Plaza de Mayo and the ‘Pink House”

The Pink House is the Argentine equivalent to the White House in the United States. It was globally popularized by the speeches that Eva Peron delivered from her second floor balcony to thousands of Argentine supporters (“Don’t cry for me Argentina” -Madonna). The Plaza de Mayo lies in front of the Pink House lawn. Every Thursday at 3pm a group of women named the “Madres de la Plaza de Mayo” have a demonstration in protest of the Dirty War - it is a very moving experience.

During the Dirty War, government forces and death squads worked hand in hand with South American dictatorships to silence their opposition. Throughout the span of the Dirty War (1976 – 1983) nearly 30,000 people mysteriously "disappeared.” An Argentine court has since condemned the government's crimes as crimes against humanity and been classified as a genocide. However, not a single person has stood trail for the atrocities.