Chiapas and the Zapatista rebellion Documents, communiques and images from 1994 to 2004/5

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"The indigenous movement in which zapatismo is inscribed is not trying to return to the past, nor to maintain the unfair pyramid of society, just changing the skin color of the one who mandates and rules from above. The struggle of the Indian peoples of Mexico is not pointing backwards. In a linear world, where above is considered eternal and below inevitable, the Indian peoples of Mexico are breaking with that line and pointing towards something which is yet to be deciphered, but which is already new and better." - Marcos

Chiapas Revealed If you want to read the individual articles on the web they are What is it that is different about the Zapatistas? The Seven Loose Pieces of the Global Jigsaw Puzzle S26 - Zapatistas take Prague? Fair Trade Organic Coffee from Chiapas Or download it and distribute it as a PDF file

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Information about Chiapas and the EZLN

The situation in Chiapas Details on the background and major themes of the struggle in Chiapas. Now includes special sections on the San Andres talks and another on the Mexican governments low intensity war in Chiapas Plan Puebla-Panama in a Nutshell a vast infrastructure construction project, designed to please big business, that covers 9 states in south-southeast Mexico and the 7 Central American republics. Life in the revolution This section started September 1996 is material that describes how the revolution is being implemented in the EZLN Zone. About the Zapatista autonomous council's The FZLN The Zapatista march to Mexico city What every anarchist should know about the Zapatista's and Chiapas This page collects articles of interest to anarchists about the Zapatista's and the struggle in Chiapa

EZLN communiques The EZLN issue regular communiques most of which get translated. Here's a selection of the more important ones. Now includes a section of Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos writings EZLN revolutionary laws The EZLN issued a number of revolutionary laws at the start of the conflict, these and some later documents give us an idea of what they are fighting for. Interviews with the EZLN A collection of interviews carried out with members of the EZLN.

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Information about struggles in Mexico

An Introduction to the struggle

This is the Mexico Information Pack produced on the return of the first Irish human rights delegation to Mexico in January 1996. This work was done by the Irish Mexico Group

• Reports, interviews and communiques about struggles
  A listing of some of the major struggles of civil society in 1996
• Analysis and discussion of the situation in Chiapas and Mexico
  What is happening to Mexico is of interest to many solidarity groups, the left and individual activists. This is a sample of some of the articles that have been written.
• Women and the struggle in Mexico
  The specific aspects of the struggle of women in Mexico and reports etc by women's solidarity groups.
• Information on the EPR and other elements of the Mexican left
  The EPR are another armed group that is active in Mexico
• Imperialism and US involvement in Mexico
  There is international involvement in Mexico on both sides of the conflict. Here's some of the stuff the imperialists have been up to.
• Indigenous struggle
  About 11 million Mexicans are members of one of the dozens of indigenous peoples (almost all Mexicans have indigenous ancestors).
• An introduction to Mexican history

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Irish Mexico Group

For all the Priistas out there Why were the Irish in Mexico? The San Patricios: Mexico's Fighting Irish Marcos on the St. Patrick Battalion Carlos Salinas de Gotari -an unwelcome visitor to these shores Leaflet distributed at Bloody Sunday Rally -1997

The Mexico Bulletin An archive of articles the IMG wrote or translations the IMG did in the first four issues of the Mexico Bulletin Irish Mexico Group activities The IMG organised a number of pickets, public meetings and educational events. The details of some of these can be found here. This listing only covers 1995 check the Mexico Bulletin archive for some of 1996/97 Early days There were a couple of Irish demo's before the Irish Mexico group formed, here's details of them. Contact Us The IMG ino longer existsbut you can contact the Latin American Solidarity Centre at the address below Address: LASC, 5 Merrion Row, Dublin 2, Ireland Phone: 6760435 Fax: 6760435 Email: [email protected]

Chiapas Revealed, Issue 1 2001 If you want to read the individual articles on the web they are What is it that is different about the Zapatistas? The Seven Loose Pieces of the Global Jigsaw Puzzle S26 - Zapatistas take Prague? Fair Trade Organic Coffee from Chiapas Or download it and distribute it as a PDF file

 

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International solidarity with Mexico

First Intercontinental Gathering For Humanity and Against Neoliberalism

• Report from a member of the Irish delegation who was at the First Intercontinental Gathering For Humanity and Against Neoliberalism
• Because they believe the enemy they face is international the EZLN called a gathering against Neoliberalism, in Chiapas, in July 1996. A second gathering was held in Spain in July 1997.
• 2nd American Encuentro For Humanity And Against Neoliberalism - December 1999

Delegation reports
Reports from various delegations and individuals who have visited Mexico in the period..

Print out and display the Solidarity with Chiapas poster

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