General information

Call No.:

392-1-1:39/1

Part of series

HU OSA 392-1-1 Video Recordings of WITNESS: Activist films of Witness: Documentary films and promotional videos of Witness

Located at

DVD-ROM #39 / No. 1

Digital ver. identifier

HU OSA 392-1-1_039

Date of production

2000

Date

2000

Level

Item

Primary Type

Moving image

Language

English

Duration

9 min.

Notes

Partner: Union de Comunidades Indigenas de la Zona Norte del Istmo (UCIZONI)

Content

Form/Genre

Documentary film

Contents Summary

This is a recut of a longer documentary "Ahora es el tiempo mas duro". This video by the Women's Commission of UCIZONI (Union de Comunidades Indigenas de la Zona Norte del Istmo) in Oaxaca, Mexico, explores the impact of government social policy and globalization on the lives of indigenous community members in the Tehuantepec Isthmus region, where UCIZONI is based. Community members talk about the changing dynamics of their communities, including men migrating in search of work, and the loss of traditional knowledge, as well as the impact of government policies that encourage dependency on the cities, including increased use of pesticides and chemicals on crops. They also reflect on the implementation of health policy including recurring violations of women's reproductive rights.

Context

Associated Names

UCIZONI (Copyright holder)

WITNESS (Copyright holder)