CEUXHIDZA beyond just an institution is an experience in which the students are part of a new model of learning that permits them to reassess principles, techniques, knowledge and community values.
The Center for University Studies, CEUXHIDZA is a learning community inspired by intercultural dialogue and knowledge. We consider that wisdom is not used just to interpret the world, but to change it. We wish to share an educative process of constant investigation and learning where the pedagogy is inspired by our own life experience, cosmovision, interrelationships with other beings, and from the Xhidza(Zapoteco) people. Our motto; “perceive and create the echos of the world” is derived from the fact that to reinforce our mode of living, we need to perceive the echos of the world living in community(Yedzi). Through affection we can create to become that we believe possible.
During this 8 week long program, students engage with themes of social and environmental justice through addressing themes of global economy and its local effects, land tenure, and “clean energy” in the context of Oaxaca.
During the first 5 weeks, the students take classes, go on excursions, and meet with civil organizations, collectives, local artists, and activists. In this phase we focused on political economy, geographic issues, and an introduction to qualitative research methodology, among other themes.
In the last three weeks, the university students design and carry out an investigation with the themes that they choose. They are given the option to travel through the state, or conduct their investigation from the capital.
Saúl Fuentes commented that he has been participating in CORAL, A.C. for 11 years, and has spent more than 30 years working with people with hearing disabilities. Currently they are conducting a fundraiser to continue their work with this population.
Servicios Universitarios y Redes de Conocimientos en Oaxaca (SURCO) presents the first part of the research carried out this year 2018, which analyzed 15 mining projects in Oaxaca. This work focuses on 7 projects of the U.S. mining company Gold Resource Corp (GRC), whose subsidiary in Mexico is Don David Gold Mexico S.A. de C.V., its area of influence includes municipalities of Central Valleys and the Sierra Sur in the state of Oaxaca.
GOLD RESOURCE CORP or DON DAVID GOLD MEXICO MINING PROJECTS
Servicios Universitarios y Redes de Conocimientos en Oaxaca (SURCO), presents the first part of the research carried out on mining projects in Oaxaca. This research focuses on the U.S. mining company Gold Resource Corp (GRC), with Don David Gold México S.A. de C.V. as a subsidiary in Mexico. Its area of influence includes the municipalities of Valles Centrales and Sierra Sur in the state of Oaxaca.
About This Work
The concern originated after reviewing several tables of mining projects in the state of Oaxaca, most issued by requests for access to public information and others by the State Mining Panorama. These databases lack a breakdown of the concessions that make up each project. In addition, in many cases they only mention one municipality for each project, although the concessions cover more than one municipality; in other cases they mention municipalities that are not part of the concession area. In addition, there are various data related to mining projects in official sources that contradict each other.
This material is intended to be a tool to clearly locate mining projects in Oaxaca. The main product of this study is a map showing the projects with their respective concessions and concession titles. This visualizes the municipalities affected by the concessions, and therefore, by the mining projects. The map we present highlights in beige the concessions in the area that belong to other companies and are not part of the GRC projects.
The second part of this investigation takes mining projects in communal territories and municipalities in the district of Ixtlán in the Sierra Norte region of Oaxaca. Of the 38 concessions in this region, 36 touch the district of Ixtlán, according to the Cartografía Minera de la Secretaría de Economía.
The main purpose of this work was to define and locate more clearly the projects El Roble, Lachatao and Geranio. The map illustrates these three mining projects of the Canadian company First Mining Gold Corp. (FMGC), as well as the the Natividad and Anexas concessions, and other concessions in the same area.
FMGC is a Canadian enterprise that has 25 mining projects in Canada, Mexico and the United States, which can be found in phases of exploration and development. Until now, they have not had any mines in operation. Their principal focus is gold.
Visit to Teotitlán del Valle Thursday the 4th of October, Friday a visit to Capulalpam and a couple days of knowledge exchange in CEUXHIDZA de Santa María Yaviche.
This winter we started a new university program in SURCO with students at the Northwest Indian College, located in Bellingham Washington. It is a great pleasure to have students from the first nations of North America: Quinna Hamby of the Tuscarora(Skarure) Nation, and Mikaela Ponca Montoya of the Osage(Niakonska) Nation, who both presented a bit […]
This winter we started a new university program in SURCO with students at the Northwest Indian College, located in Bellingham Washington. It is a great pleasure to have students from the first nations of North America: Quinna Hamby of the Tuscarora(Skarure) Nation, and Mikaela Ponca Montoya of the Osage(Niakonska) Nation, who both presented a bit about the history and the situation of their peoples in the United States. The presentation was in English with translation into Spanish.
We were so glad to have these two students here with us at SURCO and we wanted to make space for them to share some of their experiences with you.
On the 18th, 19th and 20th of February of this year, we visited the community of Santa María Yaviche, to share experiences and knowledge with the community and with the students of the Centro de Estudios Universitarios Xhidza CEUXHIDZA.
You are cordially invited to the exposition that these students will have about their peoples.
On Sunday March 3rd the students at the University of Arizona Center for Latin American Studies had their first session of talks in Oaxaca at SURCO.
On Sunday March 3rd the students at the University of Arizona Center for Latin American Studies had their first session of talks in Oaxaca at SURCO.
On the 4th, 5th and 6th, the students traveled to Sierra Juárez to exchange experiences and knowledge with students from CEUXHIDZA. CEUXHIDZA hosted, and lent their facilities for the exchange.
SURCO facilitates numerous workshops and offers spaces for community learning and collaboration. Workshops include: Digital Security Free and Open Source Software Permaculture, Green Technology, and Ecological Living Composting Toilet Construction Introduction to QGIS Story Mapping with Open Sourced Software Additionally, SURCO collaborates on a number of digital communication and media projects, including community radio.
SURCO facilitates numerous workshops and offers spaces for community learning and collaboration.
Workshops include:
Digital Security
Free and Open Source Software
Permaculture, Green Technology, and Ecological Living
Composting Toilet Construction
Introduction to QGIS
Story Mapping with Open Sourced Software
Additionally, SURCO collaborates on a number of digital communication and media projects, including community radio.
SURCO, in collaboration with organizations, communities, activists, and international allies, strives to create ensembles of collective knowledge, sharing useful tools with the growing Oaxacan social movements. Recent Collaborations and Events: Geopolitical Seminar, every Wednesday from 6:00- 8:00pm. Women’s Workshop, “Women who run with the wolves”. Books: Lo vimos lo vivimos (2009). Oaxaca 2006, Diez […]
SURCO, in collaboration with organizations, communities, activists, and international allies, strives to create ensembles of collective knowledge, sharing useful tools with the growing Oaxacan social movements.
Recent Collaborations and Events:
Geopolitical Seminar, every Wednesday from 6:00- 8:00pm.
Women’s Workshop, “Women who run with the wolves”.
Books: Lo vimos lo vivimos (2009). Oaxaca 2006, Diez años después (2016).
Militant (Engaged) Research
Photography Expositions
Conference on Digital Activism in Indigenous Languages
Collective Radio Broadcasts via the internet (Horizontes), (14 de junio 2016).
Art and social movements: We participate in the National Campaign in Defense of the Earth and Territory (Campaña Nacional en Defensa de la Tierra y el Territorio). We coordinate with artists including: Mare Advertencia Lírika, Grupo Raíces, and Sánez.
These activities seek to foster collective reflection, learning, and knowledge among Oaxacans while at the same time acquiring better habits and new technologies to emplOy in social movements and life in general.
