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Book Citations

New Critical Theory: Essays on Liberation By William S. Wilkerson, Jeffrey Paris Published 2001 Rowman & Littlefield ISBN 0742512789

Basta!: land and the Zapatista rebellion in Chiapas By George Allen Collier, Elizabeth Lowery Quaratiello Published 2005 Food First Books ISBN 0935028978

Women of Chiapas: Making History in Times of Struggle and Hope by Christine Eber (Editor), Christine Kovic (Editor) Routledge; 1 edition (August 22, 2003) ISBN-10: 0415945577 ISBN-13: 978-0415945578

Las Abejas: Pacifist Resistance and Syncretic Identities in a Globalizing Chiapas (Outstanding Dissertations on Religion in History, Society, and Culture, 1) by Marco Tavanti Routledge; 1 edition (December 20, 2002) ISBN-10: 0415942152 ISBN-13: 978-0415942157

Video for Change: A Guide for Advocacy and Activism by Sam Gregory, Gillian Caldwell, Ronit Avni, and Thomas Harding, Pluto Press (September 26, 2005) ISBN-10: 0745324126 ISBN-13: 978-0745324128

Biz-War and the Out-of-Power Elite: The Progressive-Left Attack on the Corporation by Jarol B. Manheim Lawrence Erlbaum; 1 edition (March 25, 2004) ISBN-10: 0805850686 ISBN-13: 978-0805850680

Ethnomusicology: A Contemporary Reader by Jennifer C. Post Routledge; 1 edition (November 8, 2005) ISBN-10: 0415972035 ISBN-13: 978-0415972031

Unexpected Harvest: A Faith Journey in Four Seasons by Margery Leach Trafford Publishing; 170 edition (July 6, 2006) ISBN-10: 1553690915 ISBN-13: 978-1553690917

Academic Articles

Schafer, Leah R. "Review of Pueblos Unidos: Swine Flu Ground Zero in Mexico", Transnational Cinemas Vol.1 No.1: 2010 (105-106)

Article written by CMP Founder Alexandra Halkin “Outside the Indigenous Lens: Zapatistas and Autonomous Video making”, Global Indigenous Media, Eds. Dr. Pamela Wilson and Michelle Stewart, Duke Press, 2008

Neustadt, Robert, University of California Santa Barbara, Music and Politics Journal VOL. II 2007 “Reading Indigenous and Mestizo Musical Instruments: The Negotiation of Political and Cultural Identities in Latin America” {link}

Halkin, Alexandra, Revista Chilena de Antropologia Visual – numero 7- Santiago, junio 2006 – p.71-92 – ISSN 0718-876X Rev.chil.antropol.vis., “Outside the Indigenous Lens: Zapatistas and Autnomous Videomaking” {link}

Smith, Laurel C., University of Texas Press, Journal of Latin American Geography - Volume 5, Number 1, 2006, pp. 113-128, “Mobilizing Indigenous Video: the Mexican Case” N/A

Salzman, George, University of Massachusetts at Boston, April 2001 “The Chiapas Media Project and Crisanto” {link}

Español

Halkin, Alexandra, Revista Chilena de Antropologia Visual – numero 7- Santiago, junio 2006 – p.71-92 – ISSN 0718-876X Rev.chil.antropol.vis., “Fuera de la optica Indigena: Zapatistas y Videastas Autonomos” {link}

Salzman, George, University of Massachusetts at Boston, Abril 2007 “El Proyecto de Medios de Comunicacion en Chiapas y Crisanto” {link}

Espanol

2007 Abril, La Isla (bilingue) p.44-47, “Chiapas a traves del lente de los Chiapanecos” por Carmen Alarcorn

2005 Octubre, Contratiempo p.8-9, “La mirada indigena: Chiapas en video” por Julio Rangel

2005 Octubre 11, La Jornada Michoacan, Cultura, “Medios indigenas e indigenistas” por Carlos F. Marquez {link}

2003 Octubre 26, La Jornada Mexico D.F., Espectaculos, “Comenzo el primer Festival Internacional de Cine y Derechos Humanos, en Espana” por Rafael Monroy {link}

2000 Octubre 13, La Jornada Mexico D.F., Politica p. 14, “Consolidan red de videoastas indigenas” por Blanche Petrich {link}

2000 Octubre 13, Publico p. 24, Nacional, “Educar desde la ‘resistencia’” por Marino Gonzalez/AlbertoRodriguez

2000 Octubre 26, La Jornada, Politica p.15, “ Insta ecologista preso a seguir lucha contra la tala illegal” por Alma E. Munoz {link}

Radio

October 5, 2007 WBEZ 91.5 fm, Chicago Public Radio, Worldview interview with Francisco Vazquez 30:00 min

November 9, 2006 WMBR 88.1 fm, Boston Public Radio, Spherio interview with Aasia Mohammad

March 25, 2002 Web Radio, GenderTalk Interview with Alexandra Halkin 67:15 min

Film Festival Awards

2006 Lenola Film Festival, Italy

2006 Merit in Film Award, Latin American Studies Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico

2005 Human Rights Award, Reebok Foundation, United States

2004 Merit in Film Award, Latin American Studies Association’s, Las Vegas, Nevada

2004, 3rd Prize, TV Programs, Earth Science Film Festival, Trieste, Italy

2004, The Most Optomistic Vision of the Future, Green Vision Festival, St. Petersburg, Russia

2004, First Prize, Socio/Political Organizing in Indigenous Communities, VII Intl. Film and Video Festival of Indigenous Peoples, Santiago, Chile

2004, First Prize, Indigenous Category, “Contra El Silencio,” Mexico

2004, First Prize, Human Rights Category, “Contra El Silencio,” Mexico

2003, First Prize, Geografias Suaves, Mexico

2003, Silver Special Jury Award, Worldfest, Houston

2003, Bronze Award, Worldfest, Houston

2002, Gold Special Jury, Worldfest, Houston

1999, Eagle Award, Taos Talking Picture Festival, New Mexico

Television Broadcasts

1999, 2001, 2006, 2007, Free Speech TV, Boulder, Colorado

2006, Cable TV 98, University of the District of Columbia TV, "In the Path of Conflict Series," Washington, D.C., US

2003, Channel 11 (Canal Once), Mexico

2004, Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation(MBC), “Worldwide Weekly,” Seoul, Korea

2003-2004, Maori TV, New Zealand

2004, E-TV, The Technology Channel, “Earth Science Film Festival,”Milan, Italy

2001, Channel 2/Televisa, Mexico

2001, Green Channel-KETV, Canada

2001, Aboriginal People’s Television Network, Canada

2001, Imagine TV/Sky Cable Channel, Mexico

2001, “Red Circle”/Televisa, Mexico

2000, Channel 40/CNI, Mexico

Reviews

http://criticasmagazine.com/ 8/15/2006

Eyes on What’s Inside: The Militarization of Guerrero and The Land Belongs to Those Who Work It

Founded in 1998, the Chiapas Media Project (CMP) provides video equipment, computers, and training to marginalized indigenous communities in southern Mexico so that they can document their social and economic struggles on film. “The Land,” filmed in the autonomous Zapatista community of Bolon aja’aw in northern Chiapas, traces the community’s opposition to government plans to displace the community in order to establish an ecologically sound tourist area. This short film documents a meeting between the community’s leaders and government officials as they seek a compromise. In the end the community finds no solution to what seems like the appropriation of well-managed, productive lands. “Eyes” is a longer and more complex work that traces the militarization of the Mexican state of Guerrero and emphasizes human rights violations.The film effectively combines conversations with scholars, who address the issue of an increasing presence of the military, and with one of the natives helping to document the confrontation with the military. Both of these documentaries highlight Zapatista programs to improve their villages, known as organizaciones del pueblo indigena (organizations of native people), which often lack government support. Viewers will see the building of schools, plans to improve agricultural systems without causing ecological damage, and improvement of health and living conditions. These documentaries are beautiful and skillfully done despite the Zapatistas’ lack of experience. Highly recommended for collections on contemporary Mexican-Zapatista issues.

—Rafael Ocasio, Agnes Scott Coll., Decatur, GA

"The Chiapas Media Project is remarkable! This project is a rare and powerful example of how indigenous people are using the weapons of technology and trans-nationalism to make their voices heard and advance their struggles. Not only are their videos wonderful teaching resources, but their presentations inspire students and faculty alike to rethink old ideas about indigenous cultures, and forge new ties of solidarity." Maria Elena Garcia, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Sarah Lawrence College".

"CMP videos inform and inspire--the videos are gems. CMP presentations are lively and instructive, going beyond the background we need to understand the videos to provide hard-to-get updates on contemporary rural Mexico. We hear the wonderful stories behind the videos and learn about the process whereby video makers and communities interact to shape video story and imagery." William H. Fisher, Associate Professor of Anthropology, William and Mary College.

"The CMP presentation led our students to a place where idealism and courage confront injustice. It is evident that the CMP videos and the discussions that followed have had a long-term impact; students refer to the Zapatistas repeatedly. In times when young people can be overwhelmed with feelings of insignificance, we are grateful for the opportunity to challenge the cynical world fostered by commercial media. " Janice Windborne, Ph.D. Dept. Media, Journalism & Film, Southwest Missouri State University.

"The films have a powerful human component that you just ca not get from secondary sources about the injustices occurring in Chiapas and Guerrero. Bringing the event to the Fresno State campus provided a setting for exposure and learning that otherwise would not be present. It’s artistic and informative." Maria Sofia Corona-Solyluna, Fresno State M.E.Ch.A/USAS".

"CMP documentaries are an essential point of entry into the world of indigenous resistance. CMP videos accomplish their goal of telling the story from the perspective of the indigenous by implementing the concept of autonomy in their approach to video production. These documentaries are an irreplaceable guide for understanding the autonomous movement and why it is a workable alternative to corporate controlled globalization." Glen David Kuecker, Assistant Professor of Latin American History, DePauw University.