Shhhhh - There's A SECRET NUMBER in your Telephone! Diez, diez, seis, dos, nueve. 5 cents a minute! Don't tell anyone... , _ || ' < \, =||= \\ /-|| || || (( || || || \/\\ \\, \\ special Chiapas issue of Activist Times, Int. issue #168. 99022623590000 A little past half-moon. "the drunks, and the catholics; and the drunk catholics." --Gary Farmer in Sherman Alexie's '98 classic, "SMOKE SIGNALS." Hello there, I'm prime anarchist and I'm your tourguide for this rocky road ice cream journey to the center of the girth. I this week, turn over my pub's column to sup Marcos so that he can say a little bit about what I call none other than a total world "be-in." So, without further dodo, I give 4 "ya basta's!" and three "nunca mas'" and say, "hit it, sup..." February 14, 1999 To: "all" [ati's words; not his] From: SupMarcos Ladies and Gentlemen: So here we are once again. I am reminded that, in the previous letter, I left pending what I was telling you about how the International Consultation and the Campaign for the Excluded of the World was going to be run. Here it goes: 1.- Well, first I'll tell you about the brigades that, in the five continents, have been accredited and have sent us their ideas, reports, and anxieties... [I've taken the liberty of a big "snip" here, he lists a gazillion placenames, and I'd like to call it "just about everywhere." If any of you live in an area where you have no idea what we're talking about here, GET TO WORK.] ...they all know that the struggle that is going on here is also their own, and that is how we understand it as well. Therefore, we extend to them a welcome. 2.- Now, let me tell you that in the five continents, two big activities are being prepared for the coming March. One is the International Consultation. Since for us (and for many like us), the Mexicans who live abroad have rights that must be recognized, we have thought that the Consultation for the Recognition of the Rights of the Indian Peoples and For the End to the War of Extermination should be open to participation by all Mexicans, without it mattering where they are found. Then, what we did was to call an International Consultation, in a way such that the Mexicans who live in other countries, and are older than 12, could also give their opinions about the four questions which will be answered on March 21, 1999. Not just that, but for the International Consultation we have decided to add a fifth question which says: Do you agree that Mexicans who live abroad should be an active part in the construction of a new Mexico and have the right to vote in the elections? In this way, the Mexicans who live outside of the country will have the opportunity to give their opinions about the recognition of their rights (which is denied them by the gov.) 3.- Clearly, here one asks oneself what those who are not Mexican, but who are interested and pledged to peace and the recognition of the rights of all, can do or how they can participate. Well, one way they can participate is in the Campaign for the Excluded of the World (of which I will speak later), and the other is to promote and spread the Consultation in their countries, organizing the installation of voting tables, and organizing and carrying out the computation and communication with Mexico so that the results can be known. In this task may participate all the men and women, young and old of the world, with or without organization, without mattering their nationality, race, color, taste, creed, size, weight, sexual preference, or whatever other kind of classification the powerful use to exclude those who are different. So that nationality will not matter, the International Consultation will have many spaces for participation beyond casting votes. 4.- Yes, I understand that you're asking what the Mexicans living abroad will do to give their opinions about the five questions and how we are going to know your answers. Well, we have decided to propose the following options: a).- So that the Mexicans living abroad can give their opinions, all those within a nation who are interested can get in contact, and, in common accord, organize the installation of tables and centers of computation. b).-These "National Coordinations" are accredited in the Oficina de Contacto, so that we can know in what countries and how the International Consultation is being organized. c).-To send in the vote count that the National Coordination will carry out, you will have to get in contact with the Oficina de Contacto. d).-If any group of people, organization, or group of organizations in a given country want to organize in a different way from the "National Coordination," there's no problem. We just ask you to as well get accredited with the Oficina de Contacto. e).-In addition to going to the tables for the Consultation, one can give one's opinion on the five questions by sending the answers via telephone, fax, internet, email, satellite, boat or paper airplane, intercontinental rocket, carrier pigeon, or by surface, water, or air mail. All this will be directed to the Oficina de Contacto. ATTENTION: ALL THE NATIONAL COORDINATIONS, GROUPS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND PEOPLE INTERESTED IN ORGANIZAING THE CONSULTATION IN THEIR COUNTRY MUST GET ACCREDITED WITH THE... OFICINA DE CONTACTO PARA LA CONSULTA. Avenida Ignacio Allende #22-A, Barrio San Antonio (entre Av. Alvaro Obregn y Hermanos Dominguez). C.P. 29250. San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. Telephone and Fax: (967) 8-10-13 and (967) 8-21-59. Well, now I'm going to tell you a little bit about the INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE EXCLUDED OF THE WORLD. This mobilization campaign which we have convoked is not only for 21mar99. We are calling for principal actions to be carried out on that day, when the Consultation for the Recognition of the Rights of the Indian Peoples and the End to the War of Extermination is also taking place. Clearly, one of the ways to mobilize for this international campaign for the excluded of the world is to participate in the promotion and spread of the Consultation, in the formation of National Coordinations, in the installation of tables, in the count and the communication of the results (which are not exclusively tasks for Mexicans); but it is not the only way. For that day, people can organize, for example, manifestos, letters public and private, displays, peaceful demonstrations, music concerts (of course, following the example of the worthy Mexican rockers - who are with the Consultation note by note -, the rock groups in the whole world will echo the zapatudo "Ya Basta!"), recitals, assemblies, conferences, multimedia and/or cybernetic events, etcetera. Nothing that is civil and peaceful is excluded, and people's imagination and creativity will go beyond, it is sure, anything we propose here. It is to be a campaign for all the excluded, not just for indigenous peoples or the Zapatistas. There is an act planned in Strasbourg to demand change in the immigration policies of European countries, and the organizers have decided to incorporate into their act the demands for the recognition of the rights of the indigenous peoples and the end to the war of extermination. There is also, in France, "Feu Faux Lait." This is a theater company that is preparing to participate in the campaign for the excluded of the world by staging a play in Paris and the surrounding areas. Now you see that there are many ways of participating. You just have to come to agreement, organize, and act. Well, now I'll say goodbye. As soon as more is known, I'll write again. Vale. We wish you health, and let's not let neoliberalism succeed in excluding humanity. From the mountains of Southeast Mexico, Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos. Mexico, February 1999. NO #'s section this week. And little or no prime anarchist world newz 2nite. I will stick these two bullets in however: 1) Royal Carribean Cruze Lines. Like Novacaine. 2) Methinks Cokie Robertz is the best fascist the US Economy has right now. Her rise to power using NPR's money structure shows her an illusion of leftism that could easily make an Adolfo or Augusto look wishy-washy! - - submissions? ati@etext.org - - a,b,c. Yeah, we get letters: marco very nice find, AMEN Dave (303) DUDE THANKS FOR YOUR EZINE - I DON'T USUALLY READ IT IN DETAIL BUT WHEN I CAN I GLANCE THROUGH AND IT IS OFTEN A LITTLE FRESH AIR IN THE OTHERWISE HIERARCHICAL OPPRESSIVENESS OF THE UNIVERSITY I FIND MYSELF SURROUNDED BY KUDOS FOR THE FACT THAT YOU DON'T CLAIM AUTHORITY OR LOGIC - I JUST GOT DONE CONVERSING WITH THE STUFFED SHIRT AUTHOR OF THE "ANARCHIST FAQ" -LOAD OF MASCULINIST PLATONIC DOCTRINE OF ANARCHISM AND I DARED TO QUESTION HIS ECONOMIC BLATHERING - PLEASE! SOMEBODY SING ME A SONG! SOMEBODY PICK ON THE BANJO FOR A MINUTE AND BRING ME BACK TO THE STRATOSPHERE, SOMEBODY DOSE ME UP AND TAKE ME AWAY FROM THIS NIGHTMARE CALLED REALITY AHHHHHHH THATS FAR MORE SOOTHING NOW ISN'T IT -Steve (860) to ati@etext.org Thomas Banyacya Memorial to take place March 14th approx 10:00 am @ Sapa Dawn Center 1013 Crystal Springs Rd Yelm, Wa 98597. We will pay tribute to this special Elder on this day. For more information call: (360)458-7610 ....Thank You.... --anon (602) Dear friend! Thanks! You should make a special issue for the CAMPAIGN FOR THE EXCLUDED OF THE WORLD and for the CONSULTATION! Many greetings --Contacto (011 52 69) My name is Debbie Snowdove and I am here just to get the word out that you can now have Native American news and Music over the internet thanks to our site at First Nations Broadcast. We invite you to check out our website at the following rather long address: http://members.wbs.net/homepages/r/o/c /rockitradio/upnorth.html Any comments or links that you think we should add we would be most greatful in attempting to make one great Native American webpage. All the best and walk in Peace, Debbie FNB February 20, 1999 To: Musicians of the World. From: SupMarcos Ladies and Gentlemen! Viejo Antonio said (that if he had been a musician, he would have played the blues) that music holds roads that only the knowledgeable know how to walk and that it, together with dance, builds bridges that bring closer worlds that otherwise you wouldn't even dream about. All this is important right now because news has come to us of concerts and presentations by musicians in Mexico and other parts of the world. The reason? The promotion of the Consultation and solidarity with indigenous Mexicans and their worthy fight. We wanted to thank all of those who have had to do with these roads to peace that, above all to the rhythm of rock but not exclusively, cross the planet from side to side. We're not just thanking those who compose, sing, and play. Also to the producers, the sound engineers (is that how you say it?), the lighting crew, the stage hands, the drivers, the ticket sellers, the carriers, the artistic representatives, the owners and administrators of the locations, and all those who saw to (but were nevertheless not seen) the concerts or musical presentations (often double volunteers: they don't receive money or credit). Thanks to everyone. And since we're in the "1 2 3 4," we want to salute all the musicians who, in these five years, have played, are playing, and will play for peace with justice and dignity. All have said stop the war. Some have recorded disks, others participated in concerts, or visited indigenous communities, or spoke in favor of a just and honorable peace, or protested against the Acteal massacre, or gave us their instruments as presents, or dedicated one or more songs to the struggle of the indigenous Mexicans. Thanks to all these musicians who, in Mexico and all the world, echo the zapateado "Ya Basta!" As soon as we win, we are going to organize a super-mega-magna-hyper-concert for everyone, without any time limit and for free! (Yeah, right! The Marimba of San Jose will end up playing alone). Vale. Health, and dont we reach tomorrow also with a tarar'n, tarar'n? From the mountains of Southeast Mexico, Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos. - - - - - - submissions? ati@etext.org - - - - - - Chiapaneca a "cancion" by marco capelli frucht (c)1999 Marc Frucht Release date: 21mar99 Am G F -5-555-787-58-3-333-5-7-8-7875-1-111- -5------------3----------------1----- -5------------4----------------2----- -7------------5----------------3----- -7------------5----------------3----- -5------------3----------------x----- E (v) (v) 3-5-3-1-5-3-1-5-3--0-000-10-0-3-00-5--7 -------------------0------------------- -------------------1------------------- -------------------2------------------- -------------------2------------------- -------------------0------------------- notes. 1. The numbers right next to each other are thirty-second notes, but don't fret. Just "tremelo" these notes a bit and you'll feel for them by the second time you play this song, I'm sure of it. 2. I chose to express this in TAB rather than standard notation (and have little intention of ever publishing this in "s.n.") for the same reason Dante chose the language he chose for publishing "Inferno." If you have no idea what I'm talking about please a) go look it up b) or delete this song from your memory and forget you ever knew me. 3. I will never tell the name of the person I wrote this song for (and about) but a clue for people who know me well -- I bought a video-cassette from her in 1997 4. This is part 1 of about 4 parts. I will have to come up with a way to signify the repeats before I type the last part. I wish to keep this easily played but exactly as I play it in case anyone wants to catch the exact same vibe. 5. Please a) distribute this far and wide, b) always keep my name with it; c) never make money off of it. 6. Each of the chords in part 1 are played dragging the three fingernails (m,a and the "pinky" from the bass-most note to the treble high in one quick snap. 7. (v) = vibrato. very demonstrative. No other vibratos the first time through will make these two notes "hit home" best. 8. The following words are very important to this song. a) !presente! b) basta c) nunca mas - - - - submissions? ati@etext.org - - - - Rather than a poem per se, I end this zine with a song I wrote a while back, while I was beginning to learn about Iran/Contra Salvador, Oliver North, John Hull, George Bush, Francois Miterand, and horse poop like that. Father Lament; Warning Son w & m by Marco Capelli Frucht (c) 1987 Marc Frucht intro: Abm / / E F# Abm / / E F# Abm E F# How much will we take Abm E F# Listening to your lies Abm E F# Covert operations Abm E F# Wool pulled over our eyes. Abm E F# It's really not that simple Abm E F# You read it like a book Abm E F# Your strategy shows your ass Abm Abm-Abm-Abm (heavy) How much have you took. (Chorus) Abm E F# George George, George of the jungle Abm E F# How you gonna deal with the drugs you dealt Abm E F# George George, Good king George Abm What's gonna happen under martial law. Abm E F# A war on drugs is bad Abm E F# Unwinnable war like nukes Abm E F# And how 'bout the kids you killed Abm E F# You fascist nazi puke. Abm E F# Economy's gettin bad Abm E F# You throw a sugar pill Abm E F# Mother Earth is dyin Abm E F# You say just she's ill (ch) [spoken: & how 'bout the 1st amendment] Abm E F# It's a given right Abm E F# But where did our freedom go Abm E F# You say new world order Abm E F# I say overthrow (ch) v. 1st line melody --------------------- -0-0-0-----------0-0- -------3-1----1-1---1 --------------------- --------------------- --------------------- how much will we take listenin to your lies ch. 1st line --------------------------- ----------------------0-0-- -1-1-----1---11111-11-----3 -----222---4--------------- --------------------------- --------------------------- george george george of the jungle how ya gonna deal w/ drugs you dealt PS: May 1-4. Washington DC. We Are Gonna Scream, "CLOSE THE SOA!" Nov 19-21. Benning, GA We Are Gonna See, THE SOA CLOSED.