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Mexico City Mayor Gives Keys to Capital to Activist Angela Davis

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada presented the keys to the capital to U.S. philosopher and activist Angela Davis.
  • Brugada praised Davis as an essential figure in global anti-racist, feminist, and human rights struggles.
  • Davis and a collaborator spoke at UNAM about their book, an event that faced protests.

Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada honored U.S. philosopher and activist Angela Davis by presenting her with the keys to the capital. Brugada shared a video of the ceremony on social media, calling Davis an "essential reference" in the global fight against racism, feminism, and for human rights.

"Angela Davis reminds us that no woman will be fully free as long as inequalities or violence exist," Brugada stated. "From the #CapitalOfTheTransformation, we reinforce our commitment: feminism is unstoppable, and we will not take a single step back on women's rights!"

Davis and feminist studies professor Gina Dent were in Mexico City for a talk at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) about their book "Abolition, Feminism, Now." The event, part of the university's book fair, was disrupted at its start by protests against the jailing of UNAM students and violence against women detained at Santa Marta Acatitla.

The situation at the UNAM event went viral on social media, drawing criticism for how the university organized it.

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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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