We proclaim that a comprehensive and accessible education must form free and critical people active and committed citizens respectful of diversity and human rights open to the world concerned about the future of the planet and its lasting development and who have obtained a critical understanding of globalization. That it should train women and men who will be prepared for life the world of work and continuous learning rather than being closely trained in view of a particular job.

We defend an accessible education which is an instrument of social justice and emancipation of people throughout their lives. That it promises equality between women and men whatever their ethnic origins their sexual orientations their beliefs or philosophical choices and their learning abilities. It forms human beings who will prefer collaboration and solidarity to unlimited competition who will seek peace the just and peaceful resolution of conflicts and who will oppose violence and militarization.

We strive for a free public education that is fully accessible to all levels of education and throughout life. We are convinced that compulsory basic education for all both young and old should enable them to achieve a minimum of eleven years of schooling. We reject the proverb that the success of a large number is synonymous with mediocrity. We affirm on the contrary that one could not achieve quality education without democratization without the elimination of inequalities.

We support a vision of adult education that guarantees the right to public education for the entire adult population. In addition we urge governments to create the conditions for a culture of lifelong education multiplying opportunities for learning in livelihoods and workplaces.

We support the struggle of indigenous nations and indigenous peoples who demand control of their educational institutions in order to ensure respect for and promotion of their languages cultures and heritage and for an education that values and disseminates ethnic diversity as well as cultural and linguistic plurality. Public education must integrate the history and culture of these peoples and staff must be trained in that regard.

We recognize the importance for national minority language communities of exercising control over their educational institutions in order to ensure the dissemination and promotion of their language and culture.

We denounce the situation of inequality experienced by women who make up the vast majority of education personnel. They should receive adequate maternity protection benefits. We are also committed to combating all forms of employment-related discrimination.

We affirm that the changes necessary for democratic education require a solid initial training of education personnel as well as free continuing training accessible to all.
Finally we reaffirm with conviction that education is a right not a privilege. The democracy to which we aspire is made up of equality freedom for all and solidarity. It is based on the dignity of the person on good living conditions on respect for the political economic cultural environmental and social rights of all.

We recognize the importance of the effective use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for educational purposes that respond to the needs and priorities identified by the community and not by commercial interests. We favour in particular the creation of a network with the purpose of sharing knowledge and spreading a culture of collaborative work. We draw attention to the risks associated with a restricted use of ICTs and to practices that seek to circumvent national sovereignty in education. We are thus opposed to the use of virtual and distance education as a substitute for direct and quality education.

They are held every two years attended by delegates appointed for this purpose by their unions or sections. The extraordinary ones depending on the needs and the period of realization of

They discuss the central problems of conjuncture and period define general lines of work plan to present them to the Trinational Conference.

They are held on a monthly basis (the first Saturday of each month) and are attended by at least one representative of each union section or delegation and of the academic-trade unionists. If there are urgent matters extraordinary plenary meetings are held convened by the collegiate coordination.

Analyzes the problems of the conjuncture and defines the actions to be carried out in the period; assigns tasks and responsibilities appoints delegates among the fellow representatives of the unions and sections to attend the national and international events to which the Mexican section is summoned.

Formed by two representatives of basic education organizations two representatives of higher education organizations and one academic unionist (Five members). The Collegiate Coordination shall be appointed by the ordinary National Conference.

This collegiate coordination lasts two years in office for its renewal it will be sought that there is rotation of the trade union organizations of each level that assume this responsibility and of the academic-unionists so that all the organizations participate in this responsibility at some point.

The Mexican section organizes commissions and support teams for its better functioning among others an Editorial Committee responsible for the edition of the Coalition`s magazine and other publications a Technical Secretariat that follows up on the agreements of the instances organizes the archive the directory and maintains the permanent link between the members of the coalition.