Quote by Subcomandante Marcos: “Our word is a weapon. Our silence is a scream.”

Marcos expresses the power inherent in both communication and suppressed dissent. This quote highlights how the Zapatistas use their words to challenge authority and how their overlooked existence itself serves as a powerful protest.

This declaration marked the Zapatista Army of National Liberation's public emergence on New Year's Day, 1994, coinciding with NAFTA's implementation. It was a direct challenge to the Mexican government and neoliberal policies.

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.