DoomsdaysCW<p>The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Zapatistas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zapatistas</span></a>: History and Current Role in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mexico</span></a></p><p>An <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> Movement That Inspired the World</p><p>By Rebecca Bodenheimer<br>Updated on August 23, 2019</p><p>"The Zapatistas are a group of mostly <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousActivists</span></a> from the southern Mexican state of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Chiapas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chiapas</span></a> who organized a political movement, the Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (Zapatista National Liberation Front, more commonly known as the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EZLN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EZLN</span></a>), in 1983. They are known for their fight for land reform, advocacy for indigenous groups, and their ideology of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiCapitalism</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiGlobalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiGlobalization</span></a>, specifically the negative effects of policies like the North American Free Trade Agreement (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NAFTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NAFTA</span></a>) on indigenous communities.</p><p>"The Zapatistas initiated an armed rebellion in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, on January 1, 1994. The most visible leader of the Zapatista movement until recently was a man who went by the name of Subcomandante Marcos."</p><p>Key Takeaways: The Zapatistas</p><p> -The Zapatistas, also known as the EZLN, are a political movement made up of indigenous activists from the southern Mexican state of Chiapas.<br> -The EZLN led an uprising on January 1, 1994 to address the Mexican government's indifference to the poverty and marginalization of indigenous communities.<br> -The Zapatistas have inspired many other anti-globalization and anti-capitalist movements around the world. </p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/zapatistas-4707696" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thoughtco.com/zapatistas-47076</span><span class="invisible">96</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousResistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Revolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Revolution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Socialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Socialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Chiapas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chiapas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a></p>