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Marcos: Rewind 3
REWIND 3. Here we explain the reasons behind this strange title and those that will follow, narrate the story of an exceptional encounter between a beetle and a perplexing being (that is, more perplexing than the beetle) and the reflections…
Read MoreMarcos: The Bad and Not-So-Bad News
THE BAD AND NOT-SO-BAD NEWS November 2013. To the students who took or want to take the first grade course of the Zapatista Little School: To whom it may concern: Compañeros, compañeras and compañeroas As is now custom, I have…
Read MoreHiding Mexico’s Dead: drug war deaths go underreported in the U.S. media
Hiding Mexico’s Dead: drug war deaths go underreported in the US media By: Mary Ann Tenuto Sánchez* It is essential that we understand the United States Drug War policy for exactly what it is: a tool for social control and…
Read MoreZapatista News Summary for October 2013
OCTOBER 2013 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. Alberto Patishtán To Be Free Soon! – The big news this month regarding Alberto Patishtán is that both chambers of the Mexican Congress wrote and moved through the legislative process legislation to expand…
Read MoreRaúl Zibechi: The Art of Constructing A New World
THE ART OF CONSTRUCTING A NEW WORLD: Freedom according to the Zapatistas Written by Raúl Zibechi August 29, 2013 Ever since the media stopped paying attention to it, many believe that the Zapatista Rebellion no longer exists. In silence, far…
Read MoreZapatista News Summary for August 2013
AUGUST 2013 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. Around 1700 Students Attend “Little Zapatista Schools” – From August 12 to 16, around 1700 students attended the “Little Zapatista Schools” (Escuelitas), to learn about Freedom According to the Zapatistas. Prior to…
Read MoreZapatista Film: Corazon del tiempo (Heart of Time)
Community Film Screening, Music & Discussion With the Zapatistas at the movies! | Con l@s zapatistas en el cine! “Corazón del Tiempo” “Heart of Time” In Spanish with English subtitles A love story between two Zapatistas! Saturday, Aug 31, 2013…
Read MoreRaúl Zibechi: The Little Schools of Below
THE LITTLE SCHOOLS OF BELOW By: Raúl Zibechi There will be a before and after the Little Zapatista School; of the recent one and those that will come. It will be…
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