In five Zapatista communities, civilian resistance centers have been established that have cultural centers called Aguascalientes, in memory of the first Aguascalientes which was occupied and destroyed by federal troops after they occupied the township of Guadelupe Tepeyas, on February 5, 1995. Beginning January 1, 1996 and through the efforts of all the Zapatista communities, five more "vessels" have been inaugurated which will now sail together with men and women of the entire planet in search of agreements For Humanity and Against Neoliberalism.
The host communities are:
The "Encuentro" was inaugurated on July 28, 1996 in one of these five communities, **Oventik, is the name of this community and if you are interested in the inaugural address, **click here .
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