People in our communities are starving, they are without decent food or clean water. But we are also starving for connection and information. As the caravan nears Mexico City, the crowds are larger and more frenzied. The left-leaning Democratic Revolutionary Party has asked for a private meeting with the Zapatistas. Despite the pressure, members of congress have been mostly silent.
Political power poisons the blood and muddies the thought.
Emiliano Zapata looms large in Mexican culture. His picture adorns murals, small stores, and personal altars. He had written them a long letter, thanking them for reviving Zapata and asking that they ask congress to help fix the unpaved, impassable roads in his village. Mexico City is preparing itself not for an election but an invasion of people who want to witness the caravan's entrance into the city. Streets have been closed off and people are sleeping in the Z calo, the city's main square.