Mexico: Weekly Newsletter
We hereby share an unofficial translation of the part on Mexico from the latest Weekly Newsletter published by Sol Rojo.
On October 2, the 57th anniversary of the Tlatelolco massacre was commemorated. The massacre was committed in 1968 against the student movement and the masses who stood in solidarity with the just struggle of youth against the tyrannical government of the fascist Gustavo Díaz Ordaz. To commemorate this date, a large march was held, which, as every year, went from the Plaza de las Tres Culturas to the Zócalo of Mexico City. However, this march was characterized as the largest and most combative mobilization on October 2 in recent years, with the participation of around 10,000 people.
Defeating the “mobilization protocol” announced ahead of the 2026 World Cup, which was presented by Clara Brugada’s opportunistic government during the anti-gentrification marches (a protocol that consists of using the full force of the police and riot police against demonstrations, also resorting to encapsulation, infiltration, filing, division, and persecution of activists), this October 2 march continued the success in the street struggle achieved by the teacher-student movement just last September 26.
The city government initially deployed 500 police officers, but when they found themselves outnumbered and having lost the initiative in the fight, they had to order the mobilization of another thousand officers, who were not enough to contain the overflowing rage of the youth. Fellow students from various schools, including UNAM, UAM, UACM, IPN, Chapingo, teacher training colleges, etc., as well as activists who formed a black bloc, made the uniformed pigs bite the dust, returning blow for blow and making it clear that Mexican youth have not forgotten the massacre against their peers. “We are the grandchildren of ’68, the children of ’94, and the brothers of the 43” is the slogan of the student movement that has been reflected in the most recent mobilizations in various States across the country.
The outcome of the skirmishes left 94 police officers injured, all of whom were admitted to various hospitals; of these, 16 were placed under observation and three more were reported to be in serious condition. In addition, 29 civilians were injured, some of them seriously. According to a report in La Jornada, the material damage amounts to “more than 4 million 350 thousand pesos, the early closure of 3,442 businesses with a negative cash flow of more than 16 million pesos”; following this, the city government has announced that it will launch investigations to identify at least 350 activists from the black bloc. For now, the police have taken to the streets to march and demand “their human rights,” as if they understood anything about that. We salute the combativeness of the youth and the student movement in the actions of September 26 and October 2.
These students truly represent us!
Long live the student movement! October 2 will not be forgotten; it is a day of fierce struggle!
