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...went "El Grito de Dolores," shouted by Mexican Consul General Hector Vasconcelos '68 in front of a crowd of more than 1,000 that erupted in cheers after each declaration. After the final cry, the red, white and green of the Mexican flag were hoisted up for all to salute, and the sound of the Mexican National Anthem filled the room...
Enthusiastic students and area residents packed the Mexican Independence Day Celebration, held Sept. 15 at MIT's Johnson Athletic Center. The annual event was organized by the Mexican student associations of MIT, Harvard, the Berklee College of Music and Boston University, with support from the Mexican consulate in Boston...
According to Vasconcelos, who has participated in the event for the past three years, this festival mirrors one held in Mexico City on the same date in commemoration of the first call for Mexican Independence launched by Miguel Hidalgo...
...same thing is done by the President in Mexico City, in every state capital in Mexico, and in every Mexican embassy and consulate around the world," he says. "The same 'Grito de Dolores' is shouted by the President, the mayor of every town and the Mexican diplomats...
While many claim that they care about labor issues, I am the only candidate who was selected by the AFL-CIO to investigate the impact of so-called "maquiladores"--cross-border factories set up by American corporations to exploit low-cost Mexican labor and lax environmental enforcement. I am also the only candidate in the race who has officially refused to take money from political action committees...