Sowing Struggle: Urban and Rural Social Movements in Tlaxcala, Mexico

With 20 years of experience constructing autonomy and resisting free trade, Luz Rivera Martinez is one of Mexico's most inspiring grassroots organizers. She established the Consejo Nacional Urbano Campesino (CNUC, National Urban and Peasant Council in Tlaxcala) to resist NAFTA and works tirelessly to demand government accountability, defend family farms, and build inspiring, community-based health, education, and infrastructure projects. Luz's presentation will speak to those interested in women's, peasant, and labor movements.