What do the Zapatistas want?
The Zapatistas began their rebellion with a number of specific list of 11 demands: work, land, housing, food, health care, education, independence, freedom, democracy, justice, and peace. The First Declaration from the Lacandon Jungle, issued on January 2, 1994, opens with the statement, “We are the product of 500 years of struggle.” In addition, on that same date the Zapatistas issued a law about women’s rights. Over the last few years the demands and vision of the movement has deepened and matured. The most complete statement of their current position is available in a document known as The Sixth Declaration of the Lacandon Jungle. Click here to read this document.
