Alerta Roja del EZLN

Llamado de la Comisión Sexta del EZLN a la Otra Campaña en defensa de los compañer@s de Atenco

Compañeros, compañeras:

Hace unos momentos estuvimos viendo y escuchando en los medios de comunicación el manejo que se estaba haciendo, el manejo informativo sobre lo que estaba ocurriendo. Escuchamos a los locutores y locutoras de Televisión Azteca implorando por que entrara el orden, por que entrara el ejército a poner orden y acabar con lo que estaba ocurriendo ahí.

Article written by Administrator

The EZLN has finished their consultation with their support bases, the reason for the recent Red Alert in Chiapas, deciding to increasingly foster alliances with Mexico’s oppressed peoples and nonelectoral left and support movements worldwide against neoliberalism.

Article written by Michelle Akane Storey

La Garrucha, Sept 16th (Chiapas Indymedia)

On September 16th the EZLN holds a sixth meeting discussing their “Other Campaign” for non-electoral politics and a new Mexican constitution (as proposed in the Sixth Declaration of the Lacandon Jungle, aka "the Sexta"). After soliciting the comments, criticisms and words of support from groups, collectives, organizations and individuals from across Mexico and beyond, the Zapatistas are to begin a series of encounters to form specific proposals on what form this “Other Campaign” will take. Here, Akane gives us a recap of the meetings held thus far.

Article written by Rachel Wallis

Rachel writes about attending the final meeting of The Other Campaign on September 16th.

Article written by Chiapas Indymedia

The EZLN lifts the Red Alert and reopens the Caracoles. Cooperatives, educational and other civil activites recommence.

Article written by Javier Cerrato

The EZLN has declared a red alert in the rebelling Zapatisa territorials, and the autonomous gove4rnments go into hiding.   

Article written by Simon Walker and Melissa Mundt

In the past few days the EZLN has issued four communiqués declaring a state of Red Alert in autonomous zones in Chiapas as a "precautionary defensive measure." Significantly, this means that members of civil society have been asked to leave Zapatista territory as the EZLN circles the wagons in preparation for an internal consultation. The Peace House and many other groups in Chiapas are monitoring the situation for further developments. Currently, there has been no call for international human rights observers.

Article written by Javier Cerrato

The community assemblies have ended, with 98% approving the undertaking of a "new political initiative". The EZLN will release a "Sixth Declaration of the Selva Lacandona" soon.

Article written by Javier Cerrato

Part I of the Declaration recounts the history of the movement.

Article written by irlandesa (Source: Chiapas Indymedia)

The continuation of the Sixth declaration.