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Caracas, Oct 12 (EFE).-The celebration that was supposed to commemorate the "indigenous resistance" in Caracas was turned Tuesday into an electoral campaign ahead of Venezuela’s regional and local elections on Nov 21. "Let my people vote for Carmen Meléndez," was how the lyrics of the song played during the celebration went, while the official candidate for Mayor of Caracas, Carmen Meléndez, and her supporters of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) celebrated the pre-electoral event, claiming to promote the recognization of minority ethnic groups. (Camera: IVAN CARDENAS). SHOT LIST: PEOPLE JOIN THE CELEBRATION OF THE INDIGENOUS RESISTANCE IN CARACAS, VENEZUELA.
Thousands of workers' union members hold placards as they march in Buenos Aires to mark International Workers' Day. IMAGES TO COMPLETE VIDI34QL6EW_EN
Supporters of Sri Lanka's Marxist-Leninist "People's Liberation Front" party hold a rally to mark May Day in Colombo. May Day, which is also known as Labour Day or International Workers' Day, is marked across the world by protests and demonstrations demanding fair pay and better conditions for workers. IMAGES
Quito, Oct 12 (EFE).- The indigenous community of Ecuador commemorated Tuesday its "Day of Resistance" with a staging at the House of Ecuadorian Culture in Quito, reiterating the economic and social demands of the community to the president, Guillermo Lasso."The president has not taken any single step" to solve social problems, said Leónidas Iza, president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) at the ceremony. (Camera: JUAN FRANCISCO CHAVEZ). SHOT LIST: THE CEREMONY TO COMMEMORATE THE DAY OF RESISTANCE OF ECUADOR AT THE HOUSE OF ECUADORIAN CULTURE, IN QUITO, ECUADOR.
Mexico City, Oct 12 (EFE).- A group of people protested Tuesday outside the Spanish embassy in Mexico City against the commemoration of the Spanish conquest of the Americas.While President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's government has put the emphasis on "indigenous resistance" as it marks this year's quincentennial of the Spanish conquest, the original peoples continue to struggle against what they describe as neglect and marginalization by the present-day Mexican state. (Camera: ULISES ANDRADE). SHOT LIST: A GROUP OF PEOPLE PROTEST OUTSIDE THE SPANISH EMBASSY IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO,