The Power of Words: Argentina Writes Back

Responses Written at the Exhibit in Argentina

Year 2017

My name is Clara and I’m ten years old and every day I learn about the struggle of the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo and the people who fought together with then to find the missing grandchildren

Thank you! We keep fighting and supporting the Grandmothers!

To all of you who had words of love, courage and hope for the Abuelas in those dark, sad times... THANK YOU, MERCI, GRACIAS. In human togetherness…

Thanks for your contributions of so many years. Memory is built collectively, in each letter and message from you to our struggle.

TO THE KIDS AT OUR LADY OF FATIMA SCHOOL: THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORDS SENT TO OUR DEAR ESTELA. THANKS TO YOUR STRUGGLE AND THAT OF THE GRANDMOTHERS, GUIDO IS HOME. PAULA  

The struggle continues until we recover the last “Grandchild”. We are all Grandmothers!

It’s a struggle which unites us all, it doesn’t have borders. The struggle that unites us even more and makes us more sensitive to it. Alejandro  UNPAZ 30/8/17

Thank you for being the voice of those mothers that were not being heard! We continue the struggle in the search for those children who have not been found.

THANK YOU FOR THE MORAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TOWARDS THE GRANDMOTHERS AND MOTHERS DURING THE SADDEST EVENTS TO TAKE PLACE IN ARGENTINA. IN THE HOPE OF UNIFYING NATIONS. REGARDS FROM A DISTANCE

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SOLIDARITY, YOU HAVE A FRIEND IN ARGENTINA!

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THE SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH SHOULD BE THE ONLY FLAG THAT HUMANS SHOULD RAISE.

Luis Pucci

MEMORY, TRUTH AND JUSTICE. NEITHER FORGETFULNESS (OBLIVION) NOR PARDON

Thank you!! For the support on those hard years.

Thank you for being with us in the past and for being with us in the worst times in our country. Miriam 24/8/17

A heartfelt hug for so much active solidarity from the Canadian People, that contributed to stop a genocide, and recovery of the grandchildren.

Alberto Riguez 24/8/2017

You were a great support for our families. A big hug to all Lorena Battistiol  24/8/17

(GRANDAUGHTER OF A GRANDMOTHER OF MAY SQUARE)

To that child, who showed such sensitivity being so young, goes all my appreciation and respect. From a free man to another free man!! UNPAZ (Jose C. Paz University) Walter 21/09/17

Dear brothers and sisters, it’s very nice to know that we have brothers in the world even when we don’t know them personally. Thank you from our hearts for your love and support. I hope my country could act in the same way that you did for us. Hugs!

Camila Newton
(26 yr-old)

THE GRANDMOTHERS ARE NOT ALONE, WE ARE ALL THEIR GRANDCHILDREN AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE SILENCED! DON’T GIVE UP GRANNY!!

Dear Canada: here from UNPAZ {University of Jose C. Paz], huge hugs. I would like to tell that we continue fighting for human rights, today more than ever!

Yamina

To all, thanks for your show of love and respect towards our grandmothers, here we continue the struggle together with them. A strong embrace to you from your sister.

 Mercedes

NEITHER  FORGETFULNESS (OBLIVION) NOR PARDON - MEMORY TRUTH AND JUSTICE 

UNDAV (University of Avellaneda) – TOURISM

MANY THANKS FOR ALL YOU DID! I HOPE YOU KNOW HOW MUCH YOU HELPED THE GRANDMOTHERS AND ALL THE ARGENTINEAN PEOPLE!

A HEARTFELT HUGE HUG

Thank you for the empathy and for being a part of this history that is such a big part of us!

SAVING ONE LIFE IS SAVING THE WORLD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SOLIDARITY

Huge thanks for the solidarity of those years and for rememorating those actions at this particular moment

Thank you!! For so much love for our Grandmothers. Alicia 24/8/17

An excellent job at making known, after so many years, a part of this sad history, but that has taught us lots! Thanks Canada

Thank you for accompanying the grandmothers in the hardest times!

Thank you for showing that human rights are the business of any country, that we can all contribute, get interested, take responsibility and more to the point, show solidarity and commitment! W. Ximenez  

Canadian brothers and sisters, thank you for your huge show of international solidarity (as much needed today as yesterday) that reminds us that history is one, and that there are no borders that can divide us. Brotherly embraces, Nicolas

Thank you for the solidarity of a fraternal people. For those asking whether their letters helped, today are more than needed: “For the return of Santiago Maldonado alive” The struggle continues! Sofia

I am thankful for your words of solace on such a painful moment like the one that we lived through. Even if today we have recovered, we continue in the struggle to recover those little ones that were missing at the time, but thanks for your strength!

Greetings

Lorena

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Thank you for so much LOVE and the collective strength that moves and builds our country.

Hi, after so many years I write to you to thank you for the support to the GRANDMOTHERS’ struggle.

Thank you for helping so that truth could be known.

Marta Oleda

07/09/17

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