Talk: Tolantongo Cooperative: A documentary about a successful Eco-resort cooperative in Mexico [] Center for Global Justice
Event Category: Presentations/Discussions
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Monday, August 16, 20211:00pm CDT – 2:00pm EDTFILM & DISCUSSION
directed by Atahualpa Caldera Sosa
Mexico is living in crisis. The country is exhausted by the corruption and impunity which reaches every corner of society. It is tired of the inequality, the violence, the injustice, and the dispossession. In a small town in the semidesert of Hidalgo, a group of men and women of Ñañú origin are setting an example of rural community development – a cooperative rural development that protects natural resources, cares for traditions and respects people.
The cooperative is key to their success. As heirs of the agrarian reform of the thirties, they have shown that the ejido remains a possible means for the development of rural communities, through cooperativism. Their secret lies in the ejido cooperative which was formed by their grandparents.
What we do The Center engages in local community support and outreach to promote and advance initiatives and movements toward social justice, grassroots empowerment and democracy, and environmental sustainability. It is also devoted to critical analysis of the processes and impacts of globalization, both local and international. The Center works to develop alternative socio-economic systems that conserve and share the world’s cultural, economic, and environmental resources for the benefit of humankind.
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