David Monroy, Mexican Teachers and the Struggle for Democracy (San Francisco: Global Exchange, 1997) Pamphlet, photographs, 13 pages.

Global Exchange, the non-governmental organization which is a leader in promoting international solidarity and in supporting struggles for democracy in Mexico, has produced an excellent short pamphlet on Mexican teachers, their struggle for democracy and the Mexican government's current campaign of repression against them. Author David Monroy combines history, political analysis, and journalism in this wonderfully written booklet which will be of use of interest to labor unionists and human rights activists. Teachers unions in Canada and the United States should buy quantities of this pamphlet to distribute among their officers, stewards, and active members, and other unions might do so as well. This pamphlet makes an excellent companion to Maria Lorena Cook's book Organizing Dissent: Unions, the State, and the Democratic Teachers' Movement in Mexico, and could be recommended for classroom use in courses in Latin American studies or labor studies.

The pamphlet forms part of Global Exchange's current campaign to promote solidarity between Canadian, Mexican and U.S. teachers. Those interested in visiting Mexico in August of 1997 to exchange views with Mexican teachers should contact Sandra Nova at Global Exchange (800) 497-1994. The pamphlet is available from Global Exchange, 2017 Mission Street, Suite 303; San Francisco, California 94110, telephone, (415) 255-7296.

Mexican Teachers and the Struggle for Democracy