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MEXICO: Indigenous People of Chiapas Oppose Megaprojects
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
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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
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UK: Chartism and a Sense of Working Class History
We are probably all aware of the horrific conditions which our ancestors worked under, and of the way in which they were exploited and oppressed so that the wealth of the ruling class of our country could grow. But the … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Assassination, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Conservative Party, Democracy, dignity, Europe, Exploitation, Impunity, independence, Injustice, justice, Labour Party, Libertarian Communism, Murder, Neoliberalism, Oppression, politics, rebellion, revolution, socialism, UK, War
Tagged Bourgeois Democracy, Bourgeoisie, Capitalism, Change, Chartism, Chartists, England, Exploitation, Great Britain, History, House of Commons, Injustice, Ireland, Justice, Left Unity, Oppression, Parliament, Peace, People's Charter, Petitions, Politics, Progress, Proletariat, Protests, Rebellion, Revolution, Riots, Ruling Class, Scotland, Socialism, UK, United Kingdom, Uprising, Wales, Workers, Working Class Struggle
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War: Who is it Good for?
After being charged taxes for working on their land by feudal lords, many European workers then came under the yoke of capitalists, forced to accept undignified and unsafe working conditions in factories and inadequate pay for the work they did. … Continue reading
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Tagged Battles, Bourgeois Democracy, Bourgeoisie, Capitalism, Capitalist Exploiters, Colonialism, Conflict, Exploitation, First World War, Government, Imperialism, Injustice, Oppression, Politics, Proletariat, Rebellion, Repression, Revolution, Ruling Class, Russian Revolution, Socialism, State, Upper Class, Uprising, War, Working Class, World War One, WWI
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MEXICO: San Andrés and the Unresolved Dialogue
If the San Andrés Accords at any point reflected the Mexican government’s decision to allow and contribute to the construction of indigenous autonomy, it certainly didn’t transform into reality. Instead, the pathways of dialogue became narrower and narrower. These negotiations … Continue reading
Posted in Autonomy, capitalism, dignity, Imperialism, independence, justice, Latin America, México, Mexico, politics, rebellion, revolution, socialism, Uncategorized, Zapatistas
Tagged Autonomy, bureaucracy, Capitalism, Change, Chiapas, COCOPA, community-building, CONAI, Democracy, dialogue, EZLN, illegitimate, Independence, indigenous, Injustice, Justice, libertarian socialism, Mexico, negotiations, Oppression, PRI, Rebellion, Revolution, Sak´am Ch´en of the Poor, Samuel Ruiz, San Andrés Accords, San Andrés Larráinzar, the People, the State, Tsotsil, Uprising, Violence, Zapatistas
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The State of the Mexican Republic Twenty Years after the Zapatista Uprising
Since 1994, the political landscape in Mexico (and throughout the world) has changed quite a lot. And politicians did not escape the changes. Some have been replaced by ‘entrepreneurs’, others have simply become their agents. As a result, the economic … Continue reading
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Tagged 20 Years On, Anarchism, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, Change, Chiapas, Dignity, EZLN, Government, Indigenous People, January 1st 1994, Justice, Latin America, Libertarian Communism, Mexico, Peace, Politics, Rebellion, Revolution, Socialism, Uprising, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
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Twenty Years on from the Zapatista Uprising
What is the significance of the Zapatistas today? Do they still exist? Have they actually achieved anything? Will they rise up again? Mexico has changed in the last twenty years, and so have the Zapatistas. Though their fight is no … Continue reading
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Tagged Anarchism, Change, Chiapas, EZLN, Indigenous Rights, Justice, Libertarian Communism, Mexico, Rebellion, Revolution, Socialism, Uprising, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
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Resistance Is Fertile 