Activists Rally for Dad of One of Mexico's 'Missing 43' in NYC Half Marathon Arturo Conde - NBC News
go to original March 19, 2016

Run4Ayotzinapa: Your son is my son - Tu hijo es mi hijo #StopPlanMerida (Semillas Collective)

Times Square is often referred to as the "crossroads of the world," attracting over 300,000 pedestrians each day. On Sunday, March 20, activists from Mexico and the United States will come together in the heart of Manhattan to support a father running the NYC Half Marathon to demand answers and the return of his son and 42 other missing students.

"I wish I didn't have to call attention to myself in the half marathon," said Antonio Tizapa, father of Jorge Antonio Tizapa Legideño - one of 43 students whose forced disappearance 18 months ago sparked international outrage and protests. "I am not an activist, I wish I were completely anonymous. But for my son I will do everything that has to be done."

Tizapa's son and 42 other teachers' college classmates disappeared after local Mexican police arrested them on September 26, 2014. The Mexican government concluded that a gang - at the behest of the mayor and his wife - took the students, and then killed and later incinerated them in a bonfire that burned for 60 hours. But an international team of forensic experts rejected the Mexican attorney general's claim about the killings and incineration last month after no physical evidence was found.

Now, the parents of the students are calling on the government to safely return their children and investigate whether the Mexican army and the federal police were involved or knew about the forced disappearance.

Read the rest at NBC News

We invite you to add your charity or supporting organizations' news stories and coming events to PVAngels so we can share them with the world. Do it now!