September marked seven years since the suspension of talks between the federal government and the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN). On November 17th, the EZLN […]
Part of my work at SIPAZ consists of receiving visitors and delegations, many of which arrive from the United States. Also, volunteers from the U.S. come […]
In Order To Silence The Weapons, The People Speak! FIRST HEMISPHERIC CONFERENCE ON MILITARIZATIONSAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS (CHIAPAS)MAY 6-9 2003 From May 6-9, the First […]
Accompaniment In May and July we traveled to the Northern zone of Chiapas to talk with different political and social actors of the region. In June, […]
Last July, the Zapatista Army for National Liberation (EZLN) reclaimed the initiative with a series of communiqués, which announced the end of the Aguascalientes (meeting spaces […]
In a world of war Constructing spaces for meetings, sharing alternatives EZLN: “Another Calendar – A Calendar of Resistance” National Meeting Against PROCEDE and PROCECOM Second […]
Since 1996 Northern Chiapas (in particular the lower zone of Tila) has become one of the most conflictive regions of the state. In this area, there […]
Accompaniment In December we went to the northern zone of Chiapas. We also visited San Jerónimo Tulijá, in the autonomous Zapatista municipality “Ricardo Flores Magon” to […]
Following the resolution of the federal Supreme Court (SCJN) regarding the constitutional reform on indigenous matters, the conflict in Chiapas has moved into a new phase. […]
The conflict in Chiapas entered a new phase after the September decision by the federal Supreme Court (SCJN), which upheld the constitutional reform on indigenous matters. […]
Accompaniment Northern Zone: The SIPAZ team visited a number of communities in Tila, in the Northern zone of Chiapas. In spite of the peace agreements signed […]
On September 6th (at the time of this writing) the National Supreme Court of Justice (SCJN) rejected the complaints filed by indigenous municipalities against the constitutional […]