On April 28, 2011, the EZLN declared with a communiqué that it would participate on May 7 in the Silent March for Peace, called for by the poet Javier Sicilia. On May 7 in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, tens of thousands of Zapatista bases of support, together with communities, organizations and individuals adherents to the Sixth Declaration of the Lacandon Jungle, marched to the Plaza of Resistance in front of the San Cristóbal Cathedral. Comanders of the EZLN read a speech sent by Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos for the Clandestine Revolutionary Indigenous Committee – General Command of the EZLN.

(Listen to and read the full speech here.)

Analysis by Gustavo Esteva of the texts that make up the letter exchange on Ethics and Politics between Subcomandante Marcos and Luis Villoro in Revista Rebeldía, in addition to the texts also published in the most recent number by Raúl Zibechi, Carlos Aguirre Rojas, Sergio Rodríguez Lazcano, and Gustavo Esteva himself.(Descarga aquí)  

Read the full texts here (in Spanish).
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In response to the call by Javier Sicilia, thousands of zapatista bases of support and hundreds of adherents to the Other Campaign marched in silence in the streets of San Cristóbal. In the Plaza de la Paz (Plaza of Resistance), part of the Clandestine Revolutionary Indigenous Committee – General Command of the EZLN read a document from the EZLN signed by Subcomandante Marcos, in Spanish, Tsotsil, Tseltal, Tojolabal, and Chol. In the images, Comandante David reads the document in Spanish.

Marcha Zapatista: Decenas de miles de bases de apoyo zapatistas, acompañados por otros miles de adherentes a la Otra Campaña de diversas partes de Chiapas, marcharon hoy (7 de mayo) del CIDECI/Unitierra a la Plaza de la Paz frente a la Catedral de San Cristóbal de Las Casas, sumándose a la Marcha Nacional por la Paz con Justicia y Dignidad convocada por el compañero y poeta Javier Sicilia, que llegará mañana al zócalo de la Ciudad de México. En la Plaza de San Cristóbal, Comandantes del EZLN leyeron un discurso enviado por el Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos por el Comité Clandestino Revolucionario Indígena – Comandancia General del EZLN.

Introducción e Himno Nacional entonado por el compañero Emanuel(Descarga aquí)  

Himno Zapatista entonado por el compañero Emanuel(Descarga aquí)  

Discurso en español por el compañero Comandante David(Descarga aquí)  

Traducción en tsotsil por el compañero Comandante Guillermo(Descarga aquí)  

Traducción en tseltal por el compañero Comandante Ismael(Descarga aquí)  

Traducción en tojolabal por el compañero Comandante Timoteo(Descarga aquí)  

Traducción en chol por el compañero Comandante Bulmaro(Descarga aquí)  

Despedida(Descarga aquí)  

Lee las palabras del EZLN abajo:

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Interview to Gustavo Esteva from the Universidad de la Tierra Oaxaca during the March of Silence for Justice and Against Impunity by the EZLN in support of the National March for Peace in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas.

English: (Descarga aquí)  

Spanish:(Descarga aquí)  

The first of May is recognized all over the world as international workers day.  For a century working people throughout the world have come together on May 1st to oppose state oppression, call out bosses for poor working conditions and also celebrate their solidarity and the power of their labor. Having been sparked by massive labor rallies calling for an 8 hour work day in Chicago’s Haymarket Square in 1886, May 1^st or May Day has escalated to level of an internationally celebrated day for those fighting for human rights.

Today in the United States many of these marches and protests being held on this day are in support of civil and labor rights for migrants. A significant part of the US working class comprises of migrants and this is a discussion we want to continue on today’s show.  So today on Relatos Zapatistas we will be playing clips from interviews taken today from San Francisco’s May Day march. In addition, we will be discussing the actions taken place in Tucson Arizona against the school board which is attempting to implement a band on ethnic studies. We will also update folks on the current hunger strike at UC Berkeley that began on Tuesday  of this week in defense of ethnic studies.

All of these cases represent different positions within the same kind of struggle. Different forms of struggle that have to do with the over arching umbrella theme of immigrants rights or migrants rights; people fighting to maintain their dignity in the face of exploitation and oppression.

From 7 am till late at night, the March for Peace with Justice and Dignity made its way to Acajomulco. It was a voyage of encounter with the faces and voices that participated. Toward the Monster City, silence is the scream for Justice. With that voice we say: Enough! No more blood!

Coordinadora Metropolitana contra la Militarización y la Violencia(Descarga aquí)  

Comité contra feminicidios(Descarga aquí)  (Descarga aquí)  

Chilango solidario(Descarga aquí)  

Compa de Morelos(Descarga aquí)  

Preparatoriana(Descarga aquí)  

Mensaje Ecologista(Descarga aquí)  

Red de DDHH(Descarga aquí)  

Liga Revolucionaria Agraria(Descarga aquí)  

Rius(Descarga aquí)  

SME División Cuernavaca(Descarga aquí)  

Trece Pueblos de Morelos(Descarga aquí)  

Javier Sicilia to youths(Descarga aquí)  

Communiqué political prisoner Alberto Patishtan:(Descarga aquí)  

Read the communiqué in Spanish: (Continuar leyendo…)

La Otra Campaña Chiapas invita a sumarse a la
Gran Marcha del Silencio, 7 de mayo de 2011, 12 h
del Cidesi/Universidad de la Tierra a la Plaza Central(Descarga aquí)  
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The Mexico City government wants to build a superhighway connecting Santa Fé with the Periférico. The cost will be almost 500 million dollars. The residents of the affected neighborhoods have been threatened with removal.