The EZLN and “Mrs. Civil Society”: Thirty Years of Knowing One Another

The EZLN has made multiple rapprochements with Mexican and international civil society during all these years.…

A Pick and a Spade: On Solidarity, Empathy and Courage

Solidarity with what is far away – and I am not referring to geography, but to…

José Díaz Gómez, EZLN Support Base, is Free!!

Solidarity action succeeded in freeing José Díaz from the clutches of the oppressive system. It is…

Three Caracoles for Thirty Years

First Caracol Old Antonio used to say that the sky has to be held up so…

Let us Suppose, Without Conceding…

Let us suppose, without conceding, that you can imagine the following: You were born to a…

Shall We Begin Again?

A fig-tree scuffs the breeze with sandpaper branches. The mountain, a thieving cat, bristles its sour…

Zapatista Pirates: Learning from ‘Other’ Rebel Indigenous Sexual Dissidences

Tenth text in the series commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Zapatista uprising. This time, the…

The Journeys of la Montaña. Art, Politics and the Symbolism of the Zapatista Struggle.

In this ninth text of the series, the author proposes a look through art to understand…

It Takes a Village – Join Us!

Compañerxs, it’s been a while. Much has happened since we last wrote, what with the elections…

Mexican State Is Holding EZLN Support Base Hostage

The Mexican State Is Holding an EZLN Support Base Hostage • The release of evidence in…