Communiqué to the Madres Buscadores across Mexico seeking their loved ones.
But we tell you here what we were going to tell you there: Don’t stop seeking. Those absent people are valuable because of the blood they inherited, which is your own. We do not know those whom you are missing, but we know you and the nobility of your struggle. Don’t give up, don’t sell out, don’t give in
SIXTH PART: POSTSCRIPT WHICH SEEKS HOPING TO FIND. READ MORE »
”Policies and practices related to gun acquisition and ownership in the United States directly contribute to the violence and insecurity that forces many people to flee their homes in search of safety. This flow of illegal weapons into Latin America results in an escalation of violence and insecurity, forcing people to make the heartbreaking decision to undertake a dangerous journey north in search of refuge. This forced migration is, in part, a consequence of US gun policies.”
The Captain issues an admonishment (or two) and other cultural musings.
Fifth Part: “Sorry for the Blow, Lad” READ MORE »
This November 17 marks the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN). Six people, three indigenous and three mestizos, one woman and five men, established a guerrilla camp in Tierra y Libertad, in the depths of the Desert of Solitude, where there was not a single soul. Nine months later, in August-September 1984, second captain Marcos joined the contingent.
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Out of desperation with their conditions in Tapachula and long bureaucratic delays, a group of some 500 migrants are making their way to Huixtla to join the caravan of 5,000 other migrants who hope to make their way safely through Mexico to the US. “We decided to walk because we have no money, we have no choice, we no longer want to be here, there is no work, and the papers tell us one date and then they change us to another,” said Guatemalan Juana Pérez.
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