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En esta entrevista Rosendo Gómez Hernández de la mesa directiva de la Organización Civil Las Abejas explica las razones para el desplazamiento de familias católicas en el Ejido Puebla, Chenalhó ante las amenazas constantes por parte de paramilitares recientemente liberados por el gobierno mexicano.

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A los pueblos y gobiernos del mundo.

A la Sexta Nacional e Internacional.

A las alumnas y alumnos de la Escuelita Zapatista.

Así como es en el tiempo y en nuestra historia con la madre tierra; los pueblos, naciones y tribus indígenas Yaqui, Mayo, Náyeri, Wixárika, Rarámuri, Odam, Nahua, Purépecha, Nañu o Ñuhu, Mazahua, Popoluca, Tzotzil, Chol, Tzeltal, Tojolabal, Zoque, Totonaco, Coca, Mame, Binnizá, Chinanteco, Ikoot, Mazateco, Chontal, Ñu Saavi, Chatino, Triqui, Afromestizo, Mehpa, Nancue Ñomndaa, Ñhato y Maya Peninsular de los estados de Sonora, Chihuahua, Veracruz, Durango, Nayarit, Jalisco, Michoacán, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Morelos, Estado de México, Guerrero, Distrito Federal, Puebla, Tlaxcala, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Yucatán y Campeche; así como los pueblos  Ixil, Quiche, Quechua y Nasa de los países de Guatemala, Peru y Colombia que hemos caminado juntos y atentos, como hijos todos y todas de la madre tierra, nos encontramos y nos reconocimos los días 17 y 18 de agosto de 2013 en San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, en las instalaciones de CIDECI- Unitierra, para recordar y actuar consecuentemente con la palabra viva de nuestro hermano mayor Tata Juan Chávez Alonso quien nos enseña, nos guía y cuya memoria a un año de su ausencia  se convierte en esperanza y fuerza para los pueblos que nos refundamos y reconstituimos porque hemos decidido seguir siendo los indios que somos, seguir hablando la lengua que nos hablamos, seguir defendiendo el territorio que vivimos.

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Votán IV.

D-Day Minus 7.

Revelations of what the Zapatista heart admires in others, announcement of some exemptions to the Zapatista Little School, and some pointless advice that no one is going to follow.

August of 2013.

Okay so, there’s not much left now. I mean that there are not many days left until the Little School starts, not that we don’t have much more to do and say.

If anyone out there can find a school that assigns each individual their own teacher, 24 hours a day, a school that is laicized [secular] and free of cost, that provides lodging and meals during the teaching and learning, well good luck.

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Votán III.

IAQ Section (Infrequently Asked Questions).

What you always wanted to know (or be warned) about the Zapatistas, their renowned Little School, and the potential consequences of attending.

July 2013.

So, it seems it is becoming more or less clear what the hell the Zapatistas are thinking when we talk about the little school.

But it is as expected that you would now have more questions than answers. Perhaps you are no longer worried about your footwear, but now you have other questions. It occurs to you that perhaps it is true what they say about Zapatismo being a 21st century rebellion, that they are skilled in all things cybernetic (they even have a graffiti artist for virtual walls). So you go to the nearest internet café, turn on the computer, and search “Zapatista little school, doubts, common questions, FAQ, etc.”

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VOTÁN II.

The Guardians.

July of 2013.

Now we want to explain to you how the little school will work (the list of school items you’ll need, the methodology, the teachers, the course subjects, the schedules, etc.), so the first thing is…

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Votán I.

A Beetle in the Network

(Durito version freeware).

July of 2013.

Before we explain how the Little School is going to work (at which point we’ll send a kind of “route manual” or “manual of bad manners” or “survival manual”), let’s take a look at what they’re up to “above.” Not because we’re a little scattered (which we are, no doubt), but because we look at their calendars and geographies above, that is, we try to understand.

So, please be kind and patient and accompany us in this gaze from here below to there above.

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