What flag/insignia is this, seen at a march in Mexico City?
March 20, 2017 3:01 PM Subscribe
Protesters at the Zócalo in Mexico City on March 16, 2017 marched with this white flag depicting a red dot with a white line through it, and (I think) a face. What is this flag, and what were people marching about?
The linked photo is one I took from afar of the march in question. Zócalo marches are frequent enough that it's unlikely this made the news (and my Spanish is crappy enough that I don't trust my skimming of local news). This was the only type of flag or sign I saw. I'd estimate ~400 people were marching. They were shouting and it seemed peaceful. Although police were present with what I would characterize as riot gear, the police didn't look nervous.
Please help, even if what you reveal is going to make me feel extremely foolish.
The linked photo is one I took from afar of the march in question. Zócalo marches are frequent enough that it's unlikely this made the news (and my Spanish is crappy enough that I don't trust my skimming of local news). This was the only type of flag or sign I saw. I'd estimate ~400 people were marching. They were shouting and it seemed peaceful. Although police were present with what I would characterize as riot gear, the police didn't look nervous.
Please help, even if what you reveal is going to make me feel extremely foolish.
If you look closely, in the red circle is a face. The protests in the Zócalo last week were related to education. I'm guessing that the flag is a CNTE flag, which are often red and white and feature faces.
posted by jimfl at 8:29 PM on March 20, 2017
posted by jimfl at 8:29 PM on March 20, 2017
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