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María de Jesús calls to organize the “pains and rages” of the peoples
By: Claudia Herrera Beltrán María de Jesús Patricio Martínez, Marichuy, spokesperson for the National Indigenous Congress (CNI) and the Indigenous Government Council (CIG), presented her intention to be an independent candidate to the Presidency of the Republic with a call…
Read MoreCNI & CIG Declaration 3 years after Ayotzinapa
Declaration from the National Indigenous Congress and the Indigenous Governing Council Three Years after the Disappearance of 43 Students from the Isidro Burgos Rural Teachers College of Ayotzinapa To the fathers and mothers of the 43 student compañeros of Ayotzinapa…
Read MoreDonate to Express Solidarity with Mexico Earthquake Victims
It began on September 7 off the Pacific coast of Chiapas with an 8.2-magnitude earthquake, the strongest ever recorded in Mexico. Both Chiapas and Oaxaca suffered extensive property damage and a loss of life. Homes, businesses, churches and highways are…
Read MoreMessage from the National Indigenous Congress (CNI) and the Indigenous Governing Council (CIG)
September 20, 2017 To the people of Mexico: To the people of the world: To the national and international Sixth: The Coordination and Follow-up Commission of the Indigenous Governing Council has received, via the EZLN’s Sixth Commission, our first monetary…
Read MoreSchedule for the Indigenous Governing Council Tour in Chiapas
Schedule for the Indigenous Governing Council Tour in Chiapas, October 14-19, 2017 September 2017 To the National Indigenous Congress: To the original peoples of Chiapas and Mexico: To the Chiapan and Mexican people: To the free, alternative, autonomous, or whatever-you-call-them…
Read MoreCNI comunicado on the earthquake in Chiapas and Oaxaca
CNI Comunicado for solidarity with the peoples affected by the earthquake and denouncing the continuity of capitalist dispossession To the National and International Sixth To the free communications media To the people of Mexico The indigenous peoples, nations, tribes and…
Read MorePopolucas, Nahuas and Mestizos organize in Veracruz
INDIGENOUS REGIONAL MOVEMENT IN DEFENSE AND RESPECT FOR LIFE FIRST REGIONAL ASSEMBLY FOR THE DEFENSE OF TERRITORY AND THE RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLES OF THE SIERRA OF SANTA MARTA Soteapan, Veracruz, August 27, 2017 COMUNICADO The Popoluca, Nahua and Mestizo…
Read MoreThe Hour for Our Peoples to Flourish Has Arrived
ANOTHER STEP FORWARD A Joint communiqué from the National Indigenous Congress and the Sixth Commission of the EZLN greeting the first members of the civil association, “The Hour for Our Peoples to Flourish Has Arrived.” This is a required legal…
Read MoreSupreme councils in neoliberal times
By: Magdalena Gómez Three days ago, the National Indigenous Congress (CNI, its initials in Spanish) published the denunciation of the Indigenous Council of the Trueque (CIT, in Spanish) regarding the aggression (threats of violence and provocations) at the Tianguis of…
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