In Ostula, the Nahua defend their ancestral territory and autonomy against a marriage of extractivism, organized crime, and State impunity, a pattern of violence against indigenous peoples that recurs from Sonora to Michoacan, and on to Chiapas.
Raúl Romero shares some history.
Cease Fire Against Ostula READ MORE »
As violence ravages Mexico in the weeks before the elections, the CNI gives its view of the ‘’electoral farce.’’ ‘’ This June 2nd, a “democracy” is not in dispute, much less a leftist one. What is really in dispute is an economic and political power that seeks to sustain itself with militarization, with impunity, and with the accumulation of wealth in the hands of many at the service of large transnational corporations. Their plan is to sustain this “Fourth Transformation” with a CAPITALIST WAR against indigenous peoples and communities.’’
CNI Communiqué: In the Midst of Electoral Farce, the Capitalist War against the Peoples READ MORE »
An analysis of changes within the Zapatista movement over the last thirty years, an interpretation of their recent proposal for a re-examination of how property is viewed (the common), and the implications for the movement and indigenous people looking to the future.
Here We Are. 30 Years of Revolution. READ MORE »
Confronted with organized crime, corrupt political parties, and collusion between the two, indigenous Tseltal people in Chilón choose to govern themselves autonomously.
Indigenous Tseltals in Chiapas Won’t Participate in 2024 Elections READ MORE »
It was said recently that congratulating women on International Women’s Day is akin to congratulating students on October 2nd, the anniversary of the Tlatelolco Massacre. Without doubt, the Tsotsil women of Chenalhó have little to celebrate.
Tsotsil Women Live between Bullets in Chenalhó, Chiapas READ MORE »
