Summary Of The Zapatista'story Of Freedom, Democracy, And Resistance '

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The Zapatista story of freedom, democracy, and resistance. By: Jasneet Kaur

The long answer given by Mariana Astrid Nunez Silva’s life experience has been enriched through her academic endeavors as a cultural anthropologist and Latin-americanist. In 2013 she was invited to travel to Chiapas, Mexico to experience indigenous governance and social resistance with the Zapatistas. Land tenancy topics soon led her to conduct research on the impacts that neoliberal policies as implemented through NAFTA have had in regards to economic, social and health inequalities that expand beyond national borders. Lately she has been working with Seasonal Agricultural Workers from Mexico coming into Canada, in particular to Vancouver Island in B.C.

Ms. Mariana Astrid Nunez Silva lecture, delivered at York University on April 3rd, started with a time travel about the freedom, democracy and resistance of La Realidad. She discusses the Zapatista how the Zapatista is formed with various distinct groups. However, some have refused labels the Zapatista, came out to the public January 15, 1994, and declared war with Mexico and wanted their land. They were no regular army, they were poor, and less equipped. The Zapatistas army taught the war with word of truth, and did not use any others to manipulate people. Their main goal was to create a world where many could fit in. …show more content…

Some included: The Pox/ medicine care, disability comes with war, lack of authority, villages organize, 38 MARE by 1995 and rry good co-op. However, student wonder whether the how it was born? military was still involved in civilization affairs by 2002 and the rebellious Zapatista autonomy municipalities had limited