !Y DO NOT KN[ 
H[ TO READ OR WRITE1 :AT /UPIDITY BEG9N+ OR TALK+ AB\T SECOND>Y $UCATION4 ,H[EV] IT MAY BE1 A SECOND>Y S*OOL WAS CONSID]$ TAK+ /ILL ! IDEA ( ! (FICIAL S*OOLS1 NOT BE+ ABLE TO F9D ! BE/ WAY TO SAY IT & ?AT IS :Y IT WAS CALL$ SECOND>Y $UCATION4 

,IT WAS SOME?+ FUNNY :5 IT BEGAN LIKE ?IS & !N IT WAS ANALYZ$ AMONG ! T[NS1 AMONG COMPAN]OS1 !Y W]E NOT AUTONOM\S AU?ORITIES LIKE N[1 !Y W]E LOCAL & REGIONAL P]SONS 9-*>GE & O!R REPRES5TATIVES1 IT WAS ?\<T AB\T :AT $UCATION WE >E GO+ TO BEG94 ,LIT]ACY8 ,S*OOL ?AT IS MORE OR LESS =MAL8 ,PRIM>Y OR :AT8 

,! IDEAS BEGAN TO COME \T4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT 9 ! EVIL GOV]NM5T'S S*OOLS P] SE !Y DO NOT TEA* WELL1 WE >E SEE+ IT1 SOMETIMES ! TEA*]S DO NOT EV5 COME BUT H[EV] IT MAY BE !RE W]E MANY Y\?1 !RE W]E MANY *ILDR5 :O F9I%$ PRIM>Y S*OOL4 ,9 ?AT TIME $UCATION WAS DIFF]5T1 IT WAS BAD P] SE BUT H[EV] IT MAY BE !Y LE>N$ A LITTLE MORE1 BECAUSE !N LAT] ?OSE :O F9I%$ !IR SIX? YE> DID NOT EV5 KN[ H[ TO READ4 ,BUT MU* BE=E1 ?OSE ( US :O HAVE PASS$ ?R\< ! (FICIAL S*OOL1 REMEMB]$ A BIT1 ?OSE :O HAD ?IRD & F\R? YE> KNEW H[ TO READY P]FECTLY1 !Y KNEW MA?1 AL?\< IT WAS NOT MU* BUT !Y KNEW H[ TO ADD1 SUBTRACT1 DIVIDE1 & ALL ?AT1 ! ?IRD & F\R? YE> /UD5T KNEW SOME?+4 ,LAT] ?OSE :O F9I%$ ! SIX? YE> DID NOT KN[ H[ TO ADD NOR SUBTRACT1 MU* LESS ANY O!R ?+1 ?AT (FICIAL $UCATION IS WORSE4 

,H[EV] IT MAY BE IT WAS SE5 ?AT !RE >E MANY COMPAN]ITOS :O W]E F9I%+ PRIM>Y BECAUSE1 WELL 9 ! JUNGLE IT IS DIFF]5T1 BUT 9 !SE ZONES !RE >E MANY S*OOLS BUT !RE >E NO TEA*]S1 ! SOME:AT DRUNK TEA*]S COME ONE OR TWO DAYS A WEEK TO GIVE !IR CLASS1 BUT H[EV] IT MAY BE !RE >E Y\? :O F9I% !IR PRIM>Y4 ,= ?AT REASON ! ?+ AB\T BEG9N+ ) SECOND>Y WAS SAID1 TAK+ 9TO ACC\NT ?AT IT IS SUPPOS$ ?AT !Y ALREADY F9I%$ PRIM>Y & MANY COMPAN]ITOS1 COMPAN]ITAS1 WI% TO CONT9UE !IR /UDIES1 BUT :]E >E !Y GO+ TO /UDY IF !RE IS NOT A SECOND>Y S*OOL H]E1 IT IS NECESS>Y TO GO ALL ! WAY TO ,SAN ,CRI/OBAL1 ALL ! WAY TO ,TUXTLA1 :5 >E WE GO+ TO GET !RE1 :5 >E WE GO+ TO HAVE A PLACE 9 ?OSE CITIES SO ?AT WE CAN /UDY SECOND>Y $UCATION8 

,SO WE CAME TO ! CONCLUSION ?AT BETT] TO BEG9 A SECOND>Y S*OOL1 WE >E GO+ TO CREATE A SECOND>Y S*OOL4 ,H[8 ,WE TOO W]E 9 ! CL\DS1 WE ASK$ \RSELVES1 BUT H[8 ,:AT IDEA DO WE HAVE TO BEG9 A SECOND>Y S*OOL8 ,I ?9K ?AT IT IS :]E SOMETIMES IT IS SAID ?AT !Y BEG9 ) (FICIAL TEA*]S1 ,I EXPLA9 IT SO ?AT WE DO NOT C>RY CONFUSION4 

,9 ?AT TIME !RE W]E COMPAN]OS :O HAD A LITTLE BIT ( /UDIES1 NOT MU*1 SOME HAD SECOND>Y $UCATION :I* P] SE !Y /UDI$ OV] !RE ) !IR [N MONEY1 O!RS HAD HI<-S*OOL :I* !Y ALSO /UDI$ ) !IR [N MONEY1 SOME 9 ,TUXTLA1 O!RS 9 ,SAN ,CRI/OBAL1 O!RS 9 O!R PLACES4 ,WE ALSO HAD COMPAN]OS1 *ILDR5 ( COMPAN]OS1 & SOME ALSO W]E DEF9ITE COMPAN]OS1 EV5 LOCAL & REGIONAL DELEGATES1 :O P] SE W]E TEA*]S1 ?AT IS !Y WORK$ 9 ! S*OOL1 !Y W]E DEF9ITE ,ZAPATI/A COMPAN]OS 9 ?AT TIME1 N[ !Y >E DEF9ITE PRII/AS4 ,SO 9 ?AT TIME !RE W]E DEF9ITE COMPAN]OS1 !Y W]E EV5 LOCAL & REGIONAL DELEGATES BUT FROM BE+ COMPAN]OS :O KN[ A LITTLE1 :O UND]/& A LITTLE BIT1 !N WE GOT TOGE!R ) !M TO SEE :AT WE %\LD DO4 ,:AT DO WE DO ) \R T[NS8 ,:AT DO WE DO ) \R *ILDR54 ,!RE IS ?IS IDEA1 !RE IS ?IS DREAM1 BUT H[ DO WE DO IT8 

,! IDEA WAS BORN !N TO GET TOGE!R H]E 9 ?IS PLACE1 NOT AS MANY AS ?OSE ( US :O >E H]E N[ BUT !RE WAS A GOOD TEAM ( COMPAN]OS & ALSO SOME ,ZAPATI/A COMPAN]OS :O W]E TEA*]S4 ,WE GOT TOGE!R H]E1 !RE IS ?IS IDEA1 !RE IS ?IS DREAM1 H[ >E WE GO+ TO BEG9 IT8 ,9 ?AT ASSEMBLY MANY DISCUSSIONS W]E BORN 9/EAD ( GOOD IDEAS4 ,?AT H[ IS IT POSSIBLE ?AT WE >E GO+ TO BE ABLE TO BEG9 AN AUTONOM\S S*OOL IF WE DO NOT EV5 HAVE ! IDEA ) :AT MONEY1 ) :AT P]SONNEL4 ,!RE ! DISCUSSION BEGAN & IT C\LD NOT ADVANCE1 ONLY SOME COMPAN]OS SAY LET'S GO 91 LET'S BEG91 BUT ) ONE P]SON IT IS NOT POSSIBLE1 WE HAVE TO GET TOGE!R1 WE HAVE TO ?9K AMONG ALL :AT WE >E GO+ TO DO4 

,LIKE ?IS ! TASK WAS GIV5 TO SEV]AL COMPAN]OS ( HAV+ TO ?9K H[ IT IS NECESS>Y TO BEG94 ,UPON NOT HAV+ ! BE/ WAY = H[ TO BEG9 ! /UDY1 AUTONOM\S $UCATION BEGAN1 LIKE ?IS WE SAID 9 ?AT YE> BUT WE DID NOT EV5 DREAM 9 ?AT MOM5T AB\T HAV+ A S*OOL1 AN AUTONOM\S $UCATION = ALL ! COMMUNITIES1 ( C\RSE1 WE ?\<T ?AT IT WAS ( ALL ! T[NS1 ( ! :OLE ZONE1 ! IDEA IS TO C>RY AN AUTONOM\S $UCATION FROM ALL ! COMMUNITIES4 ,LIKE ?IS WE BEGAN BUT WE SAID3 

0,\R C\NTRYSIDES >E V]Y BIG1 \R T[NS >E MANY1 WE CANNOT BEG9 A GREAT WORK1 WE HAVE TO BEG9 ) SOME?+ SMALL & ?AT SOME?+ SMALL HAS TO BE GO+ ALONG GR[+ LITTLE BY LITTLE4 ,BUT IT DOES NOT MATT]1 LET'S BEG9 SOME?+ SMALL TO SEE IF SOME DAY IT GOES GR[+ LITTLE BY LITTLE1 MAYBE IT IS GO+ TO TAKE TWO YE>S10 WE SAID 9 ?AT TIME4 

,LIKE ?IS ! FE> ( BEG9N+ DID NOT DOM9ATE BECAUSE WE W]E GO+ TO GR[ ) SOME?+ SMALL1 EV5 IF IT IS SOME?+ 9SIGNIFICANT BUT SOME?+ HAS TO BE CONSID]$4 

0,IF WE BEG9 MI/AK5 WELL IF WE GO ALONG CORRECT+ ON ! WAY0 ?AT IS :AT WE SAID1 0P] SE IT WAS NECESS>Y TO BEG9 SOME?+40 

,9 ?IS WAY ! IDEA >OSE ?AT BETT] TO BEG9 ! SECOND>Y $UCATION & WE ?9K ?AT ! SECOND>Y S*OOL 9 REALITY HAS TO BE A TRA9+ C5T] = ! Y\NG COMPAN]OS & COMPAN]AS1 SO ?OSE :O WANT TO COME TO PREP>E !MSELVES 9 ! FIR/ AUTONOM\S S*OOL1 SO ?AT LAT] ?OSE COMPAN]ITOS TAKE RESPONSIBILITY4 ,YES WE W]E MI/AK5 BUT SOME LEFT FI<T+1 BUT ALSO WE HAVE ! HOPE ?AT SEV]AL Y\? >E GO+ TO RESI/1 GO+ TO UND]/&1 & ?AT !Y CAN GO TO WORK 9 !IR T[N1 ?AT !Y CAN COME TO BEG9 $UCATION !RE 9 !IR COMMUNITY OR 9 !IR REGION4 

,!RE ! IDEA WAS BORN1 MAYBE CRAZY IDEAS BUT LIKE ?AT IT BEGAN1 9 ?AT WAY SECOND>Y S*OOL EM]G$1 BUT !RE WAS NOT ) :AT1 SO !RE W]E SOME SOLID>Y BRE?R5 :O SAID3 

0,I HAVE AN IDEA1 ,I HAVE ?IS PLAN4 ,DO Y\ ACCEPT OR NOT ACCEPT8 ,!Y PROPOS$ H]E TO ! ZONE1 0,I HAVE ?IS POSSIBILITY TO SUPPORT TO CREATE S*OOLS4 

,H]E ?+S >E NOT DONE )\T CONSULT+1 WE HAVE TO CONSULT ! COMM&1 DO Y\ ACCEPT OR DO Y\ NOT ACCEPT8 ,SO ?OSE COMPAS1 ! COMM&1 SAID TO US3 

0,ACCEPT IT1 IF Y\ BELIEVE ?AT Y\ CAN BEG9 LIKE ?AT1 ACCEPT IT40 

,WE ACCEPT$ & IT IS :5 IT 5T]$1 ,I DO NOT KN[ IF IT IS KN[N 9 O!R PLACES1 !RE IS A GR\P :I* IS CALL$ 0,S*OOLS = ,*IAPAS10 ?OSE SOLID>Y PEOPLE BEGAN TO SAY ?AT !Y >E GO+ TO SUPPORT ) ! CON/RUCTION ( SOME CLASSROOMS4 ,WE SAID ?AT YES & 9 ?AT WAY ! SECOND>Y S*OOL :I* UP TO TODAY IS CALL$ A SECOND>Y S*OOL1 BUT IT IS ! ,E,S,R,A,Z1 ,ZAPATI/A ,AUTONOM\S ,REBEL ,SECOND>Y ,S*OOL4 

,LIKE ?IS IT WAS BORN1 BUT ?OSE COMPAN]ITOS :O WE GOT TOGE!R 9 ?AT TIME :O DID NOT 5T]1 BUT !RE W]E SOME COMPAN]OS :O SAID ?AT !Y >E GO+ 91 ?OSE COMPAN]OS :O SAID YES SAID3 

0,?AT IS GOOD1 WE PUT Y\ 9-*>GE ( ?IS WORK4 ,?9K AB\T H[ Y\ >E GO+ TO DO IT1 USE Y\R 9ITIATIVE1 USE Y\R ?\<T TO SEE H[ Y\ >E GO+ TO BEG9 IT40 

0,WELL10 !Y SAID !N1 0?AT IS V]Y EASY BECAUSE ,I HAVE AN IDEA40 

,AN AUTONOM\S S*OOL HAS TO BEG91 IT HAS TO BE V]Y DIFF]5T1 !RE >E MANY ?+S :I* WE >E NOT GO+ TO *ANGE EV5 IF IT IS :AT IS GIV5 9 ! (FICIAL S*OOLS1 WE C\LD 9V5T ANO!R MA!MATICS BUT WE /ILL HAVE NOT GOTT5 TO ?AT LEVEL1 MEAN:ILE WE'LL USE ! MA!MATICS ?AT !RE IS EV]Y:]E4 ,LIKE ?IS IT BEGAN ) CL>ITY ?AT !RE >E ?+S ?AT WE >E NOT GO+ TO BE ABLE TO *ANGE P] SE1 ?AT IT IS NOT NECESS>Y1 = EXAMPLE MA!MATICS1 WE >E GO+ TO HAVE TO LE>N BETT]1 IMPROVE IT BECAUSE !RE >E MANY TIMES ?AT 
:AT IS GIV5 IT IS NOT ?AT IT IS BAD BUT ?AT ?OSE :O H&LE ?AT CURRICULUM HAVE ANO!R 9T]E/1 BUT !RE >E ?+S :I* P] SE >E GOOD4 

,9 ! BEG9N+ SOME Y\NG M5 & WOM5 W]E *ANG$1 ! Y\? CONT9U$ TO COME1 EA* YE> !Y W]E GO+ 91 ! /UD5TS GO ALONG 9CREAS+4 ,?OSE :O ALREADY F9I%$ DECID$ 9 :AT >EA !Y CAN GO TO COV] !IR POSITION BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE ANO!R LEVEL ( /UDY1 !Y 5T] 9TO WORK1 9 ! HEAL? >EA1 9 COMMUNITY RADIOS1 9 O!R >EAS1 ) !ORY & PRACTICE !Y GO ADVANC+4 

,LIKE ?IS AUTONOM\S $UCATION BEGAN1 BUT :5 ! C>ACOLES W]E =M$ ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO BEGAN TO COORD9ATE & SEE A LITTLE H[ ! $UCATION WORK IS GO+4 ,?IS >EA HAS ITS G5]AL COORD9ATION :I* C>RIES ! RECORD ( ! S*OOLS1 ! /UD5TS1 LIKE ?IS ! ,JUNTA HAS A RELATION%IP ) ?OSE FROM $UCATION4 

,A LITTLE :ILE AGO1 TWO YE>S AGO1 ! ,JUNTA1 ! COMMISSIONS & ALSO ! SECOND>Y $UCATION COORD9ATORS MET TO ANALYZE :AT MORE WE CAN DO ) $UCATION4 ,IT WAS ANALYZ$ ?AT !RE IS NO?+ MORE TO DO EXCEPT BEG9 ! AUTONOM\S PRIM>Y S*OOL1 BECAUSE BE=E !RE W]E PRIM>Y AUTONOM\S S*OOLS BUT NOT MANY1 NOT AT ! ZONE LEVEL1 !Y W]E 9 SOME COMMUNITIES1 9 SOME MUNICIPALITIES4 ,TWO YE>S AGO WE BEGAN ! ,AUTONOM\S ,PRIM>Y ,S*OOL AT ! ZONE LEVEL1 ! T[NS W]E GA!R$ TO BEG9 PRIM>Y $UCATION4 

,IT BEGAN BECAUSE !RE W]E !N Y\NG M5 & WOM5 A BIT TRA9$1 ?OSE Y\? W]E 9VIT$ TO COME TO BE TRA9$ EV5 IF !Y HAD NOT PASS$ SECOND>Y S*OOL1 !Y HAD ONLY F9I%$ !IR PRIM>Y $UCATION 9 ! COMMUNITIES4 ,BE=E1 TWO OR ?REE YE>S AGO1 ! Y\NG PEOPLE /UDI$ 9 ! PRIM>Y S*OOLS1 & WE 9VIT$ ?OSE :O HAD F9I%$ !IR PRIM>Y S*OOL TO COME GET TRA9$ 9 A WORK%OP4 ,:5 !Y W]E ALREADY TRA9$1 !Y TOOK !IR #b-DAY OR ONE MON? CLASS1 ACCORD+ TO ! PLAN1 :5 !IR CLASSES OR !IR WORK%OP BEGAN !Y W5T TO TEA* ! *ILDR5 9 ! COMMUNITIES4 ,LIKE ?IS ?AT $UCATION BEGAN & = ! MOM5T LIKE ?AT WE >E & !RE ! $UCATION PROMOT]S >E WORK+4 

,AUTONOM\S ,HEAL? 

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

,I WAS A MEMB] ( ! FIR/ ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 FROM ! YE> #bc TO #b#e1 BUT AUTONOM\S HEAL? HAD ALREADY BEGAN1 IT WAS CREAT$ MU* E>LI]1 BE=E '#i#c1 IT WAS FROM ! 9ITIATIVE ( ! ,C,C,R,I COMPAN]OS1 IT WAS NOT AN 9ITIATIVE ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 

,! 0,GUADALUPANA0 :I* IS 9 ! ,C>ACOL C5T] IS A C5TRAL CL9IC1 ?AT C5TRAL CL9IC HAS BEGUN TO BE CON/RUCT$ 9 #a#i#i#a1 #a#i#i#b4 ,:Y WAS ?AT CL9IC CON/RUCT$8 ,BECAUSE 9 ?AT TIME ?IS COMMUNITY WAS COMPLETELY \T ( COMMUNICATION1 IT DID NOT EV5 HAVE ELECTRICITY1 NOR A ROAD LIKE ! ONE ?AT !RE IS N[1 !RE WAS NOT A WAY H[ TO MOVE ! PATI5TS TO ! CITIES1 !RE W]E NOT CL9ICS NOR HEAL? H\SES ON ! P>T ( ! /ATE NOR F$]AL GOV]NM5T4 ,= ?AT REASON WE ! T[NS HAD TO ORGANIZE \RSELVES TO ?9K H[ TO CON/RUCT A HEAL? H\SE OR A CL9IC & WE HAD TO ORGANIZE \RSELVES1 LIKE ?IS 9 ! YE>S #aiia & #a#i#i#b1 ! CON/RUCTION BEGAN4 

,:5 WE W]E DO+ ! CON/RUCTION WE HAD TO S5D SOME Y\NG PEOPLE1 Y\NG COMPAN]OS & COMPAN]AS1 TO RECEIVE TRA9+ = HEAL?1 SO ?AT !Y W\LD WORK :5 ! CON/RUCTION WAS F9I%$4 ,9 ! YE> #aiib ! CON/RUCTION F9I%$ & ! CL9IC WAS 9AUGURAT$1 ! SMALL CL9IC1 IT WAS NOT LIKE IT IS RI<T N[1 9 ?AT MOM5T IT BEGAN TO WORK ) ITS RESPECTIVE HEAL? PROMOT]S4 

,BE=E \R >M$ UPRIS+1 9 #aiib IT WAS LIKE ?AT4 ,AFT] ! YE> #a#i#i#d1 AFT] ! >M$ UPRIS+1 IT WAS SE5 ?AT IT WAS NOT 5\< TO HAVE A S+LE CL9IC 9 ?IS C5T]1 9 ! YE> #b ! MICRO CL9ICS W]E CON/RUCT$ 9 DIFF]5T P>TS ( \R ZONE1 9 V>I\S MUNICIPALITIES ( \R ZONE1 = ! MOM5T WE HAVE #aa MICRO-CL9ICS1 #ab ) ! C5TRAL CL9IC4 

,! C5TRAL CL9IC IS ?AT :I* COORD9ATES ALL ! MICRO CL9ICS & !RE IS A G5]AL HEAL? COORD9ATION4 ,! G5]AL HEAL? COORD9ATION IS ?AT :I* COORD9ATES ALL ! WORK 9 ! MICRO CL9ICS1 ! WORK 9 ! C5TRAL CL9IC1 & COORD9ATES ! HEAL? PROMOT]S 9 ALL ! MICRO-CL9ICS 9 ! ZONE4 

,HEAL? IS ! FIR/ WORK ?AT WE HAD1 ! FIR/ WORK >EA ?AT WAS CON/RUCT$1 IT IS ONE ( ! TASKS SOME?+ BIG 9 ?IS ZONE4 ,:5 ! CL9IC WAS CON/RUCT$ IT WAS NOT A /ATE NOR F$]AL PROJECT1 BUT RA!R IT WAS AID :I* WE F\ND FROM AN 9DEP5D5T =EIGN FRI5D1 BUT ! PEOPLE GAVE ! LABOR1 ALL ! MAT]IALS1 ! BLOCKS & EV]Y?+1 ! PEOPLE HAD CONTRIBUT$ IT4 

,:5 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO WAS =M$ !RE W]E FEW MICRO-CL9ICS1 CURR5TLY !RE >E SEV]AL :O >E COORD9AT$ ) ! C5TRAL CL9IC2 ! G5]AL COORD9ATION HAS ! RECORD ( H[ MANY MICRO-CL9ICS1 HEAL? H\SES1 & PROMOT]S !RE >E4 ,AL?\< ! G5]AL COORD9ATION C>RIES ! :OLE RECORD IT ALWAYS TURNS-9 ! 9=MATION ON H[ IT IS GO+ TO ADVANCE TO ! ,JUNTA4 ,AS AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T :AT WE DID WAS WE BEGAN TO MAKE CONTACT1 RELATION%IPS1 ) ! G5]AL COORD9ATION ( ?IS >EA & WE ALSO ACCOMPANY ! G5]AL COORD9ATION 9 ! VISITS TO ! MICRO-CL9ICS1 :5 IT IS NECESS>Y TO GO TO VISIT OR 5LIV5 ! HEAL? PROMOT]S4 

,TRANSIT 

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

,) REG>D TO TRANSIT WE >E GO+ TO *AT A LITTLE AL?\< WE HAVE NOT MADE MANY ?+S4 ,9 ?IS ZONE !RE >E MANY C>S = \R ,ZAPATI/A COMPAN]OS :O BELONG TO ?IS ZONE1 ?OSE :O WORK OR ?OSE :O DO NOT HAVE A CONCESSION1 ! COMPAN]OS PRES5T$ 9 ?IS ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO :]E !Y ASK$ = ! /ICK] TO BE REGI/]$ AS ,ZAPATI/AS4 

,AS !RE >E MANY C>S :I* !Y CALL 0*OCOLATES10 !RE >E MANY ILLEGAL C>S1 :AT ! ,JUNTA DID WAS TO NOT GIVE A PAP] H[EV] IT MAY BE1 FIR/ ! C>S W]E *ECK$ WELL TO SEE ?AT !Y W]E NOT ILLEGAL1 & ALSO WE GAVE SOME REQUIREM5TS :I* ! COMPAN]OS :O ASK$ = ! /ICK] HAD TO BR+ = ! ,JUNTA TO GIVE !M !IR PAP]1 !IR /ICK]4 ,! DRIV] HAS TO HAVE !IR LIC5SE & ALSO O!R PAP]S :I* >E TO PROVE ?AT ! C> IS LEGALIZ$1 IF !Y HAVE ?OSE PAP]S !Y HAVE TO BR+ !M & WE & ?OSE :O KN[ AB\T C>S1 WE >E GO+ TO *ECK ! NUMB] ( ! MOTOR & EV]Y?+1 IF IT CO9CIDES ) ! LIC5SE OR ) ! CIRCULATION C>D1 IF IT SQU>ES UP1 ! ,JUNTA GIVES !M ?AT PAP]4 

,! EVIL GOV]NM5T ALSO AT TIMES RESPECTS !M 9 ?IS ZONE :5 !Y HAVE ?IS PAP] WELL IT MEANS ?AT !Y >E LEGAL BECAUSE ! ,JUNTA ALREADY SAW !M OR ALREADY *ECK$ !M & ?AT IS :Y !Y HAVE ?AT PAP]4 ,IT IS ONE ( JOBS :I* ! ,JUNTA ALSO MADE4 ,?AT PAP] IS JU/ = A YE>1 !Y GIVE A FEE ( #b PESOS & :5 IT IS UP IT IS NO LONG] VALID & !Y HAVE TO COME ANO!R TIME TO ! ,JUNTA TO ASK = ANO!R #b PESOS SO ?AT SOME?+ IS LEFT ) ! ,JUNTA = ?AT PAP]4 

,COLLECTIVE ,WORK 9 ! ,ZONE 

 ,H]E 9 \R ZONE ,LOS ,ALTOS WE B>ELY HAVE COLLECTIVE WORK AT ! ZONE LEVEL1 9 FACT WE HAVE DISCUSS$ AB\T ?IS1 WE HAVE ANALYZ$1 BUT ?IS BECOMES DIFFICULT = US BECAUSE H]E 9 \R ZONE WE B>ELY HAVE L&1 ?AT IS :Y !RE IS NOT SOME:]E TO REALIZE ! COLLECTIVE WORK4 

,AL?\< WE WANT TO REALIZE COLLECTIVE WORK LIKE CATTLE1 MILPAS1 PLANT+S1 :I*EV] PLAN1 BUT WE SEE ?AT IT IS DIFFICULT ?AT IS :Y WE DO NOT HAVE COLLECTIVE WORK 9 \R ZONE1 BECAUSE :5 A COLLECTIVE WORK IS REALIZ$ 9 ! ZONE A BIT ( L& IS NE$$1 ?AT IS ! PROBLEM ?AT WE HAVE SE5 9 \R ZONE4 ,9 ! COMMUNITIES1 9 ! T[NS1 !Y HAVE BEGUN V]Y LITTLE1 V]Y LITTLE1 LIKE JU/ G>D5 WORK1 AT ! MUNICIPAL LEVEL !RE IS B>ELY ANY COLLECTIVE WORK IT IS WORSE AT ! ZONE LEVEL4 

,:AT WE DID H]E ) ! PROJECTS IS NOT LIKE ! O!R C>ACOLES1 :I* HAVE MANY COLLECTIVES1 WE 9 ?IS ZONE DO NOT HAVE COLLECTIVES DUE TO A LACK ( L&1 WE HAVE L& ONLY = \R CONSUMPTION1 ?AT IS :Y WE DO NOT HAVE COLLECTIVES 9 ! ZONE4 ,:AT WE DO ) PROJECTS >E CON/RUCTIONS1 WE F9I%$ DO+ A CON/RUCTION TO HAVE TAP WAT]1 9 ?AT PROJECT ! ,BASQUE GOV]NM5T SUPPORT$ US4 

,9 ! V>I\S PROJECTS IS :]E WE CAN F9D :AT ! SOLID>Y COMPAN]OS FROM O!R C\NTRIES SUPPORT US )4 ,H]E 9 ! ,C>ACOL C5T] AN ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS US :I* IS CALL$ ,O,S,I,M,E,*1 ?IS ORGANIZATION IS 9 *>GE ( DO+ PROJECTS1 BUT NOT ONLY >E !Y 9 *>GE ( PREP>+ !M1 BUT RA!R WE ANALYZE AMONG ALL :AT PROJECT WE CAN DO4 ,AMONG ! MEMB]S ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 ?OSE :O WORK 9 ,O,S,I,M,E,* & ALSO ! COMPAN]OS FROM ! ,C,C,R,I1 ALL TOGE!R1 WE ANALYZE :AT PROJECT WE CAN DO ) BRO!RS & SI/]S FROM O!R C\NTRIES1 = EXAMPLE ! ,BASQUE ,NATION1 ?AT C\NTRY HELPS US A BIT4 

,O,S,I,M,E,* ,A4,C4 ALSO HELPS US ) ! PROJECT ( ! ?REE >EAS 7H]BALI/S1 MIDWIVES1 & HEAL]S71 & 9 ! HEAL? >EA1 !Y TOOK \T !IR SMALL PROJECT1 :I* IS NE$$ 9 HEAL? !RE IT IS SP5T4 ,WE HAVE TO JU/IFY :AT IS BE+ SP5T ) NOTES & ) RECEIPTS1 BECAUSE WE KN[ ?AT ?OSE :O SUPPORT US WANT :AT IS B\<T FROM ?AT PROJECT ) 9VOICES4 ,9 ?IS WAY WE >E WORK+ ) ?AT ORGANIZATION ,O,S,I,M,E,*1 WE >E SUPPORT+ AMONG ALL1 AMONG COLLECTIVES :I* WE >E MAK+4 

,PROBLEMS ) ,O!R ,ORGANIZATIONS 

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

,!RE >E TIMES :I* PROBLEMS 9 ! COMMUNITIES >RIVE BETWE5 ,ZAPATI/A COMPAN]OS & PEOPLE FROM ! POLITICAL P>TIES1 IT IS :AT BECOMES V]Y DIFFICULT = US TO SOLVE4 ,IF !RE IS A PROBLEM BETWE5 COMPAN]OS IT CAN BE SOLV$ BUT :5 IT IS ) PEOPLE FROM ! P>TIES IT IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE WE KN[ ?AT ! P>TIES PROVOKE US1 LIKE ?IS IT HAS HAPP5$ TO US 9 O!R COMMUNITIES4 

,= EXAMPLE WE HAVE D5\NC$ ! PROBLEMS ( ! COMPAN]OS FROM ,SAN ,M>COS ,AVILES1 WE HAVE D5\NC$ IT BUT ! EVIL GOV]NM5T DOES NOT RESPOND4 ,! PROBLEM ( ,SAN ,M>COS ,AVILES BEGAN :5 AUTONOM\S PRIM>Y $UCATION BEGAN !RE1 ?AT PROBLEM CONT9UES1 ! COMPAN]OS >E SUFF]+ ?AT PROBLEM1 ALSO IT HAPP5$ LIKE ?IS 9 O!R COMMUNITIES4 ,?OSE PROBLEMS C\LD BE CONTROLL$ A LITTLE BIT ONLY SAY+ TO ! COMPAS ?AT !Y TOO %\LD NOT PROVOKE1 ! P>TIES CAN DO :AT !Y WANT TO DO BUT AS ,ZAPATI/A WE >E NOT GO+ TO RESPOND4 

,!RE >E O!R PROBLEMS :]E WE CANNOT DO ANY?+ WE ONLY ASK ! ,FRAYBA = A FAVOR1 ! ,FRAY ,B>TOLOME DE LAS ,CASAS ,HUMAN ,RI<TS ,C5T]1 ALSO ?AT C5T] IS GIV+ US A H&1 9 ?AT WAY WE HAVE A*IEV$ A LITTLE1 WELL WE DO NOT HAVE ANO!R WAY1 JU/ ) ! ,FRAYBA & ) D5UNCIATIONS4 ,BUT AL?\< WE D5\NCE A PROBLEM ! EVIL GOV]NM5T S9CE IT DOES NOT HAVE E>S1 H]E 9 ! ,C>ACOL MANY PROBLEMS ALWAYS >RIVE ) ! POLITICAL P>TIES4 

,COMM]CIALIZATION ( ,C(FEE 

,ROQUE 7,AUTONOM\S ,C\NCIL4 ,M,>,E,Z ,SAN ,JUAN DE LA ,LIB]TAD7 

,! FIR/ YE>S 9 :I* C(FEE WAS EXPORT$ WAS BEG9N+ 9 ! YE> #b1 /ILL !RE WAS NOT A ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,! COMM]CIALIZATION ( C(FEE1 AS ,MUT ,VITZ1 WAS F\ND$ 9 ! MUNICIPALITY ,SAN ,JUAN DE LA ,LIB]TAD1 ?IS SOCIETY WORK$ = TWO YE>S ) PURE DIRECTORS4 

,! C(FEE COMM]CIALIZATION ASSOCIATION WAS LEGAL & HAD ITS NORMS & CRIT]IA 9 A COMM]CE RULE JU/ LIKE ?AT ( ! O!R C\NTRIES1 SO WE TOOK A BIT ! IDEA ON H[ TO WORK ! FUND :I* WAS HAD !RE4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! FUND RULE1 ( JU/ COMM]CE1 IT IS NECESS>Y TO LEAVE A P]C5TAGE 9 ACCORDANCE ) 9T]NATIONAL SALES1 IT IS NECESS>Y TO LEAVE FIVE DOLL>S P] BU%EL1 ACCORD+ TO ! VOLUME :I* ! ASSOCIATION EXPORTS A QUANTITY WILL REMA9 = ! FUND4 

,! PROBLEM ?AT ! DIRECTORS SAW IS ?AT ! FUNDS FROM ! SOCIETY W]E NOT BE+ GA!R$1 !RE HAS TO BE FUNDS 9 ?AT ASSOCIATION BUT IT WAS SE5 ?AT IT WAS BE+ SP5T JU/ LIKE ?AT1 9 O!R WORDS NO ONE CONTROLL$ IT4 ,9 ! YE> #b WE GA!R$ ! REGIONAL P]SONS 9-*>GE ( ! REGION 9 :I* ! ASSOCIATION WAS1 :I* 5COMPASSES F\R MUNICIPALITIES4 ,WE W]E BEG9N+ TO *AT AB\T :AT CAN BE DONE SO ?AT IT HAS ITS FUND1 BECAUSE ?AT FUND IS = ! 9FRA/RUCTURE ( ! ASSOCIATION ITSELF4 

,AN AGREEM5T WAS COME TO AMONG ! REGIONAL RESPONSIBLE ( ?AT REGION1 SO WE BEGAN TO =M COMPAN]OS SO ?AT !Y CAN CONTROL !IR 9COME1 #ab ( US COMPAN]OS W]E =M+1 BUT 9 ! FIR/ YE> #f ( US W]E LEFT1 #f DISAPPE>$4 ,MANY TIMES :5 WE W]E NAM$ 9 \R T[N AS IF WE DID NOT WANT TO TAKE ! POSITION BECAUSE WE KNEW ?AT IT IS SOME?+ DIFFICULT1 = EXAMPLE1 9 ?AT ASSOCIATION IT WAS NECESS>Y TO HAVE SOME EXP]I5CE ) MA!MATICS4 

,9 #bb ! COMPAN]OS NAM$ ME TO CONTROL ! 5TRIES & EXITS ( ?AT ASSOCIATION4 ,WE BEGAN TO =M ! FUND & IT WAS SE5 ?AT IT CAN BE CONTROLL$1 ! DIRECTORS NO LONG] SP5D :AT !Y WANT TO SP5D1 BUT RA!R WE AMONG REGIONAL DELEGATES1 AMONG ! F\R MUNICIPALITIES WE W]E SEE+ IT4 ,! WAY IS S\<T TO PLACE A FEE ON ! COMMISSIONS1 H[ MU* IS SP5T ON F>ES & ! DI/ANCE TO :]E !Y >E GO+ TO ! COMMISSIONS1 IT WAS AN AGREEM5T ( ! REGIONAL DELEGATES2 IF SOMEONE IS GO+ 9TO A COMMISSION !Y HAVE ! RI<T TO BUY !IR FOOD BUT NOT TO SP5D IT ON ANY?+ MORE4 ,LIKE ?IS ! FUND WAS BE+ 9CREAS$1 9 ! YE> #bc WE ALREADY HAD AN EXPORTATION VOLUME ( #e TO #f CONTA9]S ( C(FEE :I* WAS S5T TO DIFF]5T C\NTRIES4 

,9 ! YE> #be !RE WAS ALREADY A FUND ( #h ?\S& PESOS1 SO WE DID ANO!R MEET+ TO ?9K AB\T :]E ?AT MONEY IS GO+ TO BE 9VE/$ BECAUSE ! FUND WAS ALREADY 9CREAS$4 ,AN AGREEM5T CAME TO CON/RUCT A /ORE BECAUSE IT WAS A NECESSITY TO HAVE A PLACE :]E C(FEE C\LD BE /OR$ AT COLLECTION TIME1 BUT IT IS NOT A PROJECT BUT RA!R IS FROM ! PRODUCTION ITSELF1 FROM :AT IS EXPORT$4 ,AS IT WAS SE5 ?AT IT CANNOT BE CON/RUCT$ ) ?AT QUANTITY ( ! FUND #e C5TS W]E LEFT P] KILOGRAM & ! /ORE WAS CON/RUCT$ ) A LITTLE MORE ?AN #h ?\S& PESOS1 ?AT WAS MADE ) ! EF=T ( ALL ! MEMB]S4 

,AFT]W>DS !RE WAS ANO!R NECESSITY BECAUSE WE SAW ?AT S9CE C(FEE IS NOT SOLD ) %ELLS IT IS NECESS>Y TO R5T MA*9]Y SO ?AT !Y CAN %ELL ! C(FEE4 ,WE SAW ?AT ! EXPORTATIONS HAD 9CREAS$ & WE W]E LEFT ) A L>G] FUND1 SO !N 9 #b#e1 #b#f1 IT WAS SE5 ?AT !RE >E FUNDS & WE LOOK$ = A WAY TO BUY ! MA*9E TO %ELL ! C(FEE4 ,9 #bf A MA*9E WAS B\<T BUT ! MEMB]S W]E ASK$ FIR/ IF ! 
MA*9E CAN BE B\<T1 WE KN[ ?AT ?AT ! MA*9E TAKES MONEY1 WE GOT E/IMATES & WE F\ND ?AT IT CO/ A LITTLE MORE ?AT #a MILLION PESOS4 

,S9CE ! QUANTITY ( MONEY TO BUY ! MA*9E DID NOT ADD UP WE ASK$ ! MEMB]S IF IT NECESS>Y TO BUY IT1 WE ASK$ ! MEMB]S IF A P]C5TAGE C\LD BE LEFT 9 ACCORDANCE ) !IR PRODUCTS & ! AGREEM5T CAME \T1 ONE PESO P] KILOGRAM ( ! MEMB]S' PRODUCT WAS LEFT4 ,! MA*9E WAS B\<T & 9 #bf ! 9/ALLATION ( ! MA*9E WAS F9I%$ !N ) ! /OR]OOM CON/RUCT$4 ,! MEMB]S MADE ! EF=T1 9 TOTAL !Y W]E CLOSE TO #b MILLION PESOS :I* WE SP5T BETWE5 ! /OR]OOM & ! MA*9]Y1 ASIDE FROM ! LABOR :I* ! MEMB]S CONTRIBUT$ TO DO ! WORK4 

,9 #bg WE W]E WORK+ CALMLY BUT ! MOM5T 9 :I* ! DIRECTORS W]E CALL$ TO ,SAN ,CRI/OBAL1 9 ,5LACE ,CIVIL4 ,:AT HAPP5$ WAS ?AT ! P]SONNEL FROM ,TAX ,S]VICES >RIV$1 !Y ASK$ :AT ASSETS ! ASSOCIATION HAS1 WE W]E LEFT SURPRIS$ BECAUSE WE DO NOT KN[ :AT IT WAS AB\T1 WE SAID ?AT !RE >E NO ASSETS4 ,AS !Y SAW ?AT WE SAID ?AT WE DO NOT HAVE ANY?+ !N ?OSE P]SONNEL :O CAME TO ,5LACE ,CIVIL BR\<T A BOOK1 !Y TOOK \T A %EET ( PAP]4 

0,I KN[ :AT !Y HAVE 9 ! SOCIETY10 SAID ?OSE PEOPLE & !Y TOOK \T ! ACC\NT NUMB] ( ! SOCIETY1 0RI<T N[1 FROM ?IS MOM5T Y\ CANNOT MAKE ANY MOVEM5T NOR )DRAWAL FROM :AT Y\ HAVE 9 ! BANK ACC\NT40 

,! QUANTITY ( MONEY :I* ! ASSOCIATION HAS WAS A LITTLE MORE ?AN #d ?\S& PESOS :I* W]E 9 ! BANK4 ,ONE P>T WAS !N A C(FEE PAYM5T TO ! PRODUC]S BECAUSE IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO TAKE \T ! MONEY AT ONCE & :5 ?IS HAPP5$ WE !N DID NOT KN[ :AT TO DO4 ,ON ?AT DATE ! ACC\NT WAS FROZ51 UP TO TODAY ?OSE #d ?\S& PESOS >E FROZ54 

,WE REPORT$ 9 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO ?IS PROBLEM :I* HAD HAPP5$1 BUT LAT] ?OSE FROM ,TAX ,S]VICE CALL$ US 9 ANO!R TIME1 WE W5T TO ,SAN ,CRI/OBAL1 BUT S9CE WE AS PEASANTS TO NOT HAVE V]Y MU* /UDY1 WE DID NOT HAVE ACC\NTS = ! ASSOCIATION :O C\LD PRES5T !IR DECL>ATION BE=E ,TAX ,S]VICES & S9CE ! SOCIETY IS LEGAL1 WE HAD TO CONTRACT AN ACC\NTANT4 

,ON ?AT DATE ! ACC\NTANT1 WE DO NOT KN[ IF IT IS ?AT !Y >E GO+ TO BETRAY ?AT SOCIETY OR SOMEONE BETRAY$ !M1 NO ONE KN[S :AT HAPP5$4 ,! PROBLEM WAS ?AT 9 ! DECL>ATION :I* >RIV$ TO ,TAX ,S]VICES IT SAYS ?AT 9 ! SALE ( C(FEE NO?+ WAS EXPORT$1 ?AT EV]Y?+ /AY$ 9 NATIONAL SALE1 ?IS IS :AT ,TAX ,S]VICES TOLD US1 BUT ! 5TRIES ( MONEY W]E FROM O!R C\NTRIES & !RE IT IS ?AT ! PROBLEM >RIV$4 

,WE ?\<T :AT TO DO1 & ONCE ?AT PA? WAS BLOCK$ WE PRES5T$ 9 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO & !RE IT WAS SE5 ?AT !RE WAS C(FEE ?AT ! DIRECTORS ( ! SOCIETY HAD GIV5 ON LOAN1 AS IF ! OV]/EPP+ IS 9 TWO P>TS1 & S9CE ! BUY] IT WAS NOT KN[N IF !Y >E GO+ TO PAY OR NOT GO+ TO PAY1 H]E 9 ! ,JUNTA ! MEMB]S & ! AU?ORITIES ( ! TWO MUNICIPALITIES1 ,MAGDAL5A DE LA ,PAZ & ,SAN ,JUAN1 MET TO SEE ?AT PROBLEM4 ,& !N IT APPE>$ ?AT ONE P>T :]E !Y HAD GIV5 ! C(FEE1 WELL !RE W]E EX-DIRECTORS :O W]E *>G+ LITTLE BY LITTLE1 ?AT IS ! CORRUPTION ?AT !RE WAS 9 ! C(FEE COMM]CIALIZATION SOCIETY :I* Y\ HE>D AB\T4 

,:5 IT WAS DISCUSS$ H[ TO RESOLVE ?AT PROBLEM ! AGREEM5T ?AT CAME \T WAS ?AT ?OSE COMPAN]OS W]E GO+ TO BE IMPRISON$ BUT IT WAS NOT DONE4 ,ONE ( ! DIRECTORS HAD A PICKUP TRUCK1 ! TRUCK REMA9$ IMP\ND$ & LIKE ?IS :AT ! DIRECTORS HAD TAK5 WAS PAID =4 

,:]E IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO RESOLVE ?+S WAS 9 ,HACI5DA1 IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE BECAUSE ! ACC\NTANT PRES5T$ ?AT SALE 9 EXPORTATION WAS NOT DONE ,HACI5DA WAS GO+ TO *>GE A F9E ( #a1#h1 PESOS4 

,IT IS NO LONG] POSSIBLE TO DO ANY?+ BECAUSE WE KN[ ?AT 9 ?IS SOCIETY :]E WE W]E WORK+ NO PROJECT NOR BANK LOAN WAS RECEIV$1 NO?+1 WE ONLY HAD ! SALES FROM :AT ! SOCIETY WAS WORK+4 

,!RE W]E #f PRODUC]S :O W]E 9TEGRAT$ 9TO ?AT C(FEE COMM]CIALIZATION SOCIETY1 BUT S9CE !RE WAS ?AT PROBLEM & UP TO N[ !RE IT IS1 EA* ONE :O WAS WORK+ BECAUSE IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO COV] ?AT F9E QUANTITY ?AT ,HACI5DA PUT ON US4 ,UNTIL N[ KN[+ BY H[ MANY MILLIONS IT HAS 9CREAS$ BECAUSE IT HAS G5]AT$ A F9E = NOT PRES5T+ ?AT REPORT4 

,BUT BE=E ?OSE PROBLEMS IT WAS SE5 ?AT IT IS POSSIBLE TO WORK AMONG COMPAN]OS1 IT IS POSSIBLE TO CONTROL4 ,WE SAW ?AT 9 ?IS WORK GR\P AL?\< A LITTLE BIT BUT WE C\LD CONTROL1 ?OSE ( US COMPAN]OS :O W]E !RE1 #f PEOPLE1 WE CONTROLL$ ! 5TRIES & EXITS1 ! PRODUCTS1 ! QUANTITY :I* WAS GA!R$1 WE HAD IT ON H& AL?\< NOT ! MONEY BUT WE HAD ALL ! PAP]S ON H&4 

,UPON GIV+ ! PRICE ( ! PRODUCT TO EA* PRODUC] WELL WE HAD TO TAKE IT \T1 NOT ! BO>D2 ! BO>D !N ONLY EXPLA9$ TO ! MEMB]S :AT IT WAS GO+ TO CO/ P] KILOGRAM1 WE DID ! ACC\NT+4 ,LIKE ?IS WE WORK$ 9 ?AT TIME & AL?\< !RE W]E PROBLEMS IT WAS SE5 ?AT WE CAN DO ?AT WORK AMONG \RSELVES AS COMPAN]OS4 

,DIFFICULTIES :I* ,AUTONOM\S ,GOV]NM5T HAS ,CONFRONT$ 

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

,! WORK :I* EXI/S N[1 MAYBE ! MAJORITY ( ! WORK >EAS1 BEGAN BE=E ! BIR? ( ! JUNTAS DE BU5 GOBI]NO1 SOME BEGAN 9 #a#i#i#a1 O!RS 9 #a#i#i1 O!RS 9 #a#i#i#f4 ,?AT IS A PROBLEM ?AT ! AU?ORITY COMPAN]OS & COMPAN]AS HAVE1 AS MU* ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO AS ! AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5TS 9 EA* MUNICIPALITY1 WE REALIZ$ ?AT !Y HAVE A GREAT LAGOON1 A LACK ( KN[L$GE ( ! WORK :I* BEGAN BE=E4 

,! PROBLEM ?AT WE SEE IS ?AT !RE >E COMPAS :O >E AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T BUT DO NOT KN[ :AT !RE IS 9 !IR MUNICIPALITIES1 !Y DO NOT KN[ IF !RE IS AN AUTONOM\S S*OOL1 DO NOT KN[ IF !RE IS A HEAL? H\SE1 DO NOT KN[ IF !RE >E HEAL? PROMOT]S1 DO NOT KN[ IF !RE >E $UCATION PROMOT]S1 DO NOT KN[ :AT WORK !RE IS !RE 9 !IR MUNICIPALITIES4 ,! SAME ) ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 WORSE /ILL BECAUSE !Y HAVE TO KN[ AB\T MANY MUNICIPALITIES TO CONTROL & !Y DO NOT KN[ ALL ?AT1 H[ ! WORK BEGAN4 

,9 ONE P>T IT MAKES S5SE BECAUSE AS !Y SAY1 0WE >E SIMPLE SUPPORT BASES10 WE HAVE NOT BE5 ABLE TO ORI5T OR G5]ATE CONSCI\SNESS BETT] 9 \R SUPPORT BASES4 ,!RE IS A LACK ( KN[L$GE AB\T ALL ! WORK >EAS & ?AT IS :AT HAPP5S1 ?AT IS ! TRU?1 ?AT IS :AT HAPP5S H]E 9 \R ZONE1 WE >E S9C]E 9 SAY+ ?AT H]E WE LACK V]Y MANY ?+S1 !RE WE GO /AGG]+ ) MANY LITTLE ?+S1 ) GREAT DIFFICULTY4 ,H[EV] IT MAY BE WE REALIZ$ ?AT EV5 ! COMPAN]OS !MSELVES SAY3 

0,IT IS ?AT WE DO NOT KN[1 IT IS ?AT WE >E NOT FAMILI>4 ,H[ DO WE DO IT IF WE DO NOT KN[ H[ IT IS8 

,SO !RE WAS ! NECESSITY A LITTLE :ILE BACK1 WE SAID ?AT WE >E GO+ TO MEET1 AU?ORITIES1 ABOVE ALL ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO :I* HAS TO CONTROL ! ZONE1 WE >E GO+ TO MEET SO ?AT ! COMPAN]OS & COMPAN]AS ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO HAVE AN IDEA ON H[ !Y >E GO+ TO GOV]N & :AT IT IS ?AT ! T[NS 9 ?IS ZONE >E DO+4 

,IT IS ! ONLY WAY ?AT WE F\ND AL?\< IT IS NOT !Y ONLY ONE ?AT !RE IS1 9 ?AT MOM5T IT WAS ! ONLY ?+ ?AT WE C\LD DO1 MEET+S :]E %>+ EXP]I5CES ON EA* WORK >EA1 HEAL?1 $UCATION1 AGROECOLOGY1 SEV]AL >EAS W]E MISS+ :I* W]E NOT 9 ?OSE MEET+S4 

,! MAJORITY ( ! WORK >EAS 9 ?IS ZONE EXPLA9$ !IR WORK 9 ASSEMBLIES SO ?AT ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO W\LD TAKE UP ! IDEA1 = !M TO KN[ H[ ! WORK IS 9 EA* >EA1 H[ !Y BEGAN1 :AT !Y >E DO+1 :AT >E !IR PROBLEMS1 DIFFICULTIES1 NE$S1 ALL ?AT1 ! EXP]I5CE BEGAN TO BE %>$4 

,?AT WAS MON?LY1 IT WAS A BIT T\< 9 ! BEG9N+ BUT !Y HAD TO COME EA* MON? BECAUSE IT WAS ! ONLY WAY TO UND]/& :AT IS BE+ DONE1 H[ IT IS BE+ DONE1 IF IT IS ADVANC+1 IF IT IS FAIL+1 = ?OSE :O >E AU?ORITY TO AT LEA/ HAVE AN IDEA4 

,9 ?IS WAY ! COMPAS ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO BEGAN TO KN[ :AT IS HAPP5+1 BUT O!R MEMB]S ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO BEGAN TO 5T]1 IT IS ! DIFFICULTY ?AT WE HAVE H]E1 !Y N[ KN[ A LITTLE1 !Y N[ UND]/& A LITTLE1 !Y N[ BEG9 TO MAKE SOME?+1 & 9 ?AT MOM5T !Y LEAVE1 !Y F9I% !IR P]IOD & ANO!R NEW COMPAN]O OR COMPAN]A COMES1 IT IS NECESS>Y TO BEG9 ANO!R TIME4 

,! POSSIBILITY TO RESOLVE ?AT DIFFICULTY ?AT !RE WAS H]E IS ?AT NOT EV]YONE LEAVES AT ! SAME TIME1 SOME /AY1 A FEW LEAVE & O!RS 5T]1 9 ?AT WAY !Y >E HELP$ A LITTLE BUT H[EV] IT MAY BE UND]/&+ H[ TO CONTROL ALL ! WORK DOES NOT CEASE TO BE A PROBLEM4 

,WE HAVE 9SI/$ ?AT ! COMPAN]OS FROM ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 AS WELL AS ?OSE FROM ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES1 BE CONC]N$ A BIT AB\T UND]/&+1 AB\T KN[+ H[ ! WORK IS 9 !IR MUNICIPALITY4 ,SOME COMPAN]OS1 SOME MUNICIPALITIES HAVE BE5 CONC]N$1 BUT O!RS SAY3 

0,NO1 IT IS ?AT WE DO NOT HAVE MU* TIME1 H]E ! PROBLEMS 9 \R (FICE ABSORB US10 SO !RE IS SOME ( EV]Y?+1 SOME HAVE ADVANC$1 O!RS PLA9LY >E /ILL 9 ! CL\DS4 

,9 ?IS WAY ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO GOES UND]/&+ BUT /ILL MU* IS LACK+1 /ILL IT DOES NOT HAVE A GRASP ON EV]Y?+1 ?AT IS :Y IT IS DIFFICULT = !M TO TELL ! /ORY1 WORSE IF WE ASK !M TO TELL H[ IT BEGAN1 :Y IT BEGAN1 :]E IT BEGAN4 

,! POOR COMPAS >E NOT GO+ TO KN[ H[ TO TELL IT BECAUSE !Y W]E NOT EV5 COMPAS 9 ?AT TIME1 SOME 5T]$ 9 #aiid & ! WORK BEGAN MU* BE=E1 !Y >E RI<T WELL4 ,O!RS BECAUSE !Y >E Y\NG1 !Y W]E NOT EV5 BORN YET :5 ! WORK BEGAN1 IT MAKES S5SE :Y ! COMPAN]AS DO NOT KN[ ?OSE ?+S1 !RE >E AU?ORITY COMPAN]AS1 COMPAN]OS :O >E V]Y Y\NG1 SO !Y DO NOT KN[ ! HI/ORY1 !Y DO NOT KN[ MANY ?+S1 IT IS A REAL PROBLEM ?AT WE HAVE 9 \R ZONE4 

,EXP]I5CE IS LACK+ BUT WE >E SURE ?AT IF 5C\RAGEM5T IS GIV5 !Y >E GO+ TO LE>N1 GO+ TO UND]/&1 GO+ TO BE ABLE4 ,WE >E SURE ( ?AT BUT !RE /ILL >E MANY DIFFICULTIES TO BE ABLE TO GOV]N1 IT IS DIFFICULT = !M TO GOV]N BUT 9 ANY WAY !Y HAVE TO LE>N TO GOV]N4 ,?+S >E MISS+ BUT ! ,JUNTA GOES GRASP+ :AT !Y >E MISS+ LITTLE BY LITTLE1 !RE >E SEV]AL ?+S ?AT ! ,JUNTA DOES DO1 IT HAS LE>N$ TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS1 TO HAVE TO GRASP !IR RESPONSIBILITY AS ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 

,! COMPAS SAID ?AT 9 !IR MUNICIPALITY SOMETIMES ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPAL GOV]NM5T DOES NOT EV5 KN[ H[ MANY MUNICIPAL AG5TS IT HAS1 LIKE ?IS IT IS A LITTLE DIFFICULT4 ,BUT IT IS NOT LIKE ?IS1 ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPAL GOV]NM5T WORKS 9 COORD9ATION1 9 COMMUNICATION1 ) ITS MUNICIPAL AG5TS4 

,:I*EV] ISSUE1 :I*EV] ?+ ?AT ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPAL GOV]NM5T SEES IT CONV5ES ITS MUNICIPAL AG5TS4 

0,H]E !RE IS A PROBLEM4 ,H]E !RE IS ?IS1 !Y MOVE !IR PEOPLE1 TAKE ?IS MESSAGE4 ,TAKE IT TO ! COMMUNITIES1 CONSULT Y\R PEOPLE10 !Y TELL !M1 & SO ?OSE AG5TS TAKE ! TASK1 !Y TAKE ! 9=MATION TO EA* COMMUNITY4 

0,! AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T SAYS ?AT !RE IS ?IS PROBLEM1 ?AT !RE IS ?IS ?+1 ?AT WE HAVE TO ?9K AB\T IT1 WE HAVE TO TELL !M1 WE HAVE TO DECIDE IT10 ! AG5TS SAY TO !IR T[NS4 

,LIKE ?IS ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES HAVE BE5 WORK+1 !IR COMPAN]O OR !IR CLOSE/ RELATION >E ! MUNICIPAL AG5TS4 ,WE CANNOT D5Y ?AT SOME AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5TS DO NOT EV5 CONSULT !IR AG5TS :5 !Y SAY 0WE'LL DO ?IS10 & :5 !Y REALIZE ?AT !Y ALREADY W5T ALL ! WAY 9 & :AT >E !Y GO+ TO DO N[4 ,BUT ?AT HAPP5$ BECAUSE IT DID NOT CONSULT ITS AG5TS WELL MU* LESS ! PEOPLE1 BECAUSE MANY TIMES ) ! MUNICIPAL AG5TS ! IDEA COMES FROM ! PEOPLE1 !N LAT] !RE IS ! ISSUE 9 :I* ! DECISION ON :AT TO DO IS MADE1 !Y SAY ?AT IT IS DONE LIKE ?IS1 SAY ?AT IT IS NECESS>Y TO DO IT LIKE ?IS1 BUT SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT HAPP51 ?AT IS ! SADDE/ P>T4 

,H]E 9 \R ZONE MANY PROBLEMS & S]I\S PROBLEMS HAVE HAPP5$1 MIS/EPS1 AS \R LEAD] COMPAS SAY1 EXT]NAL PROBLEMS1 9T]NAL PROBLEMS4 ,H[ >E ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES RESOLV+ IT1 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO8 ,H[ DO !Y DO IT8 ,!RE >E ?+S :I* >E NOT ABLE TO BE RESOLV$ BECAUSE !Y >E PROBLEMS :I* >E NECESS>Y TO SEE ) ! (FICIAL AU?ORITIES1 !RE WE NO LONG] PASS1 SO WE SEEK ANO!R PA?4 

,:5 !RE >E S]I\S PROBLEMS & ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPAL GOV]NM5T CANNOT GET TOGE!R ) ! (FICIAL MUNICIPAL GOV]NM5T1 ! ONLY WAY TO BE ABLE TO GET !RE IS ?R\< LOCAL AU?ORITIES1 !RE >E (FICIAL AG5TS1 ?AT'S :AT WE CALL !M1 & !RE >E AUTONOM\S AG5TS1 SO IT IS ATTEMPT$ FIR/ AMONG AUTONOM\S & (FICIAL AG5TS1 TO SEE :AT !Y MANAGE TO RESOLVE !RE IF !RE IS A PROBLEM 9 ! COMMUNITY4 ,! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO IS AL]T1 SOMETIMES ! AG5TS DO NOT MANAGE TO RESOLVE ! PROBLEM & !N ! COMPAS COME AGA9 TO SAY ?AT !Y C\LD NOT1 ?AT IT WAS NOT A*IEV$1 IF ! PROBLEMS GET 9 TO ! MUNICIPALITY1 !RE WE AGA9 RUN 9TO A PROBLEM BECAUSE ! MUNICIPAL GOV]NM5T CANNOT GO TO SIT D[N ) ! O!R (FICIAL MUNICIPAL GOV]NM5T4 

,:5 ! PROBLEM GETS BIG ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO 9T]V5ES1 BUT IT ALSO CANNOT GO SIT D[N ) AN (FICIAL MUNICIPAL PRESID5T4 ,IF ! SITUATION IS V]Y GRAVE ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO GOES ?R\< ! HUMAN RI<TS C5T]1 TO SEE IF WE CAN A*IEVE IT OV] !RE4 ,IF IT IS NOT A*IEV$ BY ?AT MEANS A D5UNCIATION IS MADE4 ,H]E IT IS NECESS>Y TO BATTLE ) MANY D5UNCIATIONS & !N !RE IS NOT MU* ABILITY TO WRITE D5UNCIATIONS BUT H[EV] IT MAY BE IT HAS BE5 DEALT ) BECAUSE IT HAS BE5 NECESS>Y ) SO MANY ?+S :I* HAPP51 AS 9 O!R C>ACOLES1 !RE IS ! NECESSITY TO MAKE D5UNCIATIONS4 

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

,LA ,G>RU*A 

,SUPPORT FROM ,SOLID>Y ,BRO!RS & ,SI/]S 

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

,9 \R AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES & 9 \R ,C>ACOL IT HAS ALWAYS BE5 H&L$ ?AT ! SOLID>Y BRO!RS & SI/]S SOMETIMES GO DIRECTLY TO A MUNICIPALITY1 SO FROM :5 !Y >RIVE TO ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITY ! AUTONOM\S C\NCILS GO TO 9=M ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,LIKE ?IS ! AGREEM5TS >E RELAT$ BETWE5 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO & ! AUTONOM\S C\NCILS AB\T ALL ?AT AID :I* ! SOLID>Y BRO!RS & SI/]S GIVE1 SO IF ! AGREEM5T COMES \T TO RECEIVE A DONATION IT REMA9S 9 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 

,9 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO WE ALSO GA!R O!R FUNDS1 LIKE ! #a.0 FROM ! WORKS ( ! PRII/AS :I* !RE >E 9 \R ZONE1 ?AT #a.0 ALSO REMA9S 9 ! ,JUNTA1 IT IS FROM WORKS LIKE OP5+ ( ROADS1 ELECTRICITY1 & POTABLE WAT]4 

,!RE IS O!R WORK :I* ALSO PASSES ?R\< \R MUNICIPALITY & 9 ! ,JUNTA LIKE ! REPAV+ ( ROADS OR PAT*+1 ?OSE WORKS :I* ! PRII/AS ALSO HAVE ON ! ROADS1 JU/ ON ! ROAD1 WE NO LONG] *>GE !M ! :OLE #a.0 BECAUSE ! ROAD IS ALREADY MADE P] SE1 ONLY SOMETIMES !Y FILL ! P>TS :]E IT IS 9 BAD %APE4 

,LIKE ?IS WE >E MANAG+1 AS MU* ! ,AUTONOM\S ,C\NCIL & ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,TO DECIDE :AT TO DO ) ?AT AID :AT WE DO IS TO MEET ) ?OSE FROM ! COMMITTEE & ! MAXIMUM ASSEMBLY1 WE CALL ALL ! COMMISSION]S1 TO SEE :AT ?AT MONEY IS DE/9$ =4 ,IF IT IS DECID$ TO DIVIDE IT UP !N :AT WE DO IS TO DIVIDE IT UP EQUALLY ACCORD+ TO ! NUMB]S ( CONTRIBUTORS 9 EA* MUNICIPALITY4 ,?AT IS :AT WE HAVE DONE ) ! #a.0 & ) ! DONATIONS ?AT ! SOLID>Y BRO!RS & SI/]S GIVE US4 

,AUTONOM\S ,$UCATION 

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

,:5 \R $UCATION BEGAN TO FUNCTION IT DID NOT BEG9 9 ! :OLE ZONE1 IT ONLY BEGAN 9 ! MUNICIPALITY ,RIC>DO ,FLORES ,MAGON ) ! $UCATION 0,SEMILLITA DEL SOL10 & ! O!R MUNICIPALITIES LIKE ,FRANCISCO ,GOMEZ1 ,SAN ,MANUEL1 & ,PAN*O ,VILLA W]E BEG9N+ ) AN $UCATION :I* !Y CALL ,YAXAL*I4 ,9 ! MUNICIPALITY ,RIC>DO ,FLORES ,MAGON WE CAME TO MAKE AN AGREEM5T TO HAVE ?AT $UCATION 0,SEMILLITA DEL SOL10 IT IS ! SAME AS :AT ! COMPAN]OS FROM ,LA ,REALIDAD CALL$ IT4 

,?AT PROJECT 0,SEMILLITA DEL SOL0 WE SAW ?AT IT IS A PACKAGE1 OR RA!R IS A PROJECT ?AT IS ALREADY MADE1 BUT ! MUNICIPAL & LOCAL AU?ORITIES MADE AN AGREEM5T TO SEE H[ TO C>RY AUTONOM\S $UCATION4 ,!RE WE BATTL$ TO DISCUSS1 ANALYZE H[ WE >E GO+ TO DO IT1 ) ! AU?ORITIES !MSELVES WE CAME TO ! AGREEM5T ?AT IT IS MORE BETT] TO MAKE A DOCUM5T4 

,WE CALL$ ! WRIT+ :I* WE MADE 0TRUE $UCATION DOCUM5T10 & ?IS DOCUM5T WAS ! ONE :I* REMA9$ AS ! PR9CIPLE ( AUTONOM\S $UCATION1 :]E WE SAID ! OBJECTIVE ?AT \R $UCATION IS GO+ TO HAVE1 ?AT ! F\R >EAS ( KN[L$GE >E RELAT$3 MA!MATICS1 LIFE & 5VIRONM5T1 LANGUAGE & HI/ORY1 ) ! #aa DEM&S4 ,BECAUSE WE KN[ WELL ?AT WE HAVE #ac DEM&S BUT S9CE ALL ! DEM&S >E NOT ALL C>RI$ AB\T1 ! P5D+ DEM&S REMA9 /ILL1 SO WE /ILL MADE ! AGREEM5T4 

,:5 WE !N HAD ?AT DOCUM5T ! MUNICIPAL AU?ORITIES LOOK$ = ! TRA9]S1 :O W]E SOME COMPAN]OS :O W]E /ILL !RE1 & ! COLLECTIVE 0,PU5TE A LA ESP]ANZA40 ,! TRA9+ BEGAN 9 ! YE> #b BUT ! PROBLEM :I* HAPP5$ WAS ?AT ! TRA9]S DID NOT WANT TO 5T] OR DID NOT WANT TO PASS ) ?AT PR9CIPLE ?AT WE MADE ) \R T[NS1 ) ?AT GUIDE ?AT WE HAVE1 ) ! DOCUM5T ?AT WE MADE ) \R PEOPLE4 

,ONE YE> W5T BY & ! AU?ORITY SAW ?AT !Y DID NOT FULFILL ! PR9CIPLE ?AT WE HAVE1 SO WE SUSP5D$ ! WORK1 AB\T TWO TRA9+S WAS ALL ?AT WAS DONE4 ,WE DID LIKE ?IS & LIKE ?IS A YE> W5T BY1 ! TRA9+ ( ! PROMOT]S :O HAD >RIV$ FROM ! MUNICIPALITY ,RIC>DO ,FLORES ,MAGON REMA9$ SUSP5D$1 !RE W]E AB\T #ac PROMOT]S1 ! PROMOT]S FROM ! O!R AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES WORK$ ) O!R $UCATION PROJECTS4 

,:5 AB\T TWO YE>S PASS$ !Y LOOK$ = :O WAS GO+ TO COME TO TRA9 \R PROMOT]S1 BUT SOMEONE :O RESPECTS \R PR9CIPLES1 & ?OSE FROM ! ,PU5TE A LA ESP]ANZA COLLECTIVE RETURN$ TO CONT9UE ! TRA9+1 !Y SAID ?AT !Y AGREE TO RESPECT ! PR9CIPLE ( \R $UCATION4 ,!N 9 #bb & #bc ! FIR/ G5]ATION ( PROMOT]S BEGAN1 ! SAME ONES :O >RIV$ FIR/1 !Y RETURN$ TO RECEIVE TRA9+4 

,MANAGEM5T ( ,PROJECTS 

 ,BE=E :5 WE HAD A PROJECT OR DONATIONS1 ! RES\RCES W5T DIRECTLY TO ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES1 LIKE ?IS WE W]E ADVANC+ LITTLE BY LITTLE ) \R WORK BUT AS IF A BIT DIVID$1 AS IF WE DID NOT HAVE AN AGREEM5T 9 ! ZONE1 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO DID NOT HAVE CONTROL OV] ! PROJECTS :I* CAME TO \R ZONE1 FROM #bc UNTIL #bg WE W]E WORK+ LIKE ?IS4 

,?IS MEANS ?AT :5 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO BEGAN TO FUNCTION IT C\LD NOT CONTROL ?IS BECAUSE ! MUNICIPALITIES HAD ALREADY BECOME ACCU/OM$ TO EA* ONE HAD CONTROL OV] !IR PROJECTS1 ?AT IS :Y AS IF !Y DID NOT WANT TO RESPECT ?AT IT WAS ! ,JUNTA'S RESPONSIBILITY4 ,! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO DID NOT CONTROL ! PROJECTS OR ! WORK >EAS MORE1 9 ?AT TIME 9 ALL ! WORK >EAS WE HAD O!R HEAL? PROMOT]S1 O!R $UCATION PROMOT]S FROM ANO!R G5]ATION4 

,9 ?OSE YE>S WE /ILL CONTROLL$ :AT IS ! OP5+ ( ROADS1 REPAVEM5T1 PAVEM5T1 9 ?OSE FIR/ YE>S AL?\< ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO WAS ALREADY !RE EA* MUNICIPALITY HAD CONTROL4 ,IT WAS JU/ REPORT$ TO ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO IF A ROADWAY OP5+ PROJECT ( ! (FICIAL GOV]NM5T IS GO+ TO WORK1 !Y JU/ GAVE IT TO !M 9 !IR KN[L$GE & ! AUTONOM\S MUNICIPALITIES SAW IT1 ! #a.0 :I* WAS *>G$ REMA9$ DIRECTLY 9 ! MUNICIPALITY & 9 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO NO?+ REMA9$4 

,?AT LITTLE BIT ( MONEY :I* REMA9$ 9 ! MUNICIPALITY WE DID NOT KN[ H[ TO ADM9I/] IT1 WE DID NOT 9VE/ SOME?+ 9 ! COLLECTIVE WORK1 ! C\NCILS :I* ALREADY PASS$ SP5T EV]Y?+ ON ! MOVEM5TS1 ON ! F>ES TO GO TO !IR %IFT 9 ! MUNICIPALITY1 ON FOOD4 

,9 #bg WE SAW ?AT IT WAS NOT GOOD = ! WORK ( AUTONOMY TO CONT9UE LIKE ?IS1 ! AU?ORITIES !MSELVES1 LIKE ! ,C,C,R,I1 ! AUTONOM\S C\NCILS1 & ! COORD9ATORS ( ALL ! WORK >EAS1 ALSO ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO & ! LOCAL AU?ORITIES1 WE MADE AN AGREEM5T ?AT IT IS BETT] TO WALK TOGE!R ) \R PROJECTS1 ) \R AUTONOMY WORK4 

,AS IT WAS SE5 ?AT IT IS NOT GOOD TO GO ADVANC+ LIKE ?IS 9 AUTONOMY EV]Y?+ WAS SUSP5D$ TO DO EV]Y?+ COLLECTIVELY1 SO ?AT ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO HAS ALL ! PROJECTS 9 ITS CONTROL1 SO IT CAN CONTROL :AT IS ! $UCATION PROJECT1 HEAL? PROJECT1 & PROJECTS 9 O!R >EAS4 ,9 ?IS WAY WE REMA9$ ON ONE PA?1 = EXAMPLE 9 $UCATION1 ! :OLE ZONE /ILL REMA9$ TO WORK ON ! ,SEMILLITA DEL SOL PROJECT4 

,BE=E ! PROJECTS W]E MANAG$ ) MUNICIPAL COORD9ATORS AMONG ! F\R MUNICIPALITIES1 :AT WAS BE+ DONE ALSO CAME TO ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO'S KN[L$GE BUT ONLY 9 ! REPORTS1 AS IF IT DID NOT ADM9I/] MU* H[ IT REALLY WAS BE+ SP5T4 

,AN EXAMPLE3 = ! PROJECTS SOMETIMES MONEY IS REQUE/$ = F>ES1 = FOOD1 & !N 9 ! ACTIVITIES SOMETIMES EV]Y?+ ?AT WAS BUDGET$ IS NOT SP5T1 SO ) ! REMA9+ MONEY FOOD IS PUR*AS$ & MANY TIMES ! FOOD :I* WAS PUR*AS$ GOES TO WA/E OR IS DIVID$ UP AMONG ! P>TICIPANTS1 IT HAPP5$ LIKE ?IS 
9 ?OSE TIMES4 ,ALSO ON F>E1 SOMETIMES !Y TOOK MONEY = MORE ?AN ! F>ES :I* W]E NE$$1 = EXAMPLE = A CLOSE TRIP ( #e PESOS #a PESOS W]E TAK51 ! BUDGETS W]E NOT V]Y EXACT4 

,UPON 5T]+ 9TO \R POSITION WE DO NOT KN[ & NO ONE TEA*ES US QUICKLY H[ ! WORK IS GO+ TO BE DONE1 ?AT IS :Y LITTLE BY LITTLE WE W]E REALIZ+ H[ ! PROJECTS W]E1 H[ ! PROJECT RES\RCES W]E REALLY BE+ SP5T4 ,WE W]E SEE+ ?AT !RE W]E PROJECTS ?AT W5T OV] & MU* WAS BE+ SP5T1 MANY EXP5SES W]E MADE ON FOOD & ON F>E1 ?AT IS :Y WE W]E MEET+ ) ! COORD9ATORS1 TRY+ TO EXPLA9 ?AT IT %\LD NOT BE LIKE ?IS BECAUSE ! PROJECTS >E ( ! PEOPLE & ! PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY H[ ! RES\RCES %\LD BE SP5T1 BECAUSE LIKE ?IS ! WORK WAS NOT REALLY BE+ DONE =MALLY4 

,WE HAD TO R$UCE ! OV]EXP5SES :I* W]E BE+ MADE1 LIKE ON F>ES1 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO HAD TO 9VE/ MORE TRY+ TO CONV9CE ! PROMOT]S1 ! COORD9ATORS ?AT !Y HAD TO DO IT DIFF]5TLY1 BECAUSE !Y W]E ALREADY ACCU/OM$ & !Y SAID ?AT ! PROJECT WAS !IRS1 & FROM !RE IT CAME \T = !IR F>ES & !IR FOOD4 ,WE HAD TO CONV9CE1 EXPLA9 ?AT IT %\LD NOT BE LIKE ?IS & WE DID MANAGE TO CONV9CE !M1 WE CAME TO AGREEM5T & ! EXP5SES W]E R$UC$1 WE AS ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO DID LIKE ?IS4 

,NEW PROJECTS W]E REQUE/$ & 9 !M ! ,JUNTA 9T]V5$ MORE1 NOT LIKE 9 ! PREVI\S PROJECTS4 ,) ! EXP5SES :I* W]E R$UC$ WE MANAG$ TO GA!R SOME #de ?\S& PESOS OV] #h MON?S ( WORK+ ! PROJECT4 ,A LITTLE LAT] IT WAS SE5 ?AT IT IS NECESS>Y TO EXPLA9 MORE TO ! PEOPLE H[ ?IS PROBLEM IS 9-DEP? & SO ! COMPAN]OS FROM ! ,C,C,R,I & SOME SUPPORT COMMISSIONS ASK$ = ! PREVI\S 9VOICES TO REVIEW H[ ! WORK WAS4 

,LIKE ?IS OV] YE>S :I* ! PROJECT WAS NOT WORK$ =MALLY1 SO N[ !Y >E SEE+ ! ACC\NTS MORE CLE>LY1 !RE >E NUCLEI ( RESI/ANCE TEAMS :O >E SUPPORT COMMISSIONS1 !RE >E ! COMMISSIONS :O SEE H[ ! MONEY IS ADM9I/]$ FROM ! PROJECTS 9 \R ZONE1 LIKE ?IS IT IS BE+ DONE N[ 9 ,C>ACOL ,I,I,I4 

,WE HAD MANY FAULTS BUT UP TO N[ WE >E 9 ?OSE /EPS :I* WE >E EXPLA9+4 ,FROM ?OSE PROJECTS :I* ! ,JUNTA IMPULSES #a.0 IS TAK5 \T TO HAVE A FUND1 ! PLAN IS MADE OR ! AGREEM5T IS TO 9VE/ ?AT P]C5TAGE 9 SOME?+ BECAUSE WE ?\<T ?AT ONE DAY !RE IS NOT GO+ TO BE PROJECTS & WE DISCUSS$ :AT IF ONE DAY !RE IS NOT GO+ TO BE ANY?+ ) :I* TO BUY FOOD & IT W\LD BE A %AME TO ASK ! PEOPLE = IT :5 !Y DO NOT HAVE ANY?+4 

,WE SAID ?AT IT IS BETT] TO S5D A P>T ( ! MONEY :I* IS GA!R$ OR ! #a.0 :I* IS SET ASIDE FROM ! PROJECTS = ! MUNICIPALITIES TO WORK IT1 SO ?AT :5 ONE DAY ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO DOES NOT HAVE ANY?+ ) :I* TO FUNCTION OR ) :I* TO MAKE ! COMMISSION1 )\T TR\BLE IT CAN S5D ! NOTICE TO ! MUNICIPALITIES :O SELL ! CATTLE BECAUSE ! MONEY IS NE$$ 9 ! ,JUNTA1 BUT LIKE ?IS )\T TR\BLE BECAUSE ! MONEY HAS BE5 S5T TO WORK & HAVE RES\RCES4 

,IT IS :AT ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO 9 ,C>ACOL ,I,I,I DID & N[ IT IS PROMOT+ ! WORK ON AGROECOLOGY TRA9+S1 :I* WE SEE ?AT IT IS A NECESSITY1 BECAUSE LIKE H[ !RE IS CATTLE WORK 9 EA* MUNICIPALITY & 9 ! ZONE1 SOMETIMES ! ANIMALS DIE FROM NOT KN[+ H[ TO C>E =1 FROM NOT KN[+ H[ TO CURE !M4 ,SOMETIMES !Y GET SICK & :5 WE DO NOT HAVE KN[L$GE ! MONEY IS LO/ !RE1 IT HAS HAPP5$ MANY TIMES ?AT !Y DIE1 ?AT IS :Y ! ,JUNTA S\<T A PROJECT TO TRA9 ! PROMOT]S SO ?AT !Y LE>N TO TAKE C>E OR CURE ! ANIMALS4 

,ALSO A PROJECT HAS BE5 CONSID]$ SO ?AT ! COMPAN]OS >E PREP>$ TO KN[ H[ TO C>E = ! ANIMALS ON SMALL QUANTITIES ( L&1 BECAUSE SPEAK+ ( CATTLE L>GE QUANTITIES ( L& OR PA/URE TO MA9TA91 SPEAK+ ( #a HEADS ( CATTLE IS A GREAT DEAL ( L& ?AT !Y OCCUPY4 ,SO ! ,JUNTA ?\<T ?AT BETT] = SOMEONE TO BE TRA9$ TO HAVE KN[L$GE ( H[ TO WORK !M ON SMALL QUANTITIES ( L&4 

,ANO!R WORK ?AT ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO HAS PROMOT$ 9 ,C>ACOL ,I,I WAS ! ATTEMPT TO MAKE A BANK1 IT IS CALL$ ,B,A,Z1 ,ZAPATI/A ,AUTONOM\S ,BANK1 ) AN 9VE/M5T ( #ae ?\S& PESOS4 ,:AT WE 9VE/$ 9 ?AT BANK WAS ) ! IDEA ( SUPPORT+1 ( MAK+ A LOAN TO ! COMPAN]OS1 IF IT IS = SICKNESS #b.0 9T]E/ IS *>G$4 

,AL?\< WE DO NOT WANT TO SAY IT BUT IF ! SICK COMPAN]O DOES NOT HEAL OR COMES TO DIE1 :AT WAS AGRE$ UPON 9 ! ASSEMBLY IS TO PAY HALF ( :AT HAS BE5 LOAN$1 ! AGREEM5T WAS ON #c1 PESOS1 SO ONLY #a1#e IS REPLAC$ & ! BANK LOSES #a1#e1 )\T PAY+ 9T]E/ 9 ! EV5T ( ?AT LAM5TABLE DEA? ( A COMPAN]O OR COMPAN]A4 

,!RE W]E TWO AGREEM5TS1 ONE WAS ?AT ON HEAL?1 ! O!R IS TO GIVE LOANS )\T IT BE+ = SICKNESS1 = EXAMPLE IF Y\ WANT TO BUT A GOAT OR A CATTLE IT CAN NOT BE DONE ) #b1 PESOS1 SO !Y SAID ?AT #e1 PESOS IS :AT CAN BE L5T TO A COMPAN]O & ( ?OSE #e1 PESOS ! 9T]E/ WAS #e.0 P]C5T BECAUSE !Y >E GO+ TO MAKE !IR LITTLE BUS9ESS OR 9VE/ 9 M]*&ISE1 IT DEP5DS ON :AT CAN BE DONE4 

,IT WAS DONE LIKE ?IS1 ?AT WAS 9 #b#i1 ?AT AGREEM5T :I* ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO MADE ) ALL ! T[NS1 BUT UN=TUNATELY UP TO ?IS DATE ! BANK ALMO/ W5T BANKRUPT BECAUSE !Y HAVE ONLY REALLY PAID 
UP TO ! MOM5T #e.0 ( ! LOANS :I* W]E MADE1 ! MAJORITY =GOT AB\T :AT !Y HAD BORR[$ & =GOT AB\T !IR 9T]E/4 

,WE ?\<T ?AT ) ! BANK WE C\LD SUPPORT ) EV]Y?+1 9 ! EV5T ( SICKNESS1 9 ! EV5T ( :I*EV] NECESSITY ( ! COMPAN]OS TO HELP EV]YONE4 ,MORE OR LESS LIKE ?IS WE MADE ! AUTONOMY WORK1 WE BATTL$ TO F9D ! WAY H[ TO BETT] \R CON/RUCTION ( AUTONOMY4 

,COLLECTIVE ,WORK 

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

,AMONG ! COLLECTIVE WORK ?AT WE HAVE 9 \R ,C>ACOL IS ! MILPA WORK1 EA* MUNICIPALITY HAS TO HAVE A COLLECTIVE MILPA WORK 9 !IR T]RITORY BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE A PLOT SPECIALLY = ! ,C>ACOL4 

,! AGREEM5T ?AT WE HAVE TO MAKE ! COLLECTIVE MILPA WORK IS ?AT EA* COLLECTIVE HAS TO WORK 9 !IR MUNICIPALITY1 SO ! MUNICIPALITY MAKES AN AGREEM5T ) ! BASE TO KN[ 9 :AT PLACE ! COLLECTIVE IS DONE & :AT IS DONE ) ! CORN :I* IS H>VE/$1 = EXAMPLE ?IS YE> ?AT PASS$ IT S]V$ TO SUPPORT ! COMPAN]AS :OSE COMPAN]OS DI$ 9 COMBAT 9 #a#i#i#d4 ,A BEAN COLLECTIVE WAS ALSO MAKE & WE HAVE ! CATTLE COLLECTIVE AT ! ZONE LEVEL4 

,! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO CONV5$ A SPECIAL MEET+ TO SEE 9 :AT WORK ! LITTLE MONEY IS GO+ TO BE 9VE/$ :I* IT HAS GA!R$ FROM ! #a.0 BRO!RLY SUPPORT4 ,ONE ( ?OSE AGREEM5TS ?AT WE HAVE IS TO DO ! CATTLE WORK1 = EXAMPLE ! RAIS+ OR MA9T5ANCE ( /E]S1 BECAUSE IT IS :AT WE HAVE SE5 ?AT GIVES US ! MO/ PR(IT QUICKLY1 BUT ! ZONE DOES NOT HAVE T]RA9 TO PUT ?OSE ANIMALS BUT ! AGREEM5T ?AT WE HAVE IS TO S5D ! MONEY TO ! MUNICIPALITIES SO ?AT !RE ?AT WORK MAY BE DONE4 

,! MUNICIPALITY NAMES ITS COMMISSIONS :I* >E ?OSE :O >E 9 *>GE ( BUY+ ! ANIMALS1 AT ! SAME TIME ! MUNICIPALITY NAMES O!R COMMISSIONS :O >E 9 *>GE ( TAK+ C>E ( ! ANIMALS1 BECAUSE IT IS NECESS>Y TO C>E = !M4 ,= EXAMPLE1 IF ! PA/URES GET BRU%Y ! COMMISSION 9=MS ! C\NCILS & ! C\NCILS S5D ! COMPAN]OS SO ?AT !Y GO CLEAN ! PA/URES & AT ! SAME TIME >E ! ONES :O >E 9 *>GE ( LOOK+ AFT]4 ,! PR(ITS :I* >E OBTA9$ !RE GO TO BE = ! B5EFIT ( ! ,C>ACOL OR ( ! ZONE4 

,WE ALSO HAVE A COOP]ATIVE /ORE1 :]E ! MEMB]S ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO & ! ,9=MATION ,COMMISSION >E ?OSE :O >E 9 *>GE ( SELL+ ! PRODUCT ?AT !Y HAVE & ! PR(IT :I* IS HAD ALSO HAS BE5 S5T TO ! MUNICIPALITIES TO 9VE/ 9 O!R WORK4 

,! COLLECTIVE WORK HAS BE5 PROMOT$ 9 ! ZONE MEET+S4 ,! MEMB]S ( ! ,JUNTA EXPLA9 TO ! C\NCILS & AU?ORITIES ( EA* MUNICIPALITY :I* IS PRES5T 9 ?AT REUNION1 ! IMPORTANCE ( MAK+ ! COLLECTIVE WORK4 ,EA* WORK OR EA* T[N DECIDES :AT COLLECTIVE WORK IT IS GO+ TO DO1 OR RA!R :AT TYPE ( WORK IT IS GO+ TO REALIZE4 ,! MUNICIPALITIES HAVE A MILPA COLLECTIVE1 BEAN COLLECTIVE1 CATTLE COLLECTIVE1 & /ORE COLLECTIVES4 

,! COMPAN]OS ( EA* T[N >E ALSO LIKE ?IS1 ALSO IT HAS BE5 SAID TO !M ?AT IT IS ALWAYS NECESS>Y TO DO ! COLLECTIVE WORK4 ,! COMPAN]OS 9 ! T[NS HAVE COLLECTIVES1 SOME WORK ! CATTLE A LITTLE ALSO1 ! MILPA1 !Y PLANT BEANS1 & ALSO ! COMPAN]AS HAVE !IR WORK COLLECTIVES4 

,MANY T[NS ALSO HAVE A SOME CATTLE1 SOMETIMES ! COMPAN]AS HAVE BANANA OR CANE COLLECTIVES1 & !Y HAVE *ICK5 COLLECTIVES4 ,?OSE COLLECTIVES >E ALWAYS MADE ) ! IMPULSE ( \R AU?ORITIES1 ( ! ,C,C,R,I1 ( ! AUTONOM\S C\NCILS 9 EA* MUNICIPALITY1 & ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO MEMB]S1 !Y >E ! ONES :O HAVE PROMOT$ ONE P>T ( ?OSE WORK COLLECTIVES4 

,9 ! CASE ( ! ,SAN ,MANUEL MUNICIPALITY1 BE=E ! =MATION ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO WE HAD A CATTLE COLLECTIVE4 ,?AT CATTLE COLLECTIVE ADVANC$ WELL BECAUSE WE BEGAN ) #c ANIMALS & WE CAME TO OBTA9 UP TO #ab ANIMALS4 ,BUT WE KN[ ! EVIL GOV]NM5T'S /RATEGY V]Y WELL1 :I* HAS ALWAYS FUCK$ US1 !RE 9 \R MUNICIPALITY A GR\P ( ORGANIZATIONS ?AT IT HAS CONTROLL$ GOT ORGANIZ$ & 9VAD$ A P>T ( \R RECOV]$ L&4 

,SO ?AT !Y CANNOT 9VADE US1 WE AS A MUNICIPALITY >E GO+ TO 9T]V5E1 ?AT TIME WE TOOK MANY COMPAN]OS4 ,9 ?AT TIME IT WAS ?AT \R CATTLE COLLECTIVE W5T D[N A GREAT DEAL BECAUSE WE HAD TO MOBILIZE BETWE5 #a & #ae COMPAN]OS EV]Y FIVE DAYS & WE = ONE YE> W]E C>+ = ! L& :]E ! COMPAN]OS W]E POSITION$ SO ?AT !Y DO NOT 9VADE US AGA91 !RE ?AT CATTLE WORK W5T D[N A GREAT DEAL4 

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

,9 ! ,FRANCISCO ,GOMEZ MUNICIPALITY1 9 ! YE> #aiih WE BEGAN TO REALIZE ! WORK ( A COOP]ATIVE :I* IS CALL$ ,SMALIYEL1 9 ?IS WORK EA* CONTRIBUTOR CONTRIBUT$ #a KILOGRAMS ( C(FEE1 ?IS WORK WAS BE+ REALIZ$ 9 ?AT WAY BUT DUE TO MISADM9I/RATION ! BASE COMPAN]OS REALIZ$ ?AT IT WAS NOT FUNCTION+ WELL4 

,9 ! YE> #bg OR #bf AN ASSEMBLY WAS REALIZ$ TO DISCUSS H[ ?IS COOP]ATIVE WAS FUNCTION+1 !Y SAW ?AT !RE WAS NO ADVANCE & BETT] !Y DECID$ TO DIVIDE IT UP ANEW ) EV]Y?+ ?AT !RE /ILL WAS 9 CA%4 ,IT WAS DIVID$ UP TO ALL ?OSE :O HAD GIV5 ?IS CONTRIBUTION ( #a KILOGRAMS ( C(FEE1 A QUANTITY ( #d ?\S& PESOS REMA9+ & ?OSE #d ?\S& PESOS 9 A REGIONAL ASSEMBLY IT WAS AGA9 SE5 9 :AT WAY WE W]E GO+ TO WORK IT4 

,9 #bh WE BEGAN TO SEE :AT WAS GO+ TO BE DONE1 ANO!R AGREEM5T WAS MADE TO CONT9UE WORK+ ) ?AT ,SMALIYEL COOP]ATIVE BUT N[ ) NEW AU?ORITIES1 ) ANO!R WAY ( ADM9I/]+1 O!R MEMB]S W]E S\<T TO ADM9I/] IT1 BUT ?IS !N WAS 9 A V]Y LATE TIME1 ! H>VE/S W]E ALREADY BE+ F9I%$4 

,?AT QUANTITY ( #d ?\S& PESOS WAS 9VE/$1 ) ! COMPAN]OS FROM ! ,MORELIA ,C>ACOL AB\T #b1 KILOGRAMS ( C(FEE W]E TAK5 \T ON LOAN1 ?AT'S H[ WE AGA9 CONT9U$ ) ?IS WORK4 ,WE W]E ADVANC+ AGA9 FROM #bh UNTIL #ba :5 O!R AU?ORITIES W]E NAM$4 

,9 ! TIME ?AT WE W]E C\NCILS IT WAS SE5 ?AT !RE WAS ALREADY ADVANCE1 WE GOT TO #f ?\S& PESOS & WE HAD BEGUN ) #d ?\S& PESOS4 ,N[ :AT IS LEFT IS = ! ADM9I/RATORS1 ?OSE :O >E WORK+ N[1 TO GIVE US A REPORT AGA9 ON H[ IT IS FUNCTION+4 ,9 MY WORK P]IOD ?IS WAS H[ ?AT COOP]ATIVE WAS FUNCTION+1 ) ! SUPPORT ( SOME COMPAN]OS FROM ,MEXICO ,CITY1 FROM ?AT SPACE ?AT WE HAVE 9 ! ,U,N,A,M4 

,JU/ICE 

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

,! O!R JU/ICE ?AT ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO IS PROMOT+ & ! AUTONOM\S C\NCILS IS ?AT1 = EXAMPLE1 IF !RE IS A !FT ( AN ANIMAL OR :ATEV] IT MAY BE1 WE 9VE/IGATE IT & :5 WE CAT* ! P]SON :O /OLE ! ANIMAL :AT IS DONE IS ?AT !Y RETURN ! ANIMAL :I* HAS BE5 /OL5 TO ! [N] & ASK ! ANIMAL'S [N] = =GIV5ESS4 ,! NEXT TIME1 IF IT HAPP5S AGA91 !N !Y WILL BE SANCTION$4 ,IT IS ! O!R JU/ICE :I* ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO PROMOTES4 

,ALSO 9 MATT]S ( JU/ICE !RE >E LEGAL PROBLEMS4 ,AT TIMES !RE >E COMPAN]OS :O >E DETA9$1 = EXAMPLE1 !RE WAS A FRAUD PROBLEM = #g1 PESOS1 A COMPAN]O WAS DETA9$ & !N HE WAS ACCUS$ ( ANO!R CRIME :5 HE WAS ALREADY DETA9$1 !Y ACCUS$ HIM ( SEIZ+ #bd HECT>ES ( L&4 ,! COMPAN]O ACCUS$ ( FRAUD IS FROM ! ,FRANCISCO ,GOMEZ MUNICIPALITY1 9 ! ,LA ,G>RU*A ,C>ACOL4 ,!Y ACCUS$ HIM ( L& SEIZURE DUE TO ! LA/ NAME ?AT HE HAS1 ?AT IT IS ! SAME AS ANO!R COMPAN]O ?AT IS :Y !Y HAD GIV5 HIM ANO!R *>GE4 ,! ONE ACCUS$ ( PLUND] IS ANO!R P]SON :O HAS ALMO/ ! SAME NAME1 !RE IS ONLY A CONFUSION ( LA/ NAME1 BUT S9CE ! COMPAN]O WAS ALREADY DETA9$ !Y GAVE HIM ?AT *>GE ( L& SEIZURE & L& SEIZURE DOES NOT HAVE BAIL4 

,WE W]E 9VE/IGAT+ UNTIL >RIV+ ) ?IS O!R COMPAN]O :O ALMO/ HAS ! SAME NAME AS \R COMPAN]O :O IS DETA9$1 ?AT O!R COMPA BELONGS TO ! #ag DE ,NOVIEMBRE MUNICIPALITY1 9 ,C>ACOL ,I,V4 ,SO ! ,LA ,G>RU*A ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO W5T TO ! ,MORELIA ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO TO RESOLVE ?IS ISSUE4 ,:5 !RE IS A PROBLEM ( ONE C>ACOL ) ANO!R C>ACOL WE AMONG JUNTAS TALK TO EA* O!R1 WE DID ! SAME ) ?IS DETA9$ COMPAN]O4 ,WE MADE A LETT] BETWE5 ! TWO C>ACOLES TO SAY ?AT ! COMPAN]O FROM \R C>ACOL :O WAS DETA9$ IS NOT ! ONE :O !Y >E ACCUS+ ( PLUND]1 BUT WE C\LD NOT DECL>E :O ! O!R COMPA IS DUE TO ! FACT ?AT HE ALSO IS A SUPPORT BASE COMPAN]O & IS FROM #ag DE ,NOVIEMBRE4 ,SO ! TWO JUNTAS WORK$ ON ?IS PROBLEM BUT ! EVIL GOV]NM5T NEV] SOLV$ ?AT PROBLEM = US4 

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

,MORELIA 

,AUTONOM\S ,$UCATION & ,HEAL? 

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

,WE AS A ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO WORK MORE 9 $UCATION1 9 HEAL?1 & 9 PRODUCTION1 WE FOCUS ON DO+ PROJECTS4 ,$UCATION 9 ITSELF HAS BE5 WORK$ ON S9CE #aiif & #a#i#i#g1 IT WAS BE+ DEVELOP$ 9 ! MUNICIPALITIES BUT IT WAS NOT ! SAME1 !RE W]E MUNICIPALITIES :I* W]E ALREADY ADVANC$ & !RE W]E O!RS :I* /ILL W]E NOT4 

,ON ,SEPTEMB] #c?1 #aiii WAS :5 WE DECL>$ \R AUTONOM\S $UCATION 9 ! ZONE4 ,I REMEMB] ?AT ! AU?ORITIES 9=M$ US :AT WAS HAPP5+1 !Y 9=M$ US ?AT ! COMPAN]OS HAD TO WORK A GREAT DEAL1 !Y W]E DISCUSS+ = ONE WEEK :AT SUBJECTS %\LD BE GIV5 TO ! *ILDR54 ,IT WAS BATTL$ A GREAT DEAL UNTIL ON ,SEPTEMB] #c?1 #aiii WE =MALLY DECL>$ AUTONOM\S $UCATION4 

,BEG9N+ !N PRACTICALLY ALL ! *ILDR5 BEGAN TO /UDY 9 !IR T[NS1 SOME T[NS ALREADY HAD !IR $UCATION PROMOT]1 OR ! $UCATORS AS WE CALL$ !M1 ! $UCATION PROMOT]S >E SIMPLE1 IT IS NOT ?AT !Y >E TEA*]S1 !Y >E Y\NG ADULTS :O KN[ H[ TO READ & WRITE & HELP ) ?AT4 

,! IDEA IS NOT = ! PROMOT]S TO KN[ AB\T ALL ! SUBJECTS1 ! IDEA ?AT WAS BORN IS ?AT !Y AT LEA/ KN[ H[ TO READ & WRITE1 BUT :5 $UCATION WAS =MALLY DECL>$ IT WAS !N DISCUSS$ AB\T ! SUBJECTS :I* W]E GO+ TO BE SE5 9 AUTONOM\S $UCATION4 ,9 ?AT TIME ! SUBJECTS W]E NOT MANY1 !RE W]E ?REE OR F\R1 MA!MATICS1 READ+-WRIT+1 HI/ORY1 ! HI/ORY ( \R ORGANIZATION4 

,9 #b#c1 :5 ! ,JUNTAS DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO W]E BORN1 !Y GAVE US MEMB]S ( ! ,JUNTA ! TASK ( PREP>+ ! PROJECTS4 ,WE AS A ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO CONV5$ ALL ! COMPAN]OS1 ! :OLE BASE 9 EA* MUNICIPALITY1 = IT TO BE DISCUSS$ :I* IS ! MO/ IMPORTANT NECESSITY4 

,9 ?AT CASE1 N[ AS A ,JUNTA1 WE =M$ ! $UCATION /RUCTURE1 ! ZONE COMMISSIONS W]E NAM$1 ! $UCATION ZONE COMMISSIONS BEGAN TO FUNCTION1 ! MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONS W]E ALSO NAM$ & !N ! $UCATION COMMITTEES 9 ! T[NS4 

,AS A GR\P WE BEGAN TO DISCUSS :I* IS ! MO/ URG5T NECESSITY4 ,! NECESSITY :I* WAS SE5 WAS ! CON/RUCTION ( S*OOLS1 :AT WE DID WAS MAKE ! PROJECT TOGE!R ) ! COMMISSIONS & ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 WE WORK$ ON PROJECTS & 9 ! T[NS & 9 ! MUNICIPALITIES WE BEGAN TO MAKE S*OOL CON/RUCTIONS4 

,NOT ONLY ?AT1 WE WORK$ ON TRA9+S = ! $UCATION PROMOT]S1 BECAUSE !RE IT IS NOT ?AT WE KN[ EV]Y?+1 !RE >E SOME :O DO NOT KN[ BUT ) !IR KN[+ SOME?+ !Y WANT TO SUPPORT ! *ILDR51 SO 9 ORD] = ! PROMOT]S TO TEA* \R *ILDR5 WELL TRA9+ WAS S\<T4 ,! TRA9+S W]E MADE = IT TO BE EQUAL1 = IT TO BE TAU<T ! SAME TO ALL ! *ILDR54 

,FUR!R ON WE CREAT$ ANO!R /UDY LEVEL4 ,H[ DID WE DO IT8 ,:AT WE DID IS ?AT ?OSE :O CAME \T ( PRIM>Y S*OOL1 :]E WE MANAG$ FIR/1 SECOND1 & ?IRD GRADE1 SO ?OSE :O F9I%$ ?IRD GRADE ALREADY KN[ H[ TO READ & WRITE1 SO WE SAW ?AT IT IS NECESS>Y TO TAKE ?OSE /UD5TS SOME:]E ELSE SO ?AT AT LEA/ !Y LE>N SOME?+4 

,AGA9 ) ! IDEA ( ! COMMISSIONS & ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO WE CREAT$ ANO!R S*OOL LEVEL1 WE CALL$ ?AT S*OOL 0,TEJI5DO LA SABIDURIA MAYA10 IT FUNCTION$ 9 ,MOISES ,G&HI1 9 ! MUNICIPALITY ,*E ,GUEV>A1 WEE ?9K ?AT IT IS A S*OOL A LITTLE HI<]4 ,IT WAS ONE YE> ( 9T5SE /UDY BECAUSE !RE ! 
/UD5TS W5T TO LIVE1 ! SUPPORT BASES HAD TO GO TO GIVE !IR S]VICE !RE1 TO COOK !IR FOOD = ! /UD5TS4 ,$UCATION WAS ADVANC+ LIKE ?IS & F9I%+ ONE YE> ?OSE /UD5TS :O W]E 9 :AT WE SAY IS A HI<] PLACE RETURN$ AGA9 TO !IR T[NS4 

,UPON RETURN+ TO ! T[NS !Y GAVE ?OSE /UD5TS ANO!R POSITION1 !RE ANO!R SPACE WAS OP5$ )9 ! MUNICIPALITY1 ANO!R SPACE WAS OP5$ 9 $UCATION1 9 ?AT TIME WE CALL$ IT LEVEL+ S*OOL1 !N 9 ! MUNICIPALITY ! /UD5TS W]E CONC5TRAT$4 ,! FIR/ /AGE ( /UDY WE SAID ?AT IT IS PRIM>Y1 ?AT IT IS FIR/1 SECOND1 & ?IRD GRADE4 

,!N WE OP5$ ANO!R /AGE ( /UDY :I* WE CALL$ KN[L$GE LEVEL+1 ?OSE :O CAME \T ( ! ZONE S*OOL W]E WORK+ !RE1 !Y W5T TO GIVE ?AT S]VICE4 ,LIKE ?IS *ANGES 9 $UCATION W]E TAK+ PLACE1 CURR5TLY 9 EA* MUNICIPALITY WE HAVE SECOND>Y S*OOLS4 

,ALSO 9 HEAL? IT WAS WORK$ ON S9CE LONG BE=E1 SOME KNEW SOME?+4 ,:AT WAS DONE IS ?AT ! COMPAN]OS :O KN[ AB\T HEAL? MORE OR LESS BEGAN TO RAISE ?AT WORK 9 !IR T[N1 FROM !RE IT BEGAN TO BE RAIS$ UP 9 ! MUNICIPALITIES4 ,DEP5D+ ON H[ IT WAS 9 EA* MUNICIPALITY :5 IT BEGAN1 :I* WAS BE=E #a#i#i#d1 BUT AFT] '#i#d IT BEGAN TO BE ORGANIZ$1 ?OSE :O KN[ BEGAN TO TEA* :AT TO DO 9 ! EV5T ( :I*EV] SICKNESS4 

,FUR!R ON SOME SMALL HEAL? H\SES BEGAN TO BE CON/RUCT$1 !RE !N WAS COORD9ATION ) ! C\NCILS4 ,! HEAL? H\SES W]E CON/RUCT$ 9 #b#c1 :5 ! C>ACOLES W]E OP5$1 9FRA/RUCTURE BEGAN TO BE WORK$ ON1 BECAUSE 9 ?AT TIME A LITTLE H\SE WAS MADE EV5 IF FROM /RAW1 !Y CUT ! GRASS & PUT IT AS RO(4 

,:5 ! ,JUNTA BEGAN TO FUNCTION IT BEGAN TO BETT] ! HEAL? H\SES 9 ! T[NS & !N 9 ! MUNICIPALITY ! CON/RUCTIONS W]E ALSO MAKE1 WE H&L$ PROJECTS4 ,SOME CON/RUCTIONS W]E MADE1 EQUIPM5T WAS MADE & TRA9+S1 CURR5TLY WE >E WORK+ LIKE ?IS 9 ! MATT] ( HEAL?4 

,9COME & ,DONATIONS :I* ,>RIVE TO ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO 

,JACOBO 7,=M] ,MEMB] ( ! ,AUTONOM\S ,C\NCIL7 

,ASIDE FROM ! 5TRIES FROM 9FE/$ WOOD1 GRAVEL1 /ONES1 & HOT SPR+S1 !RE >E O!R 5TRIES ( RES\RCES1 = EXAMPLE1 IF A PRII/A COMMUNITY PUTS 9 ELECTRICITY OR A ROAD !IR P]C5TAGE IS *>G$1 ?AT 5TRY REMA9S 9 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,BUT ! ROLE ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO ALSO IS H[ TO PROMOTE ! WORK1 = ?OSE RES\RCES :I* >RIVE TO ! ,JUNTA TO BE TAK5 ADVANTAGE (1 ! PROPOSALS >E TAK5 9 ! COMMUNITIES1 WE MAKE A COORD9ATION 9 ! ?REE LEVELS ( GOV]NM5T1 LOCAL1 MUNICIPAL1 & ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO TO KN[ H[ ?AT MONEY IS GO+ TO BE SP5T4 

,! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO CONV5ES AN ASSEMBLY ( COMISSION]S1 AG5TS1 C\NCILMEMB]S1 TO 9=M ?AT !RE IS A RES\RCE1 !RE IS MONEY ) :I* A PROJECT CAN BE DONE4 ,S9CE ! REPRES5TATION FROM ! MUNICIPALITIES & COMMUNITIES IS !RE ! TASK IS TAK5 TO CONSULT ) ! COMPAN]OS & COMPAN]AS :AT NECESSITY & :AT WE >E GO+ TO DO4 ,9 EA* MUNICIPALITY DIFF]5T PROPOSALS COME \T & !Y HAVE TO BE RESPECT$1 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO HAS TO RESPECT :AT ?AT MONEY IS GO+ TO BE US$ ON4 

,9 ! MUNICIPALITIES ! L>GE/ MAYBE IS #ag DE ,NOVIEMBRE1 ! MAJORITY ( !IR COMMUNITIES >E NEW POPULATION C5T]S1 9 ?IS MUNICIPALITY ! RES\RCES :I* HAVE >RIV$ HAVE BE5 TAK5 ADVANTAGE (1 ! MUNICIPALITY HAS A COOP]ATIVE /ORE 9 ! (FICIAL MUNICIPALITY :I* IS ,ALTAMIRANO1 IT HAS A CATTLE COLLECTIVE & ASIDE FROM ?AT !RE ALSO IS ! $UCATION1 HEAL? WORK4 

,! ZONE1 TO NOT LOSE ?AT RES\RCE :I* >RIV$1 ALSO HAS A COOP]ATIVE /ORE 9 ,CUXULJA4 ,WE HAVE A CATTLE COLLECTIVE AT ! ZONE LEVEL ON A RECOV]$ PLOT :I* ?OSE FROM ,C,I,O,A,C WANT$ TO 9VADE1 :I* IS 9 ,CAMPO ,ALEGRE & WAS WORK$ ON ) ! EF=T ( ALL ! COMPAN]OS FROM ! ZONE1 ! WIRE-F5CES W]E MADE1 ! WORK WAS MADE1 & !RE IS ! CATTLE4 

,H[ DO WE MAKE ! COOP]ATIVES1 = EXAMPLE 9 ,CUXULJA1 H[ DO WE ! SUPPORT BASES CONTRIBUTE8 ,:AT WE DO IS ?AT S9CE EA* MUNICIPALITY HAS REGIONS & ! MUNICIPALITIES TELL US H[ MANY %OPKEEP]S HAVE TO SELL DUR+ A MON? !RE 9 ! /ORE1 ! MUNICIPALITY HAS TO SEE H[ MANY REGIONS IT HAS & !RE IT HAS TO GET ITS %OPKEEP]S4 ,?AT %OPKEEP] IS NOT GO+ TO MAKE MONEY !RE1 EA* MUNICIPALITY ORGANIZES H[ WE >E GO+ TO HELP ?OSE :O >E GO+ TO GO TO SELL 9 ?AT COOP]ATIVE /ORE4 ,!RE IS A TEAM ( ADM9I/RATORS1 ?AT TEAM ( ADM9I/RATORS IS ! ONE :O IS 9 *>GE ( BUY+ ! M]*&ISE1 ( SEE+ :AT ! M]*&ISE IS GO+ TO BE SOLD =1 ( MAK+ ! SEMIMON?LY OR MON?LY ACC\NTS TO SEE H[ MU* ! COOP]ATIVE /ORE IS MAK+4 

,! SAME AS 9 CATTLE-H]D+1 !RE IS A TEAM ( ADM9I/RATOR COMPAN]OS TO SEE IF IT IS NECESS>Y TO VACC9ATE1 IF IT IS NECESS>Y TO DEP>ASITE1 IF IT IS NECESS>Y TO MAKE ! PA/URE OR ! WORK :I* IS DONE 9 CATTLE-H]D+4 ,! COMPAN]OS FROM ?IS COMMISSION >E ALSO NOT MAK+ MONEY1 IT IS A VOLUNT>Y S]VICE ( CONSCI5CE1 ! MUNICIPALITY1 ! REGION1 & ! T[N HAVE TO SEE H[ TO DO ! WORK4 

,BE=E 9 ! ?REE LEVELS ( GOV]NM5T !RE W]E 5TRIES1 !RE W]E RES\RCES1 = EXAMPLE1 IF A BIT ( 9FE/$ WOOD WAS SOLD4 ,BUT ! ZONE IS L>GE & SOMETIMES !RE IS A P]C5TAGE FROM ! MUNICIPALITY1 FROM ! T[N1 & FROM ! ,JUNTA1 WE SAW ?AT ?AT MONEY WAS NOT TAK5 ADVANTAGE ( = ALL1 IT JU/ GOT TO ! T[N 
:]E ?AT WORK CAME \T1 TO ! MUNICIPALITY1 & ! ZONE1 BUT !RE >E MANY COMMUNITIES :I* DID NOT GET ANY?+4 ,?AT IS :Y CURR5TLY ALL ! RES\RCES :I* >RIVE GO DIRECTLY TO ! ,JUNTA1 IT IS NO LONG] DIVID$ BETWE5 ! COMMUNITIES OR ! MUNICIPALITY4 

,IF GRAVEL OR /ONES >E SOLD IT GOES DIRECTLY TO ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 & ! UTILITY1 ?AT IS ! B5EFIT1 HELPS ! :OLE ZONE1 ! ?REE MUNICIPALITIES & !IR COMMUNITIES1 AL?\< IT IS LITTLE1 IT IS NOT MU*1 BUT IT GOES >RIV+ DIRECTLY4 ,EA* MUNICIPALITY OR EA* REGION TO :I* A SMALL CONTRIBUTION >RIVES IS GO+ TO COME TO AN AGREEM5T IF IT DOES A LOCAL CATTLE-H]D+ WORK1 DOES A MILPA WORK1 = EXAMPLE1 ?AT ! MILPA1 BEAN FIELD1 C(FEE FIELD IS BE+ DONE4 ,ALSO IT IS SE5 IF !RE IS A GR\P ( COMPAN]OS :O HAVE TO DO !IR COLLECTIVE BECAUSE !RE ALSO >E COMMUNITIES1 PRECISELY 9 ! NEW POPULATION C5T]S1 :]E ! WORK ( ! COMPAN]AS IS BE+ DONE1 ! BAK]Y1 *ICK51 G>D51 & ALSO ! MILPA WORK4 

,! ROLE ( AUTONOM\S GOV]NM5T & ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO IS TO 5SURE ?AT ! WORK IS PROMOT$ ) ! RES\RCES :I* >E S5T TO ! MUNICIPALITIES1 ?AT ! WORK IS DONE & ?AT A BIT ( PR(IT COMES \T BECAUSE IT IS ( NO USE IF A RES\RCE >RIVES1 IT F9I%ES BE+ SP5T & NO?+ IS LEFT1 IT IS NOT SE5 ON :AT ! MONEY W5T1 IT IS NOT USEFUL1 WE DO NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE ( IT4 ,:AT IS WANT$ IS = ! WORK :I* WE >E DO+ TO BE TAK5 ADVANTAGE (4 

,OM> 7,=M] ,DELEGATE ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,*E ,GUEV>A ,REGION7 

,! DONATIONS :I* >RIVE TO ! ,JUNTA & ! P]C5TAGES :I* >E *>G$ TO P>TY-FOLL[]S 9 MATT]S ( O!R PROJECTS1 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO DIVIDES !M UP 9 ! MUNICIPALITIES DEP5D+ ON ! P]C5TAGE OR ! NUMB] ( CONTRIBUTORS 9 EA* MUNICIPAL & ! ,MUNICIPAL ,C\NCIL HAS TO DE/9E IT = V>I\S WORK 9 ACCORDANCE ) ! AGREEM5TS AT ! MUNICIPAL LEVEL4 ,IT IS NOT ! ,C\NCIL ITSELF :I* IS GO+ TO JU/ BE GIV+ MORE PROPOSALS BUT ! G5]AL ASSEMBLY ( ! MUNICIPALITY IS ! ONE :I* HAS TO DET]M9E :]E ?AT FUND :I* WAS S5T CAN BE WORK$4 

,9 #bi WE BEGAN TO ?9K ) ALL ! COMPAN]OS ?AT A ,B,A,Z 7,ZAPATI/A ,AUTONOM\S ,BANK7 IS BORN )9 ! ,C>ACOL1 WE TOOK \T #a ?\S& PESOS 9 ! ,>COIRIS /ORE1 WE ALSO TOOK \T #bf ?\S& PESOS FROM ! PEOPLE'S FUND1 & WE TOOK \T #b ?\S& PESOS FROM ! TWO HOT SPR+S4 ,) ?AT TOTAL ( #adf ?\S& PESOS WE BEGAN TO WORK ! ,B,A,Z = ! NE$ ( ! SICK COMPAN]OS 9 ! ZONE & ?AT !RE >E NO LONG] RES\RCES1 !RE IS NOT H[ !Y CAN SU/A9 !MSELVES :5 !Y NE$ TO F9D !IR M$IC9E 9 O!R PLACES4 

,?IS WAS BORN BECAUSE ! COMPAN]OS GO TO ASK = LOANS1 !RE >E SOME COMPAN]OS :O AT TIMES >E L5T MONEY1 BUT ! 9T]E/ IS #a1 #a#e1 OR #b.01 IT IS A LOT4 ,\T ( NECESSITY1 AS ! COMPAN]OS WE >E1 ?IS ,B,A,Z WAS BORN SO ?AT !Y CAN BE L5T MONEY FROM ?AT SMALL FUND :I* WE HAVE 9VE/$4 ,BY AGREEM5T1 ! 9T]E/ P]C5TAGE ?AT HAS TO BE *>G$ IS #b.0 IF ! LOAN IS = A SICKNESS1 & IT IS PAID 9 ?REE MON?S2 IF IT IS = BUS9ESS IT IS #c.01 ! MAXIMUM = BUS9ESS IS #e1 PESOS1 IF IT IS SICKNESS IT IS BETWE5 #c1 & #e1 PESOS1 DEP5D+ ON !IR NECESSITY4 

,BUT A PROBLEM CAME :I* WAS 9 ! REQUIREM5TS :I* >E ASK$ = TO GIVE ! LOAN4 ,:I*EV] COMMUNITY ! COMPAN]O COMES FROM1 !Y HAVE TO REQUE/ A PAP]1 EVID5CE1 :]E IT SAYS ?AT ! COMPAN]O HAS !IR NE$ TO BE L5T MONEY1 BE IT = SICKNESS OR = BUS9ESS4 ,IF IT IS = SICKNESS !Y HAVE TO PRES5T A C>D = M$ICAL ATT5TION1 IF IT IS 9 ! AUTONOM\S CL9IC OR 9 A HOSPITAL :]E !Y >E TREAT+ ?AT COMPAN]O OR COMPAN]A1 IF !RE IS NOT A C>D ! AG5T & ! COMMISSION] ( !IR EJIDO OR !IR T[N HAS TO ATTE/ TO IT = ! LOAN TO BE GIV5 TO !M1 BUT IF IT IS = BUS9ESS ! AG5T OR ! COMMISSION] HAS TO GIVE !IR SIGNATURE & ALSO ! ,MUNICIPAL ,C\NCIL4 

,BE+ TRICK/]S ! AU?ORITIES DID A FAVOR = SOME COMPAN]OS1 :5 !Y DID ! FAVOR ( SIGN+ & AU?ORIZ+ IT 9CREAS$ BY ONE DIGIT1 A TRICK/] COMPAN]O4 ,AN EXAMPLE1 IF !Y ASK TO BORR[ #c ?\S& PESOS IT 9CREASES ONE DIGIT MORE1 !Y PUT #ac ?\S& PESOS1 JU/ IMAG9E H[ ! COMPAN]OS :O HAVE MADE ?AT MI/AKE >E SO ALIVE4 ,= ?AT REASON ! NE$ WAS SE5 TO MODIFY IT1 N[ 9 ! REQUIREM5TS :I* >E ASK$ = IS ?AT ! 9=MATION HAS TO BEG9 FROM ! T[N UP TO ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,IT MEANS ?AT FROM ! AG5T & COMMISSION] !Y GO TO AU?ORIZE BUT !Y HAVE TO GIVE ! C]TA9TY ?AT ! COMPAN]O :O ASKS = ! LOAN DOES HAVE !IR BELONG+1 IF !Y HAVE A C(FEE PLANTATION1 IF !Y HAVE AN ANIMAL1 OR :AT !Y HAVE 9 ITS PLACE 9 ORD] TO GU>ANTEE ! LOAN1 IF !Y >E C]TA9 ! COMPAN]O IS GIV5 ! LOAN1 IF !RE IS NOT ?IS WE >E SORRY BECAUSE FROM ?AT MI/AKE :I* WAS MADE !RE IS NO LONG] TRU/4 

,IT IS LIKE ?IS ?AT ! ,B,A,Z WAS BORN1 :I* ALSO IS A PROJECT = EM]G5CIES4 ,= EXAMPLE1 9 #b#a1 AT ! 5D ( #bi & 9 MID-#b#a1 ! RA9 PASS$ HEAVI] & ! WAT] CURR5T TOOK ! H\SES ( ! COMPAN]OS1 !IR ANIMALS1 !IR H>VE/S1 & SOME REMA9$ )\T HAV+ ANY?+4 ,H[ IS IT GO+ TO BE RECOV]$8 ,H[ >E !Y >E GO+ TO CON/RUCT !IR H\SES4 ,?AT IS :Y )9 ?AT ,B,A,Z !Y REMEMB]$ TO PUT :AT !Y CALL AS AN EM]G5CY1 ALSO LIKE ?IS !Y HAD TO GIVE ?AT SOLUTION BECAUSE !RE WAS NOT ANO!R WAY TO SUPPORT ! COMPAN]OS TO :OM ?+S LIKE ?IS HAPP54 ,IF IT IS FROM A PROBLEM ?AT ! WEA!R OR ! RA91 WELL ! COMPAN]O HAS GREAT] RI<T TO BE L5T ! MONEY4 

,! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO DIVIDES UP ! DONATIONS 9 EA* MUNICIPALITY1 = EXAMPLE ,LUCIO ,CABANAS JU/ #a MON?S AGO RECEIV$ #fh ?\S& PESOS4 ,A MUNICIPAL AGREEM5T WAS MADE ?AT ) ?OSE #fh ?\S& PESOS !Y >E GO+ TO MAKE A ,B,A,M 7,AUTONOM\S ,MUNICIPAL ,BANK71 ?AT IS :AT !Y CALL$ IT4 ,! TASK ( ?OSE AUTONOM\S MUNICIPAL C\NCILS IS ?AT IT HAS TO GIVE ITS REPORTS TO ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 IT CANNOT F9I% ! MONEY LIKE ?AT1 ?IS MONEY HAS TO G5]ATE ITS PR(IT4 ,?IS EXAMPLE IS FROM ! MUNICIPALITY ,LUCIO ,CABANAS1 BUT ! ?REE MUNICIPALITIES HAVE LIKE ?IS1 !Y >E GO+ TO WORK 9 V>I\S COLLECTIVES :I* !Y AGREE ON4 

,TW5TY-ONE ?\S& PESOS HAS BE5 GIV5 TO ! SAME MUNICIPALITY TO PLANT C(FEE1 N[ !Y HAVE ALREADY PLANT$ IT1 ALL ?AT IS LEFT IS TO SEE IF ?IS COLLECTIVE WORK IS GO+ TO CONT9UE ADVANC+4 ,IF !Y CAN CLEAN IT & !Y CAN SU/A9 IT ?IS MUNICIPALITY IS GO+ TO GET B5EFIT & IF NOT1 LAT] IT HAS TO RETURN ! MONEY BECAUSE IT CAN HAPP5 ?AT RESPONSIBILITY IS LACK+4 ,! AGREEM5TS :I* >E BE+ REALIZ$ >E LIKE ?IS & ?AT IS :Y EA* MUNICIPALITY HAS ITS AGREEM5TS ON :]E & H[ !Y CAN DO ! COLLECTIVE WORK4 

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

,ROB]TO ,B>RIOS 

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

,$G> 7,DELEGATE ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,M,>,E,Z ,B5ITO ,JU>EZ7 

,BE+ 9 ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO WE PREP>$ REPORTS TO 9=M ! BRO!RS & SI/]S ON H[ ! WORK IS GO+1 ON H[ ! MONEY WAS SP5T FROM ! PROJECTS ?AT !Y HAVE S5T4 ,BUT AS DELEGATES ( ! ,JUNTA :AT WE >E GO+ TO SAY 9 ! REPORTS IS NOT \R [N WORK1 IT IS ?R\< ! REPORTS ( EA* ,M,>,E,Z1 9 AGREEM5T ) :AT HAS BE5 SAID 9 ! PROJECTS' >RANGEM5TS4 

,ANO!R ?+ ?AT WE ! DELEGATES ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO >E DO+ IS ?AT WE MAKE RECORDS :5 SOME BRO!RS OR SI/]S WANT TO GO TO VISIT1 OR WANT TO GO GIVE WORK%OPS TO ! COMMUNITIES1 )\T A RECORD IT CANNOT BE DONE BECAUSE WE DO NOT KN[ :O CAN >RIVE TO ! COMMUNITIES :]E !RE >E COMPAN]OS4 

,BE=E IT WAS NOT DONE LIKE ?IS1 ,I HAVE BE5 A DELEGATE = ?REE YE>S1 9 MY P]IOD WE BEGAN TO SEE :AT IS ! RECORD1 WE KNEW ?AT BE=E IT WAS NOT DONE1 !RE >E BRE?R5 :O JU/ >RIV$ DIRECTLY LIKE ?AT )\T P]MISSION FROM ! ,JUNTA4 ,BUT IT DOES NOT MEAN ?AT WE ?9K IT1 BUT ?AT WE TALK FIR/ ) ! T[NS SO ?AT !Y KN[1 SO ?AT IT IS 9 !IR KN[L$GE :5 A SOLID>Y BRE?R5 WANTS TO >RIVE 9 ! VISIT1 SO ! T[N !N KN[S1 A BRE?R5 HAS TO C>RY !IR RECORD4 

,WE ALSO MAKE A RECORD :5 \R SUPPORT BASE COMPAN]OS :O HAVE A HEAL? PROBLEM1 IF A COMPAN]O COMES TO BE SICK OR IS NOT F\ND 9 GOOD HEAL? WE MAKE A RECORD TO S5D = !M TO GO TO A HOSPITAL1 = EXAMPLE ! ,SAN ,C>LOS ,CL9IC 9 ,ALTAMIRANO & ALSO 9 ,S,A,D,E,C TO SEE H[ ?OSE COMPAN]OS CAN BE SUPPORT$4 

,IF !Y GO DIRECTLY TO ! L>GE/ HOSPITALS :I* ! GOV]NM5T MANAGES1 LIKE ?OSE 9 ,TABASCO1 !Y >E GO+ TO PAY MU* MORE = ALL ! M$IC9E1 ?AT IS :Y WE >E SEE+ ?AT SITUATION4 ,ALSO REG>D+ HEAL? WE >E S5D+ ! VACC9ES TO ! MUNICIPALITIES EV]Y ?REE MON?S4 ,WE >RIVE TO PICK UP ! VACC9ES 9 ! ,S,A,D,E,C1 ?AT IS :Y EV]Y ?REE MON?S ! *ILDR5 COMPAN]OS & COMPAN]AS >E VACC9AT$4 

,9 \R ,ZONA ,NORTE !RE IS A C(FEE COOP]ATIVE1 :5 ! COMPAN]OS DO !IR MEET+S WE1 ! DELEGATES ( ! ,JUNTA1 >E ALWAYS ACCOMPANY+ ?OSE COMPAN]OS TO SEE :AT IS DEALT )1 :AT AGREEM5T !Y MAKE !RE OR :AT WORK !Y >E GO+ TO DO4 ,WE ACCOMPANY ?OSE COMPAN]OS :O >E ! C(FEE COOP]ATIVE1 !Y HAVE !IR DELEGATES 9 EA* T[N1 ?OSE DELEGATES COME ALSO TO ! MEET+S1 = !M TO KN[1 = !M TO BE ABLE TO 9=M :AT WAS DEALT ) 9 ?AT MEET+ ( ! COOP]ATIVE4 

,!RE >E FIVE MUNICIPALITIES :I* >E EXPORT+ C(FEE1 !Y >E ! MUNICIPALITIES ( ,ACABALNA1 ,B5ITO ,JU>EZ1 ,LA ,PAZ1 ,LA ,DIGNIDAD1 & ,RUB5 ,J>AMILLO4 ,?OSE >E ! MUNICIPALITIES :I* >E EXPORT+ !IR C(FEE & !RE >E F\R C\NTRIES :I* >E BUY+ ?AT C(FEE3 ,ITALY1 ,G]MANY1 ,FRANCE1 & ,GREECE4 

,9 ! C(FEE COOP]ATIVE :I* !RE IS 9 \R ZONE !RE >E C(FEE PRODUC]S1 !RE >E COMPAN]AS :O >E ALSO PRODUC]S4 ,9 ! COOP]ATIVE !Y >E WORK+ 9 A AUTO-C]TIFICATION WAY1 9 O!R WORDS ?AT COOP]ATIVE DOES NOT WORK ) ,C]TIMEX1 IT IS AUTO-C]TIFICATION4 

,! BO>D ( DIRECTORS IS A TEAM ( COMPAN]OS1 ASIDE FROM ?IS EA* MUNICIPALITY HAS ITS MUNICIPAL TE*NICIAN1 ONE 9 EA* MUNICIPALITY1 EA* COMMUNITY HAS ITS LOCAL TE*NICIAN1 ?IS IS :AT !Y CALL ! AGROECOLOGY PROMOT]S1 !Y >E ! ONES :O >E MO/ DIRECTLY ) ! PEOPLE1 >E ! ONES :O SEE ! WORK DIRECTLY H[ ! AUTO-C]TIFICATION IS BE+ DONE4 

,! AUTO-C]TIFICATION IS H[ EA* PRODUC] WORKS1 H[ IT IS ?AT !Y DO !IR WORK 9 !IR C(FEE PLANTATION1 ON !IR PLOT1 IF !Y NO LONG] USE GRAMOXONE1 AGRO*EMICALS1 ALL ?OSE F]TILIZ]S1 ! LOCAL 
TE*NICIAN IS 9 *>GE ( SUP]VIS+ IF EA* PRODUC] NO LONG] USES ?OSE AGRO*EMICALS 9 !IR C(FEE PLANTATION1 HE DIRECTLY VISITS ! P>CEL4 ,9 ?IS WAY ! LOCAL TE*NICIAN IS RELAT$ TO ! MUNICIPAL TE*NICIAN & LIKE ?IS !Y COORD9ATE ) ! BO>D ( DIRECTORS1 & ! BO>D ( DIRECTORS IS ! ONE :O GIVES A REPORT TO ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 LIKE ?IS ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO HAS ! CONFID5CE ?AT ! WORK IS BE+ DONE LIKE ?IS4 

,! PUR*AS]S :]E ! C(FEE IS EXPORT$ ASK = A DOCUM5T :]E ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO SAYS IF ?AT C(FEE1 ?AT PRODUCT1 IS ORGANIC1 ! BUY]S ASK = A DOCUM5T1 A C]TIFICATE1 :]E IT IS SAID ?AT ! C(FEE IS ORGANIC4 ,DUR+ ALL ?AT WORK ?AT IS BE+ DONE IF ! PUR*AS]S WANT TO DO SOME?+ OR WANT TO DO A MEET+ !Y ALWAYS HAVE TO COME TO ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO1 ! MEET+S ALWAYS >E 9 A COORD9AT$ MANN]4 

,:5 !Y DO A MEET+ ! ,JUNTA ALWAYS HAS TO BE PRES5T & IF !Y WANT TO MAKE A PROPOSAL OR AN AGREEM5T !Y ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO HAS TO BE !RE4 ,SEV]AL YE>S W5T BY 9 :I* ! ,JUNTA C\LD NOT C]TIFY1 KN[ IF REALLY IS A FACT ?AT ! C(FEE IS ORGANIC1 IF ! COMPAN]OS !MSELVES >E NOT LY+4 

,BE=E :AT ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO DID IS ?AT IT TOOK IT TO ! ASSEMBLY1 S9CE IT IS KN[N ?AT ! ASSEMBLY IS ! GREATE/ AU?ORITY1 ! ,JUNTA CANNOT REPLACE1 IT CANNOT MAKE ITS [N DECISION ON C]TIFY+ OR PUTT+ A SEAL ON A DOCUM5T1 BUT IT IS UNTIL ! PEOPLE SAYS1 UNTIL ! ASSEMBLY SAYS4 ,IF ! ASSEMBLY SAYS OR ! PEOPLE SAY ?AT YES WELL ! ,JUNTA DOES IT4 

,:AT ! ,JUNTA HAS DONE IS AN 9T]*ANGE ( VIEWPO9TS AMONG MUNICIPAL TE*NICIANS1 !RE >E FIVE MUNICIPAL TE*NICIANS :I* !RE >E 9 ! FIVE MUNICIPALITIES4 ,! ,JUNTA TOOK ?AT PROPOSAL TO ! ASSEMBLY IF IT IS OKAY LIKE ?IS TO PROVE ?AT AGRO*EMICALS >E NOT BE+ US$1 = ! ,JUNTA TO C]TIFY IT AN 9T]*ANGE ( VIEWPO9TS FROM ONE MUNICIPALITY TO ANO!R MUNICIPALITY WAS DONE1 LIKE ?IS IT C\LD BE PROV$ WELL ?AT ! C(FEE IS ORGANIC1 UP TO !RE ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO C]TIFI$ IT1 IT MADE ?AT DOCUM5T4 

,ALEX 7,MEMB] ( ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,JAC9TO ,CANEK ,REGION7 

,AB\T CATTLE-H]D+ 9 \R ZONE1 WE HAVE A PLOT RECOV]$ BY ! ZONE1 BY ! SUPPORT BASES1 ON ?AT PLOT IT WAS ! SAME AS IS HAPP5+ 9 ! T[N :I* IS CALL$ ,SAN ,PATRICIO1 :I* N[ IS ,COM&ANTE ,ABEL4 ,! SAME ?+ HAPP5$ !RE BUT IT WAS RESOLV$ & ! COMPAN]OS REMA9$ !RE AGA91 BUT ?AT PLOT WAS LEFT TO ! ZONE1 #ae HECT>ES BELONG TO ! ,ZONA ,NORTE TO WORK 9 COLLECTIVE4 

,IT WAS ATTEMPT$ TO WORK ! CORN !RE BUT IT DID NOT WORK1 N[ WE >E WORK+ 9 CATTLE-H]D+4 ,9 CATTLE-H]D+ WE HAVE #aa HEADS ( CATTLE & WE HAVE 9VE/$ 9 TOTAL #g ?\S& PESOS4 ,ON ! PUR*ASE ( CATTLE #e#a#c1#a PESOS W]E SP5T TO PUR*ASE ! CATTLE & !N 9 TOTAL ) ! WIRE1 ! MASONRY1 ALL ?AT1 !Y W]E #g ?\S& PESOS OR A LITTLE MORE4 

,?OSE :O CONTRIBUTE ! WORK >E ! SUPPORT BASES1 ! MUNICIPALITIES1 !Y ROTATE :5 IS NECESS>Y TO CUT ! PA/URES :5 !Y >E BU%Y1 ! MUNICIPALITIES S5D PEOPLE BUT ! ,JUNTA COORD9ATES IT4 ,! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO HAS ! COORD9ATION1 IT HAS TO SEE H[ ! PA/URES >E1 :AT IS MISS+4 ,!RE IS AN AGREEM5T FROM ! ZONE MEET+ :I* IT IS NECESS>Y TO NAME TWO COMPAN]OS SO ?AT !Y GO TO COV] ! %IFT TO C>E = ?AT CATTLE1 ONE MON? P] MUNICIPALITY1 ! #b#cRD ( EA* MON? !Y ROTATE1 ON ! #b#cRD A MUNICIPALITY 5T]S & LEAVES ON ! #b#cRD ( ! NEXT MON?2 !RE >E TWO COMPAN]OS P] MUNICIPALITY4 

,! ONES 9 *>GE ( C>+ = ! CATTLE >E ! REGIONAL DELEGATES1 !Y >E ! ONES :O HAVE TO TAKE %IFTS4 ,IF !RE >E SOME COMPAN]OS :O DO NOT KN[ AB\T ! CATTLE A REGIONAL DELEGATE HAS TO GO & A CATTLE- H]D] :O DOES KN[ AB\T CATTLE4 ,BUT ! ONE :O IS GO+ TO CONTROL IS ! ,JUNTA1 :5 SOME ANIMALS GET SICK ! ,JUNTA HAS TO *ECK AB\T ! M$IC9E1 AS !RE >E DONATIONS FROM !RE ! M$IC9E IS PUR*AS$1 EV]Y?+ :I* IS LACK+1 ! CATTLE-H]D]S ONLY 9=M H[ ! CATTLE >E4 

,! ,JUNTA HAS TO BE SEE+1 SOMETIMES EV]Y TWO DAYS1 EV]Y ?REE DAYS1 !Y HAVE TO COME TO *ECK H[ !Y >E1 IF ?OSE :O >E !RE FROM ! MUNICIPALITIES' COMMISSIONS 5SUR+ !Y >E FULFILL+ !IR WORK1 IF !Y >E FULFILL+ IT AS IT %\LD BE4 ,LIKE ?IS IS H[ WE >E WORK+ 9 ! COLLECTIVE WORK ( ! ZONE1 IT HAS ALMO/ BE5 ONE YE> S9CE WE B\<T ?AT CATTLE1 ?OSE ANIMALS HAVE BE5 !RE = #aa MON?S BUT WE /ILL HAVE NOT SOLD1 WE HAVE /ILL NOT GOTT5 :AT IS ! PR(IT BUT UNTIL !RE WE GO WORK+4 

,! OBJECTIVE ( ?AT WORK IS = ! DONATIONS ?AT !RE >E 9 ! ,JUNTA TO NOT BE MISSP5T JU/ LIKE ?AT ON :ATEV] NECESSITY ?AT !RE IS1 ?AT IS :Y ?AT IDEA WAS CREAT$ TO =M A ZONE COLLECTIVE SO ?AT ONE DAY WE HAVE SOME?+ TO SU/A9 \RSELVES FROM1 NOT WAIT+ = !RE TO BE SOME ,N,G,O :I* GIVES PROJECTS = ! ,JUNTA DE ,BU5 ,GOBI]NO4 ,WE >E BEG9N+ TO WORK :AT IS ! ZONE WORK4 

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