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Encounter of the Zapatista Peoples with the Peoples of the World
Translation El Kilombo Intergaláctico
Communiqué of the Indigenous Revolutionary Clandestine Committee—General Command of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation
June of 2007
To the People of Mexico:
To the Peoples of the World:
To the Adherents of the Zexta Internazional:
To the Adherents of the Sixth Declaration:
Compañeros and Compañeras:
Brothers and Sisters:
As was announced at the First Encounter of Zapatista Peoples with the Peoples
of the World (held in January of this year), the Second Encounter will be held
in the coming month of July. The objective of this encounter is that persons,
groups, collectives, and organizations that struggle against neoliberalism,
in Mexico and all over the world, hear directly the word of the EZLN’s
bases of support on the process of the construction of autonomy in the Zapatista
indigenous communities of Chiapas. For this reason, the EZLN, through its Intergalactic
and Sixth Commissions, convokes:
The Second Encounter of Zapatista Peoples with the Peoples of the World.
To be held in Zapatista territory July 20 through 28 of the year 2007, with
the following characteristics:
First. Taking into account the difficulties that the rainy
season provokes at this time in the state of Chiapas, the locations of the Encounter
will not be the 5 caracoles (as was previously announced), but rather 3 caracoles
(Oventik, Morelia, and La Realidad), following the schedule that we here detail:
Friday, July 20: Caracol of Oventik, Zona Altos [Highlands Zone] of Chiapas.
Welcome and Inauguration.
Saturday, July 21: Caracol of Oventik, Zona Altos of Chiapas. Plenary roundtables
with presentations by the Zapatista bases of support of the Autonomous Municipalities
of the Altos of Chiapas, and sessions for questions, observations, and proposals
by attendees.
Sunday July 22: Transfer to the Caracol of Morelia, Zona Tzotz Choj. Welcome.
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, July 23, 24, and 25: Caracol of Morelia, Zona
Tzotz Choj. Plenary roundtables with presentations by the Zapatista bases of
support of the Autonomous Municipalities of the Tzotz Choj Zone (Caracol of
Morelia), the Northern Zone of Chiapas (Caracol of Roberto Barrios), and the
Selva [Jungle] Tzeltal Zone (Caracol of La Garrucha), and sessions for questions,
observations, and proposals by attendees.
Thursday, July 26: Transfer to the Caracol of La Realidad, Zona Selva Fronteriza
[Jungle/Border Zone]. Welcome.
Friday, July 27: Caracol of La Realidad, Zona Selva Fronteriza. Plenary roundtables
with presentations by Zapatista bases of support of the Autonomous Municipalities
of the Zona Selva Fronteriza, and sessions for questions, observations, and
proposals by attendees.
Saturday, July 28: Caracol of La Realidad, Zona Selva Fronteriza. Final Plenary
and Closing.
Sunday, July 29: Return.
Second. The themes of the plenary roundtables are:
Health: Presentation given by the Health Promoters of the Zapatista communities.
Education: Presentation given by the Education Promoters.
Organization of the Communities: Presentation given by the municipal commissioners
and officials.
Collective Work: Presentation given by the local, regional, and municipal collectives
and coordinators of each zone.
The Struggle of Women: Presentation given by the women of the bases of support
on their forms of organization at different levels, as “the women that
we are.”
Autonomy: Presentation given by the autonomous authorities on the struggles
and problems faced in the areas of work, health, education, trade, civil registry,
justice, projects, etc.
Good Government: Presentation given by members of the Good Government Councils
on their function in the construction of autonomy.
Evaluation of the Process of the Construction of Autonomy: Presentation given
by members of the political directive of the EZLN (CCRI) on advances and problems
in the 13 years of existence of the Zapatista Autonomous Municipalities in Rebellion
(MAREZ) and the 4 years of the Good Government Councils (JBG).
Third. The method of work in the plenary roundtables will be:
Presentation of the theme, followed by a session of observations, questions,
and answers.
Fourth. In this Second Encounter the EZLN will have as special
invitees the compañeros and compañeras of the Landless Movement
in Brazil, of the Campesino Movement of Korea, of the Campesino Movement of
Madagascar, of the Campesino Movement of the United States, and of other compas
of the “Via Campesina” organization in Europe, Asia, Africa, and
America. Given this, there will be a special space for the participation of
these compañer@s.
Fifth. Inscriptions and accreditations will begin by internet
on July 2, 2007, at the following webpages:
www.zeztainternazional.org and enlacezapatista@ezln.org.mx
Email: encuentrojulio@ezln.org.mx
Accreditations will be distributed starting Monday, July 16, 2007, in San Cristóbal
de las Casas, Chiapas, at:
The office of Enlace Zapatista: Avenida Ignacio Allende 22-A, Barrio de San
Antonio, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas.
Telephone: (01) 967 6781013
Additionally, there will be a place for inscription and accreditation in each
of the caracoles where the plenaries will be held.
Sixth. It is recommended that those attending bring the necessary
items to spend the night. In the caracoles there will be affordable food stands,
but attendees can also bring their own food.
We invite all honest, noble, and committed persons of Mexico and the World to
attend.
From the mountains of the Mexican Southeast.
Indigenous Revolutionary Clandestine Committee—General Command of the
Zapatista Army of National Liberation.
Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos.
Sixth Commission.
Teniente Coronel Insurgente Moisés.
Intergalactic Commission.
Mexico, June of 2007.