Why a Mexico Solidarity Project?
The Mexico Solidarity Project was launched in 2019. The Project is a labor of love that reflects our love of labor — on both sides of the border. The past, present and future of the US and Mexico are inextricably linked. We have much to learn from Mexican activists and need their support for US struggles. Together, we can transform our hemisphere!
What is solidarity? US progressives need solid fact-based information about what is happening in Mexico, as seen through the eyes of the Mexican people. The US left must come together to pressure the US government to take its knee off Mexico’s neck.
Mexico Solidarity Bulletin Committee
The free, bilingual Bulletin spotlights the struggles and humanity of activists in Mexico and the Mexican diaspora through weekly interviews. We explore what they’re thinking, feeling, and doing, and how their own particular history and culture grounds their passion and commitment to changing our world. Getting to know, respect, and love each other is the basis of true solidarity.
Mexico Solidarity Labor Committee
In 2021, we connected with workers at the GM auto plant in Silao, Guanajuato, and helped them win an independent union. Our support includes media work, letter writing to US government entities, protests at US corporate offices, and fundraising. Because auto is a major driver of the Mexican and US economies, and because of the upsurge in auto worker organizing in both countries, our labor solidarity work will concentrate in the auto sector.
Mexico Solidarity Media Committee
In 2023, our newest committee corrects what most English speakers receive from mainstream media that view Mexico through an “America First” lens. Those “news” sources often distort, misinform, and disseminate outright lies that serve US corporate and nationalistic interests. The Mexico Solidarity Media website provides independent analyses, translations from progressive Mexican sources, reprints of excellent articles, and podcasts and YouTubes.
The past, present and future of the US and Mexico are inextricably linked. We have much to learn from Mexican activists and need their support for US struggles. Together, we can transform our hemisphere!