Activists agree to mobilize for the defense of El Chamizal

For | 3:21 pmApril 11, 2021

Citizens interested in El Chamizal met to define actions to reverse the decision of the City Council to cede part of the park to businessmen.

Right at 10 in the morning, the protesters went to Borunda Park to propose protest and legal strategies for the recovery of the place.

Among the agreements to be validated during a forthcoming meeting, the formation of a front to coordinate the defense movement of El Chamizal stands out.

“There are ideological and political expressions here,” said Julián Conteras, a member of the Socialist League.

“That is why we must be careful with discrepancies. So I consider that the formation of a front that commits itself to minimum agreements is correct, ”he added.

Those who do not belong to any organization, agreed to file a plebiscite procedure in order to ask the people of Juarez whether or not they want the construction of the complex.

The Juárez City Council, during a council session, decided to donate 112,137 square meters to businessmen to build a complex that includes a convention center.

This, in the area known as Los Hoyos, which sparked the activists’ alert.

Municipality and Federation breached a contract in which they promised to form a governing council of the park. In it they undertake to preserve their ecological vocation, ensure its protection and conservation.

Since then, the dispute to seize the main lung of Juárez and annexed areas has continued, where 16 loan companies from private organizations and government offices operate.

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