Chiapas Support Committee

Category: EZLN


More Than 40,000 Zapatistas Mobilize in Chiapas

Above is a photo of the very brief message delivered to the media from the Zapatistas. It reads: “Did you hear? It’s the sound of your world crumbling and ours re-emerging… ” (obviously addressed to the new PRI government) Article…

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Zapatistas Mobilize in 5 Chiapas Cities

Zapatistas enter San Cristóbal de las Casas Zapatistas Mobilize in 5 Chiapas Cities On the date on which the unwary awaited the end of the world, the EZLN’s Maya support base communities occupied the plazas of Ocosingo, San Cristóbal, Las…

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Zapatista News Summary – November 2012

NOVEMBER 2012 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. The EZLN Celebrates 29th Anniversary – November 17 was the 29th anniversary of the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN). In Chiapas, alternative media and other organizations celebrated. Nationally and internationally, the Worldwide…

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Zapatista Store at Toniná Provokes the Government’s Wrath

Photo taken of a sign at Toniná village during March 2012 delegation. Zapatista signs are seen by tourists who visit the well-known archaeological site. ——————————————— Zapatista Artesanía Store at Toniná Provokes the Chiapas Government’s Wrath ** There is an arrest warrant…

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EZLN to Issue Pronouncement Soon!

Próximamente la palabra del Comité Clandestina Revolucionario Indígena – Comandancia General (CCRI-CG) del Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional, Comisión Sexta y Comisión Internacional del EZLN. http://enlacezapatista.ezln.org.mx The Indigenous Revolutionary Clandestine Committee-General Command (CCRI-CG) of the Zapatista National Liberation Army, the…

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October 2012 Resumen de noticias sobre los zapatistas

OCTUBRE DEL 2012 RESUMEN DE NOTICIAS SOBRE LOS ZAPATISTAS En Chiapas 1. Las Abejas denuncian la reactivación de grupos paramilitares – Las Abejas de Acteal, una organización de la sociedad civil, denunció la reactivación del grupo paramilitar Mascara Roja en…

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Frayba: Recent Elections Fragmented Chiapas Communities

[Below is an article about a report from the Frayba Human Rights Center. It confirms and elaborates what our delegation learned in March 2011 about the massive infusion of money to divide Zapatista and Other Campaign communities. An excerpt from…

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Zapatista News Summary for October 2012

OCTOBER 2012 ZAPATISTA NEWS SUMMARY In Chiapas 1. Las Abejas (the Bees) Denounced the Reactivation of Paramilitary Groups – Las Abejas of Acteal, a civil society organization, denounced the reactivation of the paramilitary group, Mascara Roja, in Chenalhó Municipality. They…

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Resumen de Noticias sobre los Zapatistas – Septiembre del 2012

[Por favor, disculpe el retraso. Estábamos muy ocupad@s por la celebración el 14 de octubre.] SEPTIEMBRE DEL 2012 RESUMEN DE NOTICIAS SOBRE LOS ZAPATISTAS En Chiapas 1. Paramilitares causan desalojo de 2 comunidades Zapatistas: Comandante Abel y Unión Hidalgo –…

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Ya Basta: the zapatistas eighteen years later

ya basta: the zapatistas eighteen years on http://powderzine.com/content/ya-basta-zapatistas-eighteen-years mary ann tenuto of the chiapas support committee speaks with i.t.a. it has been eighteen years since the zapatista uprising. what is the situation like in chiapas today? In a nutshell, what…

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