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   San Diego Free Press    
   February 12, 2018    
   Wandering with a Zapatista guide around the rain lashed EZLN caracole of Oventic you see almost immediately that you're in a place dedicated to building ... Caracoles (snails) — that's what the Zapatistas call the five autonomous zones they've carved out in the southernmost Mexican state of Chiapas.     
    
    
  
  
   
   Liberation    
   February 6, 2018    
   This event capped off a series of events put on by the Enero Zapatista planning committee – a coalition of community organizations and individuals including the Party for Socialism and Liberation, dedicated to commemorating the Zapatistas' uprising that occurred January 1, 1994.The organizers hosted aà...     
    
    
 
  
 
 
   
  
   
   San Diego Free Press    
   February 5, 2018    
   The Zapatistas call their autonomous communities caracoles, after the snail whose patience and endurance they seek to emulate. Lento pero firme, which can be translated as “slow but sure,” is a slogan you'll hear often in Zapatista discourse. You realize you're seeing this approach in action, and youà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   Open Democracy    
   February 5, 2018    
   Faced with the Zapatista threat and an opposition triumph in the presidential elections, it appeared as though the country was going through a profound process of renovation. What happened to that social energy that the Zapatistas provoked almost a quarter of a century ago? Where are the reactions of theà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   teleSUR English    
   January 21, 2018    
   The decision to put forward a candidate for the next election marks a break with more than two decades of the Zapatista strategy of rejecting the Mexican state and electoral politics. The EZLN declared war against the Mexican state on January 1, 1994, launching the Indigenous movement in Mexico'sà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   Trinidad Guardian    
   January 15, 2018    
   Comandantas from Mexico's Zapatista Army for National Liberation (EZLN) recently called for a global gathering of rebellious women. Their language reflected centuries of radical leadership of Indigenous women in the Caribbean. “With regard to the Zapatista men,” they wrote, “we are going to put them toà...     
    
    
 
  
 
 
   
  
   
   teleSUR English    
   January 10, 2018    
   Mexico's Zapatistas Blast Anti-Indigenous Police Brutality. A day later The Las Abejas members were released after the government of Chiapas intervened and promoted reconciliation talks between the local authorities, the municipality and the Indigenous organization. The now-freed activists thanked otherà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   teleSUR English    
   January 2, 2018    
   Mexico's Zapatista Army of National Liberation, EZLN, marked its 24th anniversary of armed struggle on Monday, evaluating past accomplishments and future ... The EZLN also reiterated its support for 2018 presidential candidate Maria de Jesus Patricio Martinez Marichuy, who is "not looking for power or aà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   NPR    
   December 1, 2017    
   In the 1990s, there was a lot of conflict after the uprising of the socialist revolutionary Zapatistas. The worst crime left 45 people dead, mostly women and children. This unresolved conflict has been ignited again in what observers are now calling a humanitarian crisis. James Frederick has the story.     
    
    
  
  
   
   VICE    
   November 13, 2017    
   In the closing event in Oventic, Chiapa—home of the Zapatista Army of the National Liberation (EZLN) rebel group—covered by mist and intermittent drizzle, Marichuy, a representative of the Mexican government's Indigenous Council (ICG), said that women are the ones who feel the deepest pain due to the ...     
    
    
  
  
   
   WRAL.com    
   October 31, 2017    
   The Zapatistas urged their supporters to stay out of electoral politics in ... at a rally in October in the Zapatista stronghold of Guadalupe Tepeyac, ...     
    
    
  
  
   
   Seymour Tribune    
   October 30, 2017    
   The Zapatistas urged their supporters to stay out of electoral politics in ... at a rally in October in the Zapatista stronghold of Guadalupe Tepeyac, ...     
    
    
  
  
   
   Daily Free Press    
   October 27, 2017    
   Approximately 20 people attended the talk titled “Zapatistas Between Sliding Doors of Opportunity: Mobilization within Transition” organized by ...     
    
    
  
  
   
   The Daily Northwestern    
   October 20, 2017    
   The teach-in highlighted the work of the Zapatistas, a revolutionary ... Gutierrez said, and many of the members of the Zapatista movement are ...     
    
    
  
  
   
   The Independent    
   October 9, 2017    
   An indigenous woman backed by Mexico's rebel Zapatista movement ... the political arm of the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN), and in ... Her support from the Zapatistas marks a more visible turn for the insurgent ...     
    
    
  
  
   
   teleSUR English    
   October 7, 2017    
   Zapatista-Backed Indigenous Woman Registers to Run for Mexican Presidency ... Army of National Liberation, known by its Spanish acronym EZLN. ... The Zapatistas announced in December 2016 their plans to elect a female ...     
    
    
  
  
   
   Aljazeera.com    
   September 27, 2017    
   How is it then, that now the EZLN, which form part of the CNI, ... that both the CNI and the Zapatistas refuse to participate in any political party.     
    
    
 
  
 
 
   
  
   
   The Atlantic    
   September 23, 2017    
   On January 1, 1994, the Zapatista Army of National Liberation, a group ... But for the Zapatistas, NAFTA represented the recolonization of their ...     
    
    
  
  
   
   New York Times    
   August 28, 2017    
   The Zapatistas, the most powerful political rebels in Mexico in nearly 100 years, are renouncing armed revolution, after decades of opposing ...     
    
    
  
  
   
   San Francisco Bay View    
   December 31, 1999    
   The welcoming ceremony the Zapatista support bases, the authorities of the Good Government Junta towards a new hope and the EZLN's commanders gave her was a multicolor and diverse fiesta. Rebels, motorized and on horseback, escorted her between walls of balloons and women dressed in their ...     
    
    
  
  
   
   VICE    
   December 31, 1999    
   In the closing event in Oventic, Chiapa—home of the Zapatista Army of the National Liberation (EZLN) rebel group—covered by mist and ...     
    
    
  
  
   
   Daily Maverick    
   October 5, 2017    
   ... attacked US foreign policy and capitalism itself, while shedding an international spotlight on the campaign of Mexico's Zapatista insurgents.     
    
    
  
  
   
   Aljazeera.com    
   September 27, 2017    
   How is it then, that now the EZLN, which form part of the CNI, ... that both the CNI and the Zapatistas refuse to participate in any political party.     
    
    
  
  
   
   Intercontinental Cry    
   September 23, 2017    
   Romero mentions the Zapatistas and notes their ranks include mostly ... In 1994, the Zapatistas issued a proclamation which equated the Northà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   The Atlantic    
   September 23, 2017    
   On January 1, 1994, the Zapatista Army of National Liberation, a group ... But for the Zapatistas, NAFTA represented the recolonization of theirà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   KQED    
   September 21, 2017    
   A couple of handmade black-masked Zapatista rebel dolls are at the ... the Zapatistas a “far-out” idea to help spread its message here on Earth,à...     
    
    
  
  
   
   STLtoday.com    
   September 7, 2017    
   A Zapatista militiaman, center, watches while sympathizers listen to a news conference held in La Realidad, in the Mexican state of Chiapas,à...     
    
    
  
  
   
   U.S. News & World Report    
   September 1, 2017    
   1, 1994: NAFTA comes into effect, and the Maya Indian Zapatista guerrilla army in southern Mexico launches an armed rebellion againstà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   MWC News    
   August 16, 2017    
   I've been thinking since the weekend about how the Zapatistas ... who spend a lot of time working with the EZLN is that in Zapatista areas,à...     
    
    
  
  
   
   Green Left Weekly    
   August 11, 2017    
   Quim Arrufat is a joint national spokesperson for the People's Unity List (CUP), an organisation that he has likened to “urban Zapatistas” – inà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   The Alcalde    
   August 10, 2017    
   She details how the internet spurred the Zapatista uprisings in Mexico, helped users organize medical supplies during Arab Spring, and led toà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   America Magazine    
   August 9, 2017    
   ... the government and the Zapatistas, trying to broker a peace agreement. ... of the indigenous Zapatista Army of National Liberation (E.Z.L.N.),à...     
    
    
  
  
   
   teleSUR English    
   August 8, 2017    
   ... a national hero and the inspiration of the neo-Zapatista movement. ... They are know by the Spanish acronym ELS or as Zapatistas Photo:à...     
    
    
  
  
   
   Duluth News Tribune    
   August 6, 2017    
   The bandana also is a reference to the Zapatista movement in ... The Zapatistas wore bandanas and ski masks, and were labeled by theà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   Los Angeles Times    
   August 4, 2017    
   Strange stuff transpired too, like the time in 1997 when a sect of the Zapatistas, the leftist militant group engaged in a long standoff with theà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   Democracy Now!    
   August 4, 2017    
   And this is really the narrative and the teachings of the Zapatistas in Chiapas, Mexico, of not ... We did a Mexican Zapatista funk version.     
    
    
  
  
   
   Intercontinental Cry    
   July 25, 2017    
   Patricio joined the struggles related to the Zapatista Army of ... As a presidential candidate chosen by the CNI and Zapatistas, she is notà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   Remezcla (blog)    
   July 24, 2017    
   How This Zapatista-Inspired Cafe Successfully Fought Gentrification in ... Zapatistas are masters in communication and they were successful inà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   L.A. Weekly    
   July 21, 2017    
   ... regularly use this Zapatista-inspired community space in El Sereno, ... on the Zapatista way of life that was spearheaded by Mexico's EZLNà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   The Guardian    
   July 19, 2017    
   Later, she used her spare time to work for the Zapatista movement in ... with the Zapatistas, helping record testimony and translate documents.     
    
    
  
  
   
   Truth-Out    
   July 17, 2017    
   The Zapatistas and National Indigenous Congress (CNI) held an assembly in ... Patricio joined the struggles related to the Zapatista Army ofà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   GirlTalkHQ (blog)    
   July 6, 2017    
   That party is the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) who are a ... By February the Zapatistas, who had hoped to ignite a nationwideà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   Marketplace.org    
   December 31, 1999    
   It's a community organizing space inspired by the Zapatistas, a Mexican indigenous revolutionary group whose art hangs on the walls tonight.     
    
    
  
  
   
   New York Times    
   December 31, 1999    
   In 1994, hundreds of masked Zapatista rebels stormed the town, toting ... The Zapatistas, the most powerful political rebels in Mexico in nearlyà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   MWC News    
   December 31, 1999    
   I've been thinking since the weekend about how the Zapatistas ... who spend a lot of time working with the EZLN is that in Zapatista areas,à...     
    
    
  
  
   
   TTG    
   March 23, 2017    
   I'm lucky in that many travel agents are located close to great food outlets, such as Zapatista Burrito Bar next to Dawson & Sanderson in Newcastle.     
    
    
  
  
   
   Eater Chicago    
   March 22, 2017    
   They're hoping to open this summer after giving the former Zapatista a facelift. Bravos, who was also on the opening team at The Pony in Lakeview, said a shot of tequila or pitcher of sangria would only enhance the tabletop grill experience.     
    
    
  
  
   
   Truthdig    
   March 22, 2017    
   The indigenous resistance group from Chiapas, Mexico, known as the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN), will sell colorfully named "100 percent Zapatista coffee, cultivated in Zapatista lands by Zapatista hands" to raise funds for a cause sure ...     
    
    
  
  
   
   The Canary    
   March 21, 2017    
   The Zapatista movement in Mexico has launched a campaign to help financially support immigrants persecuted and deported by US President Donald Trump.     
    
    
  
  
   
   Eater Chicago    
   March 21, 2017    
   Ownership of Scout Waterhouse + Kitchen, one of the best sports bars in the South Loop, appear to be taking over the neighboring Zapatista space at 1307 S. Wabash Ave. Scout partner Jeff Wolff is listed on a city building permit for the shuttered ...     
    
   
  
   
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