VIVA MEXICO! @ Hamilton House next week

bristol | miscellaneous | announcement Wednesday April 27, 2011 00:28 by Will Simpson

WEDNESDAY 4TH MAY

Kiptik and Bristol Anarchist Bookfair present

VIVA MEXICO!

@ Hamilton House, Stokes Croft

7.30pm

Suggested donation £2/ £3

Bristol-based Zapatista solidarity group Kiptik present this award winning documentary that traces the journey made by Zapatista spokesperson Subcommandante Marcos in 2006. This was the year of both the last Mexican presidential election and the Zapatista response, the so-called ‘Other’ campaign, which aimed to link the indigenous rebels’ struggle with others throughout Mexico, Latin America and the World. Viva Mexico follows Marcos on his mission and exposes how those in power responded to the Zapatistas’ challenge. The evening also includes a Q&A with the film’s director the film’s director Nicolas Defosse.