50 years after the civil-military coup of 1976, the mobilization of The Campora He once again put on the street an explicit combination of historical memory and current political dispute, with a central axis that crossed the entire column: the demand for the freedom of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and the complaint against the judicial and media power.
The day began at 9 in the morning on Avenida del Libertador, in front of the former ESMAa point full of symbolism where thousands of militants gathered before starting the march. From there the column departed, resuming the traditional route towards the center of Buenos Aires, in a scene where the liturgy of March 24 was intertwined with slogans clearly oriented to the present.
Before starting, there was a significant political postcard: Máximo Kirchner took photos with Juan Grabois and Mayra Mendoza, in the midst of militancy, in a gesture read as a sign of confluence within the popular field. Then, both joined the column that began to advance with songs and flags.
Throughout the entire mobilization, the slogans clearly set the political tone. “We walk for the 30,000” served as the backbone, but it was quickly combined with more direct definitions: “We defend the Homeland” and, above all, “We love Cristina”which became one of the most repeated songs. In this framework, the march was configured as a demonstration of support for the former president, with the implicit and explicit slogan of “Cristina free.”
The statement also had specific recipients. The chants against Héctor Magnetto and the Judiciary were felt throughout the tour: “Mafioso magnet. Corrupt judges” synthesized a narrative that denounces political and judicial persecution against Cristina Kirchner, whom the militancy considers unjustly convicted of corruption. The slogan sought to link this situation with a power structure that, according to the protesters, conditions democracy.
The mobilization did not end only on the journey to the center. A group of militants anticipated that, once the march is over, they will go to San José 1111 to express their direct support for Cristina, reinforcing the political nature of the day beyond the historical commemoration.
Thus, on this March 24, half a century after the coup, La Cámpora marched again not only for memory, truth and justice, but also with a central slogan that ordered the entire mobilization: the freedom of Cristina Kirchner and the denunciation of the powers that – according to the view of the space – imprisoned her. The street, once again, as a scene where the past and the present merge in the same dispute.
by RN
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