“For large companies we have never ceased to be a banana republic.” As megaprojects and governmental programs make their way into the Chiapas countryside, international companies take advantage of increased displacement.
International Companies Have Taken Over More Than 36 Thousand Hectares in Chiapas READ MORE »
Is Zapatismo one more great answer, one more answer, to the world’s problems?
No. Zapatismo is a bunch of questions. And the smallest may be the most disturbing: What about you?
The Journey for Life: To What End READ MORE »
Silvia Ribeiro writes of the mirrors and contrasts to the Zapatista Voyage for Life taking place at the time of their arrival in Europe.
Of Voyages, Mirrors and Contrasts READ MORE »
“On behalf of the women, children, men, elders and other Zapatistas, I declare that the name of this land, which they now call Europe, will henceforth be called: SLUMIL K’AJXEMK’OP, which means “Insubmissive Land”. And this is how it will be known by locals and strangers alike as long as there is someone here who will not give up, who will not sell out and who will not give in.”
Zapatistas disembark in Vigo and rename Europe “Tierra Insumisa” (Unsubmissive Land) READ MORE »
So, how much time did the Zapatista communities take in discussing-deciding this wondrous initiative? 529 years? 500 years? 200 years? 111 years? 27 years?
Time and Zapatismo READ MORE »
