Kaffeekollektiv Aroma Zapatista eG

Aroma Zapatista is a self-managed coffee collective in Hamburg that specializes in selling delicious filter coffee and espresso. In addition to coffee, they also offer other collectively produced products that are made in close collaboration with indigenous cooperatives from Chiapas, Mexico, and Cauca, Colombia.

The main mission of Aroma Zapatista is to engage in fair trade and thereby create alternatives to the prevailing exploitative labor and economic structures. The collective stands for a solidarity-emancipatory attitude, which is reflected in the equal organization of work, mutual consideration, and joint decision-making by consensus. Aroma Zapatista supports the Zapatista movement and the organized indigenous communities through direct and long-term collaboration[2][3][5].

A central sustainability goal of Aroma Zapatista is to ensure stable and fair prices for coffee farmers, regardless of fluctuating world market prices. This is achieved through the direct purchase of raw coffee from the indigenous cooperatives and the import by them. This protects the coffee farmers from the risks of the world market and allows them to implement their own economic concepts[5].

Aroma Zapatista also raises money through the sale of roasted coffee to financially support the Zapatista communities. A portion of the profits goes into projects for health, education, and infrastructure in these communities. The collective also informs the public about the development and current situation of the Zapatista communities through events, workshops, and participation in campaigns and networks[5].

The work of Aroma Zapatista goes beyond mere coffee trading. The collective is closely connected with the Zapatista communities, and some members have worked as human rights observers in Chiapas. Through their activities, they promote the social movements and political self-organization processes of the indigenous communities. Education and cultural resistance are integral parts of their work to support a different, fairer world[5].

• 1 - https://www.chiapas.eu/news.php?id=6685
• 2 - https://www.aroma-zapatista.de
• 3 - https://www.aroma-zapatista.de/english
• 4 - https://www.rootsofcompassion.org/aroma-zapatista-kollektiv
• 5 - https://kaffeestadtbremen.de/kaffee-und-widerstand-aroma-zapatista/