activities and marches for Memorial Day in Neuquén and Río Negro

2024-03-20 10:25:00

The groups and social movements of Río Negro and Neuquén announced that They are preparing different activities for next March 24 to commemorate the national day of Memory, Truth and Justice in the region.

Like every year, this March 24 will come with a day full of activities and mobilizations. The day will again collectively bring together thousands of people who will meet with the aim of reaffirming the commitment to respect for Human Rights.

Although the government of President Javier Milei confirmed that the holiday next Sunday the 24th will remain on the calendar but that no official act or activity is planned to be held to commemorate the day, The social groups remained firm and announced that they will carry out activities.

It is worth remembering that this year the CGT announced that «For the first time, it will mobilize on March 24 in the company of the two CTA and the social movements«, which is why it is expected that both at the provincial and national level, the mobilization will be massive.

Neuquen

In this sense in Neuquen from the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Association of Neuquén and Alto Valle, under the motto of “we continue in the streets against adjustment and repression”, they carried out a call for the 24th and summoned all people to meet at the monument to San Martín at 7:30 p.m. They indicated that the call is made with the objective of making themselves visible in the demand for “Truth and Justice” for the 30,000 disappeared men and women in the last military dictatorship in Argentina.

Roca

On the other hand, from the side of Black riverFrom the Multisectorial del Alto Valle they announced that there is a commission that is organizing cultural activities starting at 3:00 p.m. and a march at 6:00 p.m.

In the city of Roca, from the Human Rights Observatory They explained that throughout the week They will hold talks in different schools and at the Fadecs (Faculty of Law and Social Sciences) where they will show the students the film “1985” and from there they will generate debates about what dictatorship means.

This one as well Saturday 23 The Unter union, together with the Observatory and the Assembly for Art, will carry out various cultural activities in the center, specifically on Avenida Roca and Tucuman, where they will intervene with stories and songs that were prohibited.

Finally the domingo 24the organizations will meet in Plaza Belgrano, where There will be cultural and musical activities starting at 3 p.m. Then they will gather and march at 6 p.m. from Belgrano Square.

Cipolletti

In Cipolletti, activities within the framework of 24M begin this Wednesday at the Faculty of Psychology. At 4 p.m. they will screen “Clandestine Childhoods” in the study room and then there will be an immersive classroom. On Friday the 22nd there will be a conversation called “Everything is saved in memory” and on Saturday the 23rd, there will be an eve. It will be from 10 p.m. with the documentary “70 something.”

On Sunday, March 24, a march will be held with social organizations in Plaza San Martín, its schedule has not yet been confirmed.

Viedma

This daywill be commemorated in Viedma with various events and activities. At 10 in the morning, the municipality will carry out the official ceremony in the Garden of Memory, located in the Municipal Cultural Center. This day It will have activities for boys and girls, as well as rounds of talks to reflect on historical memory.

Later, at 5 p.m., A rally will be held in Plaza San Martín, from where a march will start in memory of the victims..

Besides, on Friday March 22, on the campus of the University of Río Negro, A handkerchief painting will be carried out in memory of the missing. This activity will be open to the entire community.

Bariloche

Bariloche joins the commemoration with an artistic event, For this, people with specific skills are summoned to be part of this cultural expression. The call seeks five individuals with outstanding body management and an approximate height of 1.80 meters, all dressed in black.

Furthermore, they need thirteen people with similar body abilities and dark attire, as well as fifteen volunteers willing to wear masks, and seven more participants dressed in black.

The dress rehearsal It is scheduled for today at 5 p.m., at the Public Theater under Construction, located in Pasaje Gutierrez and Tacuarí.


March 24: Milei maintains the holiday but without events


Unlike 2023, this timehe government led by Javier Milei chose to maintain the March 24 holiday, but does not plan to hold any event to remember the victims of the 1976 coup d’état. The libertarian maintains the position of questioning official history and opening debates about the country’s historical memory.

Sources close to the president indicated that There are no intentions to move the holiday to Friday or Monday as a tourist bridge, since it is a date considered “immovable.”» on the national calendar.

From the Government of Javier Milei, They do not have specific activities planned for that day.


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