06-03-2005 00:48
A STEP FORWARD FOR AUTONOMY IN THE CHIAPAS HIGHLANDS
The 16th February saw 1,500 people gather in the zapatista autonomous municipality of that name, to celebrate the construction of their new Autonomous Council building. Meanwhile at the same time in Scotland, supporters of Edinburgh-Chiapas Solidarity Group held an event to show solidarity with their twinned zapatista municipality.
25-02-2005 23:04
Inauguration of the Autonomous Municipality Council Hall of Dieciséis de Febrero, in Simojovel.
By HERMANN BELLINGHAUSEN (La Jornada)
Article about twinned community "16th of february"
The decision of becoming a Zapatista Autonomous Municipality in Rebelion was taken by the Zapatista supporters in the are in 2003.Inauguration of the Autonomous Municipality Council Hall of Dieciséis de Febrero, in Simojovel.
By HERMANN BELLINGHAUSEN (La Jornada)
16-01-2005 20:15
nature, culture, and indygenous struggle for autonomy under threat from road bu
three recent articles taken and translated from chiapas indymedia which explain the current situation in the mexico- guatemala border area, in the lacantun nature reserve. the governement is building a huge bridge to prepare the way for the transnationals and "progress", perhaps lets call it sustainable development. only that the zapatisas hold autonomous comunities in the area, and that we are resisting everywhere. dissent!g8
21-11-2004 00:50
PROTESTORS PICKET EDINBURGH STARBUCKS
Protestors picketed Starbucks in Edinburgh’s High Street for three and a half hours on Saturday 20th November. Demonstrators served up free zapatista coffee, proclaiming solidarity with the rebel indigenous movement in Mexico and with New York Starbucks workers in dispute with the coffee giant. The action was jointly organised by Edinburgh Branch Industrial Workers of the World and Edinburgh-Chiapas Solidarity Group.
19-11-2004 00:32
PROTESTORS TARGET STARBUCKS
Zapatista supporters and activists from the revolutionary union the IWW will descend on Starbucks stores in Glasgow and Edinburgh on Saturday 20th November. The protestors aim to show solidarity with Starbucks workers in New York City and with the indigenous Zapatista movement in Chiapas, southern Mexico. Other Starbucks stores round Britain are also being targeted in a co-ordinated day of action by Zapatista solidarity groups.
The demonstrators will be serving up free
Zapatistacoffee to customers and passers-by outside
Starbucks stores in Edinburgh
and Glasgow city centres.
PROTESTORS PICKET STARBUCKS Sat 20 November
PROTESTORS TARGET STARBUCKS
Zapatista supporters and activists from the revolutionary union the IWW will descend on Starbucks stores in Glasgow and Edinburgh on Saturday 20th November. The protestors aim to show solidarity with Starbucks workers in New York City and with the indigenous Zapatista movement in Chiapas, southern Mexico. Other Starbucks stores round Britain are also being targeted in a co-ordinated day of action by Zapatista solidarity groups.
The demonstrators will be serving up free
Zapatistacoffee to customers and passers-by outside
Starbucks stores in Edinburgh
and Glasgow city centres.
20-10-2004 21:51
Some pictures about the rally in front of the US embassy in London at the Pachamerican day 12th of october. Unfortunately was too late for the Zapatista support demonstration at the Mexican embassy, but here are the pictures of the Venezuela support rally at the US embassy the same day.
Pictures of solidarity protest in front of US embassy, London, 12th of October,
Some pictures about the rally in front of the US embassy in London at the Pachamerican day 12th of october. Unfortunately was too late for the Zapatista support demonstration at the Mexican embassy, but here are the pictures of the Venezuela support rally at the US embassy the same day.
07-10-2004 16:19
Taken from Indymedia Chiapas -
http://www.chiapas.indymedia.org - September 2004, and translated by Edinburgh-Chiapas Solidarity Group - http://www.edinchiapas.org.uk
Chiapas The Resistance - Caracol 1 La Realidad
On the occasion of its 20th anniversary the Mexican daily paper La Jornada has published a special supplement entitled Chiapas : The Resistance. Written by Gloria Munoz Ramirez, this collection of articles takes us on a journey through the different Caracoles (zapatista centres) in each of the five zones of the Zapatista resistance. The ongoing projects are evaluated and the political context analysed. We learn of the dreams which have become reality, and the dreams which are still to be realised.Taken from Indymedia Chiapas -
http://www.chiapas.indymedia.org - September 2004, and translated by Edinburgh-Chiapas Solidarity Group - http://www.edinchiapas.org.uk
07-10-2004 16:15
Chiapas The Resistance - Caracol 2 Oventic
A report by Gloria Munoz Ramirez in the Mexican daily newspaper La Jornada on the situation of the zapatista movement in the Highlands of Chiapas. Taken from Indymedia Chiapas September 2004 and translated by Edinburgh-Chiapas Solidarity Group.
25-08-2004 14:41
The Fourth World War: Interview with Rick Rowley of Big Noise Films
From the front-lines of conflicts in Mexico, Argentina, South Africa, Palestine, Korea, 'the North' from Seattle to Genova, and the 'War on Terror' in New York, Afghanistan, and Iraq, comes a feature-length documentary from Big Noise Films. The product of over two years of filming on the inside of movements on five continents, "The Fourth World War" is a film that would have been unimaginable at any other moment in history. Directed by the makers of "This Is What Democracy Looks Like" and "Zapatista" , produced through a global network of independent media and activist groups, it is a truly global film from and for our global movement.
14-08-2004 23:00
Edinburgh Demo in support of The Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela
Edinburgh Demo in support of The Bolivarian Revolution
27-03-2004 16:49
4ww screening in Edinburgh
A war without a battlefield.
A war without an enemy.
A war that is everywhere.
A thousand civil wars.
A war without end.
11th of April, 7.30 pm at the Forest, 3 Bristo Square, Edinburgh.
Presented by the local "Dissent with the G8"- network group Reshape.
23-02-2004 19:13
2 Zapatistas assassinated in Simojovel
The assassination of two zapatista supporters in Simojovel - the Assembly of Good Government "Centric Heart of the Zapatistas In front of the World" denounces this double murder and the system of impunity which allows such crimes.
30-01-2004 14:07
Zapatista film night in Edinburgh
To raise awareness of the Zapatista struggle, the Edinburgh Chiapas Solidarity Group is organising a film night in the Forest Cafe on Sunday the 8th of February.
28-01-2004 14:13
8 pm, Sunday 8 February @ the Forest Cafe, 3 Bristo Place, Edinburgh
8 pm, Monday, 9 February, venue changed to Mono Cafe, 12 Kings Court, King Street, Glasgow, G1 5RB "Trading Freedom: the secret life of the FTAA" offers an explanation of the Free Trade Area of Americas, a proposed economic zone that will regulate the economic activity of one-sixth of humanity, overriding local democracy in favour of "rights" for multinational corporations throughout the Americas. This film is the story of those who resist - indigenous struggles, working-class organizations, women in rebellion, media activists, and a huge network of NGOs. "Footage from Chiapas, Quebec City, Sao Paulo, Akwesasne and Tijuana, plus the combined efforts of over 100 videographers, photographers, free radio outlaws, writers, editors, techs, and rabble-rousers make this the perfect evening out." -- Luther Blisset The film is presented by the film maker from Cambridge Imc and by the Edinburgh Chiapas Solidarity Campaign, Indymedia Scotland, the Camcorder Guerillas, and the Glasgow Chiapas Solidarity Group.
In addition there will be a screening of "Voice of the Voiceless" - a documentary film about Radio Insurgente and footage from the latest FTAA protests in Miami.
"Trading Freedom" Film Screening
8 pm, Sunday 8 February @ the Forest Cafe, 3 Bristo Place, Edinburgh8 pm, Monday, 9 February, venue changed to Mono Cafe, 12 Kings Court, King Street, Glasgow, G1 5RB "Trading Freedom: the secret life of the FTAA" offers an explanation of the Free Trade Area of Americas, a proposed economic zone that will regulate the economic activity of one-sixth of humanity, overriding local democracy in favour of "rights" for multinational corporations throughout the Americas. This film is the story of those who resist - indigenous struggles, working-class organizations, women in rebellion, media activists, and a huge network of NGOs. "Footage from Chiapas, Quebec City, Sao Paulo, Akwesasne and Tijuana, plus the combined efforts of over 100 videographers, photographers, free radio outlaws, writers, editors, techs, and rabble-rousers make this the perfect evening out." -- Luther Blisset The film is presented by the film maker from Cambridge Imc and by the Edinburgh Chiapas Solidarity Campaign, Indymedia Scotland, the Camcorder Guerillas, and the Glasgow Chiapas Solidarity Group.
In addition there will be a screening of "Voice of the Voiceless" - a documentary film about Radio Insurgente and footage from the latest FTAA protests in Miami.
12-09-2003 11:43
Zapatista Solidarity Activity in Scotland
As a small contribution to the world-wide mobilisations against the World Trade Organisation, the Edinburgh-Chiapas Solidarity Group organised a stall at the West End of Princes Street, Edinburgh on 9th September. We distributed several hundred leaflets and raised funds for the Kiptik water project through sales of publications and merchandise. Following is the leaflet we distributed:
28-08-2003 17:57
Marines menace Zapatista community Nuevo San Rafael
Mexican government officials and Marines have once more menaced the Zapatista community of Nuevo San Rafael in Montes Azules. On 19 August officials from PROFEPA, marines from the state armed forces, and also TV reporters all arrived in the community, which is also known as Ignacio Allende, and is in the south of Montes Azules, Chiapas, Mexico.
24-08-2003 19:38
posted by "Direct Solidarity with Chiapas" - 24.08.2003 13:43
source. Imc Germany: http://germany.indymedia.org/2003/08/60255.shtml
La Jornada, Sunday, 24 August 2004
Hermann Bellinghausen
Chiapas: Paramilitaries threaten to attack
Paramilitaries prepare attack on Caracol in Roberto Barriosposted by "Direct Solidarity with Chiapas" - 24.08.2003 13:43
source. Imc Germany:
http://germany.indymedia.org/2003/08/60255.shtml La Jornada, Sunday, 24 August 2004
Hermann Bellinghausen
18-03-2003 13:51
Edinburgh Chiapas Solidarity Group formed
The recently formed Edinburgh Chiapas Solidarity Campaign introduces itself and its project and practical tasks it undertakes to support the autonomous indigenous communities in Chiapas, South Mexico.
10-03-2003 18:45
Zapatista Films in Edinburgh 13 March
Two films on the situation and struggle of the indigenous people in Chiapas, Mexico will be shown in the Forest Cafe, 9 West Port, Edinburgh at 7.30pm on Thursday 13th March.
01-02-2003 13:13
