Schools for Chiapas / Escuelas para Chiapas

15/01/2026

Schools for Chiapas Weekly

Each week, we gather news, analysis, and reflections
to better understand what is unfolding in Chiapas
and across Latin America.

This is not breaking news.
It is context.

From far-right politics shaping the region,
to questions of autonomy, organization,
and the forces of global capital behind local struggles,
these stories help us connect the dots.

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There you’ll find summaries, sources, and deeper readings
behind this week’s topics.

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Chiapas is a living school

14/01/2026

”How is it possible that Zapatismo has dismantled nothing less than the military pyramid, something sacred in any theory and practice of war and revolution?”

''How is it possible that Zapatismo has dismantled nothing less than the military pyramid, something sacred in any theory and practice of war and revolution?''

13/01/2026

"A finales de agosto de 1997, la Comandante Ramona se trasladó al estado de Oaxaca a inaugurar el Encuentro Nacional de Mujeres Indigenas. Hoy se recuerda el vigésimo aniversario de la muerte de esa gran y entrañable compañera. Por tal motivo pongo su discurso completo en ese evento", Sergio Rodriguez.

Oaxaca, Oaxaca, 29 de agosto de 1997

Al Encuentro Nacional de Mujeres Indígenas:

Compañeras:

Muchas resistencias hemos tenido que vencer para llegar hasta aquí:
La de los dueños del poder, que nos quieren tener separadas y calladas.
La de los ricos de México, que nos quieren tener como animales para explotar.
La de los extranjeros, que se quedan con nuestras mejores tierras, y nos quieren como esclavas.

La de los militares, que cercan nuestras comunidades, nos violan, amenazan a nuestros hijos, meten las dr**as y el alcohol, la prostitución y la violencia.

La de todos los que quieren actuar y pensar en nuestro nombre, no les gusta que los indios y las indias digamos nuestra palabra y les da miedo nuestra rebeldía.

Para llegar hasta aquí, hemos tenido que vencer a todos los que nos ven como algo que sobra, algo que quieren que no exista.
Hemos llegado hasta aquí, venciendo también la resistencia de algunos de nuestros compañeros que no entienden la importancia de que las mujeres estemos participando de la misma manera que los hombres.

Por eso, en el Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional las mujeres nos organizamos
para aprobar la Ley Revolucionaria de las Mujeres.
A todos ellos y a nosotras debemos preguntar:

¿Sería posible que el zapatismo fuera lo que es sin sus mujeres?
¿La sociedad civil, indígena y no indígena, que tanto nos ha apoyado, sería lo mismo sin sus mujeres?
¿Se puede pensar en el México rebelde y nuevo que queremos construir, sin sus mujeres rebeldes y nuevas?

Con el 1° de enero de 1994, los indios de México dijeron a toda la Nación: “Nunca más un México sin nosotros”.

Pero las indias y las no indias de México también hemos levantado nuestra voz:

Nosotras decimos:
“Nunca Más un México sin nosotras”
“Nunca Más una Rebelión sin nosotras”
“Nunca más una vida sin nosotras”.

¡Viva el Encuentro Nacional de Mujeres Indígenas ¡

Comandante Ramona

06/01/2026

”Messrs. Netanyahu (N) and Trump (T) trample on civilian populations in countries other than their own, go after their citizens, and kidnap or murder them without a second thought. Who will protest? The Pope? The Nobel Peace Prize laureate? Who will sanction them? The United Nations? International courts? The Organization of American States? ”

''Messrs. Netanyahu (N) and Trump (T) trample on civilian populations in countries other than their own, go after their citizens, and kidnap or murder them without a second thought. Who will protest? The Pope? The Nobel Peace Prize laureate? Who will sanction them? The United Nations? International....

06/01/2026

EZLN statement in solidarity with the Venezuelan people.

Statement from the EZLN in solidarity with the Venezuelan people.

02/01/2026

Moisés accused current governments of promoting this division by distributing direct aid to citizens in order to perpetuate their hold on power, as the PRI and PAN parties did. He added that building “the commons” is a task envisioned for over 100 years, and only practice will reveal its true results.

Moisés accused current governments of promoting this division by distributing direct aid to citizens in order to perpetuate their hold on power, as the PRI and PAN parties did. He added that building "the commons" is a task envisioned for over 100 years, and only practice will reveal its true resul...

02/01/2026

The Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) reported that more than a thousand attendees from 40 different regions are present, in addition to 500 Zapatista Indigenous people from various Tseltal, Tsotzil, Ch’ol, Tojolabal, Zoque, Mam, Calchikel, and Mestizo backgrounds.

The Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) reported that more than a thousand attendees from 40 different regions are present, in addition to 500 Zapatista Indigenous people from various Tseltal, Tsotzil, Ch'ol, Tojolabal, Zoque, Mam, Calchikel, and Mestizo backgrounds.

02/01/2026

Accompanied by Captain Marcos and Insurgent Sub-commander Moisés, the writer also elaborated that this phenomenon is repeated even in struggles that did not call themselves socialist, such as those in Haiti, Mexico, and Bolivia, where the people fought to overthrow their enemies, but “from the heart of these struggles, new dominant classes emerge, very similar to those that had apparently been defeated.”

Accompanied by Captain Marcos and Insurgent Sub-commander Moisés, the writer also elaborated that this phenomenon is repeated even in struggles that did not call themselves socialist, such as those in Haiti, Mexico, and Bolivia, where the people fought to overthrow their enemies, but “from the he...

02/01/2026

“What we are experiencing today—these severe floods, hurricanes, fires, species loss, heat waves, among others—are the marks of capitalism on the planet.”

"What we are experiencing today—these severe floods, hurricanes, fires, species loss, heat waves, among others—are the marks of capitalism on the planet."

29/12/2025

Carlos Aguirre Rojas, PhD in Economics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), explained that despite the rhetoric of progressive left-wing governments, from Hugo Chávez in Venezuela to Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico, including those of Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, and others, which proclaimed that the poor come first and provided scholarships, food baskets, and more, “none of them touched the capitalist pyramid.”

Carlos Aguirre Rojas, PhD in Economics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), explained that despite the rhetoric of progressive left-wing governments, from Hugo Chávez in Venezuela to Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico, including those of Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, and others, ...

29/12/2025

Lawyer Bárbara Zamora gave a talk on constitutional reform as part of the 32nd anniversary of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation uprising.

Lawyer Bárbara Zamora gave a talk on constitutional reform as part of the 32nd anniversary of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation uprising.

27/12/2025

More than 800 people from some 40 countries participated in the event, reported Captain Marcos – formerly Sub-commander – EZLN leader, at the opening ceremony.

More than 800 people from some 40 countries participated in the event, reported Captain Marcos - formerly Sub-commander – EZLN leader, at the opening ceremony.