The Emergency Brake

Abstract

The No Más Sangre movement of 2011 and the Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity (MPJD) were watersheds in the process of organizing citizen discontent in Mexico. The MPJD sought unity and collective action from a diverse coalition of political actors, social organizations, and victims of violence who were excluded from the current party political regime. The MPJD sponsored public marches, peace caravans, and dialogues with government officials. Despite its enormous accomplishments, the MPJD failed to stop the violence and began to lose support. With its failure, self-defense and community police groups flourished across Mexico.