On the afternoon of this Wednesday, October 12, the National Congress of Indigenous Peoples (CNI) called for mobilization in the heart of the capital. against the militaristic reform of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, which should keep soldiers on the streets until 2028.
It is expected that students from the city will take part in the demonstration. National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), National Polytechnic Institute (IPN), Autonomous University Metropolitan (UAM) and National School of Anthropology and History (ENAH). The “March Against Militarization and Wars” will start at 5:00 pm and will run from the Angel of Independence to the Zócalo Mexico City.
“We are going so that no one else has to die and forcibly disappear due to armed conflicts,” Racismo MX explained. The mobilization is carried out within the framework of the “Global Action Against Militarization and Capitalist and Patriarchal War”, within the framework of which actions are planned around the world against military processes.
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21:00 / Demo ends and white balance announced
The Mexico City government announced via its social media that the march against militarization ended in white balance and with the participation of 1500 people.
20:10 / Marichuy, CNI spokesman, takes the microphone
“Indigenous peoples will resist mega-projects that plunder our lands, as well as militarization that kills our families,” said María de Jesus Patricio Martinez, known as “Marichui”, a CNI spokeswoman.
As the rally draws to a close in the capital’s first square, Santiago Creel announced a 20-minute break after there was disagreement over how a reform to expand the army’s presence on the streets would be voted on.
After a break, sessions in the Chamber of Deputies resume.
20:07 / The CDMX government announces that the rally is being held in peace
The secretary of the capital’s government, Marty Bartes, explained that a group of people with their faces covered tried to provoke a skirmish at the National Palace, but the rally was peaceful.
20:00 / Actions against militarization in different states
Political actions against militarization are being carried out in different states of the republic within the global framework. In areas such as Sonora, Jalisco and Yucatan Collectives took to the streets to make visible the risks of the presence of soldiers on the streets.
19:20 / Clashes at the National Palace
The first contingent of mobilization against national militarization arrived in the Zócalo Mexico City to the rhythm of such slogans as “We don’t need the military, we need hospitals.”
A group of hooded demonstrators clashed with elements of the Civil Security Secretariat (SSC) who were in the National Palace. The images show that the uniform they scare people away with fire extinguishers.
19:00 / Arrival of the contingent in Palma
The main contingents of the mobilization against militarization arrived in Palma on May 5, where they demanded from a megaphone in a truck to stop the reform, which intends to keep the soldiers on the streets until 2028.
“We pay them, it cannot be that now they are intimidating people with the military, and when there are criminals, they hide”
Metropolitan Government Secretary Marty Barthes, indicates that “there are about twenty people in hoods on the fields of the demonstration, who are engaged in graffiti and some other activities.”
18:40 / Protesters draw graffiti on buildings
While the contingents continue to advance towards the first square of the capital, groups of people were painting on the city’s real estate, on the height of Paseo de la Reforma. “We are missing 43”, “I need a brother” and “No militarization, but education”, some legends to read.
Similarly, it turned out that not far from the half-cycle to Juarez anarchist groups began to destroy the fast food restaurant.
18:10 / “No militarization, but education”
The blocs that make up the National Council of Indigenous Peoples are calling on the federal government to stop the six-year plan mega-projects and looting of the peoples. “Stop the Mayan train, the excavation of our mines and the expropriation of land” protesters scream.
Under the slogan “No militarization, but education”, about 3 thousand people circulate in the center of Mexico City.
18:00 / A security device is deployed at the National Palace.
At the forefront of the contingent hand in hand with Maria de Jesus Patricio Martinez, Known as “Marichui”, a former presidential candidate, he is followed by fathers and mothers of 43 normalists, mothers searching for missing persons, students of normalists and other universities, high schools and social organizations.
While the march is on dozens of elements of the Civil Security Secretariat (SSC) They were deployed around the National Palace, where President Andres Manuel López Obrador sends.
17:30 / Start of mobilization against militarization
A march against the militarization of the country begins, National Congress of Indigenous Peoples (CNI), accompanied by civic organizations, trade union groups and university students from UNAM, IPN and UAFM. It should be noted that a plenary session of the Chamber of Deputies was held a few hours before. It all started with a discussion of a reform to expand the presence of the army on the streets.
Due to the presence of demonstrators, the operation of the metrobus for users of the capital was disrupted. Until the last report at 17:30, offers services from Indios Verdes to Plaza de La Republica and Glorieta de Insurgentes to El Caminero. On the other hand, stations without service are Hamburgo and Reforma.
17:03 / Arrival of contingents to the Reform area
Demonstrators prepare to start marching through the central streets of Paseo de la Reforma to the east, in the area of the Angel of Independence.
The Road Orientation Center of the CDMX Civil Security Secretariat reported on road alternatives to avoid setbacks due to mobilization on this Wednesday. Alternatives: Inner loop, Axis 1 north, axis 1 east, Chapultepec Avenue, José María Isazaga and Fray Servando Teresa de Mier.
Source: Heraldo De Mexico
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