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,SAN ,CRI/OBAL1 ,MEXICO1 ,JANU>Y #a/ #bf -,DEEP 9 ! ,M\NTA9S & JUNGLES ( ,*IAPAS1 POPULAT$ PRIM>ILY ) 9DIG5\S PEASANTS1 /IRS A =CE :I* IS SEEK+ TO UP/AGE ! HI< F9ANC$ DRAMA ( ! #bf ,MEXICAN PRESID5TIAL ELECTION4 ,! =CE GR[S \T ( REBEL OCCUPI$ T]RITORY HELD BY ! ,E,Z,L,N1 COMMONLY KN[N AS ! ,ZAPATI/AS4 ,! ,ZAPATI/AS CONTROL FIVE REGIONS 9 ,*IAPAS4 ,EA* ( !SE REGIONS 9CLUDES MANY SMALL VILLAGES1 CONTA9+ A TOTAL POPULATION 9 ! T5S ( ?\S&S4 ,S9CE AN >M$ UPRIS+ LAUN*$ ON ,JANU>Y #a/1 #aiid 7! DAY ,N,A,F,T,A W5T 9TO EFFECT7 !SE COMMUNITIES HAVE BE5 ADM9I/]$ AUTONOM\SLY1 GUID$ BY HUMANIT>IAN PR9CIPLES1 & UTILIZ+ DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC DECISION-MAK+ /RUCTURES AT A LOCAL LEVEL4 ,!IR AUTONOMY /EMS FROM A %AKY CEASE FIRE AGREEM5T ) ! ,MEXICAN GOV]NM5T :I* HAS MORE OR LESS BE5 9 EFFECT S9CE ! MID-N9ETIES1 & IS GU>D$ BY A /&+ REBEL >MY E/IMAT$ TO BE 9 ! ?\S&S4 ,H[EV]1 OV] ! C\RSE ( ! LA/ FIVE YE>S ! ,E,Z,L,N1 :O HAVE POLITICAL ASPIRATIONS F> BEYOND ,*IAPAS1 HAS F\ND ITSELF MORE & MORE ISOLAT$ FROM ! L>G]1 BUT FRAGM5T$1 ,MEXICAN LEFT4 ,?IS ISOLATION HAS GREATLY HAMP]$ ,ZAPATI/A ATTEMPTS TO EXP& !IR PRACTICAL 9FLU5CE BEYOND !IR FEW RURAL /RON<OLDS4 

,9 A BOLD ATTEMPT TO BREAK FREE ( !IR CURR5T LIMITATIONS1 ! ,G5]AL ,COMM& ( ! ,E,Z,L,N ISSU$ 9 ,JUNE A COMMUNIQUE KN[N AS ! ,SIX? ,DECL>ATION ,FROM ,! ,LACONDA ,JUNGLE ANN\NC+ A NATIONAL 9ITIATIVE AIM$ AT UNIT+ ! 5TIRETY ( ! NON-ELECTORAL ,MEXICAN LEFT4 ,! 9ITIATIVE1 :I* WILL CONSI/ ( ,SUBCOMM&ANTE ,M>COS 7! MO/ PROM95T ,E,Z,L,N FIGURE7 & O!R ,ZAPATI/A LEAD]S TRAVEL+ ?R\<\T ! NATION 9 ORD] TO SPEAK ) & LI/5 TO HUNDR$S ( GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS & ?\S&S ( WORK+ PEOPLE1 IS BE+ CALL$ ! ,O!R ,CAMPAIGN4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,E,Z,L,N SPOKESPEOPLE1 ! BASIC GOAL ( ! CAMPAIGN IS TO BEG9 TO FOM5T A UNIT$ LEFT PLAT=M1 /RATEGY1 & BOTTOM UP ORGANIZATION BAS$ ON ! OP9IONS1 EXP]I5CES1 & NE$S ( ! MAJORITY ( ! ,MEXICAN PEOPLE4 ,= ! ,E,Z,L,N SU* AN EF=T IS NECESS>Y IF ! NE$S ( ! E/IMAT$ #h.0 ( ,MEXICANS :O >E CURR5TLY LIV+ 9 POV]TY >E TO BE FUNDAM5TALLY ADDRESS$4 

,9 ADDITION1 ! DECL>ATION 5TAIL$ A CONDEMNATION ( ! LEFT LEAN+ ,REVOLUTION>Y ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY 7,P,R,D71 :I* !Y EQUAT$ ) ! O!R ELECTORAL P>TIES AS ESS5TIALLY WORK+ AGA9/ ! COMMON 9T]E/ ( ! ,MEXICAN PEOPLE4 ,! DOCUM5T1 9 REF]5CE TO AN 9DIG5\S RI<TS LAW PASS$ 9 CONGRESS :I* FAIL$ TO DELIV] UPON NEGOTIAT$ ,E,Z,L,N DEM&S1 /AT$1 0,! DAY ?AT ! POLITICIANS ( ! ,P,R,I1 ,P,A,N1 & ,P,R,D APPROV$ A LAW ?AT DOES NOT S]VE1 !Y KILL$ DIALOGUE1 & !Y CLE>LY SAID ?AT IT DOES NOT MATT] :AT !Y AGREE TO OR SIGN BECAUSE !Y WILL NOT KEEP !IR WORD40 

,! ANN\NCEM5T ( ! ,O!R ,CAMPAIGN1 TIM$ TO CO9CIDE ) ! #bf ,MEXICAN PRESID5TIAL RACE & SET TO BEG9 ) A M>* & MASS RALLY 9 ,SAN ,CRI/OBAL ON ,JANU>Y #a/1 HAS BE5 MET ) BO? EXCITEM5T & TREPIDATION ?R\<\T ! C\NTRY4 ,AL?\< ! ,E,Z,L,N HAS /OPP$ %ORT ( CALL+ = A BOYCOTT ( ! NATIONAL ELECTIONS1 MANY LIB]ALS FE> ?AT !IR CONDEMNATION ( ! ,P,R,D WILL TIP ! POLLS 9 FAVOR ( ! C5T]-RI<T ,NATIONAL ,ACTION ,P>TY 7,P,A,N71 OR ! ,9/ITUTIONAL ,REVOLUTION>Y ,P>TY 7,P,R,I7 -:I* IS ALSO ON ! RI<T4 ,AT PRES5T1 ,&RES ,MANUEL ,LOPEZ1 =M] ,MAYOR ( ,MEXICO ,CITY1 ( ! ,P,R,D1 MA9TA9S AN ELEV5-PO9T LEAD 9 ! POLLS OV] HIS CLOSE/ RIVAL1 ,ROB]TO ,MADRAZO ( ! ,P,R,I4 

,9 ADDITION TO ! DEBATE AB\T ! ,E,Z,L,N'S POT5TIAL EFFECTS ON ! PRESID5TIAL RACE1 SPECULATION HAS SURFAC$ ?AT ,SUBCOMM&ANTE ,M>COS & ! ,E,Z,L,N >E TRY+ TO TRANSITION AWAY FROM !IR ROLE AS >M$ REVOLUTION>IES1 & >E SETT+ !MSELVES UP = AN ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN ( !IR [N 9 #b#a#b4 ,!SE >E *>GES ?AT ! ,E,Z,L,N D5Y4 

,ON ! NI<T ( ,DECEMB] #c#a/ ,I MADE MY WAY1 BY TRUCK 9TO ,ZAPATI/A HELD T]RITORY4 ,SEV5 H\RS \TSIDE ( ,SAN ,CRI/OBAL 79CLUD+ TWO H\RS ON RUGG$ DIRT ROADS7 ,I REA*$ ! REMOTE M\NTA9 T[N ( ,LA ,G>RU*A4 ,!RE ,I SAT D[N ) ,LIEUT5ANT ,COLONEL ,MOISES ( ! ,E,Z,L,N4 ,MOISES REAFFIRM$ ?AT ! ,E,Z,L,N1 0IS NOT LOOK+ = ELECTORAL P[]40 

,! ,COLONEL1 LIKE O!R ,ZAPATI/A LEAD]S1 DID NOT CALL = A NATIONWIDE ELECTORAL BOYCOTT1 BUT DID REIT]ATE ! ,E,Z,L,N'S LACK ( FAI? 9 ! (FICIAL ELECTORAL PROCESS4 ,HE W5T ON TO CL>IFY ?AT 0! ,ZAPATI/AS DO NOT VOTE .<9 SANCTION$ ,MEXICAN ELECTIONS.>40 

,AS = ! *>GE ?AT ! ,E,Z,L,N IS UNEQUIVOCALLY TURN+ AWAY FROM >M$ /RUGGLE1 OR ?AT !Y >E EX]T+ PRESSURE ON O!R ,MEXICAN GR\PS TO =EGO SU* ACTIVITIES1 ,MOISES ASS]T$ ?AT ! ,E,Z,L,N FULLY 9T5DS ON RETA9+ !IR >M$ =MATIONS EV5 :5 5GAG+ 9 NONVIOL5T SOCIAL ORGANIZ+ BEYOND ,*IAPAS4 ,HE CONT9U$ SAY+1 0! ,ZAPATI/AS BEGAN ) >M$ /RUGGLE4 ,!RE=E IT IS NOT ! ,ZAPATI/AS' BUS9ESS TO TELL ANYONE ELSE H[ TO /RUGGLE40 

,ON ! ,O!R ,CAMPAIGN1 ! ,COLONEL EXPRESS$ A GU>D$ OPTIMISM /AT+1 0,! ,O!R ,CAMPAIGN IS JU/ BEG9N+ & !RE IS NO WAY TO TELL :AT CIVIL SOCIETY WILL ?9K AB\T IT444 ,IT WILL AFFECT CIVIL SOCIETY 9 SOME WAY4 ,A LOT ( PEOPLE MAY NOT UND]/&1 A LOT WILL4 ,! CAMPAIGN IS JU/ BEG9N+1 SO WE WILL SEE40 

,MOISES CONCLUD$ ! 9T]VIEW BY SAY+1 0! SMALL F>M]S 9 ,MEXICO HAVE BE5 =GOTT5 & ?AT IS A FOCUS ( ?IS CAMPAIGN444 ,?IS ,CAMPAIGN IS P>T ( !IR /RUGGLE40 

,! FOLL[+ DAY1 AN E/IMAT$ ONE ?\S& MASK$ ,ZAPATI/AS EMB>K$ FROM ,LA ,G>RU*A TO ,SAN ,CRI/OBAL 7A CITY :I* WAS BRIEFLY HELD BY ! ,E,Z,L,N 9 #a#i#i#d7 :]E ! ,O!R ,CAMPAIGN W\LD BE (FICIALLY LAUN*$4 ,LEAD+ ! C>AVAN WAS ,SUBCOMM&ANTE ,M>COS1 RID+ A MOTORCYCLE4 ,?\S&S MORE ,ZAPATI/AS MADE !IR WAY FROM O!R ,E,Z,L,N COMMUNITIES4 ,ALONG ! R\TE :OLE 9DIG5\S T[NS1 M51 WOMAN1 & *ILDR51 TURN$ \T ALONG ! ROADS TO WAVE1 *E]1 & S+ SONGS ( SUPPORT = ! ,ZAPATI/AS & !IR CAUSE4 

,! C>AVANS CONV]G$ ON ,SAN ,CRI/OBAL JU/ AS NI<T SET 94 ,!RE1 OV] #a#e1 ,ZAPATI/AS M>*$ 9 F\R L9ES ?R\< ! /REETS ( ! CITY4 ,*ANTS ( 0,VIVA ,ZAPATA6 ,VIVA ,LA ,ZAPATI/A6 ,VIVA ,LA ,REVOLUTION6 ,LONG ,LIVE ,ZAPATA1 ,! ,/RUGGLE ,CONT9UES60 RANG ?R\< ! COOL NI<T AIR4 

,! M>* EMPTI$ 9TO ! CITY'S MA9 SQU>E4 ,! CR[D GREW TO AN E/IMAT$ #b14 ,TAK+ ! /AGE W]E A NUMB] ( ,ZAPATI/A LEAD]S4 ,ONE AFT] ANO!R CALL$ = ALL ( ,MEXICO'S WORK+ PEOPLE & F>M]S TO UNITE AGA9/ !IR COMMON 5EMIES & BUILD A NEW K9D ( P[] \TSIDE ! CONF9ES ( TRADITIONAL POLITICS4 

,ONE ,ZAPATI/A SPEAK] BELL[$1 0,WE WILL REA* \T TO WORK]S 9 ! CITIES BECAUSE WE .<! 9DIG5\S F>M]S.> >E ALREADY ORGANIZ$444 ,! ,O!R ,CAMPAIGN WILL BR+ ! /RUGGLE WE DEAL ) 9 \R DAY-TO-DAY LIFE .<ACROSS ALL ( ,MEXICO.>4 ,! RI* CANNOT CONT9UE TO PUT ! OPPRESSION D[N ONTO ! SMALL F>M]S & FUR!R D[N ONTO ! E>?1 BECAUSE ! E>? CANNOT /& IT ANYMORE444 ,! WORK]S & F>M]S WILL BR+ JU/ICE1 LIB]ATION1 & FRE$OM TO ,MEXICO ?IS YE>1 />T+ ,JANU>Y FIR/1 #b#f60 

,! FOLL[+ SPEAK]1 ,COM&ANTE ,KELI1 ASS]T$1 0,?IS /RUGGLE IS NOT JU/ = M5 .<BUT ALSO = WOM5.>444 ,WE ALL MU/ WORK TOGE!R = ALL ( \R FRE$OMS444 ,! NEW JUNTA .<MU/.> 5COMPASS EV]YONE1 & AT ITS C5T] IT .<MU/ BE.> ANTI-CAPITALI/40 

,ONE DEMON/RATOR1 ,UGEL1 A /UD5T FROM ,MEXICO ,CITY :O CAME TO ,*IAPAS TO %[ HIS SUPPORT = ! ,E,Z,L,N & ! ,O!R ,CAMPAIGN TOLD ME1 0,I SUPPORT ! ORGANIZ+ ( ALL ! PEOPLE4 .<,! ,O!R ,CAMPAIGN.> IS AB\T ! PEOPLE MAK+ !IR [N ORGANIZATION SO !Y CAN DECIDE .<?+S.> = !MSELVES 9/EAD ( ONE P]SON .<! PRESID5T.> DECID+ = ALL4 ,I ?9K ?IS MOVEM5T IS GO+ TO MAKE A NEW POLITICAL /RUCTURE = ! P>TICIPATION ( F>M]S1 /UD5TS1 & WORK]S4 ,?AT IS :AT ! POLITICAL CLASS HAS NOT ALL[$ = EI<TY OR N9ETY YE>S40 

,! F9AL SPEAK] TO TAKE ! /AGE WAS ,SUBCOMM&ANTE ,M>COS4 ,ADDRESS+ ! CR[D ,M>COS SAID1 0,Y\ >E \R P>TN]S444 ,! LEFT ORGANIZATIONS1 ! AN>*I/S1 ! GR\PS ?AT >E NOT DEF9$444 MAN OR WOMAN444 ,WE WANT Y\ TO HELP US TALK ) ! WORK]S 9 ! CITY & 9 ! WORLD60 

,HE CONT9U$1 0,EV]YONE WILL HAVE A PLACE 9 ! ,O!R ,CAMPAIGN4 ,LIKE ,ZAPATI/AS WE WILL DEF5D \R BASE .<>EAS.>444 .<,YET.> WE >E PREP>$ TO TALK & LI/5 TO ?AT P]SON :O IS 9 ! BACK4 ,!Y >E V]Y IMPORTANT444 ,= ! FIR/ TIME WE F9I% ,JANU>Y ,FIR/ NOT YELL+ ,E,Z,L,N1 9/EAD WE YELL ?AT WE >E P>TN]S6 ,VIVA6 ,LONG LIVE ! REVOLUTION60 

,! CR[D RO>$ 9 APPLAUSE4 ,= ! MOM5T AN UNMI/AKABLE FEEL+ ( OPTIMISM FILL$ ! AIR ( ?IS OLD ,MEXICAN CITY4 ,H[EV]1 IT WILL BE A LONG ROAD BE=E ! ,ZAPATI/AS CAN CLAIM VICTORY OV] ! TRADITIONAL POLITICAL =CES ?AT >E 5TR5*$ 9 ,MEXICAN SOCIETY4 ,?AT ROAD WILL TAKE ,E,Z,L,N LEAD]S TO ALL CORN]S ( ! NATION OV] ! C\RSE ( ! COM+ YE>4 ,:AT WILL COME FROM ?IS CAMPAIGN IS YET TO BE WRITT54 

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