Las Abejas
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Publicado: 14 de enero de 2013
Las Abejas, or "The Bees," is a Christian pacifist civil society group of Tzotzil Maya formed in Chenalho, Chiapas in 1992 following a familial property dispute that left one person killed. When members of the community took the injured man to the nearest town for medical attention, they were accused of attacking him themselves and jailed. When family members realized what had happened, theybegan a pilgrimage on foot to San Cristóbal de Las Casas. Along the way, Christian pacifists in other villages joined the group, which is dedicated to peace, justice, and anti-neoliberalism. Las Abejas freed their companions and grew as an organization.
When the Zapatista Army of National Liberation uprising took place in 1994, Las Abejas stood in solidarity with the Ejército Zapatista de LiberaciónNacional's (EZLN) ends and principles, but not their violent means. They paid a high price for their support however, when on December 22, 1997, forty-five of their members were massacred while praying in a church, in what has come to be known as the Acteal Massacre.
|Contents |
| [hide] |
|1 Origins |
|1.1 Roots |
|1.2 The Land Dispute |
|1.3 Alternate Version of the Originsof Las Abejas |
|2 Religious Commitments |
|2.1 Ecumenicism |
|2.2 Commitment to Prayer, Fasting, and Scripture |
|2.3 Indigenous Theology|
|2.4 Forgiveness and Reconciliation |
|3 Political Affiliation |
|3.1 Ideology |
|3.2 Relationship to the PRI|
|3.3 Relationship to the EZLN |
|4 The Acteal Massacre |
|4.1 Leading up to the Acteal Massacre |
|4.2 December 22, 1997|
|4.3 The Funeral |
|5 Post-Acteal |
|5.1 Seeking Justice |
|5.2 Pillar of Shame|
|6 Maya Vinic Coffee Collaborative |
|7 References |
[edit] Origins
[edit] Roots
The catalyst for the formation of Las Abejas was a land dispute that occurred in 1992, but the roots of the organization go back to thework of the progressive Roman Catholic Church in Chiapas, particularly under the leadership of Bishop Samuel Ruiz. Bishop Ruiz, who was influenced by Liberation Theology and in particular by the meeting of Latin American bishops (the Latin American Episcopal Conference) in Medellin, Colombia in 1968. The Catholic Church and its pastoral workers, under Bishop Ruiz's leadership, began to focus on...
When the Zapatista Army of National Liberation uprising took place in 1994, Las Abejas stood in solidarity with the Ejército Zapatista de LiberaciónNacional's (EZLN) ends and principles, but not their violent means. They paid a high price for their support however, when on December 22, 1997, forty-five of their members were massacred while praying in a church, in what has come to be known as the Acteal Massacre.
|Contents |
| [hide] |
|1 Origins |
|1.1 Roots |
|1.2 The Land Dispute |
|1.3 Alternate Version of the Originsof Las Abejas |
|2 Religious Commitments |
|2.1 Ecumenicism |
|2.2 Commitment to Prayer, Fasting, and Scripture |
|2.3 Indigenous Theology|
|2.4 Forgiveness and Reconciliation |
|3 Political Affiliation |
|3.1 Ideology |
|3.2 Relationship to the PRI|
|3.3 Relationship to the EZLN |
|4 The Acteal Massacre |
|4.1 Leading up to the Acteal Massacre |
|4.2 December 22, 1997|
|4.3 The Funeral |
|5 Post-Acteal |
|5.1 Seeking Justice |
|5.2 Pillar of Shame|
|6 Maya Vinic Coffee Collaborative |
|7 References |
[edit] Origins
[edit] Roots
The catalyst for the formation of Las Abejas was a land dispute that occurred in 1992, but the roots of the organization go back to thework of the progressive Roman Catholic Church in Chiapas, particularly under the leadership of Bishop Samuel Ruiz. Bishop Ruiz, who was influenced by Liberation Theology and in particular by the meeting of Latin American bishops (the Latin American Episcopal Conference) in Medellin, Colombia in 1968. The Catholic Church and its pastoral workers, under Bishop Ruiz's leadership, began to focus on...
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