Tag Archives: Chiapas

Infinite Dispossession: David Harvey’s View of Mexico

Posted on 28/05/2015 by Ed Sykes

Translated by Oso Sabio[1] from an article written by Alejandro de Coss[2] in Spanish at Horizontal.mx[3] on 19/05/2015 There are few contemporary social theoreticians more important than English geographer David Harvey[4], and this essay uses some of his main ideas … Continue reading →

Posted in capitalism, Chiapas, David Harvey, Dispossession, EZLN, Libertarian Socialism, Marxism, San Quintín, Zapatismo, Zapatistas | Tagged Capitalism, Cherán, Chiapas, David Harvey, Dispossession, Guerrero, libertarian socialism, Marxism, Mexico, Rojava, San Quintín, Zapatistas | 6 Comments

Inhabitants of Los Llanos Obtain Investigation into Effects of Motorway

Posted on 21/04/2015 by Ed Sykes

Federal Court Orders Investigation into the Effect of the San Cristóbal to Palenque Motorway on the Tzotzil Ejido of Los Llanos in Chiapas On January 6, 2014, inhabitants of the indigenous Tzotzil Ejido of Los Llanos (in the San Cristóbal … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad Government, capitalism, Chiapas, Los Llanos, Los Llanos Ejido, Neoliberalism, San Cristóbal | Tagged Bad Government, Capitalism, Chiapas, Los Llanos, Los Llanos Ejido, Mexico, Neoliberalism, San Cristóbal | 1 Comment

The CNI’s Position on the Wave of Repression Waged against the People

Posted on 02/04/2015 by Ed Sykes

To the original peoples of Mexico and the World; To the National and International Sixth; To the Zapatista Army of National Liberation; And to the memory of Don Félix Serdán Nájera, our leading brother.[1] Gathered in the Amatlán de Quetzalzoatl … Continue reading →

Posted in Zapatismo, Zapatistas | Tagged Anarchism, Assassination, Authoritarianism, Autonomy, Ayotzinapa, Bad Government, Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Caracoles, Change, Chiapas, CNI, Community Police Forces, Counterinsurgency, Counterrevolution, Death, Democracy, Dignity, Drug Cartels, Drug Trafficking, Education, EZLN, Freedom, Galeano, Guerrero, Impunity, Injustice, Libertarian Communism, libertarian socialism, Mexico, Neoliberalism, Zapatismo, Zapatistas | 4 Comments

Masked Politics in Mexico

Posted on 01/12/2014 by Ed Sykes

In the recent protests in Mexico over the Ayotzinapa[1] case, a minority of ‘encapuchados’ (people with bandannas covering their faces) have been involved in small ‘disturbances’ (including an arson attack on the door of the National Palace and some minor … Continue reading →

Posted in Aguirre, Anarchism, Assassination, Autodefensas, Autonomía, Autonomy, Ayotzinapa, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Democracy, dignity, EZLN, Iguala, Mass Protests, Social Activism, Zapatismo, Zapatistas | Tagged #AyotzinapaSomosTodos, Anarchism, Assassination, Authoritarianism, Autodefensas, Autonomy, Ayotzinapa, Bad Government, Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Change, Chiapas, Counterinsurgency, Counterrevolution, Death, Democracy, Dignity, Exploitation, EZLN, Fascism, Freedom, Government, Guerrero, Iguala, Impunity, Mexico, Zapatismo, Zapatistas | 2 Comments

MEXICO: CNTE, Zapatistas & CRAC-PC Unite Around Ayotzinapa

Posted on 18/11/2014 by Ed Sykes

Three social movements that have represented the hopes of Mexican people for autonomy and justice in recent years have been the CNTE teaching union, the Zapatistas, and the community police forces of the CRAC-PC. Strongest in the southern states of … Continue reading →

Posted in Abarca, Aguirre, Anarchism, Assassination, Autodefensas, Autonomy, Ayotzinapa, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Democracy, dignity, Education, Enrique Peña Nieto, Exploitation, EZLN, Iguala, Impunity, independence, Injustice, Latin America, maestros, Murder, PAN, PRD, PRI, Zapatismo | Tagged Abarca, Aguirre, Anarchism, Assassination, Authoritarianism, Autodefensas, Autonomy, Ayotzinapa, Bad Government, Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Caracoles, CECOP, Change, Chiapas, CNTE, Communism, Community Police, Community Police Forces, Counterinsurgency, Counterrevolution, CRAC-PC, Death, Democracy, Dignity, Drug Cartels, Drug Trafficking, Education, Exploitation, EZLN, Fascism, Free Nestora, Freedom, Galeano, Globalisation, Government, Guerrero, Iguala, Impunity, Independence, Injustice, Justice, La Realidad, Latin America, Libertarian Communism, libertarian socialism, Media, Mexico, Mexico City, Michoacán, Murder, Neoliberalism, Nestora, Nestora Salgado, Oppression, Organised Crime, PAN, Peace, Peña Nieto, Politics, Poverty, PRD, PRI, Proletariat, Protests, Self-Defence, Self-Government, Socialism, Solidarity, State, Teachers, Zapatismo, Zapatistas | 1 Comment

22nd October March for Ayotzinapa in Mexico City

Posted on 23/10/2014 by Ed Sykes

Thousands of people marched. Thousands chanted. And thousands made their indignation very clear. Students in particular came out in massive numbers to show their solidarity with the students who went missing in Ayotzinapa last month. The vast majority of protesters … Continue reading →

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MEXICO: Indigenous People of Chiapas Oppose Megaprojects

Posted on 05/09/2014 by Ed Sykes

Communique from September 1st, 2014 To the people of Mexico and the world, To the national and international press, To national and international civil society groups, To human rights organisations, To adherents of the Sixth Declaration, To social organisations, … Continue reading →

Posted in Anarchism, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, capitalismo, Democracy, dignidad, dignity, Enrique Peña Nieto, Environment, Exploitation, EZLN, Imperialism, Impunity, independence, Injustice, International Relations, justice, Latin America, Libertarian Communism, Murder, Neoliberalism, Oppression, politics, PRI, rebellion, revolution, Sexta Declaración de la Selva Lacandona, Sixth Declaration of the Lacandona Jungle, socialism, The Media, Zapatismo, Zapatistas | Tagged Anarchism, Authoritarianism, Autonomy, Bad Government, Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Chiapas, Colonialism, Communism, Counterinsurgency, Death, Democracy, Dignity, Education, Exploitation, EZLN, Freedom, Globalisation, Government, Imperialism, Impunity, Independence, Injustice, Justice, Latin America, Libertarian Communism, libertarian socialism, Media, Mexico, Murder, Neoliberalism, Oppression, PAN, Peña Nieto, Politics, Poverty, PRD, PRI, Proletariat, Rebellion, Repression, Resistance, Revolution, Self-Defence, Self-Government, Socialism, Solidarity, State, Uprising, Violence, War, Zapatismo, Zapatistas | 4 Comments

MEXICO: Six Reasons Why Indigenous Communities Are Opposed to the San Cristóbal-Palenque Motorway

Posted on 28/08/2014 by Ed Sykes

July 31st, 2014 In Chiapas, Mexico, there are plans to build a motorway between San Cristóbal de Las Casas and Palenque – two of the most important tourist sites in the state. The Department of Infrastructure and Communications in … Continue reading →

Posted in Anarchism, Assassination, Autodefensas, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, capitalismo, Climate Change, Democracy, dignidad, dignity, Education, Enrique Peña Nieto, Environment, Exploitation, EZLN, Imperialism, Impunity, independence, Injustice, International Relations, justice, Latin America, Latinoamérica, Libertarian Communism, Neoliberalism, Oppression, Policías Comunitarias, politics, PRI, rebellion, revolution, Sexta Declaración de la Selva Lacandona, Sixth Declaration of the Lacandona Jungle, socialism, socialismo, The Media, transport, transporte, War, Zapatismo, Zapatistas | Tagged Anarchism, Assassination, Authoritarianism, Autodefensas, Autonomy, Bad Government, Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Catholic Church, Change, Chiapas, Colonialism, Community Police Forces, Counterinsurgency, Counterrevolution, Democracy, Dignity, Exploitation, EZLN, Freedom, Globalisation, Government, Imperialism, Impunity, Independence, Injustice, Justice, Latin America, Mexico, Neoliberalism, Oppression, Organised Crime, PAN, Peña Nieto, Politics, Poverty, PRD, PRI, Proletariat, Protests, Rebellion, Repression, Resistance, Revolución, Revolution, Self-Defence, Self-Government, Solidarity, State, Violence, War, Zapatismo, Zapatistas | 4 Comments

Zapatistas: Politics of Life Against the Power of Death

Posted on 25/06/2014 by Ed Sykes

It is easy to say “autonomy”, but the word itself cannot encapsulate years of hunger, humiliation, conflict, death, harassment, disdain, and racism. Nor can it reflect the pain and rage that come from seeing a comrade violently murdered. It also … Continue reading →

Posted in Anarchism, Assassination, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Democracy, dignity, Exploitation, EZLN, Impunity, independence, Injustice, justice, Latin America, Libertarian Communism, Mexico, Murder, Neoliberalism, Oppression, politics, rebellion, revolution, Sexta Declaración de la Selva Lacandona, Sixth Declaration of the Lacandona Jungle, socialism, War, Zapatismo, Zapatistas | Tagged Anarchism, Assassination, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Caracoles, Chiapas, Committees of Good Government, Death, Escuelita Zapatista, EZLN, Farewell, Freedom, Goodbye, Impunity, Indifference, Justice, libertarian socialism, Life, Marcos, Mexico, Murder, Neoliberalism, Politics, Resistance, Self-Government, Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos, Zapatismo, Zapatistas | 1 Comment

Comrade Galeano’s Valuation of the Escuelita Zapatista

Posted on 10/06/2014 by Ed Sykes

Galeano (José Luis Solís López) was part of the team of teachers who participated in the “Escuelita [‘Little School’] of Liberty According to the Zapatistas”. He came from Nueva Victoria in the municipality of San Pedro de Michoacán, and belonged … Continue reading →

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