Ayotzinapa

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<p>Although the small town of Ayotzinapa is thousands of miles away from San Diego, residents of the county must be aware and support the cause of the 43 dissapeared Mexican students’ families, according to a local activist.</p>

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<p>Aunque el pequeño pueblo de Ayotzinapa está a miles de millas de distancia de San Diego, los residentes del condado deben ser conscientes y apoyar la causa de los familiares de los 43 estudiantes mexicanos desaparecidos, según una activista local.</p>

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The ties that bind

Commentary:
By Enrique C. Ochoa and Gilda L. Ochoa

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<strong>Frontera NorteSur</strong></p>
<p>Downtown Ciudad Juarez includes a visual landscape of ubiquitous painted black crosses on pink background, faded posters of missing persons and street art that protests femicide. In November 2014 new faces stare out from fresh posters displayed on the streets.</p>
<p>“They were taken alive, we want them returned alive,” demands a poster near the corner of Avenida Juarez and Avenida 16 de Septiembre.</p>