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Statement on the Occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

"Today, November 25th, with hope and strength in our hearts, we walk and move through the streets of San Cristóbal de las Casas to say ENOUGH OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. We, as women, want and deserve to live a life free from all forms of violence."
Statement on the Occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

The Five Prisoners of San Juan Cancuc Are Free, After Being Imprisoned Since 2022

The Five Prisoners of San Juan Cancuc Are Free, After Being Imprisoned Since 2022
Freedom at last for the compañeros of San Juan Cancuc!

After 3 years of ceaseless work by their families and organizational allies like Frayba, European and Mexican delegations to prove their innocence, international campaigns of solidarity, and a judgement by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, the five prisoners from San Juan Cancuc have finally been freed with a ruling that rights violations of the defenders were "well-founded."

Join the email blast! Stop the Attacks on Indigenous Defenders! Updated!

In Mexico, despite pretenses of social justice under President Claudia Sheinbaum, the dispossession of indigenous lands continues apace in the quest to implement the Mayan Train, the Interoceanic Corridor, the Morelos Integral Project, and the so-called "Highway of Cultures" among other extractive megaprojects. As such, Mexico is one of the most dangerous countries in the world to be a defender of land and rights. 

In the context of the 42nd Anniversary of the founding of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation, we ask you to join us in taking two very quick actions!
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS TO THE SEEDBED “OF PYRAMIDS, OF STORIES, OF LOVE AND, OF COURSE, OF HEARTBREAK”

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS TO THE SEEDBED “OF PYRAMIDS, OF STORIES, OF LOVE AND, OF COURSE, OF HEARTBREAK”
The Zapatista Sixth Commission invites the signatories to the Sixth Declaration of the Lacandon Jungle and the Declaration for Life to participate in the semillero (seedbed) to celebrate the resistance and rebellion of the world: “Of Pyramids, Stories, Love, and, of course, Heartbreak.”

From Chiapas to Palestine, Stop the Capitalist War against Life!

''The relationship between Israel and Mexico thrives on colonial repression and dispossession in both countries and is sustained by a continuous counterinsurgency war and a war of extermination that is now a constitutive part of total war.''
From Chiapas to Palestine, Stop the Capitalist War against Life!

Joint Statement: 19 years of Impunity for the Viejo Velasco Massacre

Joint Statement: 19 years of Impunity for the Viejo Velasco Massacre
Organizations remember victims of the massacre of Viejo Velasco and denounce the 19 years of impunity of the state in its accompaniment and cover up of the crime.
Schools for Chiapas is an international solidarity organization supporting autonomy in communities in resistance in Chiapas, Mexico. Our work depends on support from people of conscience everywhere.
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