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Violent eviction of the CNTE from Chiapas occupation

[The EZLN has issued a statement on this violent eviction. We’ll post it as soon as the English translation is available. Meanwhile, here’s what happened.] VIOLENT EVICTION of the CNTE OCCUPATION in CHIAPAS; THEY REINFORCE IT AT NIGHT By: Elio…

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In Chiapas, thousands march in support of the CNTE

THOUSANDS of INDIGENOUS CATHOLICS MARCH IN SUPPORT of the CNTE IN CHIAPAS  By: Isaín Mandujano TUXTLA GUTIÉRREZ, Chiapas Thousands of Indigenous faithful from almost 50 parishes of the San Cristóbal de las Casas Diocese marched today (Monday) in the Chiapas…

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EZLN: The geography? Oventik; the calendar? July 29, 2016

ZAPATISTA NATIONAL LIBERATION ARMY MEXICO July 17, 2016 To the Artist participants in the CompArte: To the National and International Sixth: Sisters and brothers: Compañeras, compañeros and compañeroas: Receive our greetings.  We write you to communicate the following: We want…

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For la Maestra, with affection

To the maestras [female teachers] of the teachers in resistance: To the national and international Sixth: To the attendees and participants of the CompArte all over the world: Compas, hermanoas,[i] etcéteras: We send you all [todas, todoas, todos] our greetings…

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Mega-march fills Tuxtla Gutiérrez

The participation of urban and rural civil society is giving the teachers’ protest broader content. It’s no longer about actions against the education reform, as the contingents that follow the teachers proclaim; it’s about a “resistance to all the structural…

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CompArte is happening at CIDECI

COMPAÑEROS of the CIDECI-UNITIERRA ANNOUNCE THAT the COMPARTE FESTIVAL IS ON San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico July 8, 2016 To all of the artists participating and attending CompARTE: To the national and international Sixth: Brothers and sisters: We send…

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EZLN: The CompARTE Festival and Solidarity

Compañeroas of the Sixth: Artists from the five continents: Teachers in Resistance: As you know, we have decided to suspend our participation in the CompArte Festival. Of course, for those who know how to read carefully, we didn’t say that…

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A dialogue with the smell of ’68

After the bloody eviction in Nochixtlán, the federal government started to dialogue with the CNTE. However, it refuses to consider the teachers’ principal demand, which is abrogating the education reform. On the other hand, it began to issue a threat…

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In Chiapas they protest the repression in Nochixtlán

WITH ROADBLOCKS, MARCHES, PROCESSIONS, PRAYERS AND TWO FEDERAL POLICE DETAINED, THEY PROTEST THE REPRESSION IN NOCHIXTLÁN Excerpt from an article in Chiapas Paralelo by Isaín Mandujano June 21, 2016 With roadblocks, public pronouncements, processions and religious prayers, as well as…

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EZLN: the government of Chiapas is losing the media war against the CNTE

By: Isaín Mandujano TUXTLA GUTIÉRREZ, Chiapas The Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) said today that the mobilization y protest actions of the peoples, communities, organizations and activists in Chiapas, the government is losing the media war against the teachers’ movement…

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