Thanks for putting this on, the link up went suprisingly well!
What do people think about this book so far? I wasn't too impressed with the blanket critique of anarchism in the Power/power section. I also noticed (as was said) that the 'rebel' section is the shortest - I guess coming from a Zapatismo 'no-blueprint' viewpoint this makes sense; each area of the globe must organise according to their own unique situation. Other than that the book's really succinct on it's critique of neoliberalism - one of the shortests and most coherent i've read. I'm not yet up to the interview.
The news overall from Chiapas was pretty disheartening - I hope the para/military groups 'divide and conquer' approach doesn't work.
By the way, to the person who did the link up and was translating - your zine was great.
BEYOND RESISTANCE, EVERYTHING! Book launch & Video Link up
Launching & Celebrating the New Book
BEYOND RESISTANCE, EVERYTHING!
An interview with Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos, EZLN.
By El Kilombo Intergalactico
September 20th, 12pm
Ahimsa House
26 Horan St, West End
$5 suggested donation – No one turned away all welcome!
This unique interview with the Zapatista spokesperson and military commander, Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos, was created and conducted by a community assembly in Durham, North Carolina, as a direct conversation between people in struggle in the United States and the EZLN. A year into the Zapatista Other Campaign in Mexico, this conversation marks a moment of change and transformation in how the EZLN has seen and spoken about the possibility of alternative politics in the US and the role of migrants, people of colour, and others from below in creating such a politics.
Video link up with:
El Kilombo Intergalactico, North Carolina. El Kilombo formed as a collective around the war on Iraq. Influenced by the Zapatista struggle, they opened a community space in their town Durham. They actively followed the Other Campaign in Mexico from 2005 to 2006, and have now published this awesome and rare interview with Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos.
The Centre for Political Analysis and Socio-Economic Investigations (CAPISE) in Chiapas, Mexico will be talking about the latest attacks on Zapatista communities, paramilitary organisation in Chiapas and militarization in line with neoliberal reforms and the free trade agenda in the region.
Promedios: Since 1998 Promedios has been working with Zapatista Communities. Based in San Cristobal, Chiapas, they work on developing autonomous media centres from which indigenous peoples in resistance can represent themselves. The organisation originated as an important experiment in bi-national solidarity, with Chiapas Media Project based in Chicago. Today, Promedio's work involves working closely with Zapatista Good Government Councils and media makers, particularly the younger generations who have grown up with media as an integral part of coordination between communities in resistance and reclaiming indigenous identities
A speaker from the Mexico-Australia Solidarity Network(MASN) will also give a report back on the current situation in Mexico, where the Other Campaign is at and what progress has been made, political prisoners from Atenco (who’ve just been sentenced) and the recent attacks against the Zapatistas. And we are keen to discuss what we can do in terms of solidarity from Australia!
There´ll be books for sale, all profits raised will go to the Zapatista Good Government Councils.
Please don’t be late, due to the link-ups with Mexico and the US the
crew over there will be up very late at night to talk with us!