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Category: Autonomy
Marcos: Between Light and Shadow
BETWEEN LIGHT AND SHADOW In La Realidad [Reality], Planet Earth May 2014 Compañera, compañeroa, compañero: Good evening, afternoon, or morning, whichever it may be in your geography, time, and way of being. Good very early morning. I would like to…
Read MoreGustavo Esteva: La Realidad is ours
LA REALIDAD IS OURS By: Gustavo Esteva This Saturday we were able to see, with complete clarity, what that other politics is. The caravan from San Cristóbal, with dozens and dozens of vehicles of all sizes, was a serpent of…
Read MoreZibechi: The change from below in Venezuela
THE CHANGE FROM BELOW IN VENEZUELA By: Raúl Zibechi Now that the media waters have calmed down, we are able to talk about the profound transformations in Venezuelan society, that kind of long-term change called on to reconfigure societies. It…
Read MoreConversations On Autonomy II
PLEASE JOIN US FOR: CONVERSATIONS ON AUTONOMY II TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2014 – 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM CENTER for POLITICAL EDUCATION 518 VALENCIA ST., SAN FRANCISCO, CA Requested donation: $5-$10 (No one turned away for lack of funds) The…
Read MoreConversations on Autonomy
CONVERSATIONS ON AUTONOMY FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2014 – 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM SOLE SPACE 1714 TELEGRAPH AVENUE, OAKLAND, CA 94612 Requested donation: $5.00 (No one turned away for lack of funds) Refreshments The Chiapas Support Committee (CSC) is convening…
Read MoreZapatista News Summary for March 2014
MARCH 2014 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. Zapatista Supporter Murdered Near Agua Azul – On March 21, Juan Carlos Gómez Silvano, 22, was ambushed and murdered while driving his small truck. He was hit by more than 20 shots….
Read MoreChiapas Human Rights Center Celebrates 25 Years
THE FRAYBA IS ONE MORE ACTOR INSIDE A LIBERATING PROCESS: VICTOR HUGO LÓPEZ ** The NGO’s director recognizes the role of Bishop Samuel Ruiz, the center’s founder ** The largest number of denunciations it receives now are from women “hooked”…
Read MoreThe Plan Puebla-Panama Is Changing Chiapas
[This article has been updated to reflect the opening of the Palenque International Airport and an additional murder in the Agua Azul region (Juan Carlos Gómez Silvano), which is reported in the post below this*] THE PLAN PUEBLA-PANAMA IS CHANGING…
Read MoreIndigenous Zapatista Supporter Murdered in Chiapas
ASSASSINATE YOUNG INDIGENOUS LEADER IN CHILON, CHIAPAS By: Hermann Bellinghausen, Envoy San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, March 22, 2014 Juan Carlos Gómez Silvano, adherent to the Sixth Declaration of the Lacandón Jungle from Chilón municipality, was assassinated this Friday…
Read MoreOstula: Autonomy, Self-Defense, Natural Resources and Narcos
The community recuperation of Xayakalan on the Michoacán Coast is about their lands, guards and autonomy All kinds of interests cross each other within their territory: the governments seek to implement highway projects that facilitate the shipment of merchandise and…
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