Tag Archives: CNTE

MEXICO: November repression

Posted on 03/11/2015 by Ed Sykes

In the wake of the murder of José Luis Rodríguez Muñiz (just hours after he’d published a video criticising President Enrique Peña Nieto, local authorities, and the Mexican political system), it has come to light that the government is once … Continue reading →

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MEXICO: CNTE, Zapatistas & CRAC-PC Unite Around Ayotzinapa

Posted on 18/11/2014 by Ed Sykes

Three social movements that have represented the hopes of Mexican people for autonomy and justice in recent years have been the CNTE teaching union, the Zapatistas, and the community police forces of the CRAC-PC. Strongest in the southern states of … Continue reading →

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The Political Murders of Ayotzinapa & the October 8th Solidarity March in Mexico City

Posted on 09/10/2014 by Ed Sykes

Last weekend, 28 charred bodies were found in Iguala, Guerrero, in what was another in a long line of mass murders in Mexico since the drugs trade became more prominent in the 1990s. This time, however, the BBC reported that … Continue reading →

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The Media Attack on Teachers in Mexico

Posted on 15/05/2014 by Ed Sykes

In Mexico, teachers are all too often attacked by both politicians and the media, just as they are throughout the world. It is indeed true that the corrupt bureaucrats of the leadership of the SNTE union (which for many years … Continue reading →

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MEXICO: CNTE returns to Zócalo

Posted on 31/01/2014 by Ed Sykes

31-01-14 Mexico City – A Little over four months since they were violently evicted from the Zócalo (the main square of Mexico City), teachers from the CNTE union have returned to what is formally known as the “Constitution Square” to … Continue reading →

Posted in Autonomy, capitalism, dignity, independence, justice, Latin America, Mexico, politics, rebellion, revolution, socialism, Uncategorized | Tagged CNTE, Education, Educational Reforms, Mexico, Mexico City, Neoliberalism, Oaxaca, Pact for Mexico, PAN, Peña Nieto, PRD, PRI, PRInosaur, Privatisation, Repression, Resistance, Strike, Teachers Union | Leave a comment

MEXICO: Violent Present for CNTE from Mancera

Posted on 06/01/2014 by Ed Sykes

The camp-site of the teachers of the CNTE union near the Plaza de la República was cleared on the night of January 5th 2014 – an early present for the Día de los Reyes from Mexico City’s head of government … Continue reading →

Posted in Autonomy, capitalism, dignity, independence, justice, Latin America, Mexico, politics, rebellion, revolution, socialism, Uncategorized | Tagged #FuerzaCNTE, #FuerzaMaestros, CNTE, DF, Education Reform, Eviction, Government, Mancera, Mexico, Mexico City, Oaxaca, Police, PRD, Protest, Teachers, Union | 2 Comments

MEXICO: PRD not on the Side of the People

Posted on 10/11/2013 by Ed Sykes

The head of Mexico City’s government, Miguel Ángel Mancera Espinosa, warned that, before Monday, the streets surrounding the CNTE’s sit-in at the Monumento a la Revolución must be cleared, and that he does not plan to give them more time … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged CNTE, DF, Distrito Federal, Maestros, Mancera, Mexico City, PRD, Protests, Reforma Educativa, Teachers | 1 Comment

MEXICO: The CNTE Returns

Posted on 10/11/2013 by Ed Sykes

CNTE Section 22 OAXACA Cencos 22 8 November, 2013 Surrounded by slogans and signs of happiness, motorised convoy of CNTE workers arrived at the Ángel de la Independencia in Mexico City at 17:30 on Thursday 7th of November. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged CNTE, Democracia, Democracy, Educational Reform, Lucha Magisterial, México, Mexico, Peña Nieto, Protests, Reforma Educativa, Teachers, Unions | 4 Comments

MEXICO: Gordillo, Unions, and Education

Posted on 27/10/2013 by Ed Sykes

Against the SNTE of Elba Esther Gordillo Having run the SNTE teacher’s union like a dictatorship and a personal business, Elba Esther Gordillo is a good example of a traitor. Faced with an Education Reform that targets teachers rather than … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged CNTE, Education, Educational Reform, Elba Esther Gordillo, Maestros, Mexico, Reform Educativa, Revolución, Revolution, SNTE, Teachers | 1 Comment

They Are Not ‘Delinquents’! (CNTE / Mexico)

Posted on 22/09/2013 by Ed Sykes

In Mexico City, there are thousands of teachers standing up to the government. Around Mexico, there are hundreds of thousands. And the amount of support for them and opposition to the government is growing day by day. Yesterday, I met … Continue reading →

Posted in dignidad, dignity, justice, Latin America, Latinoamérica, México, política, politics, Uncategorized | Tagged CNTE, Educational Reform, Mexico, Mexico City, Oaxaca, Pact for Mexico, Peña Nieto, PRI, Teachers, Televisa, TV Azteca | 4 Comments