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DENUNCIA PÚBLICA
EJIDO TILA, CHIAPAS; MEXICO A 14 DE ABRIL DEL 2016.

A LA OPINION PÚBLICA
A LOS ADHERENTES A LA SEXTA NACIONAL E INTERNACIONAL
A LOS MEDIOS MASIVOS DE COMUNICACIÓN NACIONAL E INTERNACIONAL
A LAS ORGANIZACIONES SOCIALES NO GUBERNAMENTALES QUE LUCHAN POR JUSTICIA Y DIGNIDAD
A LA RED CONTRA LA REPRESION Y LA SOLIDARIDAD
A LOS DEFENSORES DE DERECHOS HUMANOS NO GUBERNAMENTALES
AL CONGRESO NACIONAL INDIGENA (CNI)
A LA LUCHA DE MEXICO Y EL MUNDO.

RECIBAN UN CORDIAL SALUDO DE LOS COMPAÑEROS Y COMPAÑERAS DEL EJIDO TILA, CHIAPAS; MEXICO DECIRLES QUE SEGUIMOS EN PIE DE LUCHA MAS QUE NUNCA CONTRA LOS DESPOJOS DE LOS MALOS GOBIERNOS.

DENUNCIAMOS PUBLICENTMENTE LA COBARDE TRAICION PERPETRADA EL LUNES 11 DE ABRIL DEL 2016 HACIA LOS COMPAÑEROS INDIGENAS ÑHATO DE SAN FRANCISCO XOCHICUAUTLA DEL ESTADO DE MEXICO PARA IMPONER EL PROYECTO CARRETERA TOLUCA-NAUCALPAN; LAS CUALES, FUERON DESTRUIDOS EL CAMPAMENTO POR LA PAZ Y LA DIGNA RESISTENCIA Y REPROPROBAMOS LAS AGRESIONES SUFRIDAS HACIA NUESTROS COMPAÑEROS INDIGENAS DE MEXICO, AUNQUE YA FUE GANADA UN AMPARO EN CONTRA DEL DECRETO EXPROPIATORIO Y AHORA VEMOS CLARO QUE EL MAL GOBIERNO DEMUESTRA QUE LAS LEYES QUE DICE REPRESENTAR SOLO SIRVE PARA DESPOJAR Y REPRIMIR A LOS PUEBLOS. LOS DESPOJOS QUE AHORA EL MAL GOBIERNO Y LAS EMPRESAS ESTAN HACIEDNO EN CONTRA DE NUESTROS HERMANOS INDIGENAS VIOLA EL AMPARO A LO CUAL LES FUERON OTORGADOS A LOS COMPAÑEROS INDIGENAS DE SAN FRANCISCO XOCHICUAUTLA CUYO NUMERO 1123/2015 Y 771/2015 QUE FUERON OTORGADOS EL 18 DE FEBRERO DE 2016 Y SE LES NOTIFICO A LA MAYORIA DE LAS AUTORIDADES.

TAMBIEN REPROBAMOS LA AGRESION PERPETRADA EL 10 DE ABRIL DE 2016 EN CONTRA DE NUESTROS COMPAÑEROS DE SANTA MARIA OSTULA EN LAS INMEDIACIONES DE LA LOCALIDAD DE SAN JUAN DE ALIMA, MICHOACAN Y FUE ASESINADO UN COMPAÑERO COMUNERO DE NOMBRE FRANCISCO GRAJEDA Y HERIDO EL COMPAÑERO ABRAHAM GIRON, TODO ESTE COBARDE ATAQUE DE NUESTROS COMPAÑEROS, ES UNA CLARA MUESTRA QUE PARA EL GOBIERNO MEXICANO LAS LEYES SOLO SIRVEN A LOS PODEROSOS.

DENUNCIAMOS PUBLICAMENTE A LOS CC. ARTURO SANCHEZ SANCHEZ HERMANO DEL LIDER PARAMILITAR PAZ Y JUSTICIA C. SAMUEL SANCHEZ SANCHEZ PRESO EN EL AMATE C. PROFR. FRANCISCO ARTURO SANCHEZ MARTINEZ, QUE CONFORMAN UNA FAMILIA DE ASESINOS, HIJO DE ARTURO SANCHEZ SANCHEZ; AGITADOR DE LOS POBLADORES BUSCANDO ALTERAR LA PAZ SOCIAL EN EL EJIDO TILA CUANDO SUS ABUELOS SON DE LA LOCALIDAD DE JOLSIBAQUIL, A LA C. DOCTORA ADELAIDA MARTINEZ PARCERO, EVARISTO GUTIERREZ MARTINEZ QUE EN 1980 LE QUEMARON SU MERCANCIA LOS MISMOS POBLADORES Y LE DICTARON CINCO ORDENES DE APREHENSION Y HOY EN DIA ES EL DIRIGENTE DE LOS POBLADORES, DOMINGO GUTIERREZ RAMIREZ, MARIANO GUTIERREZ LOPEZ, DIZQUE PROFESOR CARALAMPIO LOPEZ SANCHEZ, JUAN LOPEZ LOPEZ, MARTIN DECELIS GUILLEN, DELMAR AVENAMAR HERNANDEZ TRUJILLO HERMANO DEL PARAMILITAR PAZ Y JUSTICIA C. RAYMUNDO HERNANDEZ TRUJILLO, AL PROFR. JOSE RAMIREZ JIMENEZ ORIGINARIO DE EL LIMAR Y LA C. PROFRA. FLORENTINA JIMENEZ VAZQUEZ, A LA C. MERCEDES BONIFAZ GUTIERREZ SUS ABUELOS SON ORIGINARIOS DE AMATAN, CHIAPAS. TODAS ESTAS PERSONAS QUE AQUÍ MENCIONAMOS SON LOS NUEVOS PARAMILITARES QUE BLOQUEARON LOS ACCESOS DEL EJIDO TILA, CHIAPAS EN LAS CONTIENDAS ELECTORALES DEL 19 DE JULIO DEL 2015 ARMADOS CON ARMAS DE ALTO PODER Y POR ESO QUIEREN SEGUIR ALTERANDO LA PAZ SOCIAL HOY EN DIA.

QUEREMOS DAR A CONOCER QUE POR SEGURIDAD DE LOS HABITANTES EN EL EJIDO TILA, SE BLOQUEARON DOS ENTRADAS POR ACUERDO DE LA ASAMBLEA GENERAL DE EJIDATARIOS Y SE DEJARON DOS ACCESOS LIBRES; MOTIVO PORQUE, EL AYUNTAMIENTO DE TILA DEJO EN PESIMAS CONDICIONES AL AUMENTAR LAS CANTINAS, BARES, ABARROTES VINOS Y LICORES ALCOHOLIZANDO A NUESTROS JOVENES, LLENO DE PANDILLERISMO Y DROGADICCION. PERO ESTOS AGITADORES ESTAN MUY MOLESTOS POR EL MISMO PROYECTO DE GOBIERNO PORQUE SE PRESENTARON A DESBLOQUEAR LOS ACCESOS AL EJIDO LOS VOLQUETEROS AMOS DEL DINERO ORIGINARIOS DE TILA Y YAJALON CHIAPAS EL DIA DE HOY 13 DE ABRIL DEL AÑO 2016 Y AQUÍ NO TIENEN NADA QUE HACER PORQUE NO SE LES ESTA MOLESTANDO A NADIE, TANTO LOS VOLQUETEROS Y ESTOS AGITADORES ESTAN ALTERANDO LA PAZ SOCIAL EN EL EJIDO TILA REALIZANDO DISPAROS AL AIRE CON ARMAS DE GRUESO CALIBRE A ESO DE LAS 17:00 HORAS (5 DE LA TARDE) Y SON LOS MISMOS QUE ORGANIZARON UNA MARCHA EL 10 DE ABRIL MUY BIEN VESTIDOS DE BLANCO Y DICEN QUE SON GENTES DE PAZ CUANDO EN REALIDAD SON LOS MISMOS QUE ESTAN DESESTABILIZANDO LA PAZ SOCIAL TODO EL TIEMPO DICIENDO QUE MARCHARON 900 PERSONAS, PERO QUE EN REALIDAD NI LLEGABAN A 200 PERSONAS.

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En la región norte de Chiapas, pueblos indígenas choles, tseltales, tsotsiles y zoques defienden la Madre Tierra y mantienen la memoria de la impunidad por la Masacre de Viejo Velasco perpetrada el 13 de noviembre de 2006 en el municipio de Ocosingo. Del 3 al 10 de abril realizan una peregrinación que inició en la comunidad Arroyo Granizo y terminará en Oxchuc. El Comité de Defensa delas Libertades Indígenas CDLI Xinich y la Misión Santísima Trinidad (La Arena) invitan a que les acompañen en este caminar.

Las organizaciones convocantes invitan a:

La proyección del documental sobre la masacre de Viejo Velasco, el miércoles 6 de abril, a las 7:00 a.m. (hora de Dios), en la plaza de Ocosingo.

Rueda de prensa, el sábado 9 de abril a las 11: 00 horas, enfrente de la iglesia de Oxchuc, Chiapas. Y oración final de la magna peregrinación en la iglesia de Oxchuc.

Leer:

http://www.rostrosdeldespojo.org/caminamos-por-la-defensa-de-nuestra-madre-tierra-y-en-memoria-de-la-masacre-de-viejo-velasco/
http://chiapasdenuncia.blogspot.mx/2016/04/caminamos-por-la-defensa-de-nuestra.html

Escuchar audios:

https://soundcloud.com/chiapas-denuncia-p-blica/inicio-peregrinacion-en-defensa-de-la-madre-tierra-y-por-la-memoria
https://soundcloud.com/chiapas-denuncia-p-blica/caminamos-con-los-desplazados-de-viejo-velasco-no-queremos-mas-despojo
https://soundcloud.com/chiapas-denuncia-p-blica/peregrinacion-por-la-madre-tierra-agradece-alimentos-a-las-comunidades

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San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México, 04 de abril de 2016

A las Juntas de Buen Gobierno del E.Z.L.N
Al Congreso Nacional Indígena
A la Sexta Declaración de la Selva Lacandona
A los Centros de Derechos Humanos honestos e independientes
A la Red Contra la Represión
Al Movimiento por la Paz con Justicia y Dignidad
A los colectivos internacionales
A la Sociedad Civil Nacional e Internacional
A los Medios Libres
Al Pueblo Creyente en Chiapas
A las compañeras y compañeros de los pueblo originarios de Chiapas, México y del Mundo

A 4 años y cinco meses,

El 04 de diciembre de 2011, fuimos agredidos por armas de fuego por los priistas del mismo paraje Banavil, y desplazados 13 personas, la mayoría niñas, niños y mujeres y nuestro padre Alonso López Luna fue desaparecido de manera forzada por la gente del paraje Banavil, integrantes del Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI).

A más de 4 años y cinco meses de ocurrido esta grave violación a los derechos humanos, nuestra familia de Alonso López Luna, continuamos en su búsqueda de la verdad y justicia. Pero también recordamos la obligación del estado mexicano que investigue necesariamente por el paradero de Alonso hasta encontrarlo. También hay miles de casos de los desaparecidos en México y sus familiares siguen en pie de lucha alzando la voz como nuestras hermanas y hermanos, padres de los familiares de Ayotzinapa Guerrero.

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A 3 de abril de 2016

A los medios de comunicación
A la sociedad civil nacional e internacional
A los pueblos y comunidades indígenas
A la opinión pública

Queremos hacer del conocimiento público que el 18 de enero de 2016 a nuestra comunidad tsotsil de Los Llanos, municipio de San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas se le otorgó el amparo contra el proyecto de la autopista San Cristóbal de Las Casas-Palenque que el gobierno nos quería imponer bajo amenazas e intimidación desde noviembre de 2013 a través del Ayuntamiento Municipal y la Secretaría General de Gobierno de Chiapas.

En la sentencia del amparo 16/2014 el juez ordena a la Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes y a la Secretaría de Infraestructura del Estado de Chiapas la cancelación del trazo en campo del proyecto de construcción o cualquier otro tendiente a la construcción de la autopista San Cristóbal de las Casas-Palenque, Chiapas, en el kilometraje comprendido dentro de los municipios de San Cristóbal de las Casas-Huixtán, Chiapas en particular en las tierras de nuestra comunidad.

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La Caravana por la Paz, la Vida y la Justicia propone recopilar las experiencias y testimonios de las violaciones a derechos humanos cometidas como consecuencia de las estrategias de seguridad en la lucha contra las drogas. Partió de Honduras el pasado 28 de marzo y llegará a Nueva York a la apertura de la Sesión Especial de la Asamblea General de la ONU sobre Drogas el 19 de abril. En la caravana confluyen familiares de víctimas y organizaciones sociales. Berta Cáceres defensora lenca, coordinadora de Consejo Cívico de Organizaciones Populares e Indígenas de Honduras asesinada en su casa, el 03 de marzo de 2016, impulsaba La Caravana.

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En el marco de las movilizaciones internacionales para la “Jornada Mundial de las Presas y Presos Políticos”, lanzada en Palestina y retomada en las luchas de liberación de Kurdistán y País Vasco, invitamos a no olvidar a nuestros compañeros y compañeras encarcelad@s por luchar, por pensar diferente y/o por organizarse y luchar adentro de las cárceles mismas.

En San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, invitamos a los corazones libres y honestos, colectivos, grupos, organizaciones independientes, centros de derechos humanos y medios libres a participar activamente en un:

EVENTO POLITICO CULTURAL, DOMINGO 17 DE ABRIL, desde las 4pm, en la plaza de la Resistencia (en frente a la Catedral) por la libertad de l@s pres@s polític@s en México y en el Mundo, con mesa informativa, música y otras actividades culturales a las que les invitamos a sumarse.

La familia de Alejandro Díaz Santis, preso en lucha adherente a la Sexta Declaración de la Selva Lacandonadel EZLN y hoy en día recluido en la cárcel de máxima seguridad de Villa Comaltitlán (Tapachula), convoca a acompañar su demanda por la libertad de su hijo y hermano en un:

PLANTÓN de protesta a partir de la tarde del domingo 17 de abril hasta la mañana del lunes 18 de abril y a una RUEDA DE PRENSA el LUNES 18 de ABRIL a las 11am sobre el caso y la situación de Alejandro Díaz Santiz; ambas actividades se realizarán en la misma plaza de la Resistencia (en frente a la Catedral).

Ante el cierre de los espacios publicos en San Cristóbal de Las Casas y el uso descarado de grupos de choques, hacemos un especial llamado a no dejar de usar nuestas plazas y calles para juntarnos, convivir, luchar y protestar.

Qué no nos encierren en nuestras mismas casas!
Qué no nos tapen la boca!
Libertad a l@s pres@s polític@s! Libertad para tod@s!

Solidarios de la Voz del Amate
Grupo de Trabajo “No Estamos Todxs”
Familiares de Alejandro Díaz Santiz

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Peregrinación en defensa de la Madre Tierra y en memoria de la Masacre de Viejo Velasco

Marzo 2016

Ocosingo, Chis

El Comité de Defensa de las Libertades Indígenas CDLI Xinich’ y la Misión Santísima Trinidad (La Arena) invita a las organizaciones sociales:

A la peregrinación que haremos del 03 al 10 de abril de 2016. Saldremos de la comunidad Arroyo Granizo (Mpio. Autónomo Ricardo Flores Magón) y terminaremos en Oxchuc.

Peregrinamos para mantener viva la memoria de nuestras hermanas y hermanos masacrados en la comunidad Viejo Velasco. Son ya 10 años de injusticia, pues siguen vigentes las órdenes de aprehensión y los culpables siguen libres.

Peregrinamos porque no olvidamos y porque nuestros muertos quieren que caminemos hacia la paz con justicia y dignidad. También peregrinamos para pedirle al Dios de la vida, el Dios de nuestros abuelos y abuelas, que nos ayude a cuidar y defender la madre tierra, pues los recursos naturales están en peligro a causa de los megaproyectos del los ricos y poderosos.

Ojalá nos puedan acompañar en este caminar. La concentración es el día 2 por la tarde en Arroyo Granizo.

El itinerario es:
– 03 de abril: Granizo-Jardín
– 04 de abril: Jardín-Jerusalén
– 05 de abril: Jerusalén-Pamalha
– 06 de abril: Pamalha-Ocosingo
– 07 de abril: Ocosingo-Abasolo
– 08 de abril: Abasolo- Oxchuc

“Contra el olvido, la memoria”

CDLI – Xinich’

Misión Santísima Trinidad (La Arena)

Contexto:

El 13 de Noviembre del 2006, en la comunidad Viejo Velasco, municipio de Ocosingo, Chiapas, a las 6:00 horas, 40 civiles provenientes de la comunidad Nueva Palestina, Frontera Corozal y Lacanjá Chansayab (de la Comunidad Lacandona), armados con machetes, palos, escopetas y rifles calibre 22., algunos vestidos con uniformes tipo militar y de seguridad pública, entraron de manera violenta a la comunidad. Estas personas iban acompañadas por 300 elementos de la Policía Sectorial de Chiapas, portaban armas de alto poder conocidas como “cuerno de chivo” y R-15. Así también, iban acompañados por: 5 Fiscales del Ministerio Público, 2 peritos, el Comandante Regional Zona Selva de la Agencia Estatal de Investigación con 7 elementos a su mando y un representante de la Secretaría de Desarrollo Social. De inmediato, todos ellos rodearon la comunidad para posteriormente allanar las casas y robar las pertenencias, lo que provocó el desplazamiento forzado de 36 habitantes, la ejecución extrajudicial de cuatro personas y la desaparición forzada de cuatro personas. (http://www.rostrosdeldespojo.org/casos/viejo-velasco/)

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Chiapas. 28 de marzo. “NO NECESITAMOS QUIEN NOS GOBIERNE, NOS ESTAMOS GOBERNANDO DE ACUERDO A LA LIBRE DETERMINACION”, afirman indígenas Choles del ejido Tila, quienes desde el pasado 16 de diciembre tomaron en sus manos la gestión de sus tierras y retiraron a la presidencia municipal de su comunidad.

Las y los campesinos originarios del norte de Chiapas, informan que este domingo han colocado letreros en las entradas de pueblo de Tila, “por la constante amenaza del regreso de ayuntamiento apoyado con las fuerzas estatales”, y porque “en Tila seguimos dando los pasos haciendo nuestra ‪#‎AutonomíaEjidal‬”, argumentan.

Un letrero que se lee a la entrada del pueblo de Tila indica claramente que:

-NO se permite la entrada del Ayuntamiento Municipal en este núcleo de población indígena chol.
-RESPETO a los acuerdos de la Asamblea General de ejidatarios que es la máxima autoridad como lo indica el artículo 2 al 33 de la legislación agraria.
-No necesitamos que nos gobierne, nos estamos gobernando de acuerdo a la libre determinación, como lo expresa el artículo 2 y 39 Constitucional.
-Respeten nuestros derechos constitucionales.

De igual forma los ejidatarios en resistencia han comunicado que como en estas fiestas acuden miles de peregrinos a Tila, como Autogobierno Ejidal, este año la seguridad está a cargo de la Comisión de Seguridad Ejidal, la cual coordina a los grupos de Guardias Ejidales, que cuidan las entradas al pueblo y la seguridad y vialidad en las calles y barrios, todo ello para para que los peregrinos sean bien recibidos.

ZAPATISTA ARMY FOR NATIONAL LIBERATION

MEXICO

March 16, 2016

Compas and non-compas:

Now we are going to let you know how plans are going for the Encounter “The Zapatistas and the ConSciences for Humanity”:

As of March 14, we have received 50 applications for the event.

There are applications from Norway, Brazil, Chile, France, the USA, Japan, and Mexico.

Scientific disciplines: So far invitations are being considered for scientists of Astronomy, Biology, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Medicine, Genetics, Pediatric Pathology and Nephrology, and Microbiology. We will continue to keep you informed of further developments with the invitations.

The scientists invited to the encounter “The Zapatistas and the ConSciences for Humanity” can offer a critical reflection on their scientific theory or practice, or an explanation of the general elements of their specialty given in an accessible manner (that is, an educational talk).

The email address where you can register to attend the encounter “The Zapatistas and the ConSciences for Humanity” is: conCIENCIAS@ezln.org.mx.

Date and location for the ConSciences Encounter: December 25, 2016 to January 4 2017, with an ‘intermission’ on December 31 and January 1. It will be held at CIDECI in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico.

Only the invited scientists with their exhibitions and the selected Zapatista youth with their questions will be given the floor at the festival.

There is no cost for registration but the Zapatistas cannot pay for travel, lodging, or food.

Boys and girls may attend as videntes [seers/viewers] and escuchas [ears/listeners], but they should be accompanied by a responsible adult.

The production, consumption and sale of drugs and alcohol is strictly forbidden.

That is all for now.

Subcomandante Insurgente Moisés. Subcomandante Insurgente Galeano.

Mexico, March 2016.

From the diaries of the cat-dog:

Echoes of March 8ⁱ

March 8, 2016. Place: EZLN Headquarters. Document obtained from the diary of someone calling himself “supgaleano,” thanks to the Trojan malware called “finders keepers, losers weepers” version 6.9.

Subcomandante Insurgente Moisés and the present writer were here discussing the upcoming CompArte festival and how the Zapatista communities are organizing to participate. While we were talking a compañera insurgenta came in and said simply: “there is going to be a soccer game. We women were challenged to a game.” I knew the motivation behind this, because it was not the first time that it had happened. Let me tell you that in this barracks, the insurgent women [insurgentas] outnumbered the insurgent men [insurgentes] two to one. To explain this difference in numbers, there are two different stories: the official version is that it is because the majority of the insurgentes are doing highly specialized work which only men can carry out with panache and grace; the real version is that there are in fact more compañeras than compañeros. Publishing the real version is of course prohibited, so only the official version has been distributed to the Tercios Compas.

Despite this reality, obvious from a simple glance, it occurred to one of the insurgentes to say as he finished breakfast: “since today is March 8, we men challenge the women to a game of soccer.” The commanding officer realized the error almost immediately, but the deed had been done. A female official from the insurgent health service responded: “it’s on.” The men crowded around the naïve challenger to scold him. Realizing the reason for the frustration that was spreading through the masculine ranks, the insurgente tried to clarify, “but with an equal number of players on each team.” “No way,” said the women, “you said that the men challenged the women, and so it is all of the insurgentes against all of the insurgentas.”

Clouds began forming in the sky and a strong wind foreshadowed misfortune.

After lunch (the menu was tamale shakes and coffee with chili pepper), an insurgenta came by to let us know that the game was about to start and asked if we were going. Subcomandante Insurgente Moisés couldn’t go because he had to review the registration list for the festival. I abstained, intuiting that the environment would not be a propitious one for gender inequity. So neither of us went.

The horizon was already darkening when they returned. On earth and in the sky the storm is lady and mistress of everything.

The insurgenta arrived to report in. I asked her how the game had gone and she responded, “we tied.” “How many to how many?” I asked. “I don’t remember” she said, “but we won a game and then we changed sides on the field and they won, so we tied: one each.” She said it with such self-confidence that she seemed like the president of the National Electoral Institute reporting the official results of any election.

Something smelled fishy to me, and so I went to see the commanding officer and asked about the results: “We won 7 to 3” he responded tersely. “But the Health insurgenta said that you tied because they won one game and you all the other?” I asked. The official smiled and clarified: “no sup, we only played one game; what happened was that in the first half they were winning 3 to 2, and in the second half, after switching sides on the field, we made 5 goals. The result: insurgentes – 7, insurgentas – 3.” Subcomandante Insurgente Moisés, spokesperson of the eezeeelen, in the name of all of the Zapatista men, women, children and elders exclaimed: “We men won!” Another insurgenta who was walking by admonished “what is this about ‘we men won,’ ha! you two didn’t even go.” “It doesn’t matter,” said the official spokesperson of the eezeeelen, “we men won.” The storm appeared to diminish and the wind and water settled down. But the horizon was far from clear.

Later that night, when as we toasted masculine supremacy with our coffee, Subcomandante Insurgente Moisés explained to me: “Look, what happened is that among the men, only two of them really know how to play soccer and both of them were on guard duty, so in the first half the insurgentes were down two players and the insurgentas, well, there’s already more of them. In the second half, those two guys finished their shift and they were incorporated into the game and well, the men won.”

I asked if the insurgentas knew how to play soccer: “they do,” he said, “but they also have one player who is young and runs up and down the field and everywhere; she is the team’s real strategist and tactician because when she gets tired of running she just yells, “ball, ball” and all of the insurgentas run and surround the guy who has the ball and they all kick and since there is only one ball, well, a whole lot of kicks get the compañero.”

We raise our cold cups of coffee and toast the new triumph of gender even in adverse conditions.

In the mountains, the wind and rain had already drunk of the nocturnal force. It was not yet morning when they subsided, with even more force if that is possible.

But (there’s always a “but”), the next day at breakfast one of the men, with ill intentions, asked how the soccer game had gone, “We tied,” an insurgenta rushed to say before the little machos managed to respond, and she turned to the other women around her: “Right compañeras?” “Yeessss!” they all shouted and, well, since they are the majority, well…anyway, the risks of democracy.

That is how the insurgentas converted a sports defeat into a triumph and won…with a tie. Final score: insurgentes – 1, insurgentas – 2.

But the machos didn’t give up so quickly, they asked for a re-match. “Sure” said the compañeras “but next year.”

Desperate, the insurgentes looked to the person who best encapsulates the highest values of machismo-zapatismo, which is to say, me. They asked me when “men’s day” was.

“What?” I asked them.

“Yes,” they said, “if there is a woman’s day, then there must also be a man’s day.”

“Ah” I agreed, understanding: ”yes indeed there is one.” And I showed them what, with concise wisdom, one tiger had tweeted: “Men’s day” (when you celebrate the slavery of the woman to the work of rearing children) already exists. It is May 10.”

I think that they didn’t understand what you might call my sarcastic tone because they went away saying, “Ah, ok well then it’s still a little while off.”

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Reading comprehension questions:

1.-Is the health insurgenta who subverted the semantics in FIFA’s rules a feminazi, a lesboterrorist, or someone who does away with the rules, destroying imposed [gender] roles and damaging masculine sensibility?

2.- Is the person who summarized with such grace what happened on this fateful March 8, 2016, in a Zapatista barracks: heteropatriarchal, Eurocentric, species-ist, ableist, classist and etceterist, one more victim of the system (well look at that, it sounds like the name of a music group), or does he not celebrate May 10 because he lacks the above listed attributes?

3.-As the women that we are, should we give a rematch to those damned men who, well, you know, you give them an inch and they want a mile?

Send your responses to the concierge of the Little School. Note: all not-so-nice comments will be returned to sender.ⁱⁱ

I testify under gender oath/protest:

SupGaleano

March 8, 2016

Zapatista Army for National Liberation.

Mexico

March 14, 2016

Compas and non-compas:

We write to tell you a little about how plans are going for the activities in July, October, and December of 2016. We have received a few questions, so here are a few answers, but only regarding the festival “CompArte for Humanity.”

“How is the registration for the art festival looking?”

As of March 12, 2016, we had registered:

21 attendees from Mexico and 5 from other countries.

99 participants from Mexico and 30 from other countries (Chile, Argentina, Greece, Canada, United States, Spanish State, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Colombia, Costa Rica, Brazil, Peru, Cross-border or Without Borders, Uruguay, France, and the Sufi Community with Islamic music).

“What kind of activities or artistic works are registered so far?

According to those who have registered so far, there is: rap, poetry, visual arts, contemporary dance, painting, engraving, literature and stories, theater, puppets, embroidery, iron work, silk-screening, photography, documentaries, cinema, sculpture, ceramics, short films, illustration, reggae, rock, graffiti, gastronomy, aerial dance, murals, music, music, and more music.

“What is this about “alternate sites” for the CompArte Festival?”

We are hoping that the compas of the Sixth in Mexico and in the world understand what you might call the subliminal message of the convocation and organize activities—in their own geographies and in accordance with their own calendars—either before, during, or after the festivals/gatherings convoked by the Zapatistas. That is, we hope that whether at local, regional, zone, or national levels, the Sixth organizes festivals and gatherings to give space for and echo to artistic activities. And of course, also to celebrate the National Indigenous Congress’ 20 years of rebellion and resistance, as well as a space where scientists will find attentive ears and critical thought.

“Is it necessary to register to attend, without participating in, the ‘CompArte’ festival?”

Yes, just clarify that you are registering as an attendee.

“Is necessary to register to attend and participate in the “CompArte” festival?”

Yes, and we ask you to specify the form your participation will take.

“What is the email where one can register for the ‘CompArte for Humanity festival’?”

The email is compArte@ezln.org.mx

“Can you tell me again the dates and locations for the ‘CompArte for Humanity’ festival?”

No, those are already in the communiqué from February 29…. Okay, okay okay, here they are:

Dates: July 17-30, 2016

Location:

July 17-22 in the caracol of Oventik. Only Zapatista bases of support will participate in this part. Attendance is open for escuchas [ears/listeners] and videntes [seers/viewers], but requires registration.

July 23-30, 2016 in CIDECI, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas. All registered artists can participate. Attendance is open for listeners and viewers, but requires registration.

“Is there a registration fee, either for attendees or participants?

No.

“Are you (Zapatistas) going to pay for travel expenses, food, and lodging?”

No.

“According to Zapatismo, is gastronomy an art?”

Everyone can categorize their practice as they see fit. In the case of the difficult culinary arts, the insurgentas, as an echo of March 8, will contribute a menu that is…hmm… how can I put it… disconcerting: “tamale shakes and coffee with chili pepper” (note: for the tamale shake they don’t use a blender or any other machine, only the cooking fire and their “wisdom”). I already suffered… I mean, tasted it and it is… disconcerting.

“Can children participate?”

Yes, children can register to participate or attend. Except for the girls, because what a shame, the deadline has passed, it was March 8, so oh well…eh? But it’s that… ay! Okay, okay okay: the girls can register too. Note: all minors should be accompanied by a mother or father or tutor, tutora, or tutoroa.

“Is anything banned from these events?”

Yes, the production, consumption, or sale of drugs and alcohol is strictly forbidden. If you aren’t capable of making or enjoying art without taking something before or during, well your method is mistaken.

“There still isn’t a report back on the Little School?”

No. The questions sent by students are currently being reviewed. When something is ready, we’ll let those interested know.

That’s all for now.

Subcomandante Insurgente Moisés.  Subcomandante Insurgente Galeano.

Mexico, March 2016.

From the diaries of the cat-dog:

The time of the police (part one):

One: In Mexico, a Latin American country that suffers the global crisis like they all do, but which is fueled by the solid triad of corruption-clumsiness-ignorance made into a government, the official in charge of public education, Aurelio Nuño Mayer, cannot hide his passion for the policing profession. Encouraged by his accomplices, Mr. Nuño believes that he can win the presidential candidacy for his party, the PRI, if he functions more as paid thug than as promoter of Mexican education. Fond of making threats, running his own repressive squads, and operating like any boss in the early stages of savage capitalism, Mr. Nuño finds special pleasure in converting the teaching profession into a destination not for better schools, training, and salaries, but for arbitrary injustices, beatings, and firings. Playing the role of prosecutor, judge, and jury; of Labor Minister (decreeing firings without severance); of Minister of the Interior (using the police and the army at his whim); of clumsy media spokesperson, dismal builder of “spontaneous” support, and twitterer in permanent slow motion, Mr. Nuño’s only resumé merit is having sheltered himself within that group of criminals who engage in criminal activity with total immunity. Despite his suits and ties, his heavily made up and photo-shopped media image, Mr. Nuño cannot hide what he has always been: a sad and mediocre policeman who gets pleasure from and money for repressing and humiliating others. Mr. Nuño has always longed to be a good policeman, but… when the den of thieves is insufficient to accommodate so many, when his secret protector falls, Mr. Nuño will also show he is a good runner… when fleeing becomes the order of the day.

Another one: In this country known in the realm of the world cups (although no further than the quarterfinals) as “Mexico,” in the so-called “highest place of study,” the Autonomous National University of Mexico (UNAM), Mr. Enrique Graue Wiechers has reached the highest bureaucratic position (and ladder to governmental post): the title of rector [like chancellor or dean]. In addition to the fact that his academic and professional career has been located within the bureaucracy of the academy and carefully guided by the Zedillo Ponce de León family’s psychiatrist, Mr. Graue did his graduate work in a North American university know for having invented the energy drink self-named “Gatorade,” which should give you an idea of how advanced he is in his specialty field of ophthalmology. A few days ago, Mr. Graue declared he was “outraged” because of the insufficient quantity of drugs police planted on one of the activists from the Che Guevara Auditorium (which the university authorities are futilely trying to call the Justo Sierra Auditorium). Mr. Graue was not enraged that the federal budgeting for higher education would not be sufficient to cover hundreds of thousands of young people; nor was he enraged by the mercantilist conditions that academic faculty and staff are subjected to; nor was he enraged because the UNAM has become a nest of undesirables, that is, of bureaucratic functionaries who don’t even know how to write the name of their overseer (that is, the rector); nor was he enraged by the lack of security endured by faculty, staff, and students on the UNAM campuses (assaults, rapes, and murders); and he was not enraged because an anti-democratic gangsterism had placed, in the highest post of the “highest place of study,” a mediocre bureaucrat.

No, Mr. Graue was enraged because the police didn’t do a good job of setting someone up to be framed. And this outrages Mr. Graue because all his life he has endeavored to be a good police agent. With his indignant police discourse (seconded by people who don’t even know where the Justo Sierra Auditorium is, much less the Che Guevara), Mr. Graue gives a lecture: “the problem with higher education in Mexico lies with a vegetarian cafeteria, a screen printing workshop, and a bakery training space, among other things. These subversive activities are promoted by a group of anarchists, that is, dirty, ugly, and bad people who contrast sharply with the neatness and style of the university bureaucracy. They don’t even sell Gatorade, but rather water and juices of unknown origin. They are drug addicts (the high, medium, and low-ranking officials hide cocaine, crystal meth, ecstasy, and even crack and an occasional roach in their desk drawers —even within bureaucracy there are classes, my friend), they’re anarchic-anarchists, not part of the university community (various officials swallow hard) and that auditorium… the auditorium, what’s that auditorium… secretary quick, what’s the name of that auditorium that we want to liberate.. ah yes, the Justo Sierra Auditorium in the School of Medicine… eh? …It’s not in the School of Medicine?.. huh?… you’re recording? Give notice!… okay… in the School of Philosophy and Letters of Acatlán… no?… is it in Ciudad Universitaria?…Oh isn’t CU where the Pumas play?…So there are academic departments there too?… I’m only familiar with the rector’s suite… well anyway, wherever it is, it should be “liberated” by the police, and by police who know how to plant the evidence properly, not those scatter-brains that don’t even know how to place a bit of “spearmint” in a backpack. That’s why an elite group of my officials are going to start a degree program on how to place drugs in briefcases. Yes yes I know that’s not the same, but we don’t carry backpacks, we carry briefcases. As I have said… what, no applause?… Turn on the recorder man! No, not that one, you’ll ruin my cabinet career ambitions. The other one! Yes that one! Thank you, thank you to the authentic university community members who know that the university serves to domesticate, not to teach nor investigate! Thank you, thank you, thank you! How was that? Wha? I said turn that recorder off! No not the one with the cheering, the other one, the one that’s recording!

Mr. Graue is furious, he was just trying to be a good police agent.

I testify: woof-meow.

Cat-dog.

Copyleft 2016. Permission from the Good Government Council under conditions of “we’ll be back tomorrow to see if its ready, who knows, maybe it will be a new Council rotation by then, but in the meantime let me tell you the history of Zapatista autonomy. You already know it? Well then we should review it, as they say, until it truly sticks in your head. Did you bring your notebook? Write in “resistance and rebellion” or “rebellion and resistance,” it’s the same thing, because the order of the “r’s” doesn’t’ affect our autonomy. Haven’t you studied mathematics? Just songs? Well look, you need arts and sciences, there’s no way around it.”