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The Other Campaign
News and analysis following the development of the Zapatista's "The Other Campaign," as described in the Sixth Declaration of the Lacandon Jungle. Announced in July of 2005, it's an effort to mobilize a non-electoral social movement of the left, "from below", in Mexico and beyond. The Other Campaign tour began in San Cristobal de las Casas on January 1st, 2006, led by Subcommandante Marcos, who took on the new name "Delegation Zero."
A Chat with Chema: a look at the OCEZ
by Loren Guerriero
A look at the rich history of a social movement in Chiapas, Organización Campesino Emiliano Zapata.
April 3, Global Day of Action for Chiapas Hunger Strikers
From La Otra Jovel, 4/1/2008 (Translated from Spanish)
Compañeros y compañeras:
As you may know, many of our prisoner compañeros on hunger strike were set free yesterday, as well as another hundred prisoners who were not participating in the protest, as part of a media spectacle whose aim was to fool and confuse public opinion.
Communiqué from the CCRI-CG of the Zapatista Army for National Liberation
Communiqué from the Indigenous Revolutionary Clandestine Committee—General Command of the Zapatista Army for National Liberation.
Mexico
September 22, 2007
The Second Stage of the Otra Campaña Begins: In Defense of Land, Source of Ourselves
It takes more than two hours to get everyone through the narrow doors of Tierradentro Cafe, and so we stand outside waiting, crushed together with other Spaniards, Italians, Mexicans, Norweigans, Cana
Letter from Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos
To whom it may concern:
We send a communiqué about felonies, new frauds (now disguised as “combating delinquency”), and not-so-secret plans.
URGENT ACTION: ZAPATISTA SUPPORT BASES THREATENED WITH DISPLACEMENT IN "CHOLES DE TUMBALA"
With the modification of article 27 of the constitution by the neoliberal governments, the original people of these lands were condemned to disappear. In 2001 the House of Representatives, Senate, and the Federal Supreme Court refused to recognize the San Andrés Accords, leaving indigenous people with no choice but to exercise their autonomy and their collective rights, including their right to land and territory, by the following: the recuperation of lands that have historically been worked collectively and that represent the seat of mayan culture today.
My Thoughts on the John Ross Article “A Report from the Red Alert”
By Mary Ann Tenuto-Sanchez
In his latest article about the Zapatistas entitled “A Report from the Red Alert; Zapatistas at Critical Crossroads,” John Ross recaps the current situation of the Other Campaign, the apparent results of the presidential election and the aftermath of the police attack on San Salvador Atenco.
Otra debate, Oaxaca update
The first thing you may notice is we're no longer the Chiapas Peace House Project, but CASA. Our mission hasn't changed; we just needed a broader name as we begin work in Oaxaca.
Massacre in Atenco: Violence, Politics and Other Campaigns in Mexico
By Chris Thomas
A reflection on media spin and the Otra Campaña in the wake of the violence in Atenco earlier this month.
Wrapping Up La Otra in Oaxaca
by Katherine Clements
La Otra Campaña made its way through Oaxaca last month and a wave of violence and repression followed.
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