This article by César Arellano García originally appeared in the December 14, 2025 edition of La Jornada, Mexico’s premier left wing daily newspaper.
Mexico City. The call from the self-proclaimed ‘Generation Z’ movement to participate today in the so-called National March of Silence for Peace failed to attract a significant number of people.
There were an average of 250 people on Paseo de la Reforma, according to members of the Mexico City police.
The participants departed from the Angel of Independence after 11 a.m., heading towards the Palace of Fine Arts. Iván Rejón, spokesperson for the organization, indicated that they would not reach the Zócalo, as the Historic Center has been under lockdown since yesterday by Mexico City authorities.
He reiterated that among the demands of the movement is the establishment of a dialogue table with the federal government and an end to the disappearances of people in the country.
During their silent march, the protesters carried Mexican flags and even a banner with the image of the Virgin Mary. They also displayed signs with slogans against the federal government.
“What people are demanding is the ability to be represented and to raise their voices. The government has closed spaces; we understand the argument of protection, but it is failing to listen to those it least considers,” added Iván Rejón.
Passing the Senate of the Republic, the silence of the protest was broken for a few minutes, when the demonstrators, mostly adults, began to shout “Out with Morena, out with Morena!”
During the journey, a few people watched from the sidewalks, taking photos and videos with their cell phones, but they did not join the march.
Members of the self-proclaimed ‘Generation Z’ movement arrived at the corner of Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas and Avenida 5 de Mayo, where they continued their protest. This main thoroughfare was already closed before they arrived.
However, the decision not to continue to the Zócalo in the capital due to the installation of a Christmas market generated division with people of other generations, especially older adults who accompanied them during the journey, who insisted on continuing forward, as some young people with their faces covered and dressed in black, asked people to walk to the main square of the city.
At the height of Avenida Juárez, the protesters made a stop where Iván Rejón spoke again.
He reiterated that the issues “that pain Mexico” are the crisis of disappearances. “We’re talking about a cancer that has been going on for more than 21 years… we are all tired of it, young people, adults, the elderly, and children alike. We are all victims of the violence in Mexico, and despite the changes and transformations, everything remains practically the same. For us, it is very important to carry out civic representation.”
He indicated that although the march did not attract as many people as the one on November 15, “on social media we are more than 3,000 on Facebook and in Mexico we are 130 million people who are tired of knowing that at any moment we can suffer violence.”
“We are against the government celebrating that there is a transformation; we are not against any political party directly. We are against the inefficiency, the lack of response from the authorities to provide a decisive solution to the crisis that exists and that we continue to experience. That is why we must raise our voices and represent all those who are missing,” he added.
Around 50 people continued demonstrating on Eje Central Avenue, next to the Palace of Fine Arts, and left around 2 p.m.
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