CNTE Will Again Block Reforma, from the Ángel to El Caballito
Day 16 of the national strike: contingents from six states gather at three points, with an afternoon forum on Pensionissste planned.
Mexico City
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Utopía — or Dystopia? Socialism — or Barbarism?
Ashwin Ravikumar of DSA’s Mexico Solidarity Working Group on Iztapalapa’s 16 Utopías — community centers showing what ‘re-socializing the commons’ can look like.
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Hundreds of the ‘Black Bloc’ Clash with Police and Vandalize at the Azteca
Protesters from the ‘Black-bloc’ vandalized shops and clashed with police; UNAM students and CNTE held peaceful anti-FIFA protests.
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Hundreds Enter the Zócalo Fan Fest After Opening Announcement; There Are Long Lines
Hundreds of fans line up on Madero and Simón Bolívar streets to enter the Zócalo Fan Fest, passing CNTE protest tents along the way to the World Cup opening event.
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The World Cup of Gentrification
Publicly-subsidized, privately profitable: FIFA’s grotesque spectacle of graft, corruption & recreational consumption for ultra-wealthy parasites threatens the livelihoods and wellbeing of Mexico City residents.
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Corporate Vandals: Companies Indiscriminately Saturate Neighbourhoods Around World Cup Venue with Advertising
Disgruntled residents pointed out that the area has lost its sense of community and now resembles an “advertising corridor”.
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Mexico City Deputies Unanimously Approve Care System Law
More than three million people in Mexico City require care due to life stage, disability, or dependency: unpaid work in this area is equivalent to approximately 12% of GDP.
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CNTE Sets Up Indefinite Sit-in in Mexico City After Riot Police Tear Gas Teachers
Teachers are demanding that President Sheinbaum keep her campaign promise to repeal the 2007 ISSSTE Law.
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CDMX’ Brugada Inaugurates Utopia “La Heróica” with Senior Citizens Day Center
The Mexico City mayor has been heavily criticized in recent months for a backlog in Utopia construction and a preference for painting everything lavender.
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Mexico City Limits Cellphone Use in Schools, Mandates Baby Changing Station in Men’s Bathrooms
Reforms were also approved to punish phishing with six years in prison, and to create a Sports Secretariat.
