Given that:
This October marks 20 years of uninterrupted work by the National Indigenous Congress [CNI], a space of unity, reflection, and organization for the indigenous peoples of Mexico.
Throughout these years, and with increased strength since the release of the Sixth Declaration of the Lacandón Jungle by the Zapatista National Liberation Army, we have forged in word and action our contributions to the struggles of resistance and rebellion throughout the national geography.
While we weave life, capitalism designs and lays out over us its own territories of death in every corner of our suffering Mexico.
The capitalists began and continue to expand a bloody war of conquest to take over what has always been ours.
We have resisted this capitalist onslaught against our peoples.
We CONVOKE the direct authorities and representatives of the peoples, nations, tribes, barrios, communities, and indigenous organizations in order to celebrate:
THE FIFTH NATIONAL INDIGENOUS CONGRESS