,/UD5T ,UPRIS+ 9 ,MEXICO 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,JACQUEL9E ,V4 

,AU?OR 3 ,L9DA ,LANPHE> 

,TEXT 3 

  

,IMAGE #a ,BACKGR\ND BY ,L9DA ,LANPHE> 

.<,SOME ( ! DETAILS CONC]N+ ! ,MEXICAN /UD5T UPRIS+ W]E OBTA9$ FROM ! 9DEP5D5T MAGAZ9E ,POR ,QUE8.> 

,A BLOODY /RUGGLE BETWE5 /UD5TS & POLICE TOOK PLACE 9 ,MEXICO ,CITY DUR+ ! LA/ P>T ( ,JULY & ! FIR/ P>T ( ,AUGU/4 ,! VIOL5CE BEGAN :5 ! POLICE BROKE 9TO ,VOCATIONAL ,S*OOLS _?#b & _?#e1 DETA9+ & BRUTALLY BEAT+ BO? /UD5TS & 9/RUCTORS4 ,! IMM$IATE CAUSE = ?IS 9TRUSION ON ! P>T ( ! POLICE WAS A /REET FI<T BETWE5 /UD5TS FROM VOCATIONAL & PREP>ATORY S*OOLS4 #a ,AS !RE IS GREAT RIVALRY BETWE5 !SE S*OOLS1 ! /REET FI<T ?AT BROKE \T ON ,JULY #b#cRD WAS NOT AN UNCOMMON OCCURR5CE2 9DE$1 IT IS 0A V]Y COMMON ?+10 AS ONE /UD5T LEAFLET PO9T$ \T4 ,! 9T]V5TION ( ! POLICE ON ! SECOND DAY ( ! CONFLICT1 H[EV]1 WAS BO? UNCOMMON & UNEXPECT$4 

,TO PROTE/ ! POLICE BRUTALITY1 ! LEAD] ( ! PRO-E/ABLI%M5T ,NATIONAL ,F$]ATION ( ,TE*NICAL ,/UD5TS 7,F,N,E,T71 ,JOSE ,CEBR]OS1 OBTA9$ P]MISSION = HIS GR\P TO /AGE A PROTE/ M>* FROM ! ,CIUDADELA TO ! ,CASCO DE ,SANTO ,TOMAS4 ,! DATE = ?IS DEMON/RATION WAS ,JULY #b#f?1 ! SAME AS ?AT ( ANO!R DEMON/RATION TO BE HELD BY ! ,MEXICAN ,COMMUNI/ ,Y\? 7,J,M,C7 9 SUPPORT ( ! ,CUBAN ,REVOLUTION4 ,:5 MEMB]S ( ! FIR/ DEMON/RATION W]E DISSATISFI$ ) ! TURN-\T ( PROTE/]S1 A FACTION ( !M DECID$ TO C>RY !IR DEMON/RATION TO ! FRONT ( ! ,NATIONAL ,PALACE 9 ! SQU>E KN[N AS ! ,ZOCALO4 ,CEBR]OS1 ON ! O!R H&1 PHON$ ! AU?ORITIES :O HAD GRANT$ P]MISSION = HIS DEMON/RATION & TOLD !M ?AT IT HAD 5D$ PEACEFULLY BUT ?AT A GR\P ( 0RADICALS0 W]E HEAD$ = ! ,ZOCALO TO HOLD A MEET+4 

,:5 ! /UD5TS >RIV$ AT ! ,ZOCALO !Y W]E DRAGG$ FROM ! BUSSES & BEAT5 BY ! RIOT POLICE :O HAD BE5 WAIT+ = !M1 HIDD5 9 ! SIDE /REETS4 ,! FEW :O MANAG$ TO GET AWAY W5T TO ! DEMON/RATION 9 SUPPORT ( ! ,CUBAN ,REVOLUTION4 ,!Y TOLD MEMB]S ( ?IS PEACEFUL DEMON/RATION AB\T ! POLICE ATTACK ?AT HAD JU/ OCCURR$4 ,?IS COMB9$ GR\P !N RETURN$ TO ! ,ZOCALO TO SUPPORT ! ,O!RS & W]E MET ) MORE BRUTALITY :5 ! POLICE AGA9 SPRANG FROM !IR HID+ PLACES4 ,JULY #b#f? 5D$ ) TWO BURN$ BUSSES2 #af PEOPLE W]E W\ND$2 #f TAK5 9 BY ! ,R$ ,CROSS & #a BY ! ,GRE5 ,CROSS4 ,F\R P]SONS DI$4 

,ON ,JULY #b#g? ! /UD5TS OCCUPI$ !IR S*OOLS & W>D$ (F POLICE BY ?R[+ ROCKS4 ,?AT DAY ! /UD5TS TOOK OV] #c BUSSES & US$ !M TO BLOCK (F ! /REETS ADJAC5T TO ! ,ZOCALO4 ,DUR+ ! NI<T ( ,JULY #b#h? /UD5TS TOOK OV] MORE ?AN #a BUSSES4 ,EA* TIME ! POLICE TRI$ TO *>GE A S*OOL ! /UD5TS BURN$ A BUS4 ,*>ACT]I/ICALLY 5\<1 ! POLICE SAW & US$ ! OPPORTUNITY TO GA9 PUBLIC SUPPORT BY PROVOK+ ! /UD5TS 9TO BURN+ BUSSES1 !REBY 0JU/IFY+0 ! BRUTALITY ?AT !Y !MSELVES 9ITIAT$4 ,!SE CONDITIONS CONT9U$ ?R\<\T ,JULY #b#i?1 PUNCTUAT$ BY ALL-\T BATTLES BETWE5 /UD5TS & POLICE4 ,IT WAS RUMOR$ ?AT1 BY !N1 SEV5 /UD5TS HAD DI$4 ,! POLICE ONLY ADMITT$ TO ONE4 

,! CLIMAX CAME ! MORN+ ( ,JULY #c?1 :5 >MY P>ATROOP]S & MOTORIZ$ BATTALIONS >RIV$ AT ,PREP>ATORY ,S*OOL _?#a4 ,) ! PROTECTION ( TANKS & VEHICLES >M$ ) CANNON & MA*9E GUNS1 ! TROOPS SITUAT$ BAZOOKAS 9 FRONT ( ! #d-YE>-OLD COLONIAL DOOR ( ! S*OOL & DEMOLI%$ IT4 ,! /UD5TS W]E BEAT5 & >RE/$ AT BAYONET PO9T :ILE ! O!R S*OOLS W]E BE+ DEALT ) 9 ! SAME WAY4 

,DUR+ ?AT DAY ! TROOPS OCCUPI$ ! /REETS & S*OOLS4 ,!RE W]E FIVE FI<TS BETWE5 /UD5TS & ! >MY4 ,TWO /UD5TS W]E MA*9E-GUNN$4 ,?OSE >RE/$ NUMB]$ OV] #a#b2 ! W\ND$ HAD REA*$ #d1 #fe SEV]ELY4 ,IT IS BE+ SAID ?AT #f1 #g#e1 EV5 #b DI$4 

,OBS]VATIONS AT ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,MEXICO BY ,JACQUEL9E ,V4 

.<,JACQUEL9E ,V41 A ,FR5* /UD5T1 W5T TO ,MEXICO 9 ,AUGU/4 ,%E GIVES SOME IMPRESSIONS ( H] VISIT4.> 

,! CAMPUS ( ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,MEXICO1 F> FROM ! C5T] ( ! CITY1 IS COMPOS$ ( V]Y MOD]N BUILD+S4 ,! G5]AL ATMOSPH]E REM9D$ ME V]Y MU* ( ,P>IS DUR+ ! SPR+ EV5TS3 PO/]S ( ! REPRESSION1 ( ,M>X1 ,*E & EV5 ONE OBVI\SLY COM+ FROM ,P>IS2 GR\PS ( /UD5TS CONV]S+ & !N /OPP+ TO LI/5 TO AN ANN\NCEM5T GIV5 ?R\< A MEGAPHONE TELL+ :]E A G5]AL ASSEMBLY W\LD MEET4 

,) A ,MEXICAN /UD5T AS MY GUIDE1 ,I W5T TO ! G5]AL ASSEMBLY ( ! M$ICAL /UD5TS4 ,! AMPHI!AT] WAS FULL & ?\< ONE ( ! SPEAK]S W\LD MAKE JOKES AB\T ! GOV]NM5T OR ! COPS1 ! :OLE ATMOSPH]E WAS S]I\S4 ,H]E W]E Y\NG PEOPLE AW>E ( ! IMPORTANCE ( :AT !Y W]E DO+4 ,AT ?IS MEET+ ! DISCUSSION WAS CONC]N$ ) ! DEMON/RATIONS ( SYMPA?Y ?AT W]E GO+ ON 9 ,V]A ,CRUZ1 ! WITNESSES TO ! DEA?S & :AT %\LD BE DONE1 & AB\T ORGANIZ+ A DEMON/RATION ON ! P>T ( ! P>5TS4 7,A FEW DAYS LAT] A MEET+ ( ! P>5TS ACTUALLY TOOK PLACE AT ! ,UNIV]SITY2 SOME #a#e1 PEOPLE ATT5D$47 ,ONE /UD5T ADVIS$ ?AT1 9/EAD ( READ+ ! NEWSPAP]S1 !Y %\LD ATT5D ! 9=MATION ASSEMBLIES4 ,IT WAS ASS]T$ ?AT NO EXAM9ATIONS W\LD TAKE PLACE AS LONG AS ! S*OOL PROGRAM WAS 9T]RUPT$4 7,ONE MU/ REMEMB] ?AT1 9 ,MEXICO1 ! /UD5TS >E NOT ON VACATION47 ,&1 ( C\RSE1 ! PROGRAM W\LD REMA9 9T]RUPT$ AS LONG AS NECESS>Y4 

,WALK+ ALONG ! CORRIDORS AFT] LEAV+ ! AMPHI!AT]1 ,I NOTIC$ ?AT ONE ROOM HAD BE5 BAPTIZ$ 0,NANT]RE10 A M>K ( SYMPA?Y ) ! ,FR5* /UD5TS4 ,9 A SMALL ROOM /UD5TS W]E BUSILY WRIT+ LEAFLETS4 ,!Y GAVE US V>I\S LEAFLETS & MAGAZ9ES AS S\RCES ( 9=MATION4 ,I WAS !N 9TRODUC$ TO A REPRES5TATIVE ( ! ,9=MATION ,COMMITTEE4 ,?IS IS ! 9T]VIEW ,I HAD ) HIM3 

,Q4 ,H[ DO Y\ HAPP5 TO BE ABLE TO WORK H]E 9 ! UNIV]SITY :ILE ! POLICE HAVE ATTACK$ ! S*OOLS SO SAVAGELY8 

,A4 ,Y\ KN[1 !Y EV5 US$ ! >MY AGA9/ ! /UD5TS & 5T]$ ! POLYTE*NICAL S*OOLS & :AT >E CALL$ ! VOCATIONALS & PREP>ATORIES4 ,& MANY /UD5TS ( ! S*OOL ( DRAMATIC >T >E 9 JAIL4 ,BUT ! UNIV]SITY IS AUTONOM\S & IT'S ILLEGAL = ! COPS TO 5T] ! UNIV]SITY4 .<,?IS AUTONOMY IS ALSO ! REASON :Y ! /UD5TS' REBELLION C\LD NOT BE MI/AK5 = A WILL ( *ANGE 9SIDE ! UNIV]SITY BUT WAS IMM$IATELY & OBVI\SLY AIM$ T[>D SOCIAL & POLITICAL *ANGE4 ,J4,V4.> 

,Q4 ,:AT IS ! FUNCTION ( ! DIFF]5T POLITICAL GR\PS8 

,A4 ,! ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY IS AGA9/ ! /UD5TS & SUPPORTS ! GOV]NM5T4 ,! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY IS SORT ( 9 FAVOR ( ! /UD5TS BUT ITS SUPPORT IS ONLY AB/RACT--& NOT EV5 TOTAL4 ,! ROLE ( ! /UD5TS BELONG+ TO ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY IS V]Y SMALL4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ! POSITION ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY IS A PRETEXT = ! GOV]NM5T1 :I* SAYS ?AT ! /UD5TS >E MANIPULAT$ BY ! COMMUNI/S4 

,Q4 ,I UND]/& ?AT Y\R G5]AL ORGANIZATION IS ! FI<T COMMITTEE4 

,A4 ,?AT'S CORRECT4 ,WE HAVE DIFF]5T GR\PS2 SOME >E CONC]N$ ) URBAN GU]RILLA ACTIVITY1 O!RS >E CALL$ 0POLITICAL BRIGADES40 ,!Y GO TO T[N & TO ! FACTORIES TO TALK ) ! PEOPLE4 ,WE FEEL ?AT ! ,SIX ,PO9TS CAN'T BE OBTA9$ )\T POPUL> AGREEM5T4 

,Q4 ,:AT >E ! SIX PO9TS8 

,A4 ,LIB]TY = POLITICAL PRISON]S1 DE/ITUTION = ?REE G5]ALS3 ! *IEFS & SUB*IEF ( ! POLICE2 DISSOLUTION ( ! GR5ADI] CORPS1 9DEMNITY = ! DEAD & W\ND$1 REMOVAL ( ! >TICLES #ade & #ade BIS2 #b ASSUMPTION ( TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY = ! VIOL5CE & V&ALISM ON ! P>T ( ! GOV]NM5TAL AU?ORITIES4 

,Q4 ,:AT IS ! ATTITUDE ( ! POPULATION8 

,A4 ,\R DEM&S >E MET ) SYMPA?Y4 ,ONE MU/ UND]/& ?AT ! WORK]S >E V]Y MU* UND] CONTROL & ! UNION IS 9 ! H&S ( ! GOV]NM5T4 ,SOME GR\PS %[$ !IR SYMPA?Y V]Y OP5LY4 ,! VET]9>IANS WANT$ TO GO ON /RIKE4 ,?AT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE !Y CONTROL ALL ! MEAT COM+ TO T[N4 ,H[EV]1 !Y W]E NOT ALL[$ TO4 ,! SAME ?+ HAPP5$ TO ! BAK]S4 

,Q4 ,>E ! PR(ESSORS WORK+ ) ! /UD5TS8 

,A4 ,YES !Y >E4 ,A PR(ESSORS' ASSEMBLY HAS ALREADY PROCLAIM$ TOTAL SOLID>ITY ) ! /UD5TS1 BUT ! /UD5TS REMA9 ! LEAD]S ( ! MOVEM5T4 ,! TEA*]S ALSO >E AGRE$ ?AT !Y WON'T ACCEPT ANY EXAM9ATIONS UNTIL ! ,SIX ,PO9TS >E OBTA9$4 

,Q4 ,IS ANY?+ GO+ ON 9 ! O!R T[NS8 

,A4 ,YES4 ,! GOV]NM5T TRI$ TO PREV5T ANY CONTACT ) ! O!R T[NS BUT !RE >E /RIKES ( SOLID>ITY & SIMIL> MOVEM5TS 9 ! O!R MA9 UNIV]SITIES4 

,Q4 ,:AT IS ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 ! ,FI<T COMMITTEES & ! V>I\S RADICAL GR\PS8 

,A4 ,BE=E ! EV5TS1 !RE W]E A FEW RADICAL POLITICAL GR\PS1 BUT ?IS BE+ A MASS MOVEM5T1 !Y WORK$ ALONG ) ALL ! O!R /UD5TS & NONE ( ?OSE GR\PS W]E GIV5 ! OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD ! :OLE MOVEM5T4 

,Q4 ,:AT IS Y\R [N POLITICAL L9E8 

,A4 ,IT IS DEMOCRATIC & PRETTY MU* REVOLUTION>Y4 ,= 9/ANCE1 ONE ( \R SLOGANS IS 0,VIVA LA GU]RILLA DE ,GEV>O ,VASQUEZ ,ROJAS10 70,LONG LIVE ! GU]RILLA W> ( ,GEV>O ,VASQUEZ ,ROJAS074 ,?IS REF]S TO A GR\P :I* ATTACK$ AN >MY =T 9 #aife & WAS ALMO/ TOTALLY DE/ROY$ BUT :I* IS N[ REEM]G+ & GA9+ /R5G?4 

,Q4 ,:AT W]E ! MA9 SLOGANS8 

,A4 0,PRESS ,%IT60 

0,PRESS ,B\<T60 

0,)\T ,POLICE1 ,NO ,DISORD]60 

0,BOOKS1 ,YES6 ,BAYONETS1 ,NO 

,9 CONCLUSION1 ! EV5TS ?AT BEGAN 9 ,MEXICO ,CITY DUR+ ! LA/ P>T ( ,JULY >E REVOLUTION>Y 9 MANY WAYS4 ,BE=E ! EV5TS1 ONLY A H&FUL ( /UD5TS W]E POLITICIZ$4 ,N[ ! 5TIRE /UD5T BODY IS DEVELOP+ A RADICAL POLITICAL CONSCI\SNESS4 ,!Y WANT RADICAL SOCIAL *ANGE & !IR AIM IS TO BE A REAL VANGU>D1 A VANGU>D ?AT C>RIES ! TRUE 9T]E/S ( ! ,MEXICAN PEOPLE4 

,! /UD5TS >E AW>E NOT ONLY ( !IR [N 9T]E/S1 BUT ( ! 9T]E/S ( ! ,MEXICAN POPULATION AS A :OLE4 ,!Y CALL = /UD5T-WORK] SOLID>ITY & URGE EV]YONE'S P>TICIPATION4 ,AT EV]Y TURN !Y EMPHASIZE ! NE$ TO >\SE ! CONSCI\SNESS ( ! PEOPLE4 ,?IS !Y ATTEMPT ?R\< POLITICAL BRIGADES ?AT GO TO FACTORIES & NEI<BOR+ COMMUNITIES TO DISP5SE 9=MATION4 

,?R\< !IR /RUGGLE ! /UD5TS REVEAL ! REPRESSIVE /RUCTURE ( ! SOCIETY & ALSO %[ ! POSSIBILITY ( FI<T+ ?AT /RUCTURE4 ,AS !IR SLOGANS ILLU/RATE1 !Y ALSO >E AW>E ?AT !IR ACTIONS HAVE SOME?+ 9 COMMON ) ! GU]RILLA /RUGGLES4 ,! /UD5T /RUGGLE IS C]TA9 TO HAVE F>-REA*+ EFFECTS 9 DEVELOP+ ! POLITICAL CONSCI\SNESS ( ! ,MEXICAN PEOPLE4 

,NOTES 

#a4 ,/UD5TS :O ATT5D ! 0PREP>ATORIAS0 AGE FROM #ag TO #ai & 9T5D TO CONT9UE !IR $UCATION AT A UNIV]SITY4 ,! 0VOCACIONALES10 ON ! O!R H&1 TRA9 /UD5TS ( ! SAME AGE GR\P 9 TE*NICAL SKILLS4 ,! TE*NICAL /UD5TS' EQUIVAL5T TO ! UNIV]SITY IS ! POLYTE*NICAL 9/ITUTE :]E PROSPECTIVE 5G9E]S RECEIVE !IR TRA9+4 

#b4 ,!SE >TICLES DEF9E 9 VAGUE & BROAD T]MS ! CONDITIONS UND] :I* PEOPLE MAY BE >RE/$ = ! CRIME ( 0SOCIAL DISSOLUTION40 ,AS ?IS LAW CAN BE APPLI$ AT ! DISCRETION ( ! 0AU?ORITIES0 TO ANYONE1 ANY:]E1 IT FUNCTIONS 9 ! 9T]E/S ( ! /ATUS QUO BY ALL[+ ! >RE/ & DET5TION ( ANYONE ACCUS$ ( DISRUPT+ ! PEACE4 

,EXC]PTS FROM LEAFLETS US$ DUR+ ! ,MEXICAN /UD5T UPRIS+4 

,T,O ,! ,R,A,I,L,R,O,A,D ,W,O,R,K,],S3 

,DO Y\ REMEMB] ,M>*1 #a#i#e#i8 ,DO Y\ REMEMB] ?AT Y\ W]E PUT 9 JAIL & BEAT58 ,?AT 9 ?AT YE> ! LAWS W]E NOT MADE = Y\8 ,REMEMB] Y\R FRI5D ,VALLEJO :O WAS ON A HUNG] /RIKE = DAYS4 ,MAKE Y\RSELF REMEMB] & Y\ WILL REALIZE ?AT ?IS MOVEM5T IS ALSO Y\R [N & NOT ONLY A /UD5T MOVEM5T4 ,JO9 ! /UD5T PROTE/ DEMON/RATIONS4 

,S*OOL ( ,M$IC9E ,UNIV]SITY ( ,MEXICO 

,T,O ,! ,G,O,V,],N,M,5,T3 

,WE >E OP5+ \R EYES 9 ORD] TO DISCOV] ALL ( Y\R CORRUPT ACTS4 ,\R PEOPLE HAVE BE5 AFRAID TO PROTE/ BECAUSE Y\ W\LD PUT !M 9 JAIL1 BUT ,W,E ,>,E ,N,O,T ,A,F,R,A,I,D4 ,WE >E ALL Y\NG PEOPLE & \R SPIRIT CLAMORS = JU/ICE1 EQUALITY1 RESPECT = 9DIVIDUAL GU>ANTEES & ! CON/ITUTION1 ! FRE$OM ( SPEE* & ASSEMBLY1 ! EX]CISE ( A TRUE DEMOCRACY1 & = ! DEA? ( HUNG] & IGNORANCE4 ,D,O ,Y,\ ,B,E,L,I,E,V,E ,?,A,T ,?,I,S ,I,S ,A,G,A,9,/ ,! ,P,E,O,P,L,E8 

,S*OOL ( ,M$IC9E 

,UNIV]SITY ( ,MEXICO 

,MEXICO LIVES4 ,A PEOPLE WILL NOT SUCCUMB TO ! :IMS ( ! P[]FUL IF IT DEF5DS ! CAUSE ( JU/ICE1 CIVILIZATION & HUMANITY4 

,FI<T ,COMMITTEE ( ,PREP>ATORIA #h 

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,TRANSLATION ( ,MEXICAN POLITICAL C>ICATURE ( ,PRESID5T ,DIAZ ,ORDAZ2 BACK COV] ( ?IS ISSUE 

,?\ %ALT NOT DEMON/RATE 9 ! /REETS NOR %ALT ?\ ASSEMBLE 9 CLOS$ >EAS4 

,?\ %ALT NOT COVET ?Y NEI<BOR'S GR& E/ATE4 

,?\ %ALT NOT SEE SOCIALI/ FILMS4 

,?\ %ALT NOT READ SUBV]SIVE LIT]ATURE4 

,?\ %ALT NOT TRAVEL TO ,CUBA4 

,?\ %ALT NOT GRUMBLE AGA9/ ! GOV]NM5T4 

,?\ %ALT NOT EX]CISE ! RI<T TO /RIKE4 

,?\ %ALT NOT CONTEMPLATE EXOTIC IDEAS4 

,?\ %ALT NOT CRITICIZE ! ,GOV]NM5T ( ! ,REVOLUTION4 

,?\ %ALT NOT ASK = JU/ICE NOR %ALT ?\ AGITATE4 

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