Charlotte Saenz and Zara Zimbardo: On Community Building and the Zapatista Movement

Published: Aug. 1, 2024, 6 a.m.

Some podcast apps may not display links from our show notes (see below) properly, so we have included a list of links at the end of this description.\n*\nThe Zapatista movement emerging from Chiapas, Mexico over the past three decades has impacted people all over the world who struggle to liberate themselves from colonial capitalism and Cis-Heteropatiarchy. \n*\nBetween 2012 and 2019, several delegations of CIIS students, staff, and faculty traveled to Chiapas. There they attended various educational encounters that compose part of what CIIS faculty Charlotte Mar\xeda S\xe1enz calls \u201cZapatista Seed Pedagogics,\u201d a way to describe the mutual education between Zapatistas and those outside their autonomous territory.\n* \nIn this episode Charlotte is joined by fellow CIIS faculty member Zara Zimbardo for a conversation exploring the ways the Zapatista movement bridges different worldviews, politics, and geographies to collectively revision and remake \u201ca world in which many worlds fit,\u201d an oft-repeated Zapatista slogan.\n*\nThis episode was recorded during a live online event on November 11th, 2023. You can also watch it on the CIIS Public Programs YouTube channel. A transcript is available at ciispod.com. To find out more about CIIS and public programs like this one, visit our website ciis.edu and connect with us on social media @ciispubprograms.\n*\nWe hope that each episode of our podcast provides opportunities for growth, and that our listeners will use them as a starting point for further introspection. Many of the topics discussed on our podcast have the potential to bring up feelings and emotional responses. If you or someone you know is in need of mental health care and support, here are some resources to find immediate help and future healing:\n*\n-Visit 988lifeline.org or text, call, or chat with The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by dialing 988 from anywhere in the U.S. to be connected immediately with a trained counselor. Please note that 988 staff are required to take all action necessary to secure the safety of a caller and initiate emergency response with or without the caller\u2019s consent if they are unwilling or unable to take action on their own behalf.\n*\n-Visit thrivelifeline.org or text \u201cTHRIVE\u201d to begin a conversation with a THRIVE Lifeline crisis responder 24/7/365, from anywhere: +1.313.662.8209. This confidential text line is available for individuals 18+ and is staffed by people in STEMM with marginalized identities.\n*\n-Visit translifeline.org or call (877) 565-8860 in the U.S. or (877) 330-6366 in Canada to learn more and contact Trans Lifeline, who provides trans peer support divested from police.\n*\n-Visit ciis.edu/ciis-in-the-world/counseling-clinics to learn more and schedule counseling sessions at one of our centers.\n*\n-Find information about additional global helplines at befrienders.org.\n*\nLINKS\n*\nPodcast Transcripts: https://www.ciispod.com/\n*\nCalifornia Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) Website: https://www.ciis.edu/\n*\nCIIS Public Programs YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ciispublicprograms\n*\nCIIS Public Programs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ciispubprograms/\n*\nMental Health Care and Support Resources:\nhttps://988lifeline.org/\nhttps://thrivelifeline.org/\nhttps://translifeline.org/\nhttps://www.ciis.edu/ciis-in-the-world/counseling-clinics\nhttps://befrienders.org/