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Email this card ~ CLICK HERE!  To email your Valentine this special card ~ just click on the photo after this link opens and follow the instructions! Free & fun. Click here to mail your Valentine this special card ~ just click on the photo after this link opens and follow the instructions! Free & fun.   Zapatistas publish many declarations, videos, music, stories, and orignial artwork by Sub commander Marcos The Spanish originals are translated and available in many languages Click here to access these new writings   The Spanish originals are translated and available in many languages Click here to access these new writings   Important notice from Schools for Chiapas Gifts of Change, Corn, and Coffee will continue shipping throughout the transition to our new shipping office However Feb. 14, 2013 will be our last shipping day for all other sales items until March 14, 2013 ~ buy it today if you need it now! If you need a handicraft item from the Zapatista communities of Chiapas, Mexico immediately please order it today or tomorrow ~ Feb. 13 or Feb. 14 ~ because  we are relocating our shipping office and will only be shipping coffee, corn, and Gifts of Change between Feb. 15 and March 15, 2013.  All items will remain available on our web page and everything purchased during this transition period will be shipped on March 15, 2012. Thank you for understanding and please keep an eye out for upcoming specials as soon as the store is relocated!   Click here to visit the Market of the Others:  Online shopping to support Zapatista communities in Chiapas Mexico ► Join Email List ► Forward to a Friend From Dec. 2012   Zapatista Resurgence ~ Massive Marches & New Writings!   On this New Year's eve 2013 it's almost impossible to describe the excitement here in Chiapas.  On Dec. 21 over 40,000 Zapatistas marched silently through the streets of five cities in their first statewide mobilization since Jan. 1, 1994 and last night the movement published two communications along with a public letter.  Schools for Chiapas believes our work with freedom-loving schools here will quickly become stronger; we invite your participation. These documents are available in Spanish by clicking here.  Please contact Schools for Chiapas if you find a high quality English translation.  Below find a document from Subcommander Marcos published on Dec. 21 when the photos in the newsletter were taken. Schools for Chiapas has been saying for months that the autonomous, Mayan communities of Chiapas, Mexico are stronger and better organized now than at any time since we began working with Zapatista schools in 1996.   Recent events confirm this belief that much progress has been made and with your support we anticipate great advances providing solidarity and support to Zapatista education in the areas of schools, health, ecological agriculture, and fairer trade.  Thank you for your continued belief in the possibility of new and better worlds for everyone.   Click here to DONATE TO CHIAPAS -------------------------------  Click  here  to SHOP for CHIAPAS Below find a reproduction of the letter released by the Zapatistas on Dec. 21, 2012, the first day of the new Mayan calendar, when 20,000 Zapatistas marched in San Christobal, 8000 in Palenque, 6000 in Ocosingo, 3500 in Margaritas, and 3500 in Altamirano.  There's a rough English translation after the document. 21 of Dec 2012   To Whom It May Concern:   DID YOU HEAR?   It's the sound of your world falling apart.   It's the sound and the day of our resurgence.   The day that was the day, was night   And night will be the day that will be the day.                             DEMOCRACY!                                LIBERTY!                                  Justice!   From the mountains of the Mexican southeast for the Revolutionary Indigenous Clandestine Committee - General Command   EZLN   Subcommander Insurgent Marcos, Mexico, December 2012           Give a Gift of Education This Mayan girl attends a freedom loving community run school ~ could you provide a desk or chair for her?   Give the gift of education in Chiapas, Mexico to a loved-one who cares about children, social justice, education, and indigenous peoples. We e-mail or snail mail a beautiful full-color gift certificate to you or a loved one. Give the Gift of Health This Zapatista ambulance donated by Italian activists provides life saving emergency transport ~ how about filling up it's gas tank or buying a tire?.   The gift of health is one of the most profound ways to make a difference in the Mayan communities of Chiapas, Mexico. The Ramona Fund provides transportation, medical testing, and accommodation to Mayan patients who who's lives are in immediate danger Plant a Tree Orchards, tree nurseries, and food forests are growing in Zapatista territory ~ could you provide a strong mother tree to be planted in Chiapas? Plant a tree in the name of a friend or loved-one who cares about forests, climate change, and sustainable agriculture. We'll e-mail or snail mail a full-color certificate to you or the gift recipient.   ► Join Email List ► Forward to a Friend Gifts from the Land... Cafe Zapatista ~ Zapatista Coffee Zapatista coffee makes a great gift for the coffee lover on your list.      GMO-free Zapatista Seed Corn Zapatista corn grows strong and tall... and provides a living sanctuary for this essential GMO-free grain.   Cacao Seeds ~ Raw and Organic Something different for the chocolate lover on your list. Cacao seeds are raw, organic and harvested sustainably from the Chiapas rain forest.   Gifts made by Hand... Large Diamond Design Purse from Magdalena Hand embroidered bag from the women's coop in Magdalena de la Paz.      Girls Embroidered Tank-Top Blusas for little girls and for big girls, too. Check out our selection of hand embroidered blouses.