October 27, 2022, 10:15 PM
October 27, 2022, 10:15 PM
This Thursday night a massive neighborhood march went through Santos Dumont Avenue. They made the journey from the 8th to the 5th ring carrying torches. Together, they demanded with torch in hand the completion of the Population and Housing Census in 2023.
The Santos Dumont area has become in recent days a place of confrontation between those who support the indefinite strike and those who reject the protest measure.
On the walk, families, youth, children also marched with Santa Cruz flags and banners calling for the repeal of decree 4760 which postpones the census survey until 2024. The signs of civility were recurrent during the progress of the march.
After fervently singing the Santa Cruz hymn, the former president of the Cruceño Civic Committee, Herland Vaca Díez, took the floor and affirmed that Santa Cruz is facing a historic challenge for the country.
He anticipated that “very difficult days are coming”, and encouraged those present to prepare for any future circumstances. He appealed to Santa Cruz history, a story full of heroic, tragic and painful passages for everything they have achieved in the past.
“Cruceños are happy, modest, but everyone who lives in Santa Cruz has to love it at this time. Only those who love, those who are grateful will be able to defend it.” said the doctor.
The representatives of the various roundabouts found on Santos Dumont Avenue reported police abuse committed against the residents who fulfill the indefinite strike. In unison, they called all the neighbors so as not to faint in the fight.
Citizens return to the streets at night
The nights in Santa Cruz show a lot of people dumped in the roundabouts, main avenues and streets, complying with the indefinite strike.
While the measure is being carried out, some citizens take the opportunity to share with their neighbors a dinner in the common pots. They are ways of creating bonds of brotherhood in the midst of the Census request.
A large number of neighbors participated in the march with torches. Photo: Ipa Ibáñez
Neighbors share common pots in roundabouts and streets
