The recent forced disappearance of 43 college students in Ayotzinapa in the state of Guerrero, at the hands of Mexican police forces, has sparked months of unprecedented mass protests inside and outside of Mexico. To analyze this crisis, which deeply impacts Mexican families in the United States, Radio Bilingüe organized a public forum in San Francisco, California, which brought together students, teachers, human rights organizers, local activists, and the Consul of Mexico in San Francisco. The main guest was renowned Mexican poet and activist Homero Aridjis, joined by a group of Latino thinkers and artists who call themselves “Los MacArturos”, after having received the prestigious MacArthur fellowship. Our correspondent Rubén Tapia prepared a report with voices from the forum.

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