Mexico City | Desinformémonos. “Today, in one of the small parts of this planet, the capitalist system is committing genocide against the Palestinian people. We cannot forget or set aside; therefore, our humble word to them is: we are all Palestinian girls; we are all Palestinian boys,” said Subcomandante Insurgente Moisés at the inauguration of the Encounter of Resistances and Rebellions “Some Parts of the Whole,” which began this Sunday at the Comandanta Ramona Caracol IV Seedbed in Morelia, Chiapas.
In front of hundreds of militiamen from the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN), who marched to the compound each carrying batons and Palestinian flags, Subcomandante Moisés condemned the genocide at the hands of Israel and silently extended the Palestinian flag in solidarity with the people of Gaza.
The ceremony opened the Encounter, in which thousands of people from 37 countries will participate until August 17th to share with Zapatista men, women, and children their experiences and proposals in their struggles against the destruction of nature, migration, racism, wars, the destruction of life, and the destruction of identities, peoples, and communities.
During the Encounter, the Zapatista communities will explain to the collectives, activists, and organizations the problems their communities face and the progress and setbacks they have observed.
The conference’s activities include roundtables and workshops addressing specific topics with practical proposals for territorial defense, women’s political participation, art as a form of resistance, forced migration, armed conflict, and community lifestyles.
According to previous announcements from El Capitán Marcos, representatives from Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cyprus, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Galicia, Ghana, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Italy, Kurdistan, Mexico, Morocco, Norway, the Balkans, the Basque Country, Panama, Peru, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, the United States, and Uruguay will participate in the meeting.
Original article and photos by Luis Enrique Aguilar, Desinformémonos, August 4th, 2025.
Translated by Schools for Chiapas.