Zapatista Caravan Feb.
25 - March 6
Narco News 2001
NOTE: This page contains
a translation of the January 7, 2001 communiqué announcing
the date and other details of the Zapatista Caravan to Mexico
City, to begin on February 25th. Detailed and updated information
is now available at the unofficial English language Caravan info
page:
English Language
Info Page
Originally published in Spanish by the
EZLN
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Translated by irlandesa on the
Chiapas-L list
[#1]
Zapatista Army of National Liberation.
Mexico.
January 7, 2001.
TO the national and international press:
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The first of the information is off concerning
our delegation's trip to
Mexico City. We'll be leaving on February 25, because we're looking
into
whether we might drop in at Cancún. I mean, so we can
get rid of a little
of the paleness which the mountain gifts us with. We were going
to include
Tabasco in the itinerary, but, with so many interims coming and
going, we'd
certainly get lost.
What happened recently in Zinacantán
(PRD vs. PRI) and in Chenalhó (PRI vs.
PRI) (in both cases, incidentally, not one zapatista participated)
demonstrates that the PRI continues to have many enemies. The
main one is
the PRI itself. And, if you don't believe me, pop into the State
Congress
of Chiapas. And then they were amazed that they lost the elections.
We know that Fox said it wasn't necessary
for us to go to Mexico City, but,
if we had to, we could go without ski-masks. We are very sorry:
we are
indeed going to go to Mexico City, and we are indeed going to
wear
ski-masks.
Organize, that is indeed going to be "a
close shave".
What does not make us laugh is the bit
about there being fewer than 10,000
soldiers in the Southeast military zone. Either Fox doesn't know
how to
count, or he's trying to be slick. Incidentally, note the federal
army's
following "contributions" to peace: they doubled the
number of troops in
the barracks at Cuxuljá and Roberto Barrios, they are
continuing their
checkpoints there, and they reinstalled the one at Amparo Agua
Tinta.
Vale. Salud and, if you know how to count,
how many times has Fox said
contradictory things about Chiapas?
From the mountains of the Mexican Southeast.
Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos.
Mexico, January of 2001.
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[#2]
Communiqué from the Clandestine
Revolutionary Indigenous Committee -
General Command of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation.
January 6, 2001.
To the People of Mexico:
To the Peoples and Governments of the World:
To the National Indigenous Congress:
Brothers and Sisters:
The EZLN is releasing publicly the first
information about its delegation's
trip to the Federal District:
First. - The zapatista delegation will
leave from San Cristóbal de Las
Casas, Chiapas, on February 25, 2001. The trip will be made by
land.
Second. - During its travels to Mexico
City, the zapatista delegation will
cross through the lands of the states of Chiapas, Oaxaca, Puebla,
Veracruz,
Tlaxcala, Hidalgo, Querétaro, Michoacán, the State
of Mexico and Morelos.
Third. - During the journey, the zapatista
delegation will make a stop at
the place, and on the date on which, the Third National Indigenous
Congress
is being held, in order to participate in their work.
Fourth. - During the journey, the zapatista
delegation will hold joint
events with the CNI and civil society. The programs will be made
public in
due time.
Fifth. - The EZLN calculates that its
delegation will arrive in Mexico
City on March 6, 2001.
Sixth. - The EZLN will shortly be announcing
more details of this
mobilization, such as: the geographic points of the trip, places
where it
will be spending the night and joint activities with the CNI
and civil
society.
Democracy!
Liberty!
Justice!
From the mountains of the Mexican Southeast.
Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos.
Mexico, January of 2001.
On to Mexico
City! On to New York!