{"id":38769,"date":"2026-02-05T19:30:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T18:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=38769"},"modified":"2026-02-05T19:38:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T18:38:46","slug":"mexico-pablo-lemus-and-rigoberta-menchu-agree-on-actions-to-build-a-new-culture-of-peace-in-jalisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=38769","title":{"rendered":"Mexico: Pablo Lemus and Rigoberta Mench\u00fa Agree on Actions to Build a New Culture of Peace in Jalisco"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: left; width: 46%;\">\n<p>FREE FLOW OF INFORMATION .<\/p>\n<p>An article by Samantha Lamas in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cronica.com.mx\/jalisco\/bienestar\/2026\/02\/02\/pablo-lemus-y-rigoberta-menchu-acuerdan-acciones-para-construir-una-nueva-cultura-de-paz-en-jalisco\/\">Cronica<\/a> (translation by CPNN)<\/p>\n<p>With the aim of strengthening the construction of a new culture of peace in Jalisco, the Governor of the State, Pablo Lemus Navarro, and Rigoberta Mench\u00fa Tum, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, have signed a agreement to collaborate actions focused on priority sectors of the state.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement, signed between the Government of Jalisco and the Rigoberta Mench\u00fa Tum Foundation, outlines the development of a proactive and forward-thinking strategy that will prioritize the needs of Indigenous communities\u2014primarily in the northern region of the state\u2014as well as women and children.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jalisco.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jalisco.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"605\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jalisco.jpg 900w, https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jalisco-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jalisco-768x516.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nRigoberta Mench\u00fa and Pablo Lemus (Courtesy)<\/center><\/p>\n<p>(article continued in right column)<\/p>\n<p>(Click <a href=\"https:\/\/spanish.cpnn-world.org\/?p=11946\">here for the original Spanish version of this article.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float: right; width: 46%;\">Question related to this article:<\/div>\n<div style=\"float: right; width: 46%;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"float: right; width: 46%;\">\n<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=6830\">Is there progress towards a culture of peace in Mexico?<\/a> <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>(article continued from left column)<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, the state governor expressed his appreciation for Rigoberta Mench\u00fa&#8217;s career and emphasized the importance of initiating a collaborative effort with her foundation. \u201cIt is an honor for me to welcome you to Jalisco and to begin working together with you and your foundation; it is something that excites me and that we had dreamed of for our state,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Lemus Navarro stressed that this agreement will allow progress in addressing the needs of Indigenous communities and in promoting a culture of peace with a social and inclusive focus. \u201cWe are going to begin working together for Indigenous communities, for the women of our state, and for a new culture of peace, for which you and your foundation are a global leader,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n<p>Rigoberta Mench\u00fa Tum, winner of the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize, is internationally recognized for her work in defending human rights, promoting reconciliation, and fostering intergenerational respect. During her remarks, she thanked the Mexican people and the Government of Jalisco for demonstrating the political will to promote peace as a path to dialogue and the vindication of rights, especially for women and indigenous communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe in peace as a culture, as education, and as dialogue. I believe in peace as the transmission of experiences and knowledge to our youth, to our communities who must become the next generation of our society,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Mench\u00fa Tum emphasized that the value of the agreement will lie in the implementation of a simple and productive agenda, with clear actions, aimed at generating concrete results for the benefit of the people of Jalisco.<br \/>\n&#8211;  &#8211;  &#8211;  &#8211;  &#8211;  &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>If you wish to make a comment on this article, you may write to coordinator@cpnn-world.org with the title &#8220;Comment on (name of article)&#8221; and we will put your comment on line.  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An article by Samantha Lamas in Cronica (translation by CPNN) With the aim of strengthening the construction of a new culture of peace in Jalisco, the Governor of the State, Pablo Lemus Navarro, and Rigoberta Mench\u00fa Tum, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, have signed a agreement to collaborate actions focused on &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=38769\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mexico: Pablo Lemus and Rigoberta Mench\u00fa Agree on Actions to Build a New Culture of Peace in Jalisco<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,77],"tags":[20],"class_list":["post-38769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-information","category-latin-america","tag-latin-america"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38769"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38769\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38774,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38769\/revisions\/38774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}