The Monumento a México, popularly known as “Las Tijeras” at Zona Río in Tijuana, has become the focal point for the 8M International Women’s Day commemoration as women, children, and girls begin to congregate ahead of the march.
Attendees, representing a diverse cross-section of the community, have started to fill the area. The crowd is a mix of organized feminist groups, groups of friends, and families who have come together to demand their rights.
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Many participants are adorned in the symbolic colors of the feminist movement, with purple and green dominating the scene.
Demonstrators arrived prepared, carrying hand-made signs and posters, ready to make their voices heard as they prepare to take to the streets.
