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Zapatistas: Politics of Life Against the Power of Death
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
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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
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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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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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30 Years of the Zapatistas and the Figure of Marcos
Without a doubt, the Zapatistas have been the social movement most followed and discussed by the media in Mexico. However, with the direct, armed insurrection over a long time ago, those without an interest may have believed the Zapatistas had … Continue reading
Resistance Is Fertile 