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At 3:25 pm, the pigeons returned to the Plaza de Bolivar in Bogota as a sign that the May Day demonstrations were concluded. By that time there were only resting some young people who participated in the latest demonstration that entered the square. And why were resting as this ends up coming from south of the city from the villages of Usme, Ciudad Bolivar, Techotiva "as they call some quarters to the town of Kennedy, and Bosa. In contrast to the other event that came earlier and was evicted by riot police (Mobile Anti-Riot Squad, the police force this year ordered by the Administrative Court 37 of Bogota for the death of young Nicolas Neira a First of May 2005), the march from the southern cause was not left by the threatening attitude of the riot and entered the square as a symbol of achievement to have crossed the city from their villages carrying the message of protest against the current policies of the State, and prayed the slogans of the posters, which were chanted and Signs painted on windows and walls made. The march was attended by approximately 2,000 people and it highlighted the participation of many young people and the presence of sectors of the March Patriotic People's Congress, the Minga of Social and Community Resistance or Bareke of Techotiva with banners of various colors where are the faces of Che Guevara and Camilo Torres and where painted slogans against current government and they call for national and social liberation, called to fight and create popular power while betting on a May fighter with the South and the people and an international May Day and revolutionary.
The march came first to the Plaza de Bolívar departed from the concentration that was done from 9:30 am National Park (in the center of the capital, street 34 with Carrera 7), passing through the Planetarium next to the Plaza de Toros Santamaria, where groups of demonstrators gathered . In this place stand out a lot of large and small unions and union confederations bring them together and also participation in this sector for many young people grouped in various organizations, some of an industry association as the FEU (Federation of University Students) and other more political as the Graben (Anti-Fascist Group Bogotá) or the Communist Youth. Others like the Collective for Research Social, City Planning and Communication raised by his propaganda questioning the role of mass media in Colombia. Besides these groups marching peasants in the region of Lower Ariari carrying banners of the Farmers Association for Organic Agriculture and Fair Trade Flow of the River Cafre, other farmers Vistahermosa (Meta), peasants CorpoYari banners, San Vicente and members of the CUT and the WFTU.
All this great industry was grouped by the large banners, colorful and well done for the March Patriotic who claimed slogans about the political solution to the social and armed conflict, conducting town hall meetings, the preparation of a national work stoppage and all in the idea of \u200b\u200bachieving a new and definitive independence. Later opposite the National Museum were several people holding a banner of the Colombian Federation of Workers of the Prison System and Prison denouncing privatization, militarization and new slavery policies of the prison, demanding respect for the civil service and job stability. Still people with banners of the Communist Party, the Alternative Democratic Pole and the Standing Committee for the Defense of Human Rights. Students follow the Civil Service College chanting slogans against the National Development Plan and then follow the Association of Peasant Workers of Valle del Cauca with a banner demanding "land reform and participatory democracy."
All this stretch of the march, then it goes to the city center across the street 24 to the south, is accompanied by the sound of a helicopter menacing dark green of the National Police. The east side of Seventh race to find a lot of people crowded the entrance to the Astor Plaza shopping center because they are watching the traveling exhibition of photographs from the memory of Carlos Castaño Tolima ("good", as he says not to confuse it with the known paramilitary). Later, between Calle 23 and 22, begin to sound the "explosive potatoes" of protesters (stones covered by phosphorus crash exploit each other causing a loud noise) mixed with the sound of grenades that police dispersal causing some alarm among the bystanders and protesters sector. The situation becomes more tense when there is an outbreak of clashes between riot police are stationed on either side of the 7 th at the height of Avenue 19, but it gets harder, as part of the march into two, when it arrives at Jiménez Avenue, where there is a clash with riot police cash that has four tanks and about 50 troops.
After this time, the progress of the group that stayed on the park resumed Santander encouraged by the touch of a set of drums and drummers. At the Plaza Simón Bolívar begin speeches by some leaders of the CUT and organizers of the march, along the distance of explosions that keep people nervous. Talk a representative of the pensioners of Colombia, who points out the need to target these struggles and protests like today and last April 7, against the government reform of Law 30 - to political goals such as a new constitution and the election of "a truly democratic government." At the moment you enter the Postal Workers Union, announcing the presence of Clara Lopez, president of the Democratic Pole, called the secretary general of the CGT to make use of the word. That sounds a "papa" that he was sent to the riot are next to the cathedral and the people on the platform called not to be provoked. CUT leaders say they want to confirm their independence from the government and point out the inappropriateness of the Treaty Free Trade Agreement (FTA) for Colombia and give a salute to the three million people affected by the recent rainy season. Other explosive sound and riot police throw tear gas starts requiring leave the square because the gases do not stop breathing.
A May Day marches with two walked a good part of the city against the government of Juan Manuel Santos to the FTA, the National Development Plan and the revision of Law 30 education to advance the process of privatization of public universities. The march called for unity, to continue the social mobilization and the preparation of a new national strike for the second half of this year. This call also showed solidarity with the struggles of other peoples, especially the Arab peoples of northern Africa. With a large participation of youth and limited involvement of the union sector.
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