In Mexico City, the autonomous cultural space Chanti Ollin withstands a violent eviction and continues in resistance.
Since before the election, a wide variety of analyses focused on showing that Trump was the product of the frustrations of white working class americans, who did not have much formal education and had been impoverished by economic crisis and unemployment. The problem is that these theories fall short, and the reality is much worse.
Thousands of men and women, from a multitude of peoples and communities, are struggling daily to build a different path, just and dignified.
OkupaChe defines itself as an autonomous space for self-organized work, a space for the people, one that is made up of different collectives and individuals.
In spite of all the attacks, they remain firm. “Cherán is not going to give up the fight. We won’t hand over our form of government or self-determination.”