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Art as revolutionary weapon: Reflections from Zapatista territory.
By the Observatorio Memoria y Libertad The most powerful ammunition of the Zapatistas are their bullets of verses, theater, and music; poetry. It is enough to read their proclamations, their proclamations, communiques and stories to confirm it. A struggle against…
Read MoreThousands march in Ocosingo to demand an end to the “cobro de piso”
By: Elio Henríquez San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas Thousands of indigenous Choles from the community of Frontera Corozal, municipality of Ocosingo, marched peacefully this Friday to demand the presence of federal security forces, due to the fact that members…
Read MoreZibechi: Why There Is No Anti-War Movement
By: Raúl Zibechi Concerned about the sliding of the war initiated in Ukraine into a third world war, the Spanish writer Rafael Poch reflects with arguments that are also valid for Mexico, Central America and the rest of Latin America:…
Read MoreCatholics of Frontera Comalapa ask for peace and maintaining vigilance
They demand that the government ally with citizens, and not with organized crime! By: Elio Henríquez, Correspondent San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas Around 4,000 Catholics from the municipality of Frontera Comalapa made a pilgrimage yesterday [July 2, 2023] to…
Read MoreThe Caravan arrives in San Cristóbal after touring six states
By: Elio Henríquez, Correspondent San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas Members of the caravan called El Sur Resiste | The South Resists, organized by the National Indigenous Congress (CNI), arrived in San Cristóbal, after touring the states of Oaxaca, Veracruz,…
Read MoreDay 8 – Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo: Maya Jungle leveled by Maya Train
On the 8th day of the El Sur Resiste | The South Resists Caravan arrived in the city of Felipe Carillo Puerto where we marched through the streets of the city making visible the problems caused by the Maya Train…
Read MoreDay 4 – Oteapan, Veracruz: Resisting displacement that only benefits the rich
Oteapan is a community that was displaced once before. It is still present in the collective memory that 300 years ago the community had to leave their lands located on the border between the states of Tabasco and Veracruz. They denounce that…
Read MoreThe peoples and the end of the dollar’s hegemony
By: Raúl Zibechi Even US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen admitted that the dollar’s hegemony is in danger, as sanctions on countries such as China, Russia and Iran can undermine the role of the greenback and, therefore, of whoever holds the…
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