With banners and chanting “I don’t know if I’m brave, but I’m not afraid,” at least 300 people, calling themselves Generation Z Mexico, marched yesterday through the streets of Mexico City’s Historic Center to demand an end to violence and better job opportunities.
Since the morning, the young people, carrying signs, Mexican and Palestinian flags (some of which had been altered), and a black flag with a cartoon character they said was part of their identity, expressed their rejection of the policies of the Fourth Transformation and demanded greater security and a reduction in the workday for young people.
Graffiti on Street Furniture
During the march, which began at the Angel of Independence and proceeded along Paseo de la Reforma, a small group spray-painted street furniture, though no major incidents were reported, according to the Government Secretariat and the Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC).
Throughout the march route, participants used megaphones to amplify their demands. After midday, the group set off towards the Zócalo; however, their progress was halted by officers of the Mexico City Police Department (SSC) as they attempted to enter via Francisco I. Madero Street. They then decided to remain at the Hemiciclo a Juárez monument in the Alameda Central park.
Some even raised their fists in protest against the government’s security strategy.
SSC OPERATION
The SSC deployed 200 officers from the Metropolitan and Traffic Police to secure the march and implement road closures on Reforma Avenue, Juárez Avenue, Eje Central, and 5 de Mayo Street, as well as in the vicinity of the Zócalo.
Last night, on the Plaza de la Constitución, Juan Gabriel’s 1990 concert at the Palace of Fine Arts was projected on a giant screen. The free event, scheduled for 8:00 p.m., brought together thousands of people.
