The Power of Knowledge: #GlobalActionforAyotzinapa

Nor is it the first time Mexicans have mobilized in protest, reclaiming their rights and denouncing the violence that has plagued everyday life. Since the war on drugs began in 2006, these moments have been especially salient. [...]Ayotzinapa is a truly paradigmatic situation, which can bring differ...

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Published inBrown Political Review
Main Author Marina Do Nascimento
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Providence Brown University Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics: Brown Political Review 24.11.2014
Subjects
Drugs
Organized crime
Power
Social activism
Students
Violence
United States > US
Mexico
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Summary:Nor is it the first time Mexicans have mobilized in protest, reclaiming their rights and denouncing the violence that has plagued everyday life. Since the war on drugs began in 2006, these moments have been especially salient. [...]Ayotzinapa is a truly paradigmatic situation, which can bring different people and organizations together in a unified movement. [...]as skeptical as we may be of the power of social movements to achieve change — and change for the better — the circumstances of Ayotzinapa could provide that powerful impetus. Since earlier social movements, especially the Movimiento por la Paz led by Javier Sicilia in 2011, the world has been exposed to Mexico’s escalating crisis.