I'm finally posting an update on the Juarez rally the action team organized a couple of weekends ago. On a very cold Saturday in early December, between 40-45 people showed up for a rally to support the murdered and disappeared women of Ciudad Juarez and their families (If we counted the bike messengers gathering for a Saturday ride next to our group, we would have well over a hundred!)We had a great group of speakers that helped build public awareness about the situation in Juarez. Eric Olson (AIUSA), Matthew Pietz (DC Women's Human Rights Action Team), Macrena Cardenas (Mexican Solidarity Network), and Laurie Freeman (Washington Office on Latin America) all spoke about the femicide in Ciudad Juarez. In between the experts' speeches, members of the action team read stories of the disappeared and murdered women in an attempt to give them a voice at the rally.
We gathered over 60 signatures to submit to the Mexican Embassy here in Washington, DC. We'll send the signatures in with pictures from the rally. Thanks to everyone who came out! Janel
