3 Year Anniversary of Ayotzinapa

Art by Carlos Gamboa, Jorge Zapata, and Lau Zárate.

Today marks the 3rd anniversary of the disappearance of 43 students from Ayotzinapa Normal School, a rural teacher’s college located in the southern state of Guerrero, Mexico.

It all started on September 26th in the town of Iguala, when police opened fire on three buses full of students. Six people were killed and 43 students were arrested, then handed to cartel hitmen from Guerreros Unidos. They have not been seen since.

On yet another sad anniversary without justice, MEChA stands with the families of the 43 disappeared students and the thousands of disappeared family collectives across Mexico.

¡Vivos se los llevaron, Vivos los queremos!

Online, graphic artists from all over have added art and portraits of the missing students to a Tumblr called Ilustradores con Ayotzinapa. Each illustration is a detailed portrait of a missing student. We invite you to visit this art gallery in remembrance of the missing students.

You can visit the online gallery at http://ilustradoresconayotzinapa.tumblr.com/