Jonathan Treat is a jour­nal­ist, pro­fes­sor, activist and found­ing mem­ber of the non-prof­it orga­ni­za­tion, Uni­ver­si­ty Ser­vices and Knowl­edge Net­works of Oax­a­ca (SUR­CO, A.C.) www​.sur​cooax​a​ca​.org. Treat leads SUR­CO del­e­ga­tions relat­ed to defense of ter­ri­to­ries in Oax­a­ca and Chiapas.