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The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo is a group of women in Argentina who began meeting in 1977 to demand justice for their 'disappeared' children during a military dictatorship. They have been marching every Thursday since, wearing white scarves with their children's names. Additionally, the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo seek to find their grandchildren, with notable figures like Estela de Carlotto leading efforts to recover identities.

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24th March Tasks

The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo is a group of women in Argentina who began meeting in 1977 to demand justice for their 'disappeared' children during a military dictatorship. They have been marching every Thursday since, wearing white scarves with their children's names. Additionally, the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo seek to find their grandchildren, with notable figures like Estela de Carlotto leading efforts to recover identities.

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24th March: The Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice

1) Read the text:

The Mothers of the Plaza the Mayo (“Las Madres de Plaza de Mayo” in Spanish) is a group of women who
started meeting in the main square of Buenos Aires, capital city of Argentina, to claim for their “disappeared”
children. Their first meeting took place in April 1977.
At that time, there was a military dictatorship ruling the country. It was forbidden for more than two people to
be together, so The Mothers marched around a pyramid in the square. They identified among themselves
wearing white scarves on their heads with their children's names embroidered.
Their claim became visible to the world in 1978, when Argentina hosted the FIFA Football World Cup. Foreign
reporters interviewed them. The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo have walked every Thursday since that first
meeting.
2) Answer True or False. Correct the false sentences:

a) The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo meet in an office.


b) They claim for their “lost” children.
c) There was a queen ruling Argentina.
d) They wear white hats.
e) They walk every Thursday in Plaza de Mayo.
3) Read the text:
At the same time The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo began to march, other women were looking not also for
their children but also for their grandchildren. Their daughters were pregnant the last time they saw them, so
they wanted to know where their grandchildren were. They became known as Grandmothers of the Plaza de
Mayo (“Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo” in Spanish). Estela de Carlotto, a former school director, is one of the
founders and president of the civil association. Her grandson, Ignacio Guido Montoya Carlotto, was the 114 th
grandchild recovered in 2015 after 36 years of search.

4) Answer the following questions:

a) Did you know about The Mothers and Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo?
b) What have you learned after reading the texts?
c) What information called your attention?
d) What do you think about knowing your true identity and your family history?
e) Do you know any other country with “dissapeared children”?

5) Circle the verbs in the past tense from the text

6) Write a phrase and make a drawing

Did you know that...


# the first white scarves were the dissapeared children’s diapers?
# 138 grandchildren have recovered their identity and met their families?
# the robbery of babies between 1976 and 1983 is considered a crime against humanity
# a recovered grandchild met also his mother alive at the age of 38?

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