The March develops its agenda in Mexico

The World March develops its agenda in Mexico: Mexico City, San Cristobal and Guadalajara between the 8 and the November 15

Ten years after the first edition, the 2ª World March for Peace and Nonviolence, that left Madrid this October 2, World Nonviolence Day, and the 8 of March of 2020 will also end in Madrid, World Women's Day, is developing its agenda in Mexico between the days 8 and 15 of November.

In the near 80 countries that the March runs through and will travel, it is intended to give visibility and prominence to the social movements of each place in their local or regional struggles, while meetings are held with authorities to demand public policies that allow developing the following March objectives:

  • Promote a re-foundation of United Nations realizing its foundational objective that is none other than to dismiss war as a means to resolve conflicts.
    Propose in that re-foundation the creation of two new Security Councils, one on Socioeconomic Security and others on Environmental Protection.
  • Promote the signing and ratification of the United Nations Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty (TPAN)
  • Declare the Climate Emergency situation with the appropriate measures in each country
  • Promote awareness and education for Peace Nonviolence
  • Promote effective respect for human rights in each country
  • Promote the progressive reduction of conventional arsenals and the effective control of weapons
  • Combat all forms of discrimination by social class, nationality, race, religion, sexual choice, gender or any other cause.

The March moves on the basis of a base team formed by some 15 people who are relieving themselves along the central itinerary, during the five months of the initiative. At the same time, other teams develop other itineraries and initiatives in parallel.

In Mexico, the agenda of the World March takes place in Mexico City, Guadalajara and San Cristobal de las Casas. In Mexico City, the meeting planned at the Foreign Ministry was already held with Ms. Martha Delgado, in which the objectives and concerns of the March were shared with the corresponding demands of the Mexican Government.

In Guadalajara and San Cristóbal there are several forums and meetings with the movement of mothers looking for their missing daughters and sons, with environmental movements and with communities affected by water conflicts, in Jalisco and Chiapas.

Recognition of Mexico's world leadership in nuclear disarmament, with the pioneering Treaty of Tlatelolco

At the Foreign Ministry meeting with Ms. Martha Delgado, the World March recognized the tradition of independence in its foreign policy, maintained by Mexico, which has led it to exercise world leadership in nuclear disarmament, with the pioneer Treaty of Tlatelolco, and its outstanding role in the elaboration, signature and ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons which currently promotes United Nations.

On the other hand, given that Mexico will be part of the Security Council, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was asked to exert the important influence that it has, and that above all it will have from said Council, to support the ongoing efforts in favor of a profound reform of the UN.

Reform that should end the veto privilege of the main powers; that it should strengthen its capabilities to eradicate war as a way to deal with international conflicts; and that it should assume a new security approach linked to the effective respect for human rights, the guarantee of health, food and education for all the inhabitants of the planet and effective measures in the face of the global climate emergency that must be addressed.

On the other hand, from the World March, We collect and share the pain, indignation and claims of the victims of violence, in tune with the deep concern that exists at the international level for the lack of control of the arms trade and violence in force in Mexico for decades, with alarming rates of impunity of homicides and especially feminicides.

We dare to evoke the need for a Great Mexican National Pact for Nonviolence

In this sense, picking up the cry of mothers looking for their missing daughters and sons and other social groups, with whom the March is conducting meetings, we dare to evoke the need for a Great Mexican National Pact for Nonviolence, with a central involvement of young people, fathers, mothers and educational community; a National Pact that should be, in our opinion, one of the great challenges to face, both by civil society and the Government of Mexico.

Finally, in line with the demands of the environmental and social movements of the rivers, with which the March It has established a series of work meetings, we welcome as very hopeful the proposal of dialogue that the Administration is opening to the groups and communities affected by the water conflicts in Mexico.

It is hoped that, through this dialogue, access to drinking water will be achieved as an effective human right for the entire population, and not a private business for a few; and on the other hand, that rivers and aquifers can be recovered, as sources of life and not of disease and death, promoting a true peace treaty with the rivers and with the riverside villages.


Writing and photographs: Base Team in Mexico

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