Eduardo Damián Valdez
Eduardo Damián Valdez is originally from and currently living in Monterrey, in the northeastern region of Mexico. He actively participate in social movements with an eco-anarchist and cooperative focus. His professional and hands-on experience has centered on designing and managing socio-environmental projects rooted in climate justice, eco-urbanism, bio-architecture, and ecopsychology.
He is the founder of Colectivo Zenderio (since 2019), where we work on regenerating urban and rural territories through sustainable, community-driven practices. He is also a member of the Ixlte Housing Cooperative of Monterey, where for the past year we have been developing a collective project to secure dignified housing in the city center, standing against gentrification and dispossession caused by predatory real estate developers.
Currently, He is a member of the assembly of the socio-environmental movement Un Río en el Río, where we organize to defend and restore our local watershed, which has long been threatened by capitalist megaprojects that, since the industrial city’s beginnings, have endangered the river’s health and that of the people who live here.He seek to continue building networks to strengthen our impact and to share and learn tools for territorial defense.
Country/region of interest/research focus: Northeastern Mexico.