Paramilitary, various interests, capitalists, opportunists armed arm, and the state, each
of its levels, attacked a Zapatista community May 2, 2014. Caracol of La Realidad The was
the scene of many violent and resulted the murder of one of their Galeano. Back sad events
that mark a new phase of repression against the Zapatista movement. ---- For twenty years,
the Zapatista movement, which is offered to the world the day, symbolic of the coming into
force of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1994, is many times
transformed, modified to meet the conditions and the context he faced. After the armed
uprising, negotiations, meetings intergalactic "Aguascalientes", the creation of the
Caracoles (regions organisastrices Zapatista communities), and years of building their
autonomy, their last public initiative has enabled them to invite nearly 6 000 people in
recent months, from around the world to share their daily lives and see what Zapatista
autonomy in practice during the various sessions of the "small school" small school. These
meetings were an opportunity to open up spaces for sharing, dialogue, questioning, of
perspective, criticism also, according to the principle of "caminar preguntando" ("forward
while questioning") and asking the political question of their actions. All these
initiatives were also an opportunity to popularize the struggle of the Zapatistas around
the world to spread their self-management practices and experiences.
It is in this context that recent events took place, and it is impossible not to relate.
On May 2, the Caracol of La Realidad is attacked. One of the "Votan" and "teacher" of the
small school, Jos? Luis L?pez Sol?s said Galeano, is assassinated.
Determination and pacifism
To be clear, the relationships and conflicts between Zapatistas non Zapatista
paramilitary, various instances of Mexico, local or federal government, have never
stopped. Intensity varied, but the Zapatistas have always faced, peacefully, by the weight
of their numbers and their determination. Members of a paramilitary group patronage
peasants called the Autonomous Confederation of Agricultural Workers and Peasants (CIOAC)
have, for weeks in the area of La Realidad, fueled conflict and tension with the
Zapatistas, the pretext disagreement the operation of a gravel pit. Vehicle theft,
confiscation of shipments of drugs, led the Good Government to seek to find a way out of
conflict by convening leaders of CIOAC. During one of these meetings (in fact, the only
one where members have bothered to show CIOAC), paramilitary ransacked the school and the
clinic caracol. Another paramilitary group ambushed a group returning from work outside
the Caracol. Attacked with stones, clubs and machetes, the group sought to defend
themselves. And it is defending that Galeano, who was particularly concerned, fell under
the blows of sticks, machetes and gunshots. Three. A in the leg, in the torso. And last,
in the head. Execution. Many others were injured.
Planned and targeted attack
This attack is not strictly speaking a confrontation. This is an assault. Planned,
organized, and he seems focused. The situation is such that for the first time since the
fighting ended in 1994, the Zapatistas 'civilians', the Good Government area in which all
the political initiative and organization of the Zapatista autonomy was assigned long,
find they can not cope, and appeal to the EZLN, despite the consequences that this may
have. Indeed, if the plaintiff is tolerated, members of the EZLN armed themselves are
still wanted by the government. Their involvement thus altering the nature of communities
and the balance of power against the Mexican state.
The situation is particularly tense in recent months, and mobilization, solidarity and
international vigilance are essential today, by concrete acts of solidarity here, by
participation in the Sixth [ 1 ] in activist circles and dissemination of ideas companeros
Chiapas and their struggle for independence and emancipation.
The Zapatistas, despite the sadness, not slaughtered. They rage and aggression that only
reinforces their rebellion. For us to support and respond now.
Greg (Committee of Solidarity with the Peoples of Chiapas fighting) and Vince (CAL Paris West)
[ 1 ] La Sexta is the name given to the Sixth Declaration of the Lacandon Jungle, written
in 2005. contibu? This text had to create a new network federating groups fight.
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