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| On Plaza Bolivar, someone carried a placard saying 'Christ, the first revolutionary.' |
Thousands of students marched thru Bogotá today and rallied on Plaza Bolivar, in a 'protest in defense of education.' Students protested all across Latin America.
Colombia's public university students had been protesting and on strike for months against a proposed reform, which protesters claimed amounted to privatization of the public university system. The government agreed to drop the proposed reforms, called the '30 Law.'
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| The Simon Bolivar statue, carrying the banner of the M-19 guerrillas, who in 1985 attacked the nearby Palace of Justice. One-time M-19 leader Gustavo Petro was just elecdted mayor of Bogota. |
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| Two 'revolutionaries': Christ and Simon Bolivar. |
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| The protest turned into a party, and this couple took advantage. |
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| A globalized girl. |
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| A street person plays guitar below a line of riot police. |
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| On the Justice Palace's steps. |
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| 'When the people get educated, the state gets scared.' |
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| Nearby, a man looks thru trash as riot police walk past. |
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| On the plaza, this couple forgot about the protest and invented a new use for their umbrella. |
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| 'Students on war footing.' |
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3 comments:
wow, awesome pictures!
Thanks very much.
Mike
You have an eye for the social and political, the shots are great. Ever since I started reading your blog, I have been reconnecting to my city. I haven't been there for 15 years. I feel so guilty about that. Thank you, Mike.
Mauricio Forero.
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