The mothers of the Plaza de Mayo became famous throughout the world in the 1970's. They are still famous today because they refused to forget. More than two decades have passed since their loved ones disappeared in what is now called Argentina's "Dirty War". When someone disappeared during those dark days in Argentina, it almost always meant that they had been killed.

The National Vigil Project

Vigils have changed history. The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo met each week carrying photos of their missing children and loved ones. They wore white scarves and stood quiet and dignified. Once a month they would march noisily in the streets, always with the hope that it would bring their children home again-if they were still alive.

The simple but dramatic demonstration is historically credited with having forced Argentina's brutal military regime from power.

The November Coalition Drug Law Vigils are inspired by the Argentine Mothers of the Disappeared. Our continuing presence in U.S. cities and towns, is keeping before the public eye, our imprisoned loved-ones, and the daily injustice of the war on drugs.

The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo did this extraordinarily simple demonstration not knowing if their children were dead or alive. We know where are loved ones are, and we know that within the half-life of prison walls and razor wire, they are alive. Won't you join us to protest this mass imprisonment of nonviolent people?

To learn more about conducting vigils in your community visit the November Coalition website National Vigil Project pages.

Visit our Ordering Supplies page to find banners, t-shirts, laminated posters and everything you need to make your regular vigil dramatic, and professional.