Film: ZAPATISTA, by Big Noise Films
Education For The People!, 02.01.2004 01:10
*Film screenings commemorating the Zapatista movement 10 years of
resistance. Saturday January 3 at 3pm (doors open @ 2:30) in the Cesar
Chavez Action Center 719 S. 6th Street in Milwaukee’s Southside. The
event is hosted by Education For The People! Call (414) 64-LUCHA for more
information or goto: www.educationforthepeople.org
*Film screenings commemorating the Zapatista movement 10 years of
resistance. Saturday January 3 at 3pm (doors open @ 2:30) in the Cesar
Chavez Action Center 719 S. 6th Street in Milwaukee’s Southside. The
event is hosted by Education For The People! Call (414) 64-LUCHA for more
information or goto: www.educationforthepeople.org
Film: ZAPATISTA, by Big Noise Films
It is New Year's night 1994, the day the North American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA) comes into effect. To the Mayan Indian communities in
the Lacandon Jungle of Southeastern Mexico, NAFTA symbolizes the
culmination of over 500 years of exploitation. That night, 2,000 Indian
soldiers occupy several cities in the state of Chiapas and declare
political and economic independence. They call themselves the Zapatista
National Liberation Army (EZLN).
"This is not the last gasp of guerrilla resistance in Latin America. What
you see here is not communism or socialism or anarchism. This is something
you have never before in your life imagined. . . this is the Truth."
The government responded the way it has always responded to uprisings in
the South, with brutality and violence. It deployed 12,000 troops backed
with attack planes and helicopters. The federal army pushed the Zapatistas
back, but massive protests from all levels of Mexican society forced ito
begin negotiations. Since 1994, the government has repeatedly broken the
cease-fire and popular pressure has repeatedly forced it back down. More
than half of the Mexican army is in the south of Mexico now, waiting for
the world to forget the Zapatistas' voices.
Film: ZAPATISTA WOMEN, by the Zapatista Direct Solidarity Committee
This documentary is about the women insurgents of the Zapatista National
Liberation Army (EZLN) and is set in the Lacandona Jungle in Chiapas,
Mexico, the heart of the Zapatista revolution. Through a series of
interviews, and footage of daily life in Zapatista camps, this video makes
clear not only the nature of their struggle but why these women won’t put
down their arms until its all over. This is for anyone wanting to
understand the goals and nature of the Zapatistas’ struggle, as well as
anyone interested in the contditions facing indigenous women in Mexico,
and how they plan to change them.”
An additional short film "The Voice of the Voiceless" focusing cultural
recognition in Chiapas will also be shown. The event is free and open to
the public. Snacks and refreshments will be available to all who will
continue the struggle.*
In Solidarity,
Matt D. Nelson
Executive Director, Education for The People!
If you have any questions, comments or would like to become involved,
please e-mail:  matt.nelson@educationforthepeople.org, or call 414/64-LUCHA
or 414/671-4668 for the story of the arrest goto:
www.educationforthepeople.org. Education For The People! has expanded its
role as an independent, community-based law enforcement oversight agency.
Education For The People! is a grassroots, community-based advocacy
organization head quartered in Milwaukee, WI. We are a growing political
force that addresses issues that have both a local and national impact. We
directly oppose corporate attempts to privatize, dismantle, and take over
the public's educational system. We develop and promote policies,
research, and action that improve educational quality for communities of
color and the poor. Simply put, Education For The People! commits itself
to dignified public education for all.
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