Zapatista Movement

A revolutionary group based in Chiapas, Mexico, which declared war against the Mexican state in 1994. The Zapatistas have used non-violent methods combined with extensive media and technological campaigns to promote their cause both domestically and internationally. The movement aligns itself with the anti-globalization and anti-neoliberal social movements, and calls for indigenous control of local resources, especially land. The Zapatista movement combines Mayan practices with elements of libertarian socialism, anarchism, and Marxism. It aims to transform politics to a ‘bottom up’ approach through participatory democracy.