Here's a translation of the most recent Zapatista communique, thanks to the au-top-sy list.
II Encounter of the Zapatista Peoples with the Peoples of the World
Translation El Kilombo Intergaláctico
Communiqué of the Indigenous Revolutionary Clandestine
Committee—General Command of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation
June of 2007
To the People of Mexico:
To the Peoples of the World:
To the Adherents of the Zexta Internazional:
To the Adherents of the Sixth Declaration:
Compañeros and Compañeras:
Brothers and Sisters:
As was announced at the First Encounter of Zapatista Peoples with the
Peoples of the World (held in January of this year), the Second
Encounter will be held in the coming month of July. The objective of
this encounter is that persons, groups, collectives, and organizations
that struggle against neoliberalism, in Mexico and all over the world,
hear directly the word of the EZLN's bases of support on the process
of the construction of autonomy in the Zapatista indigenous
communities of Chiapas. For this reason, the EZLN, through its
Intergalactic and Sixth Commissions, convokes:
The Second Encounter of Zapatista Peoples with the Peoples of the World.
To be held in Zapatista territory July 20 through 28 of the year 2007,
with the following characteristics:
First. Taking into account the difficulties that the rainy season
provokes at this time in the state of Chiapas, the locations of the
Encounter will not be the 5 caracoles (as was previously announced),
but rather 3 caracoles (Oventik, Morelia, and La Realidad), following
the schedule that we here detail:
Friday, July 20: Caracol of Oventik, Zona Altos [Highlands Zone] of
Chiapas. Welcome and Inauguration.
Saturday, July 21: Caracol of Oventik, Zona Altos of Chiapas. Plenary
roundtables with presentations by the Zapatista bases of support of
the Autonomous Municipalities of the Altos of Chiapas, and sessions
for questions, observations, and proposals by attendees.
Sunday July 22: Transfer to the Caracol of Morelia, Zona Tzotz Choj. Welcome.
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, July 23, 24, and 25: Caracol of
Morelia, Zona Tzotz Choj. Plenary roundtables with presentations by
the Zapatista bases of support of the Autonomous Municipalities of the
Tzotz Choj Zone (Caracol of Morelia), the Northern Zone of Chiapas
(Caracol of Roberto Barrios), and the Selva [Jungle] Tzeltal Zone
(Caracol of La Garrucha), and sessions for questions, observations,
and proposals by attendees.
Thursday, July 26: Transfer to the Caracol of La Realidad, Zona Selva
Fronteriza [Jungle/Border Zone]. Welcome.
Friday, July 27: Caracol of La Realidad, Zona Selva Fronteriza.
Plenary roundtables with presentations by Zapatista bases of support
of the Autonomous Municipalities of the Zona Selva Fronteriza, and
sessions for questions, observations, and proposals by attendees.
Saturday, July 28: Caracol of La Realidad, Zona Selva Fronteriza.
Final Plenary and Closing.
Sunday, July 29: Return.
Second. The themes of the plenary roundtables are:
Health: Presentation given by the Health Promoters of the Zapatista communities.
Education: Presentation given by the Education Promoters.
Organization of the Communities: Presentation given by the municipal
commissioners and officials.
Collective Work: Presentation given by the local, regional, and
municipal collectives and coordinators of each zone.
The Struggle of Women: Presentation given by the women of the bases of
support on their forms of organization at different levels, as "the
women that we are."
Autonomy: Presentation given by the autonomous authorities on the
struggles and problems faced in the areas of work, health, education,
trade, civil registry, justice, projects, etc.
Good Government: Presentation given by members of the Good Government
Councils on their function in the construction of autonomy.
Evaluation of the Process of the Construction of Autonomy:
Presentation given by members of the political directive of the EZLN
(CCRI) on advances and problems in the 13 years of existence of the
Zapatista Autonomous Municipalities in Rebellion (MAREZ) and the 4
years of the Good Government Councils (JBG).
Third. The method of work in the plenary roundtables will be:
Presentation of the theme, followed by a session of observations,
questions, and answers.
Fourth. In this Second Encounter the EZLN will have as special
invitees the compañeros and compañeras of the Landless Movement in
Brazil, of the Campesino Movement of Korea, of the Campesino Movement
of Madagascar, of the Campesino Movement of the United States, and of
other compas of the "Via Campesina" organization in Europe, Asia,
Africa, and America. Given this, there will be a special space for the
participation of these compañ
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Fifth. Inscriptions and accreditations will begin by internet on July
2, 2007, at the following webpages:
www.zeztainternazional.org and
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Email:
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Accreditations will be distributed starting Monday, July 16, 2007, in
San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, at:
The office of Enlace Zapatista: Avenida Ignacio Allende 22-A, Barrio
de San Antonio, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas.
Telephone: (01) 967 6781013
Additionally, there will be a place for inscription and accreditation
in each of the caracoles where the plenaries will be held.
Sixth. It is recommended that those attending bring the necessary
items to spend the night. In the caracoles there will be affordable
food stands, but attendees can also bring their own food.
We invite all honest, noble, and committed persons of Mexico and the
World to attend.
>From the mountains of the Mexican Southeast.
Indigenous Revolutionary Clandestine Committee—General Command of the
Zapatista Army of National Liberation.
Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos.
Sixth Commission.
Teniente Coronel Insurgente Moisés.
Intergalactic Commission.
Mexico, June of 2007.