Movement for Peace with Justice: Mexico drug war protest caravan to mobilize nation's opposition, seal peace pact

Mexico drug war protest caravan to mobilize nation's opposition, seal peace pact: "Mexico drug war protest organizer, the preeminent poet and journalist Javier Sicilia, is launching yet another national event to call for reform. The National Citizen's Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity, organized by Sicilia and a host of community based organizations, is scheduled to depart Mexico City and Sicilia's hometown of Cuernavaca on June 4, to cross the nation, and to convene a citizen convention in Juarez on June 10. ...

Following up on the international attention and national response, Sicilia's new project will "cross the path of horror" as it traverses the nation. The caravan trip will conclude on June 10 in Ciudad Juarez, the city on the U.S. border that has been most devastated by the Mexico drug war. There, participants will hold meetings and issue a statement formally initiating a national movement, a citizen pact for peace with justice and dignity. A tripline website details a preliminary route and itinerary for the caravan leading up to the Juarez meeting.

Organizers in Mexico are encouraging people from the United States to participate either by joining the Mexican caravan or by organizing a caravan leg from the US side. Such a caravan could conceivably conclude in El Paso, Texas."