1 November 2025, 14:00 - 17:00
on Women of Maize
collective reading and conversation
Assembling in Resistance with the Zapatismo Study Group
In this session together with the Zapatismo Study Group we will delve into the book Women of Maize which takes us to the very beginning of the Zapatista story in the Lacandona forest through the perspective of women. How did indigenous women in southeast Mexico, living under impoverished conditions, exploitation and oppression for 500 years, gathered up the strength and courage to claim an equal space in the struggle? How did they raise themselves to become Insurgents, Commanders and Rebels fighting for a dignified life for all their communities?
Through collective reading and conversation, we will learn their story. Each part, as a little maize seed, is raised, grown, pealed, cooked and nourished by women.
Join us to drink Zapatista coffee and get inspiration to imagine our day after the storm, by learning from the stories of those "days after" that already came.
Walk-in with no prior reading required
For your participation, we suggest a donation between €3-8
About the Zapatismo Study Group
The Zapatismo Study Group is a group of people that have come together on a loose basis since 2021 to learn about Zapatismo, a political and social philosophy of resistance rooted in the ideals of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata. The ideas became widespread through the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN), an indigenous community in Chiapas, Mexico that rose up against the North American Free Trade Agreement. Their uprising sparked a global solidarity movement and has informed many social movements until today. The Zapatismo Study Group is closely involved with Gira Holanda, a solidarity network born from the Zapatista counter-invasion of Europe in 2021.
about Assembling in Resistance
Assembling in Resistance is a programmatic line curated by artist and organizer Iliada Charalambous. During these gatherings, participants learn together about forms of coming together in and for resistance by reading collectively with and about diverse resistance movements, alternative forms of (self)governance and assembling.
How can we apply what we learn in the context of Basecamp?
[id: drawings by dianx cantarey. a red background with white figures sprawling over it as if they are puzzle pieces. a pipe in the right corner blows out a cloud in the shape of a snail's house, with four small Zapatistas sitting and laying about. together they think or talk about a thought of dotted shapes]
