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Ayotzinapa: A seis años, México ya no es el mismo • Six Years Later, Mexico is No Longer the Same

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September 26, 2020 marked six years since that tragic night in Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico, which shaped the country and shocked the world: the disappearance of the 43 students from the “Raúl Isidro Burgos” Rural Normal School of Ayotzinapa. Six years later, it continues to do the same. It is worth remembering and reflecting on what happened on that tragic night.

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Este 26 de septiembre de 2020 se cumplieron seis años de aquella trágica noche en Iguala, Guerrero, México, que marcó al país y conmocionó al mundo: la desaparición de los 43 estudiantes de la Escuela Normal Rural “Raúl Isidro Burgos” de Ayotzinapa. En un aniversario más de aquel hecho triste que conmocionó a propios y extraños en cuanto fue dado a conocer, y lo sigue haciendo seis años después, vale la pena recordar y reflexionar sobre lo ocurrido en esa trágica noche.

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A Meditation for Advent 2014

“I’m in no mood for Advent, “ I thought, glimpsing the purple banner emblazoned with the candle of hope. From Freetown to Ferguson, mothers are weeping over the bloody bodies of their children. From Ayotzinapa to New York City, fathers are crying out over the murder of their daughters and their sons. Children sob for their parents. Parents wail for their children. Widows and orphans are being created day by day by bloody day. How can we speak now of hope, peace, love, and joy? And yet...

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