Consultations with Indigenous Artisans in Mexico
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The Cultural Intellectual Property Rights Initiative® is in Mexico for the first time to disseminate the 3Cs - Get Weaving! Campaign and conduct consultations in Chiapas with 100+ Indigenous Artisans around its framework for fair and equitable collaborations between creative industries and Indigenous Peoples: The 3Cs Rule Consent. Credit. Compensation©
This fundraising campaign aims to secure the necessary resources for ensuring these consultations are conducted in optimal conditions.
This includes:
- Printing 500 hard copies of bilingual booklets with the content of the 3Cs - Get Weaving! Campaign to be distributed to the representatives present at the consultations and to be subsequently disseminated by them in their communities;
- Shipping of materials from Mexico City, where the booklets are printed, to the towns where the consultations take place (the weight of the 500 brochures is approx. 40kg);
- Transport of the teams involved in organising the consultations;
- Video/Audio recording of the consultation sessions for transparency and accuracy of data collection;
The Cultural Intellectual Property Rights Initiative® Team and all associated partners conduct this work 100% pro-bono.
Why the need for Consultations?
Direct participation of Indigenous Peoples is essential for developing legal frameworks and tools that serve their interests and needs. The Campaign has been translated into two Mayan languages, Tzeltal and Totsil, by the Chiapas Photography Project and Sna Jtz’ibajom. It will now be subject to consultations on best practice scenarios and applications in the local cultural context in Chiapas.
Legal context in Mexico
In January 2022 the Mexican Congress passed The Federal Law for the Protection of the Cultural Heritage of Indigenous and Afro-Mexican Peoples and Communities. However, since entering into force, the law has generated much confusion among Indigenous and Afro-Mexican Peoples and fashion industry stakeholders. Significant gaps exist between the legal theoretical framework and its translation into practice. The 3Cs Rule Consent. Credit. Compensation© is a tool meant to bridge this gap.
What is the Cultural Intellectual Property Rights Initiative® (CIPRI)?
CIPRI is a hybrid organisation with a vision to create a system that nurtures, sustains and protects Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions.
50% of CIPRI work is invested in community actions and pro-bono support for grassroots projects and initiatives led by craftspeople and Traditional Knowledge custodians who belong to Indigenous Peoples, ethnic groups and local communities.
Fundraising team (4)
Cultural Intellectual Property Rights Initiative
Organizer
Berlin
Monica Moisin
Beneficiary
Mónica Parra
Team member
Nicole Crouch
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