Travesía por la Vida: U.S. from Below & to the Left Encounters Tierra Insumisa

On April 30th, las Zapatistas boarded La Montaña, a boat headed towards Europe to commence their planetary tour, La Gira Por La Vida: European Chapter. As is their custom, the delegation received the mandate to carry Zapatista thought far and wide. Most importantly the Zapatistas' journey to Europe aimed to embrace La Otra Europa and those in struggle and rebellion; to learn from the histories, geographies, and ways of being. With this act, the Zapatistas crossed planetary bridges and opened doors for others to follow their path to listen and learn from those geographies closed off to us by the hydra’s desire to divide, isolate, and conquer. Heeding the call of the Zapatistas, Xicana Tiahui alongside our honorary member Quiqui crossed mundos and traveled to Madrid, Spain to accompany the Zapatistas and the compas of La Otra Europa to declare that we, indeed, have not been conquistados. We share memories, reflections, and musings of our journey as witnesses to the Zapatistas' call to listen, learn, and grow.