May-Square Mothers� flag (Argentina) (original) (raw)

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Madres de Plaza de Mayo

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[ [May-Square Mothers� flag] ](../images/a/ar}may.gif)
image by Jorge Candeias, 5 Feb 2005

Presentation

Known as �Mothers of the _Plaza de Mayo_�, who during and after the military regime were daily demonstrating there about the fate of their missing children and relatives. Certainly during the military regime they were a very courageous group, inspiring similar movements elsewhere in the world.
Jarig Bakker, 22 Dec 2001

The Madres de la Plaza de Mayo movement is a women's Argentine movement that aims at finding our what happened to the people that disappeared during the years of military dictatorship in the country and at sending the people responsible for the disappearings to the justice.
Jorge Candeias, 5 Feb 2005

The headkerchief is the symbol of the group because the mothers have worn it during their meetings in the_Plaza de Mayo_. It was first used in a meeting in Luj�n in 1977 as a way to recognize themselves in the crowd. Then it became their symbol.
Carlos S�nchez, 23 Oct 2007

About the flag

The flag is marine blue with a [drawing of a] white cloth folded and tied in order to cover the head. There is a white border all around the flag. There are words in white characters too over the marine blue background. [See a photo].
Santiago Taz�n, 22 Dec 2001

The white words in the flag are the name of the group above the headkerchief: Asociaci�n Madres de Plaza de Mayo that means Association of May-Square Mothers, and the expression and motto of the group that is "�Ni un paso atr�s!" that means "Not even a step backwards!" below.
Carlos S�nchez, 23 Oct 2007

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Photo of a May Square Mothers flag (at the website www.artesanosdelomas.com.ar)

reported by Carlos S�nchez, 23 Oct 2007

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