{"id":20358,"date":"2014-12-24T00:29:06","date_gmt":"2014-12-24T05:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/partner\/sipaz\/"},"modified":"2021-06-24T14:23:05","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T19:23:05","slug":"sipaz","status":"publish","type":"partner","link":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/partner\/sipaz\/","title":{"rendered":"International Service for Peace (SIPAZ), Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"

Servicio Internacional para la Paz, M\u00e9xico<\/p>\n

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SIPAZ was founded in 1995 and is a permanent program that is supported by an international coalition of civil organizations and religious groups.\u00a0 SIPAZ plays a role in preventing socio-political violence in the communities of the Mexican state of Chiapas and the states of Oaxaca and Guerrero in southern Mexico.\u00a0 SIPAZ operates from a perspective of non-violence that stresses the construction of positive peace in these states.<\/p>\n

SIPAZ has identified three primary areas of work:<\/p>\n

Accompaniment of women and\/or women’s groups in rural areas of southern Mexico:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Contacts are maintained and strengthened with women’s groups and women’s organizations in Chiapas, Oaxaca, and Guerrero. These organizations are visited, and various forums, press conferences, and assemblies are being held.\u00a0 Marches by these women’s organizations and groups are advocated on violence against women and women’s rights. \u00a0The project continues its close connection with the Roman Catholic Women\u2019s Commission (CODIMUJ). \u00a0Implementation of workshops in additional communities is planned with the expansion of participation of members of other organizations.<\/p>\n

Generate increased attention on women’s roles in peace processes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The SIPAZ blog posts information about gender issues, women’s struggles, violence against women, women’s organizations, female human rights defenders, etc.\u00a0 Articles are written on gender issues for the quarterly newsletter of SIPAZ, published in Spanish, English, German, and French.\u00a0 Also, 3,500 printed reports are distributed every three months in indigenous communities where the contents on gender issues may have a direct impact.<\/p>\n

Generate an integral gender perspective within SIPAZ’s activities:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Internal workshops on planning, monitoring, and evaluating processes are planned for staff members to integrate gender with specific objectives, strategies, and activities.\u00a0 Gender is the priority of the persons working on this issue within SIPAZ and the whole team.<\/p>\n

Although many SIPAZ workshops are exclusively for women, the presence of men is also encouraged.\u00a0 Having men in the workshops creates a positive exchange of ideas between women and men, bringing interesting insights to the discussions and reflections.\u00a0 Language is frequently a difficulty because not all SIPAZ staff persons speak the region’s indigenous language, which is ch’ol, and many of the indigenous women do not speak Spanish.\u00a0 The project plans look for women in the communities who can help, both with the preparation and evaluation of the workshops and translation.<\/p>\n

Update on the SIPAZ Women and Peace Project<\/em><\/h3>\n

The SIPAZ Women and Peace Project has identified areas of need and has worked on them during 2013:<\/p>\n

Area 1:\u00a0 Accompaniment of women and\/or women’s groups in rural areas of southern Mexico<\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2013 SIPAZ accompanied a wide range of activities promoted by organized women, mostly in Chiapas.\u00a0 During many field trips made in 2013, they obtained interviews with women, getting their perspectives on what was happening in their regions.\u00a0 For observation missions, the presence of SIPAZ enabled the successful development of brigades, reports on documented cases of abuse, and, without attributing this result to the missions as such (much less to SIPAZ alone), threats have ceased or decreased.\u00a0 In one case, although the underlying problem is far from solved, the signing of a pact allowed the relocation of displaced men and women close to the zone they are from.<\/p>\n

Area 2:\u00a0 Information In Promotion Of Action<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

SIPAZ seeks to increase attention and awareness of the difficulties experienced by women in politico-social conflicts in the Mexican states of Chiapas, Oaxaca, and Guerrero and to visualize their contribution in the processes of peace, reconciliation, and justice.<\/p>\n

In 2013, two articles were published in the quarterly report on issues affecting women and\/or their organizational processes.\u00a0 In Focus: Violence against Women, one article, \u201cIn Mexico, they forget to punish those responsible,\u201d was published in the December report, and a second article, \u201cCaretakers of the people and the land in light of barriers to effective participation of women and youth,\u201d in the February edition.\u00a0 At least one article each month was also published on the SIPAZ blog; most of the entries were on femicides, a problem existing in the three Mexican states mentioned above.<\/p>\n

Area 3:\u00a0 Peace Promotion\/Peace Education<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

SIPAZ seeks to provide forums for exchange and training for women in indigenous communities.<\/p>\n

In 2013, SIPAZ had fewer workshops on “Gender and Peace” in indigenous communities in the Northern Zone. Still, many new training spaces were opened with more chance of impact due to the participation of more organized women.<\/p>\n

Area 4:\u00a0 Training<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In December 2013, SIPAZ conducted an internal workshop on “security and gender.”<\/p>\n

SIPAZ continues to face challenges but is motivated to continue forward.\u00a0 One of their participants, who survived an attack after protesting that mining companies were destroying natural resources, especially clean water, \u00a0states:\u00a0 \u201cMore than anything else, I would like to thank all the organizations and all the people who have supported us and who have contributed to my recovery. I want to tell you that I will continue to fight. I have hope that one day this mining company is going to get out of this community. I give my thanks to all other organizations that fight against mining projects or save water. I hope that one day they will stop using our natural resources and be able to save them. We are the ones who need these resources. The people and companies that come to our community want our resources so that they can enrich themselves – not because they really need them.”<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","region":[20015,20014],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nInternational Service for Peace (SIPAZ), Mexico - Global Ministries<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/partner\/sipaz\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"International Service for Peace (SIPAZ), Mexico - Global Ministries\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Servicio Internacional para la Paz, M\u00e9xico SIPAZ was founded in 1995 and is a permanent program that is supported by an international coalition of civil organizations and religious groups.\u00a0 SIPAZ plays a role in preventing socio-political violence in the communities … Read more\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/partner\/sipaz\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Global Ministries\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-06-24T19:23:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/partner\/sipaz\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/partner\/sipaz\/\",\"name\":\"International Service for Peace (SIPAZ), Mexico - Global Ministries\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2014-12-24T05:29:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-06-24T19:23:05+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/partner\/sipaz\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/partner\/sipaz\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/partner\/sipaz\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Partners\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/partners\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"International Service for Peace (SIPAZ), Mexico\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/\",\"name\":\"Global Ministries\",\"description\":\"Global Ministries is a common missional witness of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ. 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