Ayotzinapa and the New Civic Insurgency

[Judi Lynn]

Ayotzinapa and the New Civic Insurgency

Written by Luis Hernández Navarro
Thursday, 13 November 2014 10:40

Source: La Jornada

Fire devours a vehicle in front of the Chilpancingo government palace. On the chassis of another overturned (vehicle), above one of its sides, furious hands painted: “Justicia.” Guerrero is in flames.

The fire that devours public buildings and vehicles expresses the increasing rage and indignation of youth in the state. It is the thermometer of a civic and popular insurgency with generous encouragement that shakes its entire territory, and extends to more municipalities and sectors. It is the evidence of an ire that is radicalized more and more with each day that passes.

At first, the first protests centered on local authorities and the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). Municipal buildings and offices of the Aztec Sun were burned. The flames of rage later extended to Ángel Aguirre, the governor on leave. Now they have reached President Enrique Peña Nieto. The demand for his resignation is a clamor throughout the length and breadth of the state and the country.

Around 22 of the 81 of the state’s municipalities are taken over. The count grows every day. Occupations on public plazas surge like mushrooms. The revolt not only places an obstacle to the good functioning of the municipal councils; the crowd analyses jump-starting parallel governments.

More:
http://upsidedownworld.org/main/news-briefs-archives-68/5122-ayotzinapa-and-the-new-civic-insurgency-

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