Since December 2006, when the U.S. drug war was launched in Mexico, seventy thousand Mexicans have lost their lives to drug war violence. While this may seem like a small price to pay to US companies that manufacture weapons and surveillance equipment used in this war, to Mexicans it is a living nightmare. As Laura Carlsen reports, Mexicans on both sides of the border have launched their own initiative–a caravan for peace.
"In a media landscape made up of lies, flash, giant blind spots and corporatized sites of distraction, Intercontinental Cry is a trustworthy pathway to the truth where people who are committed to understanding Indigenous realities can gain insight and information to illuminate and activate their struggles."
Taiaiake Alfred
Professor of Indigenous Governance at UVIC and author of Wasáse
