Fund United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
Center Interdisciplinary Research in Sciences and Humanities (CEIICH)
Mexico Multicultural Nation University Programme (PUMC)
National Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples (CDI)
Alliance of Indigenous Women of Central America and Mexico (ALLIANCE)
Convened by:
QUALIFIED TO STRENGTHEN INDIGENOUS WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP 2011 The Diploma aims to contribute to capacity building of indigenous women, Mexican women leaders through discussion, reflection and evaluation of reality in which they are embedded, from their perspective and supported by cross-cultural comparison of experiences related, sponsored by the graduate faculty.
The immediate objectives will focus on: develop personal capacities for dialogue and political management of the participating women.
extend the knowledge of participants on the current situation of indigenous women in their countries, whose recent trajectories point to important differences in the relationship between the state and indigenous peoples, as well as forms of participation of indigenous women leaders in the process of redefinition of the relationship.
Participants may participate indigenous Mexican women who meet the following requirements:
• Be leaders in their regions of origin, in any form (exercise any function of authority in their original cargo systems, to be teachers or educational developers, to sponsor cultural, to be promoting human rights.)
• owned by indigenous communities and organizations.
• Preferably be speaking their native languages \u200b\u200b.
• Have a university degree or technical. Otherwise, equivalent experience.
Methodology and ways of working To meet the proposed objectives and provide specific content to the modules of the diploma that empowers indigenous women than expedite, apply the following methodological and practical resources:
a) Promote forms equitable teaching from the recognition of indigenous women as epistemic subjects as historical subjects and as subjects of rights.
b) Assistance in the development of "Proposals for Indigenous women's agenda in the second half of the decade of the century ", which is definitive for a process of mutual listening that facilitates the production of new knowledge through the interaction of ancestral knowledge and academic knowledge. This will contribute to the implementation of new technologies, developing an electronic record of the Diploma development, indigenous women may be doing a story of their work. From this, the group of participants will identify focal points for the elaboration of the above agenda, including the challenges, challenges and actions that require an immediate commitment of incidence.
c) To facilitate the dissemination of the proposals made by participants while respecting their authorship.
structure of the graduate curriculum According to the guidelines of the UNAM for the delivery of graduates and the provision of documentary evidence for this degree includes 140 hours of theoretical and practical work, divided into 6 modules (corresponding to 96 contact hours ), advisory work (20 hours) and carrying out advocacy proposal by the graduating candidates of the same (24 hours). Themed Content
Unit 1. Spirituality, TK and gender relations in indigenous
Objective: To exchange experiences among participants, as the indigenous region of membership, forms of organization and participation in leadership.
Methods: Contents
knowledge Dialogue. 1. Preparation and presentation of autobiographies.
2. IK.
3. Relationship between indigenous knowledge and non-indigenous.
4. Indigenous system, spirituality, ceremonies and religious leaders.
5. Indigenous Wisdom: relationship with the spiritual worldview and territorial.
6. Duality, complementarity. Comprehensiveness. Multiple identities. Gender relations and multiculturalism.
7. Forms of oppression against women in the name of tradition.
8. Indigenous women's role in the cultural reproduction of the people and the building of leadership, from the identification and appropriation of their knowledge.
9. Art, identity and gender relations.
Unit 2. Social movements, indigenous women and relations with the state Objective: To promote collective reflection on the role of women in indigenous mobilizations.
Methodology: The State current demonstrations, indigenous organizations and demands which include women.
Content.
1. Historical process of formation of the indigenous movement.
2. Analysis of organizational processes and policy proposals of the movement of women and indigenous peoples.
3. Historic moments on the relationship between indigenous peoples and States.
4. Self-determination, autonomy and public policy making.
5. Alternative political participation of Indigenous Peoples: strengths and challenges.
6. Strategies of organization and participation of indigenous women.
7. Networks indigenous women:
8. Alliance of Indigenous Women of Mexico and Central America,
9. Continental Network of Indigenous Women FIMI.
Unit 3. Identity and rights of indigenous women Objective: To reflect collectively on the presence of indigenous women in international instruments and national Human Rights
Methodology: Critical analysis of relevant institutional documents.
Content.
1. Human Rights: features, types of human rights.
2. Relationship between Human Rights and Indigenous Rights.
3. International Instruments Human Rights, Women's Rights and Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
4. UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. ILO Convention 169.
5. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at the UN and indigenous women.
6. The right of indigenous women to a life free of violence.
7. General Law on Women's Access to a life free of violence.
8. The rights of women and indigenous peoples in Mexico and other Latin American countries.
9. Review of National Policy Framework, provisions specifically applicable to persons belonging to an indigenous community or people.
10. States Constitution Mexico, General Law of Linguistic Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Federal Criminal Code, Criminal Procedure Code of Federal, Land Law, Law of the National Commission of Human Rights, Federal Law to Prevent and Eliminate Discrimination.
11. Review of the constitutions and the provisions applicable to persons and women belonging to indigenous community or people in the states of Oaxaca, Chiapas, Guerrero, Michoacán
12. Mechanisms for promoting and defending the rights of women and indigenous peoples.
Unit 4. Power relations, multiculturalism and indigenous women Objective: Analyze the positions they occupy indigenous women about the power within and outside of indigenous movements, along with reflection on the terms and consequences thereof for their recognition as leaders.
Methodology: Exchange of experiences.
Content.
1. Indigenous women from the interrelations between various forms of oppression, racism, patriarchy, economic inequality, poverty, social exclusion, lack of freedom of expression, and others.
2. Violence against indigenous women.
3. Indigenous visions of the good life and gender relations.
4. Challenges to articulate the struggle of indigenous women and the global women's movement.
Unit 5. The leadership of indigenous women as builders and promoters of the new changes and challenges Objective: To encourage self-recognition of indigenous women leaders as innovators and creators of social change
intercultural perspective Methodology: Development of advocacy proposals
Content.
1. Forms of leadership according to the organizing of indigenous peoples.
2. Main demands and challenges of indigenous women's organizations.
3. Management strategies of indigenous women's organizations.
4. Mapping States. Mapping, by the participants to identify needs and situation of each one of them.
Deadline for receipt of applications: February 4, 2010.
Documents to submit: Application
and explanatory letter.
