Join DSA's Mutual Aid Working Group and International Committee (Americas Subcommittee) for a cross-committee reading group of Hilary Klein's Compañeras: Zapatista Women's Stories.

The reading group will be held on Zoom on six consecutive Sundays, beginning January 29 and ending March 5, at 8:30 Eastern/5:30 Pacific. You'll receive a Zoom link after registering.

From the publisher:

Compañeras is the untold story of women’s involvement in the Zapatista movement, the indigenous rebellion that has inspired grassroots activists around the world for over two decades. Organizer Hilary Klein has gathered the stories of grandmothers, mothers, and daughters who became guerrilla insurgents and political leaders, educators and healers—who worked collectively to construct a new society of dignity and justice. Compañeras shows us how, after centuries of oppression, a few voices of dissent became a force of thousands, how a woman once confined to her kitchen rose to conduct peace negotiations with the Mexican government, and how hundreds of women overcame engrained hardships to strengthen their communities from within.

The book is long, so the reading schedule is necessarily somewhat intensive, but it's fascinating, quick-moving reading. Don't let the fast pace dissuade you: please do what you can, process what you're able, and bring yourself, your knowledge, and your comrades along to join us in what will most certainly be a series of robust discussions.

The book can be purchased directly from the publisher, Seven Stories Press, or your bookseller of choice, but we don't want the cost to be an obstacle for anyone joining in, so if you need a copy, please reach out to mutualaid@dsacommittees.org and we'll get you squared away.

READING SCHEDULE:
(please note that page numbers might vary slightly between editions/paper vs. e-books/etc.)

1/29: Intro pages and Ch. 1 (pp 1-70)
2/5: Ch. 2+3 (pp 71-154)
2/12: Ch. 4+5 (pp 155-251)
2/19: Ch. 6 (pp 252-309)
2/26: Ch. 7 (pp 310-386)
3/5: Ch. 8+9 and outro pages (pp 387-end)

AGAIN, YOU WILL RECEIVE A ZOOM LINK AFTER REGISTERING. If you do not, please email mutualaid@dsacommittees.org and we'll make sure you have it!