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Il Manifesto, Italia, 19.02.2005 - italiano

from "The Manifest" of 19 February 2005
INTERVIEW
Radio Insurgente, one voice to the service without voice

An interview with the editors of Radio Insurgente, former Radio Zapata, situated in the heart of the Chiapas, where the history of the subcomandante can be listened Marcos like best music of Mexico

MAURO ZANDA
Listening to Insurgente Radio during its eighteen hours of daily programming, often imbatte to us in a slogan with which soon he becomes himself familiar:"the voice of without voice".Many, too many in this the earth border richest and depredated, where the aboriginal peasants do not possess neanche the more elementary rights, invocati opportunely from the mentor Zapata:"earth and freedom".In order to render faith to the own mission, Insurgente Radio has today achieved four radio stations (but it already has a fifth ready), one with an independent programming, that they cover as many strategic points of the Chiapas:from the north to the border with Oaxaca and Tabasco to the south of the Lacandona Forest, passing for the zone Altos de Chiapas, center where more important has general its quartier, that one than Pol-I have.The strategic location of the radio of Pol-I have is all in the possibility (only between the five consorelle) to transmit also in short wave, what that renders its reception in all the Centroamerica possible and, at times (like testified from a listener), even in Argentine.Here, in the essential but technically most effective study, the coordinator and two compa?eras-local receive me that daily they lend voice and militancy to the cause of Insurgente Radio.The covered anonymity and faces, explain to me, are are one political choice that one necessity:"we never do not say our names, because he is not never the single conductor to speak to the communities, but is the radio of its army to make it.Sure, a clandestinit? problem exists also that obligates us to the anonymity;in wave and during this interview ".
Seen the recurrence, I try makes to tell the three years me of the radio, between changes and conquests:"To the beginning we called Radio Zapata, and for the first six months we have only transmitted music.Then, in August of 2003, we have told step step the birth of the Caracoles (political committees independent zapatiste, fruit of the occupation of some town halls, Ndr), event that to tutt' today we remember like one of the services beautifulr offers from the radio.The things are changed much from the debuts:it helps you from some similar ones I spin-zapatisti of City of Mexico, we have structured the radio in simple way but it works them, till now, with ours it sendes you that they record their services on minidisc and them rimontano to the computer through the editing digita them ".
The Subcomandante Marcos often nozzle from those microphones ironiche invectives finalized to the "conversion" of the soldiers, sons of the people like they.Insurgente radio does not have fixed sources of financing, and can only count on the net of national and international solidarity.Soon on the situated Internet www.radioinsurgente.org it will come indicated also an address where to be able to send instrumentation radio or any other useful material.Who desires to give an endured contribution, can instead make sending it money to:Nachrichtenpool Lateinamerika E.V. - Cuenta Nr:16264108 - Postbank Berlin - Blz:100 100 10 - Codigo:Radio Chiapas - Swift/Bic:Pbnkdeff- Iban:De78 1001 0010 0016 2641 08.
Which are the priorities and it objects you to it of Insurgente Radio
For we it is important to understand the people, to integrate us to he.For this we choose one communication simple and directed, than alternate the entertainment to programs educated to you.We aim a lot at health and instruction.We cure in particular the notiziari and it communicates to you political, the only source of possible controinformazione in the Chiapas.And we translate always every participation in voice in the local language (in the aboriginal communities, cause the catastrophic governmental political, approximately a third party of the men and the half of the women does not know to read neither to write, ndr).We very work on the legends and the aboriginal traditions:through programs like the dignidad of color de the tierra, we try to strengthen the identity of the pueblos.But also the entertainment is fundamental:the people love its music, love to dance;it is for that we program tantissima cumbia, but also romantica, ranchera, marimba and rock.One of the things that our listeners more often ask to us then, are the story produced and record from the Subcomandante Marcos to you, history in fable shape that they serve to amuse the community, but also to sensibilizarla on determines topics to you.
We take the Naranja Electrica and the Bruja Panfila… the attempt is that one to educate to the respect for the women.That it turns out to you you have found in such sense
The things are decidedly changing in best, thanks also to the Ley revolucionarias de las mujeres - one of the two women takes part.- the fact that a lot in the radio that in the army exists feminine figures of I enunciate, gives to the girls young new models with which identifying themselves, and to the men strong reasons in order to respect to us.Sure, it wants time to us.Until yesterday we were relegated in house and we could not neanche make reunions between of we, while today sun cooperatives exist women, given over to politics or the handicraft.
Perceived one answer fort from part of the communities
Strong.Young and in particular young they seem to drive crazy for the innovation of the radio.We have received in three years of activity beyond thousand letters of salutes and support, and continue to also receive some with the average of fifty to the month not being able to give a our address (receive to them near the several one caracol of zone, Ndr).But the thing more important is that never like hour, through means of the radio, we are succeeding to speak with force and persuasion also to the inside about the not zapatiste communities.
Continuous the Federal Army to disturb the frequencies of Insurgente Radio
Oh sure.Above all during the emission of the notiziari and of it communicates to you, what that evidently annoys them much!But the funny thing - we do not know dirti if in order to listen to the entertained movements of the enemy or because from our music, than they do not find on nobody radio trades them - passing in front of the military stations often we surprise to feel them Insurgente Radio to all volume!