FRIDAY, MARCH 13.
PROGRAM # 7474 12:00 PM PT
Mexico Edition.
Parents of the 43 missing students start an informational caravan through the United States, where they will hold forums, prayer ceremonies, protests, and meetings with U.S. congresspeople, during a tour of more than 45 cities. According to organizers, in addition to telling about the tragedy they are living, the parents will ask the Mexican and Latino communities for support to stop the agreements of the Merida Initiative, that allow U.S. guns to be sent to Mexico. A spokesperson for the parents says he will also ask residents of Guerrero not to vote in the state elections. Martha Elena Ramírez hosts this edition of Voz Pública from Mexico City.
Guests: Enrique Dávalos, coordinator of the Pacific Caravan 43, professor at San Diego City College, San Diego, California; Antonio Magaña, General Coordinator, National Movement for Self-Defense of the Republic, Mexico City; (taped audio) Felipe de la Cruz, parent of Ayotzinapa student, Mexico City.
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