It was beautiful, the speaker explained why we where there, and talked about the awakening of the young people, the laughter of children, about change, and the need for justice and peace, and we burst into joy over and over; there were some other speakers congratulating us, encouraging us, comparing today's Mexico with the Mexico of a while ago, showing how different things are today, they even read a Benedetti poem.
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I was expecting less people, or attacks by supporters of the PRI party, but instead I was pleasantly surprised with an incredible number of protesters and a palpable civility from us and the police. I firmly believe that today, history was made in our city and our country. I don't know if "Mexican Spring" had something to do with this, but we are waking up, and we won't be nobody's fools anymore.
On the official website of the event, more than 3,000 people agreed with the idea, and called on the participants for good behavior, with no incidents to report.
It was also emphasized that regardless of the political preferences of each person, this event was not part of the "Anti-Peña Nieto" marches, or part of the international movement to support Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador held in the days preceding and following, the organizers stated:
"The main objective was fulfilled, which was to inform, to exhibit the content of social networking to the streets, make our voices heard as citizens, among such media manipulation and lies propagated by the official media.
We are aware that there's a lot of work to do; today's event was just a taste of what the citizens' organization is capable to do when they make take a stand. As the slogan says:
History is made by citizens and not by political parties. We will continue to create platforms for participation and information as of today, and look forward to your continued support, either by joining the various committees, or seeking to help in any way".
*Pictures courtesy of Jeannett Carrasco and José Ricardo Castellanos
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