Leaders from various states throughout Mexico stand before delegates at the IV Extraordinary Congress of the Coordinadora Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (CNTE), Mexico City, March 15, 2018. (Photo: José Luis Granados Ceja/ Peoples Dispatch)
The following photos are from mobilizations, meetings and events of the National Coordinator of Education Workers (CNTE), a militant trade union of educators in Mexico that has been on the front lines of resistance against the Mexican government’s policies of assassinations, neoliberalism, violence, corruption and fights not only for the rights of the education workers but for a dignified life for all in Mexico.
Teachers from the state of Michoacan affiliated with the Coordinadora Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (CNTE) march during a demonstration along Mexico City’s Paseo de la Reforma, April 9, 2018. (Photo: José Luis Granados Ceja/ Peoples Dispatch)A teacher affiliated with the Coordinadora Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (CNTE) raises her fist during a chant at the opening of the IV Extraordinary Congress of the organization, Mexico City, March 15, 2018. (Photo: José Luis Granados Ceja/ Peoples Dispatch)The leadership of the the Coordinadora Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (CNTE) marches at the head of the demonstration along Mexico City’s Paseo de la Reforma, April 9, 2018. (Photo: José Luis Granados Ceja/ Peoples Dispatch)Supporters of the Coordinadora Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (CNTE) hold a banner detailing their list of demands on the government of Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, Mexico City, April 9, 2018. (Photo: José Luis Granados Ceja/ Peoples Dispatch)A supporter of the Coordinadora Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (CNTE) holds up a sign calling for renewed dialogue with the Mexican government, Mexico City, April 9, 2018. (Photo: José Luis Granados Ceja/ Peoples Dispatch)The leadership of the the Coordinadora Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (CNTE) marches at the head of demonstration along Mexico City’s Paseo de la Reforma, April 9, 2018. (Photo: José Luis Granados Ceja/ Peoples Dispatch)A teacher affiliated with the Coordinadora Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (CNTE) addresses a march in Mexico City, April 9, 2018. (Photo: José Luis Granados Ceja/ Peoples Dispatch)
(José Luis Granados Ceja is a writer and photojournalist based in Mexico City. He previously worked as a staff writer for teleSUR and currently works on a freelance basis. His stories focus on contemporary political issues, particularly those that involve grassroots efforts to affect social change. He often covers the work of social and labour movements in Latin America.)
