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EZLN Subcomandante: The Zapatista vocation is to be of “good seed’
By Elio Henríquez, La Jornada correspondent, November 21, 2023 The Zapatista vocation, according to “a laconic definition,” is “to be a good seed,” stated Subcomandante Moisés of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN, Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional). “We do not…
Read MoreSubcomandante Galeano has “died” to give way to Capitán Insurgente Marcos
San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas. Subcomandante Insurgente Galeano, of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN), who “was born” in May 2014, “died” and has given way to Captain Insurgente Marcos. “SupGaleano died. He died as he lived: unhappily. Of…
Read MoreCelebrating the life of MaryAnn Tenuto-Sánchez
Today our sorrow turns to seek a place in your hearts. Our thoughts ask little, only that you no longer hold back your desire to find that lost dignity. We only ask that a small piece of your heart be…
Read MoreNew! Grietas: A Journal of Zapatista Thought & Horizon
Introducing Grietas: A Journal of Zapatista Thought and Horizons, a new journal published by the Sexta Grietas Del Norte Network The first issue of Grietas journal, titled “Autonomy From Below and to the Left in the U.S.,” takes up the topic of autonomy in…
Read MoreEVENTO HA SIDO CANCELADO CompArte: arte, cultura, música, poesía, zapatismo. 21 de agosto, Oakland
El Comité de Apoyo a Chiapas los invita al sexto festival anual CompArte Zapatista, El Festival Comunitario Emiliano Zapata. Se llevará a cabo el sábado 21 de agosto, 2021, en el parque de Peralta Hacienda, 2465 34th Avenue, Oakland, California….
Read MoreCANCELLED, due to COVID concerns. CompArte: Art, Culture, Music, Poetry, Zapatismo August 21, Oakland
The Chiapas Support Committee invites you to the sixth annual CompArte Zapatista, The Emiliano Zapata Community Festival, being held on Saturday, August 21, 2021, 12:00-4:00 p.m. at the Peralta Hacienda Historical Park, 2465 34th Avenue, Oakland, California. Haz click aquí…
Read MoreOtroa Compañeroas | Gender fluidity: A contemporary emergence with ancestral roots
By Sylvia Marcos Published originally in Camino al andar. June 20, 2021. … we know well that there are those who are neither men nor women and that we call them Otroas … and it has not been easy for…
Read MoreLetter from the Zapatista Sixth Commission to “The Hour of the Peoples Has Come” Collective
By SupGaleano May you all receive a hug… well, several. We wanted to send you a greeting… ok, several, and, taking advantage of the flight of these letters, to ask for your support. It turns out that, for the Journey…
Read MoreA meeting of leaders or of movements?
By Raúl Zibechi April 12, 2021 In a meeting with the National and International Caravan of Observation and Solidarity with the Zapatista Communities, held on August 2, 2008 in La Garrucha, Subcomandante Marcos explained how the Zapatistas perceive international encounters…
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