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EZLN: June’s Lessons
June’s Lessons.
July, 2016
Compañeras, compañeros, compañeroas of the Sixth in Mexico and the World:
Artists of the five continents:
Teachers in rebellion:
We send you all [todos, todas, todoas] greetings, from us and the indigenous Zapatista communities. We are writing this letter to tell you about what we have seen and heard this past month of June and to let you know about a decision we Zapatistas have made. Here goes:
Lessons from Above
In just the last few weeks of June, we have been given a true educational seminar.
Once again, the character of the Mexican state has been laid bare: as soon as the capitalists snapped their fingers, regarding what is called the “Law 3 of 3,” the institutional powers scrambled to correct what didn’t please their masters. Not content merely with knowing that they rule, the great lords of money demonstrated, to anyone who wished to see, who really makes the decisions. A handful of masters, in luxury brand suits and ties, came out to the Ángel de la Independenciai and, to mock its meaning, gave what amounts to a class in modern politics. “We rule,” they said without speaking, “and we do not like that law. We do not need to sacrifice lives, hold marches, or suffer blows, humiliation, or imprisonment. We don’t even need to show ourselves. If we do so now it is only to remind all of the politicians of their place, both those who are in office and those who aspire to be. And for the lumpen, well, this is just to remind them of the contempt we feel for them.” And then the system’s legal structure (and those who create, implement it, and enforce it) showed its true purpose: within just a few hours, the governmental “institutions” fell over themselves apologizing and trying to ease the anger of the gentlemen of money. Like overseers eager to serve their masters, the governing officials prostrated themselves and maneuvered to make the law appropriate to the system’s design. “We didn’t even read it,” the legislators murmured as they expressed reverence and made servile apologies to their masters.
But when the teachers in resistance and the communities, movements, organizations, and persons who support them demanded the repeal of the education reform (really just a presidential pre-campaign platform for Aurelio’s aspirations to be a police informant), the government and its masters declared that nothing (meaning, the use of force) was off the table in order to defend “the rule of law.” With a tone more hysterical than historical, they emphasized that the law would not be negotiated. And they made this declaration just a few hours after they bowed before the powers of money… to negotiate modification of a law.
(Español) Frayba denuncia: Amenazas de desalojo violento a bloqueo del movimiento magisterial en San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas
San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México
02 de julio de 2016
Acción Urgente 03
Amenazas de desalojo violento a bloqueo del movimiento magisterial en San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas
- Riesgos a la vida, seguridad e integridad a quienes ejercen derecho a la libre manifestación
- Hostigamientos por grupo de choque Almetrach con omisión de autoridades
Este Centro de Derechos Humanos Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas, (Frayba) recibió información de amenazas de un inminente desalojo violento al bloqueo instalado por la Coordinadora Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación, sección 07 y 40, desde el pasado lunes 27 de junio, en la entrada de la autopista hacia Tuxtla, en la ciudad de San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas. En el lugar se encuentran padres y madres, maestras, maestros, sus familiares, incluyendo niñas, niños, así como integrantes de organizaciones sociales, barrios, comunidades y medios libres ejerciendo su derecho a la libre expresión y manifestación. En la madrugada del día 02 de julio se intensificaron riesgos de una agresión por parte del grupo de choque Asociación de Locatarios de Mercados Tradicionales de Chiapas (ALMETRACH), cuyo líder es Narciso Ruiz Santiz.
