Gas protestors’ attempt to organize in Juarez delivers few results

Juarez gasoline protesters tried to organize Sunday and plan future actions through a united front following a massive march at the Bridge of the Americas Friday. The two hour meeting didn’t lend many results.

The attempt to organize was set a week since the Mexican government raised gas prices before completely letting go of the gasoline market. A gallon of gasoline in Mexico now costs almost an entire day of labor with minimum wage. To put it into perspective that’s as if gas a gallon of gasoline here was $50 a gallon.

Dozens shouted about the constitution giving people power over government, but there was no talk of emergency elections or constitutional amendments.
One of the few things agreed on was that any action taken should be peaceful, and instigators should be kicked out of future marches.

“Marches have to remain peaceful if the people are to be heard, they shouldn’t mix vandalism with the legal right to protest,” said Alma Loya, an independent protester.

The only formal plan finalized at the end of the meeting was to meet at the Juarez airport Saturday at 10 a.m. and march to the Pemex Refinery six miles away.