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A Zapatista mountain on the high seas

By: Gilberto López y Rivas The communiqué of the Zapatista National Liberation Army (Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional, EZLN), entitled A mountain on the high seas, released by its spokesperson Subcomandante Moisés last October 5, contains long-range reflections about the…

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CNI, EZLN and the power from below

By: Neil Harvey* The recent comunicado from the National Indigenous Congress (CNI) and the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN), “May the earth tremble at its core,” published on enlacezapatista.org, has the virtue of placing at the center of attention the…

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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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EZLN and CNI: From the Tempest

Joint Comunicado of the National Indigenous Congress and the EZLN about the cowardly police attack against the National Coordinator of Education Workers and the Indigenous community of Nochixtlán, Oaxaca June 20, 2016 To the People of Mexico: To the Peoples of…

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EZLN supports the teachers in their fight against the education reform

[Here’s a sneak peek at the the new comunicado from the Zapatistas. We’ll publish the entire comunicado when the official English translation is available.] By: Isaín Mandujano TUXTLA GUTIÉRREZ, Chis. (apro). – The Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) today came…

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EZLN: Progress on “The Zapatistas and ConSciences for Humanity”

PROGRESS ON THE ENCOUNTER “THE ZAPATISTAS and THE CONSCIENCES FOR HUMANITY” ZAPATISTA NATIONAL LIBERATION ARMY MEXICO March 2016 Compas and non-compas: Now we are going to let you know how plans are going for the Encounter “The Zapatistas and the…

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About CompArte: a few questions, a few answers

ABOUT CompArte: A FEW QUESTIONS, A FEW ANSWERS Subcomandante Insurgente Moisés. Subcomandante Insurgente Galeano Zapatista National Liberation Army Mexico March 14, 2016 Compas and non-compas: We write to tell you a little about how plans are going for the activities…

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EZLN: The arts, sciences, original peoples and the basements of the world

THE ARTS, SCIENCES, ORIGINAL PEOPLES and THE BASEMENTS of the WORLD ZAPATISTA NATIONAL LIBERATION ARMY Mexico February 2016 To: Juan Villoro Ruiz Brother: I’m happy to hear that the rest of your family bajo protesta [i] are well, and I…

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Zapatistas convoke 2016 activities

ZAPATISTAS CONVOKE 2016 ACTIVITIES
 February 29, 2016 Considering: First: That the serious crisis that shakes the entire world, and that will only worsen, puts the survival of the planet and the entire population, including human beings, at risk. Second: That…

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EZLN: Why don’t you self-prescribe this?

EZLN: WHY DON’T YOU SELF-PRESCRIBE THIS? [1] Zapatista National Liberation Army Mexico To the Federal Judiciary Council of Mexico: In all this time the only terrorists have been those who for more than 80 years have so badly governed this…

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