More than 134,000 disappeared in Mexico, as many in Gaza…the pattern of displacement and disappearance, the battle waged on life itself, is the outcome of a system that would turn us all into a number.
In the face of this, families and collectives build monuments to truth and memory. Their presence defies oblivion, their solidarity defends life.
Which of all the Echeverría’s should we remember? The answer can only be one: he must be remembered for the women raped by public forces, the murdered, tortured, imprisoned, persecuted and fired from their jobs, which were perpetrated by his government. Luis Echeverría will go down in history, not for what he appeared to be, but for what he really was: a politician with blood on his hands.
Onwards and Upwards READ MORE »
Following the death of former presiden Luís Echeverría, La Jornada reflects on the “dark and contradictory period” that marked his presidency, and the legacy that it has left on the Mexican state since.
Echeverría: Emblem of Authoritarianism READ MORE »
Raul Romero examines the failed previous and current strategies for confroning organized crime and violence. He asserts that a critical approach must disrupt the processes of recolonization and dispossession, returning territories, resources and autonomy to the peoples.
A Strategy Up For Debate? READ MORE »
URGENT ACTION today! At approximately 1:00 am, the autonomous community 16 de Febrero in the autonomous municipality Lucio Cabañas, official municipality of Ocosingo, Chiapas, was attacked.
