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IACHR finds the State responsible for death of Tzeltal
By: José Antonio Román The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) concluded that the Mexican State is responsible for violating the right to life of the Tzeltal Gilberto Jiménez Hernández, executed at the hands of members of the Army in…
Read MoreEZLN: The first of several
ZAPATISTA NATIONAL LIBERATION ARMY MEXICO March 2017 To the Sixth in the world: Compas: Because we had told you that we were going to see the way of supporting you so that, at the same time, you will support the…
Read MoreIndigenous Women: an expanding view
By: Magdalena Gómez March 8 is International Women’s Day. In the case of Indigenous women, as of today, the complexity is not fully realized that their belonging to a people and the dimension of gender involve. In the last 20…
Read MoreAbsalón Castellanos dies; EZLN put him on trial in 1994
By: Isaín Mandujano The former Chiapas governor, Absalón Castellanos Domínguez, who the Zapatista National Liberation Army put on trial in 1994, died this afternoon at 93. His grandson with the same name, Absalón Castellanos Rodríguez, announced the death of the…
Read MoreThe transition blossoms, although we may not see it
By: Raúl Zibechi We are transitioning towards a new, post-capitalist world. In the measure that it is a process we are experiencing, we don’t have sufficient distance to know which period we’re in, but everything indicates that we’re crossing through…
Read MoreWhat’s Next? II. The Urgent and the Important
January 3, 2017 I’ve been listening to you: sometimes when I’m here with you all, sometimes via the CIDECI stream, sometimes via what your Zapatista students mention to me. I always try to get a grasp on the meaning of…
Read MoreWhat Comes Next I: Then and Now
By: Subcomandante Insurgente Moisés January 3, 2017 Good evening everyone. We just want to say that this is going to take a while, so now is the moment to leave or take a nap. So first of all, just like…
Read MoreDelegation to Chiapas, March 26-April 1, 2017
CSC SPRING DELEGATION to CHIAPAS, March 26 – April 1, 2017 The Chiapas Support Committee of Oakland, California announces a Delegation to Chiapas, Mexico. We hope you will join us to explore the autonomous parallel government being constructed in…
Read MoreWord Movement: Poets against war & racism
Poets against War & Racism | Poetas contra la guerra y el racismo Poets Amira Ali Arnoldo Colibrí Hummingbird Rafael Jesús Gonzalez with Gerardo Omar Marín Invited poets & performers Open mic. Update with short new video on the Congreso Nacional Indígena congress…
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