On International Workers’ Day, we remember child workers in Chiapas. In Mexico, agriculture has the highest rates of child labor in hazardous activities, and Chiapas ranks second nationwide in the prevalence of the worst forms of labor abuse, including among women and even children. Large companies benefit, but leave havoc in their wake.
Chiapanecos a la carte READ MORE »
We demand the immediate release of EZLN Support Bases José Baldemar Sántiz Sántiz and Andrés Manuel Sántiz Gómez!
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Faced with this situation, the “common” means returning to that komon a’teltik, which in the Mayan Tojolabal language means, “our work in common.” This collective project unfolds as a policy of liberation and a commitment to life and peace. Generous as it is paradigmatic, the EZLN is lending land to those who lost their property rights because they sold their land and/or migrated, even to non-Zapatistas. With this strategy, the Zapatistas are preparing for that day after the foreseeable capitalist collapse: the hopeful challenge is undoubtedly the sense of community, the “commons.”
Genealogy of the Zapatista “Commons,” Politics of Liberation READ MORE »
”They knew of their EZLN membership and possibly their identity. They went straight to their homes in a massive operation. They later lied in a press release, stating that they had been detained on the highway, and by chance.”
Soldiers and Police Went Directly Against Zapatistas in Aldama; Two Arrested READ MORE »
Much appreciation for the international solidarity that has revealed the whereabouts of the compañeros; they do however, remain in detention for no apparent crime. We will continue to share updates and call on you for support.
UPDATE: Security and Military Forces Disappear Two Zapatista Support Bases READ MORE »
