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September 26 marks the fourth anniversary of the abduction and disappearance of 43 students from the Ayotzinapa Teachers College by government forces in Guerrero, Mexico, in 2014.
Their families continue to demand Truth and Justice, reiterating: “Alive they took them, alive we want them back!” “¡Vivos se los llevaron, vivos los queremos!”
There are over 37,000 disappeared individuals in Mexico.
Andrea ArroyoTwitterAndrea Arroyo is co–art director of Opp-Art. She is an award-winning artist working in fine art, site-specific installation, public art and illustration. Her work is published widely (including in The New Yorker and The New York Times) and is exhibited internationally. She is the creator of “Unnatural Election: Artists Respond to the US Election.” Her 3-venue exhibition “Art as Solidarity” presented by The Hispanic Society Museum, The Morris-Jumel Mansion Museum and The United Palace in Manhattan is on view through July 31, 2022. Her new book: “ImagiNATIONS: Art As Solidarity” was published by NowWhat Media.