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From front to back

Posted in Creativity, Culture, Travel & Tourism, tagged , , , , , , , , on August 9, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Face the facts…

she’s turned her back on you.

The walls of Oaxaca tell all.

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The Faces of Ayotzinapa

Posted in Creativity, Culture, Education, Exhibitions, Music, People, Politics, Tragedy, Violence, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on November 8, 2014| 9 Comments »

A beautiful photo montage and song by Arturo Leyva honoring the 43 students of the Escuela Normal Rural Raúl Isidro Burgos, teachers’ college in Ayotzinapa, Guerrero.

The video uses some of the #IlustradoresConAyotzinapa illustrations, paintings, and embroidery by Mexican designers, artists, and artisans of the faces of the 43 student teachers of Ayotzinapa. 

In addition, journalist París Martínez has developed profiles of the 43 disappeared students by talking with their families and friends.

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Sign of the times

Posted in Churches, Creativity, Culture, People, Religion, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on February 28, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Today, Pope Benedict XVI, the head of the Roman Catholic church rode off into the sunset.  (Actually, he flew off in a helicopter.)  And, naturally, the walls of Oaxaca had something to say…

Black and white skeleton portrait of pope

This was pasted on a wall right across from the south entrance to Santo Domingo de Guzmán.  The walls are never silent.

By the way, I did a Twitter search for the hashtag afterPopequit, but came up empty.

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