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Collectives prepare for historical visit of Zapatista movement in Madrid

On February 2, 2001, a march called La Marcha del Color de la Tierra set out from Chiapas, Mexico. On March 11 after thousands of kilometers it arrived to the capital Mexico City. The mobilization of the  Zapatista delegation proved symbolic and had a strong resonance with a whole generation of social movements throughout Europe. After two decades, another historic event will take place. Several Zapatista delegations will visit the European continent in July, August and September. In Madrid and other territories, different social movements are already preparing for the meeting.

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The Death of Comandante Ismael: ¡La Lucha Sigue, Compañero!

Chiapas. An immense sadness overcame many Zapatistas and their supporters the world over upon hearing the news that Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (EZLN) Comandante Ismael passed away in the early morning hours of Januray 19, 2021 after a battle with liver cancer over the last two years. The Mexican daily _La Jornada_ reported that the native of Hermenegildo Galeana community in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas leaves behind a wife and eight children.

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Mexico: Approaching Two Years Since the Assassination of Samir Flores, Resistance Continues to the Morelos Integral Project

Mexico. Letter to Samir Flores from the Popular Front in Defense of Land and Water: Morelos, Puebla, Tlaxcala, twenty-three months after his assassination. A call out for an international day of action on February 20th, the two-year anniversary of Samir Flores’ death.

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“We did what we had to do”-Subcomandante Moisés reflects on the EZLN uprising

Chiapas. Mexico. On the 27th anniversary of the EZLN’s rebellion, Subcomandante Moisés stated: “We did what we had to do”. This is a conversation with the current Zapatista spokesperson who held the rank of major back on January 1st, 1994. We talk about the orgins of the uprising by the indigenous rebels.

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Part one: A declaration … for life [EZLN]

Chiapas. After Indigenous Revolutionary Clandestine Committee of the EZLN: Part Six: A Mountain in the High Sea, Part Five: The Gaze and the Distance to the Door, Part Four: Memory of What Is to Come, Part three: The Mission and Part Two: The Tavern, we now republish part one: A declaration… for life. The statements are released in the opposite direction. The first was part six, the second part five, the third part 4, The fourth part three, the fifth part two and this is the last and final part.

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Indigenous Prisoner In Struggle, Adrián Gómez Jiménez, Commemorates The 27th Anniversary Of The Zapatista Uprising

Statement from Indigenous prisoner in struggle, Adrián Gómez Jiménez, to commemorate the 27th anniversary of the Zapatista uprising in Chiapas.

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Part Two: The Tavern [EZLN]

Chiapas. After Indigenous Revolutionary Clandestine Committee of the EZLN: Part Six: A Mountain in the High Sea, Part Five: The Gaze and the Distance to the Door, Part Four: Memory of What Is to Come, and Part three: The Mission. We now republish part two. The statements are released in the opposite direction. The first was part six, the second part five, the third part 4, Th fourth part three and this is part two and, like the trip, it will continue in the opposite direction. That is, the first and final part will follow.

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Part three: The mission [EZLN]

Chiapas. After Indigenous Revolutionary Clandestine Committee of the EZLN: Part Six: A Mountain in the High Sea, Part Five: The Gaze and the Distance to the Door and Part Four: Memory of What Is to Come, we now republish part three. The statements are released in the opposite direction. The first was part six, the second part five, the third part 4, this is part three and, like the trip, it will continue in the opposite direction. That is, the second part will follow, then it ends with part one.

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Bury Our Dead, Honor Our Fallen, And Take Justice Into Our Own Hands

Guerrero. Mexico. Second declaration of resistance from the Popular Indigenous Council of Guerrero-Emiliano Zapata (CIPOG-EZ). You will find the first declaration here.

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