Laura Smit Emerald
Following his lecture at Willamette Hall on the Zapatist revolution in Mexico, John
Ross signs his new book', “The War Against Oblivion: Zapata Chronicles 1994-2000.”
Zapatistas
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cional (EZLN)CQ, which translates
into the army of national libera
tion. This was the beginning of the
Zapatista movement.
“It was preparing itself for a war
against the government,” Ross
said. “This was a time of libera
tion.”
The second section of Ross’s
book “the time of talking guns”
describes the 1994 uprising prior
to the Mexican elections, when the
Zapatistas made themselves visi
ble to the country, by initiating
massive protests and a war against
the government. Ross said this
portion also depicts the massacres
that occurred in this period and
how the war affected Chiapas citi
zens.
Ross conveyed the Zapatista’s
distrust of the electoral system and
government by quoting their
chants to Mexican president Vi
cente Fox when he got elected: “If
you fail us, we will take you out of
power.”
Ross also spoke about the cur
rent “time of silence and blood.”
For the last 18 months, the Zap
atista haven’t been heard from, the
author said. In this time, they
haven’t conducted any protests or
communicated with the govern
ment. Ross offered a few explana
tions for this, which included the
possibility of the Zapatista “just
waiting for something concrete to
happen.”
Leonardo Garcia-Pabon, chair
for the Latin American Studies
program, said the information
Ross presented might change
many people’s viewpoints about
Mexico and expose them to impor
tant issues that have been hidden.
“Some people are unaware of
the history,” he said. “Many peo
ple see Mexico as a tourism place
— this shows that there’s much
more than that.”
Jeff Parker, a junior history ma
jor, said the presentation revealed
I got a better feel of
the politics involved with
the Mexican government
and the challenges that
the Mexicans face.
Jeff Parker
junior
information he thinks isn’t publi
cized enough in the media.
“I got a better feel of the politics
involved with the Mexican gov
ernment and the challenges that
the Mexicans face,” he said.
Ross has recently been touring
the west coast to present his book
and to share the details of Zap
atista history to students and com
munity members.
“My attachment is to social
movements and change,” he said.
“And I need to bring this story to
my own country.”
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