On August 27, Mexico City's head of government, Clara Brugada, presented the keys to the capital to philosopher and activist Angela Davis in a ceremony at the Antiguo Palacio del Ayuntamiento. The recognition takes place during FILUNI 2026, the eighth edition of UNAM's book fair, held from August 25 to 30.
Davis is one of the most prominent voices in anti-racist and feminist struggles in the United States, an author and professor whose career has served as a bridge between her country's civil rights movements and Latin America. According to Excelsior, Brugada explained that the recognition highlights the activist's work against racism, discrimination, colonialism, and violence, and that it aims to send a message defending women's rights from the capital. For the Mexican-American community, the visit connects two worlds: the activist who shaped social movements in the north and a generation of readers in Mexico, the United States, and Canada who grew up with her books.
At the ceremony, Brugada described Davis as "an indispensable reference in the global struggle against racism, for feminism, and for human rights," according to El Universal. Days earlier, on August 26, Davis and academic Gina Dent presented at the Sala Miguel Covarrubias the book they co-authored on abolition and feminism, co-published by UNAM, in an event that drew hundreds of people. The head of government also announced that a Casa de las 3R will bear the activist's name in the Gustavo A. Madero borough, according to El Universal; this care center is part of the city's Public Care System.
The visit leaves the capital with a space bearing her name: the Casa de las 3R in Gustavo A. Madero, announced by Brugada for Friday, August 28. FILUNI 2026 closes on August 30 at UNAM, with Davis as one of the central guests of this edition.
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