National strike October 21: Marches in Cali, Medellín and Bucaramanga today – Other Cities – Colombia



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At this time, several cities in the country participate in the national strike summoned for this October 21 that has the participation of labor unions, the teachers’ union and other social groups.

In the main cities of the national territory mobilizations were called from 9 am

Marches in Villavicencio

Mobilization in Villavicencio.

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Nelson Ardila Arias

In Villavicencio, the mobilization began on Circunvalar avenue from the roundabout at the junction of the road to Puerto López. In the mobilization, the workers’ centrals go to the center of the city.

In Mesetas (Meta) the funeral of Juan de Jesús Monroy, better known as Albeiro Suárez, takes place, at the end of which the members of the Farc party will go to Villavicencio and then to Bogotá, to protest the death of its members and breaches of the Havana agreement.

National strike in Meta

At the end of the funeral of Juan de Jesús Monroy, better known as Albeiro Suárez, in Mesetas, Meta, the members of the FARC party will go to Villavicencio and then to Bogotá.

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Courtesy: Luz Marina Giraldo.

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In the capital of Antioquia, the Central Unitaria de Trabajadores (CUT) defined two starting points from where the mobilization began in the city, one from the Parque de las Luces (in the center of the city) and the other from the Parque de El Poblado.

Since this morning, a Unified Command Post has been installed in Medellín that will operate extensively in the Integrated Emergency and Security System until the time necessary to monitor the situation, in real time, with the help of all the system’s capacity. of video surveillance and more than 2,750 active cameras.

Unified Command Post in Medellín

Unified Command Post in Medellín

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Courtesy: Mayor’s Office of Medellín

On the other hand, the teachers attached to Adida make two caravans. One of them started at 9:00 am in the Puerta del Norte shopping center, in the municipality of Bello. The second left at the same time from the municipality of Caldas (south of the Aburrá valley).

All the demonstrations will culminate in the Parque de las Luces.

Marches in Medellín

In the central part of the El Poblado park, students do a theatrical performance about the peasant struggle.

Photo:

Jaiver Nieto. TIME

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Bucaramanga mobilizes

Around 9 in the morning, the mobilization also began in Bucaramanga, in the Puerta del Sol and Parque del Agua sector.

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According to the schedule of the day of protests, in Bucaramanga they will travel by Carrera 27 and Calle 36, so road congestion is expected in the city center.

Marches in Bucaramanga

Protesters gather in the Puerta del Sol sector in Bucaramanga, they will take Carrera 27 and go down Calle 36 to the center of the city.

Mobilization of teachers in Barranquilla

From 8:00 am this Wednesday the mobilizations began in Barranquilla by teachers who demand from the National Government more resources for official education.

In the middle of harangues, and with banners, the march advances at this time from the north to the center of Barranquilla. People keep their distance and wear masks.

Authorities report complete normality. Another mobilization is advancing from the south of the city that will also reach the city center around noon.

National Strike in Barranquilla

The arrival of teachers from all departments of the Colombian Caribbean is expected.

Photo:

Vanexa Romero. TIME

The marches have two proposed routes. A group of Joe Arroyo Park left from the north, they will go down Carrera 46 to reach Paseo Bolívar.

The second left from the Inem school, on 30th Street, and will also reach Paseo Bolívar, in the center of this city where the Mayor’s Office of Barranquilla is located.

The District Government Secretary, Clemente Fajardo, assured that there is a unified command post where there will be representatives of the Police, CGT and the CUT, in addition to
officials from the different dependencies of the Barranquilla mayoralty, Transmetro, the Ombudsman’s Office and Personería.

As the march progresses, the harangues against the National Government increase. Union, civil and ordinary organizations continue to join the mobilization of teachers.

Authorities do not report any type of disturbance of order at this time

Marches in Barranquilla

In the midst of harangues, and with banners, the march is now advancing from the north to the center of Barranquilla.

Photo:

Vanexa Romero. TIME

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Mobilization and torch march in Cali

The concentration of the teachers in Cali was slow to start because of the rain. Delegations from Nariño, Cauca and the Eje Cafetero joined the mobilization in Cali.

The march started at 9:00 am from the La Estación roundabout, north of the city, and up to the Gobernación del Valle. They will concentrate after 1 pm on a Concert for Life in the Pan-American Park.

At 5 pm there will be a torch march to the Boulevard del Río Cali. Grs

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