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Mexico City: Marches and gatherings planned for Saturday, June 27
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Mexico City: Marches and gatherings planned for Saturday, June 27

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Mexico City will host several marches and gatherings on Saturday, June 27, primarily focused on the LGBTTTIQ+ Pride March.
  • Various contingents will depart from locations like the รngel de la Independencia and the Hemiciclo a Juรกrez, converging at the Zรณcalo.
  • Other planned events include gatherings by seeker collectives and organizations advocating for cannabis rights.

Mexico City is preparing for a series of marches and gatherings scheduled for Saturday, June 27, with the LGBTTTIQ+ Pride March being the central event. The Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC) has announced that multiple contingents will mobilize, primarily along Paseo de la Reforma, starting from the รngel de la Independencia.

Several groups are set to convene at 10 a.m. One contingent will gather at the Hemiciclo a Juรกrez before proceeding to the Ministry of the Interior. Simultaneously, another group will assemble at the รngel de la Independencia, planning to march towards the Zรณcalo, where a concert is scheduled near the Palacio de Bellas Artes at 11 a.m.

Organizers of the 48th LGBTTTIQA+ Pride March have emphasized their demand for free passage, stating, "The Zรณcalo is ours, and we will reach it." In solidarity, collectives of women searching for missing relatives will gather at the Glorieta de los Desaparecidos at 10 a.m. for a midday march.

Additional events include the Rubber Mx group marching from Plaza Rรญo de Janeiro in the Roma neighborhood to the รngel de la Independencia to join the Pride March. The Independent Union of UAM Workers will hold a forum at their union headquarters on Calzada de Tlalpan concerning the repeal of the ISSSTE Law and labor improvements.

Other planned activities include a midday event by the collective La Comuna 420 at the Senate of the Republic to join the Pride March. The group Laboratorio 420 will conduct an itinerant jornada at Avenida Chapultepec and Amberes, focusing on collecting signatures and disseminating information about cannabis rights, featuring risk reduction workshops and talks. Furthermore, Las Hijas de la Cannabis will host a political-cultural event at Plaza Tlaxcoaque, in front of the Hemiciclo a Juรกrez, to advocate for the rights of cannabis consumers.

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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.