Celebrating a decade of Zapatismo in New York*

For ten years the local people of El Barrio have been organizing horizontally to create non-authoritarian spaces of urban resistance and solidarity. Too bad you have haven’t heard about it in the corporate media. For Shelby.

Originally posted on Hwaairfan's Blog:

Some keep repeating the mantra that Americans are sheeple and that’s why there has not been a 21st century revolution taking place. However, some Americans are revolting, not on the streets, but by taking control of their own lives. From Brick-by-brick: Missouri Judge Rules Common Core Unconstitutional* to Water Pipes that Generate Electricity in Portland*, This Edible Park Feeds 200,000 Hungry People Every Month* to How Nebraskans took Control of their Energy Grid*. From 90yr old US Veteran Arrested for feeding homeless Changes the Law* to High School Students Refuse to Take State-wide Tests*. From One Public Bank’s Success Story Outperforms Goldman Sachs* to A U.S. County Votes in Self-Governance*. And so it goes on…

By Jessica Davis

For ten years the local people of El Barrio have been organizing horizontally to create non-authoritarian spaces of urban resistance and solidarity.