They remember the legacy of Álvarez Garín, a central figure of the Committee 68

Jared Laureles and Jessica Xantomila

The newspaper La Jornada
Saturday, August 10, 2024, p. 4

In a heartfelt tribute, family members, friends and colleagues of Committee 68 remembered Raúl Álvarez Garín, one of the most emblematic figures of the student movement, on the 83rd anniversary of his birth and whose work in social struggles was highlighted.

In the former temple of Corpus Christi, in the Historic Center, his sister, Tania Álvarez Garín, recalled how since his youth Raúl showed interest in social movements, after high school He started a group with other colleagues to support, for example, the railway workers’ strike..

That runs in the family: My parents were always left-wing people and very militant; you absorb all that at home and the family conversation was always about the situation in the world, about Mexico.he assured in front of colleagues such as Félix Hernández Gamundi and Ana Ignacia Rodríguez, The Nacha.

Tania also highlighted that in addition to all these qualities, her brother was very affectionate, supportive and enjoyed life. He always had a clear idea of ​​what was happening and was a pillar that you turned to to try to understand the situation in the country.said.

As part of the tribute, Santiago Álvarez Campa, the writer’s son and left-wing activist, performed baroque music with his group. A photography exhibition was inaugurated afterwards.

There, The Nacha, survivor of the student massacre in Tlatelolco, said that thanks to Raúl he joined the ranks of Committee 68.

She said that she is currently working on a project to rescue the memory of the former Santa Martha Acatitla women’s prison in the Iztapalapa municipality, where she was imprisoned. Let it remain as a legacy that the women of 68 should never have been in a prison of that type.external.

In turn, Félix Hernández Gamundi recalled the reflections made by Álvarez Garín regarding how essential it was, since that time, to have a comprehensive reform of the justice model in view of the difficulties for to file genocide claims for the Tlatelolco massacres.