
As we continue to walk together, strengthening our community bridges, creating spaces for movement building continue to be important practices to further understand Urban Zapatismo and what a different dignified world looks like. In addition, delegates who recently went to Chiapas will share their experiences, knowledge, and report back on the current situation as they [...]

APPLICATION DEADLINE November 4th, 2011 The Delegation: Indigenous peoples in Chiapas continue to be subjected to repression as Mexico’s government serves foreign interests. At the same time the Zapatista movement continues to rebel and build autonomy. As an ARMA delegate and international observer, you will visit Zapatista territory to share our community’s struggles while learning the [...]

On August 5th & 6th, ARMA Delegates reported back on the June delegation. The event in Los Angeles was attended by about 40 community members, who were both attentive and responsive. Questions ranged from current situation in Chiapas to “how can the lessons you learned be applied in the U.S?” The event was about 2 [...]

Thanks for checking out our first edition of ARMA Radio, we hop you will like it. To start of the radio we thought it was perfect to have someone from Corazon del Pueblo with us to tell us about what’s going on with their space. Most importantly, we wanted to start off the radio by [...]

We wake up and have a hearty breakfast as we prepare for our journey to CIDECI (Centro de Capacitacion Indigena). As we leave our spot in the center of San Cristobal and commence our ride you start seeing the difference in lifestyles. Walking through the center of San Cristobal reminds us of walking through the [...]

If it’s not on TV, maybe it doesn’t exist. In the world of organizing (labor, community,…etc) there is this belief that if there is no coverage of your march, protest, action, sit-in, civil disobedience…then it never happened. Does this mean that our actions for change are in vain if only those who witness it are [...]

Founded by revolutionary hip hop artist/organizer, Olmeca, Arte en Rebeldia y Movimientos Autonomos (Art in Rebellion & Autonomous Movement) or ARMA, is an artist/organizer group focused on the creation of spaces and information for revolutionary consciousness. Under the chant, “Inform, Resist, Rebel, Create” we develop youth gatherings, cultural/political artistic events, forums, panels and convivios addressing [...]

Heading out from the caracol La Realidad, with permission from the Junta de Buen Gobierno, we visit the community 24 de diciembre. When we arrive, Olmeca runs out of the van in the pouring rain and disappears up a path. The sun is going down quick and we wait cluttered with baggage and tired limbs [...]

From August 2nd through the 12th, Arte en Rebeldia y Movimientos Autonomos (ARMA) hosted a delegation of students, organizers, artists, musicians, and parents in Chiapas, Mexico. Ten people, most from the Los Angeles area and a couple from San Diego, engaged in dialogues and experiential learning with the Zapatista communities, Juntas de Buen Gobierno, and [...]