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The Walls Above, The Cracks Below (And To The Left)
The Walls Above, The Cracks Below
(And To The Left)
February 2017
The Storm On Our Path
For us, as Zapatista originary peoples, the storm—the war—has been going on for centuries. It arrived to our lands with the lies of the dominant civilization and religion. At that time, the sword and the cross bled our people dry.
Over time, the sword was modernized and the cross was dethroned by the religion of capital, but it continued to demand our blood as an offering to the new god: money.
We resisted, we always resist. Our rebellions were displaced by the dispute between various forces for Power. Those forces, always from above, demanded that we struggle and die to serve them. They demanded obedience and submission under the guise of liberating us. Like those who said and say they fight, they came and come to rule. There were supposed independences and false revolutions, those past and those to come.
Since then, those above have taken turns and continue to take turns in order to govern, badly, or aspire to do so. In past and present calendars, their proposal continues to be the same: that we offer our blood, while they lead or pretend to lead.
Before and now, they forget those of us who do not forget.
And always, yesterday and today, the woman is below, even in the collective that we were and are.
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Mediante la Iniciativa ciudadana “Educación Pública para Todos y Todas”, respaldada por 500 mil firmas de la ciudadanía, la CNTE exige a los diputados y senadores “aceptar y leer esta iniciativa para responderle al pueblo de México en materia educativa”.
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Al término de la marcha y en punto de las 13:23 horas, la Comisión Jurídica Legislativa de la CNTE, representantes de organizaciones sociales, ingresó al Senado de la República donde realizaron la entrega formal de la Iniciativa Ciudadana en materia educativa acompañada de más de 500 mil firmas, por lo que trasladaron decenas de cajas con las hojas membretadas y con folio para entregarlas en el recinto legislativo.