we're in san cristobal now. lots of people are here from around the world to go to the zaptista encuentro. its so good to see old friends again and have a beer with them before spending a week in the jungle.
people here want to know what the situation it like in oaxaca. my best sumamry is calm but tense, police all over the city, some tourists and tons of people in hiding. i hear stories here about how people who were in oaxaca on the barricades have federal warrants out for their arrest and the police are distributing their photos. those who got out, a friend tells me, look totally different now, different hair, different clothes, anything to stay in hiding. the repression is intense. theres some talk of going back to oaxaca after the encuentro, but lots of people just cant go back because they're being searched for intensely...
here in san cristobal, we see the same graffiti in support of oaxaca. fuera ulises! viva appo! apoya total para oaxaca!
the encuentro starts tomorrow at noon. we registered yesterday at the enlace zapatista office and got a schedule of workshops. it look slike there are workshops about women, education, health and autonomy and a 2 hour block on the last day to talk about the upcoming encuentro. interesting, seems like a tight schedule, hopefully there will be lots of spaces outside of the workshops...
