¡Ya basta!
Encyclopedia
¡Ya basta! is a phrase in Spanish
roughly approximate to "Enough is enough!" in English
. It has been adopted by several Latin America
n insurgent groups as an expression of affront towards issues that sparked the original dissent. Its adoption by the EZLN
in Mexico
as the movement's motto
is exemplary of its popularity and ability to rally diverse ideologies under a common goal. Grammatically, there's little difference between ¡Basta ya! and ¡Ya basta!, and both are correct.
According to Thomas Oleson, there is also a website, separate and distinct from the Italian solidarity group, Ya Basta! The Ya Basta website started in March 1994 by Justin Paulson, being one of the first websites to carry EZLN material.
"Ya Basta Association
" was the name of a major anti-capitalist activist network of groups in Italy
which played a central role in the Anti-G8 protest
in 2001. They are known for their adoption of sophisticated direct action
tactics and for making suits of armor out of street garbage and recycled materials. Ya Basta Association is sometimes associated with the 'White Overalls' who appear in many protests heavily padded.
Another movement with a similar name is Spanish
¡Basta Ya!
, an organization opposing the violent Basque
separatist
organization ETA
, which carries out attacks in the Basque Country
to demand its independence from Spain and France
.
There is also a French
anarcho-syndicalist
ska
band, which is named after this phrase; see Ya Basta (band).
Rapper M-1
of the group Dead Prez
endorsed the use of the phrase and the accompanying hand sign in the film Dave Chappelle's Block Party
. Dead Prez further used the sign in the inside cover art of their album RBG: Revolutionary But Gangsta
.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
roughly approximate to "Enough is enough!" in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. It has been adopted by several Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
n insurgent groups as an expression of affront towards issues that sparked the original dissent. Its adoption by the EZLN
Zapatista Army of National Liberation
The Zapatista Army of National Liberation is a revolutionary leftist group based in Chiapas, the southernmost state of Mexico....
in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
as the movement's motto
Motto
A motto is a phrase meant to formally summarize the general motivation or intention of a social group or organization. A motto may be in any language, but Latin is the most used. The local language is usual in the mottoes of governments...
is exemplary of its popularity and ability to rally diverse ideologies under a common goal. Grammatically, there's little difference between ¡Basta ya! and ¡Ya basta!, and both are correct.
According to Thomas Oleson, there is also a website, separate and distinct from the Italian solidarity group, Ya Basta! The Ya Basta website started in March 1994 by Justin Paulson, being one of the first websites to carry EZLN material.
"Ya Basta Association
Ya Basta Association
The Ya Basta Association is a network of Italian anti-capitalist and pro-immigrants rights organizations and groups, fueled by the Italian social center movement, formed in 1994, and known for the "authorship" of the Tute Bianche, and later disobbedienti phenomena.Formed as a result of the "eros...
" was the name of a major anti-capitalist activist network of groups in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
which played a central role in the Anti-G8 protest
27th G8 summit
-Overview:The Group of Seven was an unofficial forum which brought together the heads of the richest industrialized countries: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada starting in 1976. The G8, meeting for the first time in 1997, was formed with the addition...
in 2001. They are known for their adoption of sophisticated direct action
Direct action
Direct action is activity undertaken by individuals, groups, or governments to achieve political, economic, or social goals outside of normal social/political channels. This can include nonviolent and violent activities which target persons, groups, or property deemed offensive to the direct action...
tactics and for making suits of armor out of street garbage and recycled materials. Ya Basta Association is sometimes associated with the 'White Overalls' who appear in many protests heavily padded.
Another movement with a similar name is Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
¡Basta Ya!
¡Basta Ya!
¡Basta Ya! is a Spanish grassroots organization uniting individuals of various political positions against terrorism, notably ETA, and against the proposal for a new Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country released by the government of President Juan José Ibarretxe...
, an organization opposing the violent Basque
Basque nationalism
Basque nationalism is a political movement advocating for either further political autonomy or, chiefly, full independence of the Basque Country in the wider sense...
separatist
Separatism
Separatism is the advocacy of a state of cultural, ethnic, tribal, religious, racial, governmental or gender separation from the larger group. While it often refers to full political secession, separatist groups may seek nothing more than greater autonomy...
organization ETA
ETA
ETA , an acronym for Euskadi Ta Askatasuna is an armed Basque nationalist and separatist organization. The group was founded in 1959 and has since evolved from a group promoting traditional Basque culture to a paramilitary group with the goal of gaining independence for the Greater Basque Country...
, which carries out attacks in the Basque Country
Basque Country (autonomous community)
The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....
to demand its independence from Spain and France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
There is also a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
anarcho-syndicalist
Anarcho-syndicalism
Anarcho-syndicalism is a branch of anarchism which focuses on the labour movement. The word syndicalism comes from the French word syndicat which means trade union , from the Latin word syndicus which in turn comes from the Greek word σύνδικος which means caretaker of an issue...
ska
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
band, which is named after this phrase; see Ya Basta (band).
Rapper M-1
M-1 (rapper)
Mutulu Olugbala also known by his stage name M-1 is a rapper, activist and author known for his work as one half of the political hip hop duo Dead Prez along with his friend stic.man...
of the group Dead Prez
Dead Prez
Dead Prez stylized as dead prez is a hip hop duo from the United States, composed of stic.man and M-1, formed in 1996 in New York City, New York. They are known for their confrontational style, combined with socialist lyrics focused on both militant social justice and Pan-Africanism...
endorsed the use of the phrase and the accompanying hand sign in the film Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
A compilation of "music from and inspired by" the film was released on March 14, 2006.The album was released by Geffen Records, and produced by Corey Smyth for Blacksmith Music Corp and Questlove.#Dead Prez - "Hip Hop"#Black Star - "Definition"...
. Dead Prez further used the sign in the inside cover art of their album RBG: Revolutionary But Gangsta
Revolutionary But Gangsta
RBG: Revolutionary but Gangsta is a hip-hop album released by Dead Prez in 2004.RBG represents the traditional African colors of the UNIA, red, black, and green, which are featured on the album cover....
.