Comandante Ismael leaves behind a growing Zapatista movement. The Zapatistas announced the creation of 11 new Caracoles in 2019, and is gearing up to send a delegation to Europe this year to connect with social movements and activists. Zapatista solidarity activists also recently launched a fundraising effort to assist Zapatista communities […]
by Subcomandante Insurgente Moisés / EZLN Although this was originally published by the Zapatistas on October 5, 2020, we wanted to post it on January 1, 2021 on the anniversary of the 1994 Zapatista Uprising and to start the new year of right. This communique is significant as […]
by Love and Rage Team Addison Miller Park in Utica’s west side was shrouded in silence on October 10, a sunny autumn day, as a crowd gathered near the park’s playground. This was the same location where 19 year old Jessie Lee Rose was tragically killed by the […]
by Subcomandante Insurgente Moisés / EZLN Part Six: A Mountain on the High Seas Communique from the Indigenous Revolutionary Clandestine CommitteeGeneral Command of the Zapatista Army for National Liberation MEXICO October 5, 2020 To the National Indigenous Congress—Indigenous Governing Council:To the Sixth in Mexico and abroad:To the Networks […]
by Joel Olsen/Black Rose Anarchist Federation The following commentary is from the Black Rose Anarchist Federation. This now classic essay by the late Joel Olson (1967-2012) reflects on the state of US anarchist milieu from the 1990’s through the 2000’s. Olson was a long time anarchist writer, organizer, political […]
by Schools for Chiapas In a communiqué released on March 30th, member groups of the National Indigenous Congress – Indigenous Governing Council in Guerrero, Mexico, posed this question to the world. For months besieged by narco-military violence and intimidation, they denounced the situation of increasing peril at the […]
by Subcomandante Insurgente Moisés / EZLN Communique from the Indigenous Revolutionary Clandestine Committee—General Command of the Zapatista Army for National Liberation Mexico August 17, 2019 To the People of Mexico: To the Peoples of the World: To the National Indigenous Congress—Indigenous Governing Council: To the National and International […]
by Jeff Abbott/Toward Freedom Raúl Zibechi is a Uruguayan journalist and one of Latin America’s leading political theorists. He is an international analyst for Brecha newspaper in Uruguay, and a professor at the Multiversidad Franciscana de América Latina. Zibechi has written numerous books on social movements and politics across the […]
by Mohawk Valley Freedom School After a short time of inactivity the Mohawk Valley Freedom School in Utica, NY is back in session. The school has since moved locations and is now at The Other Side at 2011 Genesee Street in Utica. The Freedom School will host monthly […]
by Subcomandante Insurgente Moisés / Enlace Zapatista December 31, 2018 To our compañeros and compañeras who are Zapatista bases of support: To our compañeras and compañeros who are Zapatista Autonomous Authorities: To our compañeras and compañeros who are part of the Indigenous Revolutionary Clandestine Committee [CCRI] and those […]