Weaving Transnational Solidarity

Katherine O’Donnell PhD Sociology, Indiana University; Professor, Sociology, Hartwick College. Her recent publications include “Weaving Solidarity from Oneonta to Oxchuc ” in Antipode, 2008 and “Pimping Maria from Puebla to Panama: Peasants, Paramilitaries, and Petroleum ”in North American Dialogue 2004.

Students, researchers, teachers, activists interested in social movements, Latin America, human rights, social justice, fair trade, feminist studies, indigenous rights, solidarity economics, public sociology and anthropology.

Preface ¡Mujeres adelante! (Women Forward)

PART I: FRAMES/LOOMS
Chapter One: Introduction: Transnational Solidarity - Global Justice is Gendered
Chapter Two: 'For a Life with Justice and Dignity': Indigenous Women’s Rights and Voices in Global Context

PART II: WEAVERS
Chapter Three: 'Ya Gotta Know When to Hold Em'-Reflections on Fieldwork in the Zona de Conflicto
Chapter Four: Learning to Walk in Women’s Land: The Process of Accompaniment with K'inal Antzetik
Chapter Five: Jolom Mayaetik- Mayan Women’s Weaving Co-operative and Collectivism
Chapter Six: Davida y Goliath: Rosalinda Challenges the World Bank

PART III: TAPESTRIES
Chapter Seven: Creating Transnational Solidarity - Linking Economic, Health, Reproductive, and Political Rights
Chapter Eight:Building Intercultural Bridges - Rethinking Academic Practice
Chapter Nine: Conclusion – Tying Up Loose Threads (Beads on a Rosary)

PART IV: APPENDICES

Bibliography
Index