Diane Aoki, Creativity Activism
  • Home Page
  • Blog
  • Poetry
  • Songs
  • Art
  • Plays
  • Reviews
  • Travel Journal
  • Artists of Note
  • About
  • Contact
  • Blog

Travel Journal

 Does travel make you more creative? More compassionate?Yes, if you travel with those intentions. 

Madres de la Plaza de Mayo, Day 6

12/5/2014

0 Comments

 
Picture
We had found out that on Thursdays, the Madres and Abuellas of the Plaza de Mayo hold a march to continue to call attention to injustices at home and in other places in the world. The week before, it was in the news that they called attention to the "disappearances" of the student teachers in Mexico.
On the way there, we passed by our neighborhood parilla, and saw there was a lunch special, a whole meal for a good price (something insane, like 120 pesos, $10). So we nourished ourselves to prepare for what would be an outstanding day.
Picture
Picture
I will write more about the impact of this experience on my blog. It calls for reflection. I didn't know ANYTHING about this before my friend told me about this and now I want to know more. Briefly, these were women who banded together to protest the "disappearances" of their children in the "Dirty Wars," of the military dictatorship in the 70s. Their presence made an impact, and were part of the social forces that caused the end of the dictatorship, as far as I can tell. (Like I said, I want to learn more.) 

I was moved to tears and chicken skin to be in their presence.
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Los Revolutionarios en el corazón del pueblo
Afterwards, we rested at a cafe, shopped for tango shoes, and had a light meal at 1810 Cocina Regional, in Palermo.
Picture
Afternoon wine break
Picture
Locro - guiso de carne con porotos, maiz, zapallo, chorizo colorado, etc.
Picture
Mousse de dulce de leche
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    I have traveled quite a bit, and am using this page to record some memories. Travel is a wonderful education, expanding your view of the world, of other cultures, of the beauty of diversity. 

    Archives

    November 2019
    October 2019
    August 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    October 2018
    September 2018
    June 2018
    April 2018
    January 2018
    October 2017
    July 2017
    November 2016
    December 2014
    October 2014
    August 2014

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Go to the contact form to subscribe to my newsletter or send me a message.

Contact Form
t
Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Home Page
  • Blog
  • Poetry
  • Songs
  • Art
  • Plays
  • Reviews
  • Travel Journal
  • Artists of Note
  • About
  • Contact
  • Blog