Peasant Protest
Small scale agriculturists do not fare well in the culture of capitalism, economically, socially, or politically. For that reason they often resist capitalist expansion, "as actively as they can, as passively as they must," as Immanual Wallerstein put it. The following sites address, at one level or another, peasant protest. The Zapatista protest in Mexico is discussed in Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism. Arm the Spirit has many links to other peasant protest and antisystemic movements around the world.
Arm the Spirit
http://burn.ucsd.edu/~ats
Arm the Spirit describes itself as "an autonomist/anti-imperialist information collective based in Toronto, Canada. Our focus includes a wide variety of material, including political prisoners, national liberation struggles, armed communist resistance, anti-fascism, the fight against patriarchy, and more." You will find links to other sites involving peasant protest and resistance and to other antisystemic forms of resistance.
Colombia
Popular
http://www.nadir.comlink.de/nadir/initiativ/rpl/engl/cp-inf-e.htm
"Colombia Popular is the information service of the Ejército de Liberación Nacional, an armed organization which has been fighting for a more just, democratic and human society since 1964. But that doesn't mean Colombia Popular is merely the voice of the ELN. Colombia Popular is an initiative serving the oppressed majority. We want to publish news about the Colombian opposition - the unions and indígenas, black people and women, the residents of poor neighborhoods and human rights activists, political prisoners and neighborhood militias."
Coordination Group for Solidarity with the
People's Resistance in Indonesia (CSVI)
http://www.xs4all.nl/~peace/
News on the popular resistance in Indonesia, as well as the liberation struggle in East Timor.
Jay's Leftist and Progressive Internet Resources
Directory
http://www.neravt.com/left/
As dissent becomes less popular, this is a valuable place to search for information on various forms of protest. particularly valuable is the index that lists countries and sources to find out about protest movements. Excellent site.
National Democratic Front of the
Philippines (NDF)
http://home.wanadoo.nl/ndf/
News and articles about the NDF, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), the New People's Army (NPA), and the struggle for national liberation and socialism in the Philippines.
Revolutionary and Popular Movements in Colombia
http://www.neravt.com/left/hotspots/colombia.htm
Links to newpapers articles and other sites addressing the conflict in Colombia
Tamil Eelam
http://www.eelam.com
News about the freedom struggle of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
The Uttarakhand Movement is an attempt by the people of the Himalayan area of northern India to gain greater autonomy and independence from the central government. Various political, social, and environmental movements have originated in the area, the best known being the Chipko Movement discussed in Chapter 11 of Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism. The site contains background information, updates, and a wealth of ethnographic information on the area.
Zapatista Army of National Liberation
http://www.ezln.org/
The official Website of the EZLN; it includes communiques issued by members of the organization, background information on their struggle, and links to other sites relating to the Zapatista rebellion.
Zapatista Net is a site for information about the Zapatista struggle in Mexico discussed in Chapter 10 of Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism. The site contains information about the history of the protest, interviews, films, photos, links to related sites, and an opportunity to enter into a dialogue concerning the Zapatista struggle.
