Friday, November 7, 2014

Ayotzinapa protests awaken Mexico from a nightmare

Click here to access article by Maggie Blanca and Jeremy Crowlesmith from Reflections on a Revolution.
The disappearance of the students has mobilized and brought together diverse local groups from all social strata and regions of Mexican society. Committees of support have been set up in the most remote corners of Mexico, the Zapatistas have held a silent march in Chiapas and famous Mexican actors have declared their solidarity. However, the heart of the movement is located in Iguala, in the Asamblea Nacional Popular (ANP) headed by the parents and schoolmates of the disappeared students.