TIL, the residents of Cheran, Mexico armed themselves and kicked out the ruling cartel as well as every politician and policeman. It now functions as a legal self-governing indigenous community with a crime rate near 0%
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Specifically, it was indigenous women who freed their village from oppressive forces. From loggers to kidnappers to police, all of them were run out because these women armed (and masked) themselves, took hostages, and threatened to kill them.
Since this day, five years ago, theyβve begun to repair the forest that was destroyed by loggers over the decades. Theyβve successfully revived 3000 acres! And because there is no more crime, all citizens feel save roaming the streets at night, and exploring the vast forest theyβve become responsible for.
I went looking for an update since itβs now 8 years from the uprising, and it appears things are still going very well for the community. In fact, theyβve been steadily improving:Β https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2019-10-07/mushrooms-cheran-mexico-indigenous-revolution
βThey taught their neighbors to grind onions and guajillo chiles into thick, warming stews called atapakuas and young men to make tortillas by hand, a task historically seen as womenβs work. The movement represented a return to certain traditions but, led by women and young people, also meant clearing space for new voices and attitudes.βΒ Β
~Michael SnyderΒ for the LA TimesΒ Oct. 7, 2019
This is an EXCELLENT read! - go check it out.Β I needed a happy ending.
This is wonderful. :)
