The Mayan roots and the 1994 spark
The seven principles of servant leadership
The snails and the councils
Global echoes of bottom-up power
YOUR GOAL
Master of Mandar obedeciendo and the art of leading from below
007skaty Zapatista Caracoles and Councils
With the pace of a snail in the Chiapas sun, Our council obeys the will of everyone.
007skaty Assemblies hold immediate votes to replace representatives who violate trust or fail to execute decisions, enforcing strict accountability.
007skaty A marble sculpture on a gallery pedestal depicts Good Government Council members
Snail symbols: The Zapatistas call their administrative hubs 'Caracoles' (snails) because they believe that true social progress should move slowly, carefully, and with patience.
A slow-moving mollusk with a spiral shell into which it can retract its body. In Chiapas, Mexico, the Zapatistas established regional administrative hubs named after these mollusks in August 2003.
What Spanish word do the Zapatistas use for their regional administrative hubs, symbolizing slow and steady progress?
What is the name of the regional governing bodies that operate inside each of the Zapatista Caracoles?
What is unique about the way Zapatista autonomous justice is administered compared to state courts?
How are funds for regional development projects managed by the Juntas de Buen Gobierno?
What happens if a Zapatista representative fails to execute the decisions of the community assembly?
How often do members of the Juntas de Buen Gobierno rotate to prevent the concentration of power?