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The Death of SupMarcos, a blow to revolutionary pride
THE DEATH OF SUP MARCOS, A BLOW TO REVOLUTIONARY PRIDE By: Raúl Zibechi The illuminating farewell of Subcomandante Marcos The farewell communiqué of Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos, read in the early morning of 25 May in the Caracol of La Realidad, in front of thousands…
Read MoreChiapas: militarization and looting threaten Indigenous
Below is an interview with Victor Hugo López, Director of the Frayba Human Rights Center in Chiapas. It gives a good overview of the current situation the Indigenous Peoples are facing. CHIAPAS: MILITARIZATION AND LOOTING THREATEN INDIGENOUS By: Nancy Flores…
Read MoreSCI Moisés: A Meeting in La Realidad a few days ago
ZAPATISTA NATIONAL LIBERATION ARMY, MEXICO A meeting in La Realidad a few days ago June 2014. For: The Sixth in Mexico and the world Compañeras and compañeros of the Sixth in Mexico and the world: Brothers and sisters of Mexico and the world: I want…
Read MoreXi’ Nich distances itself from conflict in the Lacandón Community Zone
XI’ NICH DISTANCES ITSELF FROM THE CONFLICT IN THE LACANDÓN COMMUNITY ZONE ** It classifies it as a violent organization and differs with its methods ** Its leader Gabriel Montoya, is responsible for the massacre in Viejo Velasco, it points…
Read MoreZapatista News Summary for May 2014
COMPAÑERO GALEANO MURDERED IN LA REALIDAD ATTACK; MARCOS DISAPPEARS AND BECOMES SCI “GALEANO” The assassination of José Luis Solís López (Compañero Galeano), the EZLN’s response, the national and international protests that followed, the day of homage and the disappearance of…
Read MoreZibechi: Social policies, ethics and the Zapatistas
SOCIAL POLICIES, ETHICS AND THE EZLN By: Raúl Zibechi Behind the cowardly murder of the teacher Galeano in La Realidad are the so-called “social policies” inspired in the “fight against poverty” sketched by the World Bank four decades ago, after…
Read MoreMOISÉS: News about Escuelitas and Request for Sharing
ESCUELITA, PEACE CAMP, SHARING AND RECONSTRUCTION ZAPATISTA NATIONAL LIBERATION ARMY May 27, 2014. To the compañeras and compañeros of the Sixth in Mexico and the world: To the brothers and sisters of the National Indigenous Congress and the indigenous peoples…
Read MoreMarcos: Between Light and Shadow
BETWEEN LIGHT AND SHADOW In La Realidad [Reality], Planet Earth May 2014 Compañera, compañeroa, compañero: Good evening, afternoon, or morning, whichever it may be in your geography, time, and way of being. Good very early morning. I would like to…
Read MoreGustavo Esteva: La Realidad is ours
LA REALIDAD IS OURS By: Gustavo Esteva This Saturday we were able to see, with complete clarity, what that other politics is. The caravan from San Cristóbal, with dozens and dozens of vehicles of all sizes, was a serpent of…
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