"We want to tell all who are resisting and fighting in your own ways and in your own countries that you are not alone. Though small in number, we, the Zapatistas support  you.  We want  to share what we've learned from our own struggles so that our experiences can help further your own work. We want the people of Latin American to know that we are proud to be part of the larger fight for justice.  We remember quite well how the continent was illuminated some years ago by a light called Che Guevara, as it had previously been called Bolivar, because sometimes the people take up a name in order to say they are taking up a flag."

"We want to tell the people of Cuba, who have now been on their path of resistance for many years, that you are not alone, and we do not agree with the blockade. We are going to send you something, even if it is maize, to help your resistance. We want to tell the people of North America we know that your government does not speak for the many citizens who are in solidarity with the struggles of other countries. We want our Mapuche brothers and sisters in Chile to know that we are watching and learning from your struggles. To the Venezuelans, we see how well you are defending your sovereignty, your nation’s right to decide its future. To the indigenous brothers and sisters of Ecuador and Bolivia, you are giving a good history lesson to all Latin Americans, because you are, indeed, putting a halt to neoliberal globalization. To the piqueteros and to the young people of Argentina, we want to tell you that we love you. To those in Uruguay who want a better country, we admire you, and to those who are sin tierra in Brazil, we respect you. And to all the young people of Latin America, what you are doing is good, and you give us great hope." – from the Sixth Declaration of the Lacandon Jungle

"Marcos is the voice for many voices. His words, fashioned from humor and poetry, reveal the deep roots and abundant branches of the Zapatista insurrection in Chiapas. It is an original language for an original movement that is transforming Mexico and is helping to change the world." – Eduardo Galeano

Subcomandante Marcos is a spokesperson and strategist for the Zapatistas, an indigenous insurgency movement based in Mexico. He first joined the indigenous guerrilla group that was to become the Zapatistas in the early 1980s. Marcos is author of several books translated into English, including Story of the Colors (Cinco Puntos), which won a Firecracker Alternative Book Award, and Our Word is Our Weapon (Seven Stories Press). For more info see: http://www.ezln.org.mx/

Luis Hernández Navarro is a scholar and journalist who writes for Mexico’s daily newspaper, La Jornada.