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Galeano, His Family, and a Story of Struggle
The EZLN’s José Luis Solís López (aka Comrade Galeano) of the EZLN had already lost one brother (on December 31st, 1993) when he left with his fellow Zapatistas to take the municipal centres of Comitán and Las Margaritas on January … Continue reading
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Tagged 1994 Uprising, Chiapas, Eduardo Gómez Hernández, EZLN, Galeano, Jorge Mario Solís López, Las Margaritas, Major Terán, Mexico, Murder, Subcomandante Marcos, Subcomandante Pedro, Torture, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
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The Farewell Ceremony of Subcomandante Marcos
The reappearance and public farewell of Subcomandante Marcos marks the end of an era in the Zapatista struggle. For slightly over twenty years, his personality has been the central actor on the public stage in Mexico. Both loved and hated, … Continue reading
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Tagged Anarchism, Autodefensas, Bad Government, Chiapas, Citizen Participation, Community Police Forces, Counterinsurgency, Counterrevolution, Death, Delegate Zero, EZLN, Government Complicity, Guerrero, La Realidad, Libertarian Communism, libertarian socialism, Mexico, Michoacán, Murder, Nestora Salgado, Organised Crime, People Power, Policías Comunitarias, Popular Resistance, Rebellion, Revolution, Self-Defence Forces, Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
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The “Gaps”, the Galeanos, and the Dignified Rage
Since the indigenous peasant uprising of the EZLN (Zapatista Army of National Liberation) in 1994, the Mexican Ministry of National Defence (Sedena) and its main ideologue, partner, and sponsor – the Department of Defense of the USA – have been … Continue reading
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Tagged Aggression, Anarchism, Army, Bourgeois Democracy, Chiapas, Clearance, Counterinsurgency, Counterrevolution, Displacement, Dispossession, EZLN, Impunity, Injustice, libertarian socialism, Mexico, Military, Oppression, Paramilitary, Politics, Revolution, Territory, War, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
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Between the Light and Shade: the Last Words of ‘Subcomandante Marcos’
This morning, at the end of the homage to comrade Galeano, over three thousand Zapatista support bases and militants, along with around a thousand adherents of the Sixth, listened to the “last public words” of Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Anarchism, Chiapas, EZLN, Justice, libertarian socialism, Marcos, Mexico, People's Democracy, Rebellion, Revolution, Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
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Reports from La Realidad – #GaleanoVive
– 24th of May, 2014, Caracol I of La Realidad, Chiapas A belt of balaclava-wearing Zapatista militants surrounded more than 2,200 Zapatista support bases who had arrived in the first capital of peaceful, civilian Zapatismo – La Realidad – … Continue reading
Posted in Autonomy, capitalism, capitalismo, dignidad, dignity, independence, justice, Latin America, Latinoamérica, México, Mexico, política, politics, rebellion, revolution, socialism, socialismo, Zapatistas
Tagged #GaleanoLives, #GaleanoVive, Caracol, Chiapas, EZLN, Galeano, Justice, La Realidad, Marcos, Mexico, Moisés, Murder, Paramilitaries, Zapatistas
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Expressions of Solidarity in Memory of Galeano
Free Media – May 24th, 2014, Caracol I, La Realidad, Chiapas After reading the main memorial document for Galeano, Subcomandante Insurgente Moisés told attendees in La Realidad that they could visit his grave to express solidarity with his family, … Continue reading
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Tagged #GaleanoLives, #GaleanoVive, Caracol, Chiapas, EZLN, Galeano, Justice, La Realidad, La Sexta, Mexico, Zapatistas
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Galeano Lives On (Poem)
Darkness fills the jungle, As the branches block out the light, Sweat drips from his forehead, As his mind prepares to fight, Silence falls as he pauses for breath, But the storm awaits… A leaf on the ground … Continue reading
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Tagged #GaleanoLives, #GaleanoVive, Aggression, Assassination, Chiapas, Counterinsurgency, Counterrevolution, Death, EZLN, Government, José Luis Solis López, Mexico, Murder, Paramilitary, Poem, Poetry, State, War, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
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The Transformative Power of the Struggle, Dignity, and Autonomy of the Zapatistas (#GaleanoLives)
“It was pain and rage that made us challenge everyone and everything 20 years ago, and it is pain and rage that are once again forcing us to lace up our boots, put on our uniforms, strap on our guns, … Continue reading
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Tagged #GaleanoLives, #GaleanoVive, Assassination, Autonomy, Capitalism, Caracoles, Chiapas, CIOAC-H, Dignity, Emancipation, EZLN, Government, Impunity, José Luis Solis López, Justice, La Realidad, Liberation, libertarian socialism, Mexico, Murder, Paramilitary, Revolution, Self-Government, Solidarity, State, Transformation, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
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Understanding Anti-Zapatista Violence
There is a lot of confusion surrounding violent events in Chiapas. In the following article, Peter Rosset gives us a short guide on how to respond to questions such as: “Are indigenous communities violent?” and “Are the Zapatistas violent?” … 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, Chiapas, CIOAC-H, Counterinsurgency, Counterrevolution, EZLN, Galeano, Government Aggression, La Realidad, libertarian socialism, Manuel Velasco, Mexico, Paramilitary groups, PRI, Rebellion, Revolution, State, Zapatistas
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Pain and Rage: The Zapatista Response to Aggression
After the violent attack on the Zapatista community of La Realidad over a week ago, Subcomandante Marcos spoke out in a note entitled “Pain and Rage” on May 8th, 2014. “In the 20th year of the war against oblivion”, the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2nd May 2014, Ambush, Assassination, Caracoles, Chiapas, CIOAC-H, Counterrevolution, Enrique Peña Nieto, EZLN, Government Aggression, La Realidad, Manuel Velasco, May 2nd 2014, Mexico, Murder, PAN, Paramilitaries, Partido Verde Ecologista, PRI, Rebellion, Revolution, Subcomandante Marcos, Subcomandante Moisés, Zapatismo, Zapatista
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Resistance Is Fertile 