Mother's Day in Mexico: Online and Offline Protests

The Movimiento por Nuestros Desaparecidos en México , formed by more than 60 collectives from Mexico and three Central American countries, demands that the Mexican government does not stop the search for the 61,000 disappeared and that efforts be accelerated to identify more than 37,000 bodies. On Mother's Day (10 May), demonstrators took to the streets but also used forms of digital protest, including a digital march. The traditional National March of Dignity: Mothers Seeking their Disappeared Family Members, Truth and Justice, was held digitally for the first time. Participants posted photos online with masks, on which was written: "where are you?"

In addition, they communicated using hashtags such as #YoApoyoParaEncontrarles, #HastaEncontrarles, #NosHacenFalta and #10DeMayoNadaQuéCelebrar. For more information, see also this analysis by Thomas Aurelani .

political embroidery
Online Embroidery

During the period of social isolation, political embroidery collectives were prevented from holding face-to-face meetings and demonstrations,

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