by Subcomandante Insurgente Moisés and Subcomandante Insurgente Galeano/Enlace Zapatista From the mountains of Chiapas, Mexico, on the 22nd anniversary of the War Against Oblivion, the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) has a message to all those struggling for a better world. Good evening, good day compañeras and […]
by Brendan Maslauskas Dunn/Love and Rage “It is the word which is the bridge to cross to the other. Silence is what the powerful offer our pain in order to make us small. When we are silenced we remain very much alone. Speaking heals the pain. Speaking we […]
by Brendan Maslauskas Dunn/Love and Rage Mérida was the second destination on our trip. After just one night and one day in Cancun we decided to head deep into the heart of the Yucatán Peninsula. We chose Mérida over Campeche after much discussion; it seemed that Mérida was […]
by Brenadan Maslauskas-Dunn/Love and Rage Cancun. That one word, that one city, to many north of the Rio Grande who have the money and the means to travel there, it conjures images of partying, beaches, spring break. My understanding of Cancun however, formed over ten years ago. I […]
by Brendan Maslauskas Dunn/Love and Rage Mexican Independence Day was celebrated at the Mohawk Valley Freedom School on September 16th by a small but spirited group. Those who attended the gathering came to learn about the Zapatistas, murals, art, and to remember the legacy of a teacher named […]
by Ed Vulliamy/The Guardian From student-poster staples to unsung heroes, here are our favourite boat-rockers, agitators and subverters of the status quo. Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara Not for nothing has the image of Che Guevara stayed a hallmark of revolution and every expression of democratic, radical dissent, in to […]
by Brendan Maslauskas Dunn/Love and Rage I’ve been asked by a number of people why I traveled to Mexico and Cuba, or to put it in their exact language: “Why the hell did you go there for?” and, invariably, “You’re crazy.” And of course, this is followed by […]
by Brendan Maslauskas Dunn/Love and Rage The taxi rolled to a sudden and unexpected stop. The driver turned around. “Estamos aqui. Oventic.” For the last hour the car had driven the winding roads from the city of San Cristobal de las Casas to our destination – a small village […]
by MV Freedom School During the last Freedom School class there was a lively discussion about the indigenous Mayan Zapatista rebellion in Chiapas, Mexico. The originally scheduled event for class this Wednesday is rescheduled until May. Instead, we will watch the film “A Place Called Chiapas.” The film […]
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