Huelga UNAM 1999 - 2000: CGH a 20 Años

Huelga UNAM 1999 - 2000: CGH a 20 Años

Huelga UNAM 1999 - 2000: CGH a 20 Años

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Huelga UNAM 1999 - 2000: CGH a 20 Años

"Article 3: All education provided by the State shall be free of charge."

2019

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Overview

Faced with attempts to privatize public education, the General Strike Council (CGH) brings Latin America's largest university to a standstill. The goal is clear: to keep UNAM free, facing as its main obstacles media lynching, internal divisions, and imminent federal repression. A chronicle of ten months of the largest student strike in Mexico's history.

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10 members

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Leda Silva Victoria

Self

Leda Silva Victoria

Acting

Marjory González Vivanco

Self

Marjory González Vivanco

Acting

Sayuri Herrera Román

Self

Sayuri Herrera Román

Acting

Ernesto Armada Ramírez

Self

Ernesto Armada Ramírez

Acting

Joaquín López Millán

Self

Joaquín López Millán

Acting

Jesús Lozano Ruiz

Self

Jesús Lozano Ruiz

Acting

Salvador Hernández

Self

Salvador Hernández

Acting

Ricardo Pérez Flores

Self

Ricardo Pérez Flores

Acting

Alejandro Echavarría "El Mosh"

Self (archive footage)

Alejandro Echavarría "El Mosh"

Acting

Ernesto Zedillo

Self (archive footage)

Ernesto Zedillo

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