If you have ordered coffee on-line and have not yet receied your coffee please call Felipe at 651-353-0687.

All orders will be filled with the remaining costal of coffee.

 

ORDER COFFEE by contacting our Arizona Briaga. To place an order please email Arturo at yollotl_13@yahoo.com or by calling 520-604-0995.

WHY NO MORE ON-LINE SALES? We have run out of coffee in Minnesota where we manage the on-lines sales. We do not anticipate getting more coffee because the market price for coffee combined with our limited resources to invest in a new shipment does not match. We have had 7 years of a successful coffee project however, it would take a great deal of investment to bring this project back to life and in a more sustainable manner.

We are open to considering options to keep this project alive and thriving. If you have any comments please direct them to orders@cafeparalavidadigna.com and we will be sure to read your email and respond in a timely manner.

 

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Café Para La Vida Digna (CPLVD) is launching a new autonomous economy plan called Community Supported Zapatista Coffee (CSZ), to allow politically aware conscious consumers to participate directly in supporting a Zapatista coffee project that builds self sufficiency and autonomous economy.

Zapatista coffee producers who harvest the coffee from the trees will be more connected to the conscious consumers who support them through the new CSZ. With the purchase of a CSZ Membership, conscious consumers will be securing their coffee supply for the year while also helping to grow the coffee cooperative in this time of need. The CPLVD Cooperative is making a collective effort to grow the project without taking loans from corporate banks, keeping us free from the chains of credit.

This project, now in its fifth year, is in critical need of growing its support base in order to become self sufficient. In a time when we are improving processes like starting our own mill for cleaning and sorting the beans, we are also faced with hard realities like weather. The climate this past year has harvest projections way down, leaving demand for coffee higher, which means prices are higher. Although this is great for the local Fair Trade price, it also means less coffee was harvested per family and in order to secure the same amount of coffee, we will need more money up front to pay the producers.

The hopes and dreams of the CPLVD Cooperative are to sustain its autonomous Education and Medical projects through their own local forms of production and the CSZ is one very important way to create a strong autonomous economy which this community critically needs.

School and Medical Clinic in Need of Support Indigenous education and health care in Chiapas need improvement and sustainability. The Autonomous Zapatista Medical Clinic and School lack sufficient operational support. The Café Para la Vida Digna project was designed to create sustainable development using the community's own local forms of production. 100% of the proceeds of coffee sales are returned to support the community clinic and school. The main medical clinic was built with resources from European supporters and is the largest clinic in the area. The library, classrooms and dormitories of the training center for education promoters were designed and built in a joint effort by local people of the municipality and supporters from Greece and other countries. The photos below are of the main medical clinc, the main learning center building and a view of one of the classrooms. Clinic Main School Classroom	Background and History of Cafe Para La Vida Digna In 2005 we came together in Chiapas and after many hours of discussion we agreed that together we would make a good and honest effort to build a coffee project to support the education and medical needs of the Autonomous Municipality Ricardo Flores Magon. In order to do this work in a good way, we made agreements on how this project would define its principles, processes and commitments. Below are our Palabras. This is a partnership between the Cooperative Lekil kux lejal (Cafe Para La Vida Digna) within Municipality Ricardo Flores Magon (RFM) and Project Cafe Para La Vida Digna (those of us in the North). We agree as the North: An all-volunteer work force will be established to sell the coffee and promote the work. Volunteers will create accounts, take orders, make deliveries, ship coffee, etc. We will sell the coffee on time and for the agreed upon price and the coffee will be sold to good businesses and good people We will send 100% of the proceeds back to RFM. Proceeds are defined as all the money left over after paying for the coffee itself, transportation, roasting, the bags, labels, etc. We agree as the South: The Municipality will use the proceeds for education, medical & other self deemed municipality projects Only Zapatista Coffee will be supplied to the project No Chemicals, herbicides, pesticides will be used (nor have they ever been used on these lands) Fair Trade prices will be paid to growers. (We realize that we are dealing with a new kind of Trade where more than just a fair trade price is being paid to the producers. In this project all of the communities that belong to the Municipality Ricardo Flores Magon will have support for their schools and clinics. Because this model is so different from capitalism based Fair Trade, we are wondering if it should be called Z Trade (Zapatista Trade) or AE Trade (Autonomous Economy Trade). We will be meeting to talk more about this.) Only high altitude coffee will be supplied that is grown above 1200 feet All of the coffee will have the energy of a dignified rebellion and a revolutionary spirit (well, ok that is not one of the actual agreements, but we hope that with every cup poured, we will be doing a small part to participate in a dignified rebellion with a revolutionary spirit!)   MEMBERSHIPS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Chiapas Local Natural Resources Chiapas is Mexico’s richest state for natural resources with 37 protected natural areas, more than any other state in Mexico. One of the largest of these areas is the Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve in the Lacandon Jungle. Chiapas, Mexico In contrast, Chiapas is also one of Mexico’s most impoverished states. Its people are subjected to a constant bombardment of low-intensity warfare. With the creation of the Montes Azules biosphere, the Mexican government gained monopoly control over the jungle’s natural resources. In order to exploit these resources, the government accused the indigenous people of environmental damage, forcing many people to abandon their communities. These forced relocations have resulted in the torture and deaths of many innocent people. Local river in one of the communities of Ricardo Flores Magon	The Certified Organic and Fair Trade Reality Still to this date, there are many costs associated with becoming certified Fair Trade and Certified Organic. These costs are barriers for farmers who are organic and are engaging in fair trade agreements. The Autonomous Zapatista Municipality, Ricardo Flores Magon of Chiapas, Mexico gives their word that their coffee is produced without the use of pesticides or herbicides, that 100% of this coffee has been produced by Zapatista producers, that the producers have been paid a better than fair trade price, and that all proceeds go to support the autonomous education project, "La Educacion Verdadera," and the autonomous medical project.
Contact Us National Coordinator and Minnesota Responsable is Jerry Lopez and he can be reacded at 612-388-0552 or memberships@cafeparalavidadigna.com Southern California Responsable is Chris Silvas and he can be reached at 626-862-7276. Arizona Responsable contacts are Balti Garcia at 520-604-0995 & Rebekha Lizalde at 323-304-8707. Cafe Para La Vida Digna |M inneapolis, MN. | 612-388-0552 | Cafe Para La Vida Digna is a recognized cooperative and project of the Autonomous Municipality in Rebellions, Ricardo Flores Magon.	How You Can Support or Get Involved Talk to your local co-op, coffee shop, or restaurant about carrying Café Para la Vida Digna. Get people together and form a Brigada. A brigada is group of volunteers who are committed to working as part of Café Para la Vida Digna by organizing events, presentations and selling coffee. A brigade also spends time educating themselves about Zapatista and local struggles. It’s a fun way to work together. To learn more about the Brigadas, Click here. Volunteer your time at local events, set up information tables, hand out flyers and sell coffee to your friends. Donate. Please email us for more information on making a tax-deductible contribution. . Brigadas hold education trainings and facilitate community processes to discuss local struggles and how they connect to global struggles like the Zapatistas. They also sell coffee and promote the Zapatista movement. Buy Your Zapatista Coffee TodayTo Order Call: 520-604-0995 Thank you for your time and support!