Women will be able to occupy positions of leadership in the organization and hold military ranks in the revolutionary armed forces.
Women have the right to be free from violence from both relatives and strangers.Women have the right to choose their partner and are not obliged to enter into marriage.Women and their children have the right to Primary Attention in their health and nutrition.Women have the right to participate in the matters of the community and have charge if they are free and democratically elected.Women have the right to decide the number of children they have and care for.Women have the right to work and receive a fair salary.Women, regardless of their race, creed, color of political affiliation, have the right to participate in the revolutionary struggle in any way that their desire and capacity determine.The media dubbed her “The Petite Warrior” and the Mexican government grew so fearful of her emblematic power that in 1997 they cynically spread false information that she had died.”Īfter consulting with indigenous communities on the status of women, the EZLN came up with the “Revolutionary Women’s Law,” which stated:
Later, “the sight of this brave and frail woman defiantly shouting ‘Ya Basta!’ (Enough is Enough!) catapulted her onto the world state. “She was said to be the most belligerent, aggressive and intransigent of all the Zapatistas, it was Comandante Ramona who-on horseback-led the military charge on San Cristobal during the EZLN’s uprising in January 1994.” Smooth Radio relates that it was Chapman's mother who encouraged the music, giving Tracy that first. Please help find commununity member KOKUMO, who was last seen somewhere in the Baltimore area …Ĭomandanta Ramona was an officer of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN), an indigenous rights movement in Mexico. Tracy Chapman is well regarded as a thoughtful, introspective (in a good way) singer-songwriter, producing tracks like 'Fast Car' and 'Give Me One Reason.' She was born in March 30, 1964, in Ohio, but raised in Connecticut, says Biography. KOKUMO WE LOVE YOU AND WE’RE SENDING YOU ALL THE LOVE AND POSITIVE VIBES. WE WON’T STOP UNTIL WE KNOW THAT SHE IS SAFE! SO PLEASE PLEASE SIGNAL BOOST THIS AND SPREAD THE WORD. WE KNOW THAT THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE MEDIA SIGNAL BOOSTING THIS IS SLIM, SO IT IS UP TO US TO FIND HER. ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY LEADERS/FRIEND/COMRADE/SISTER IS MISSING. If I have any further information on this situation I’ll pass it along as quickly as I receive it.ĮVERYONE STOP WHAT YOU’RE DOING FOR A MINUTE AND SIGNAL BOOST AND REBLOG THIS. If you Baltimore are peeps have any information concerning her whereabouts or spot her, please call BTMI at 1-855-.255-8636 ext 51
She is full figured and approximately 5’11-6’ tall. Of course the Baltimore area trans community, all who love her and I are obviously quite concerned for our sister’s safety, and the BTMI chapter in the area is helping coordinate the search for her.
in Baltimore and was reported appearing confused. The Chicago based artist was in the Baltimore area and was last seen on Thursday at her hotel. That year, Rolling Stone profiled Chapman, referring to "her carefully wrought tales of characters in contemporary America who seek meaning in the face of society's fragmentation." A life lived under the microscope (or caught in the spotlight - pick your metaphor) doesn't mean that she parades her private self in front of the media.Just got the alert from one of my BTMI brothers that KOKUMO is missing. Her self-titled first album was released in 1988, and the world became very aware of a woman who clearly values her privacy while still speaking a powerful truth about issues like poverty, racism, and violence against women. Chapman began writing and performing original music while at Tufts University, enrolled in African studies and anthropology classes. Smooth Radio relates that it was Chapman's mother who encouraged the music, giving Tracy that first instrument, a ukulele, when Tracy was three years old. Tracy Chapman is well regarded as a thoughtful, introspective (in a good way) singer-songwriter, producing tracks like "Fast Car" and "Give Me One Reason." She was born in March 30, 1964, in Ohio, but raised in Connecticut, says Biography.