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1st Cultural encounter for Humanity and against neoliberalism

Chiapas, Mexico August 1997

El Big Frente Zapatista invites you to participate in the First Cultural Gathering for Humanity and Against Neoliberalismo. This Encuentro will be taken place in Chiapas, Mexico, between August 5-10. I have attached a brief explanation on who El Big Frente Zapatista is, and also a planned schedule for the Encuentro. If you or anyone you know are interested in participating in the Encuentro Cultural, please e-mail us ASAP, so we may send you an application, at:

E-mail -- waterseye@earthlink.net

Also, if you know of someone interested and they do not have an e-mail account, our fax number and phone number are:

Fax -- 213/ 256-7577

Tel.-- 213/ 550-1365

If you want more information, regarding the Encuentro, please e-mail or fax us ASAP.

Just in case you are not able to retrieve the files, please let us know, and we may be able to fax them over instead.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The deadline for the applications will be due very soon, so don't hesitate to get a hold of us.

Todo Para Todos Y Nada Para Nosotros,

El Big Frente Zapatista .............

EL BIG FRENTE ZAPATISTA

* Who is the Big Frente Zapatista?

The Big Frente Zapatista is a collective of artists, students, youth, workers, and cultural promoters from various communities and organizations. We work with all those who have been excluded and marginalized by neoliberalism and who have been inspired by the Zapatista movement. We are members of civil society, uniting in the efforts of Zapatismo, not only to support the EZLN in Mexico, but also to actively participate in our own transformation "desde nuestra propia trinchera". The B.F.Z. is dedicated to promote the work of the E.Z.L.N., F.Z.L.N., and any other organization working towards the creation of just societies for all humanity. In order to engage in this process we have organized the following Cultural Encuentro for Humanity and against neoliberalism.

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Primer Encuentro Cultural Para La Humanidad Y Contra El Neoliberalismo

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GOALS/OBJECTIVES

Through dialogue and collective cultural and artistic creation, to:

* Begin the process of building a strategic alliance between the Chicana/o community in the US and the Zapatista Indigenous community in Mexico

* Develop a process for self-reflection that will deepen our understanding of our history and our present situation, in order to facilitate the development of democratic and inclusive forms of organizing within our communities

*Develop a deeper understanding of the Zapatista model of organizing for building a just society towards the goals of true democracy and autonomy.

PROGRAM

** August 1, 1997
** 1) - Tentative - CONCERT IN El D.F. - "Todos Somos Zapatista"

Several Chicana/o and Mexicana/o artists will be performing for the purpose of attracting the attention of the media as well as civil society to the Chicana/o Indigena Encuentro Cultural and the Zapatista struggle against neoliberalism and for humanity.

** August 4, 1997
** 2) - SAN CRISTOBAL WELCOMING - This is an effort to help establish a broader support base for Zapatismo and to develop stronger relationship wtih the Zapatista community in the City of San Cristobal de las Casas.

** August 5, 1997
** 3) - BIENVENIDOS A OVENTIC An opening ceremony/welcoming event, as a chance to settle in and hear Zapatista representatives address all participants (indigenous community members, and Chicana/o community members) from the main stage.

** August 6, 1997
** 4) - NOS ENCONTRAMOS - A day dedicated to presenting the realities of our respective lives as communities and establish a better understanding of/for eachother and ourselves.

** August 7, 1997
** 5) - LA MUJER - Artistic expression and dialogue focused on the implementation of the EZLN Revolutionary Laws for all Women in order to ensure the full participation of women in all aspects of community reconstruction and redefinition. This day is also focusing on the role of men in the implementation of these laws.

** August 8, 1997
** 6) - ART & CULTURE AS A TOOL OF RESISTANCE AND RECONSTRUCTION - A day to focus on the use of different artistic media for the purpose of political action, education and reconstruction; together we will learn from each other and create strategies through art.

** August 9, 1997
** 7) - AUTONOMY - A day to examine the concrete areas of political, economic, cultural, and educational autonomy as a necessary foundation for rebuilding and redefining community.

** August 10, 1997
** 8) - CLOSING CEREMONY - A day of self-reflection. This is not a day of good-byes, but a day of welcoming the birth of a new organized effort towards the reconstruction of our communities through the process of autonomy in the US. This is also a day for the creation of the first Chicana/o Artist Declaration for Humanity and against neoliberalism

** August 11, 1997
** 9) - FUNDRAISING CONCERT IN SAN CRISTOBAL - A closing ceremony in the Plaza de Toros to begin the process of a united front between Mexican artists and Chicana/o artists from the US. "Rompiendo el Cerco".

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