Quote by Subcomandante Marcos: “Behind our black mask, behind our armed voice, we have a simple dream.”

Revolutionary movements are often portrayed as purely about conflict and destruction. But this says something more human — that beneath the fight is an ordinary wish for a decent life. It humanises resistance and reminds us that people take up arms not from hatred alone, but from hope.

The Zapatista uprising began on January 1, 1994, the same day NAFTA came into force, which the Zapatistas saw as a death sentence for indigenous communities. The rebellion in Chiapas drew worldwide attention to the rights of indigenous Mexicans and became an early example of a movement using the internet to build global solidarity.

Pseudonym of Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente, a Mexican political theorist and spokesperson for the Zapatista Army of National Liberation, which led an indigenous uprising in Chiapas in 1994. His writings blended literary flair with political philosophy and gained global attention. He later adopted the name Subcomandante Galeano.