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The Trotsky Museum, in Coyoacán (part
of Mexico City), has announced an ambitious expansion program. Plans
are to restore and enlarge the museum, including the house and garden
where Leon Trotsky spent the last period of his life, and add other
facilities for an archive library for research, bookshop, cinema and
art space, cafeteria, etc.
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On Aug. 20, the International Friends
of the Leon Trotsky Museum will be launched at the Foro Coyoacanense,
Hugo Argüelles, Calle Allende No. 36, in Coyoacán. This event will be
part of a three-day series of activities, Aug. 19-21, marking the 70th
anniversary of the assassination of Leon Trotsky and the 35th
anniversary of the opening of the museum.
On Aug. 19 and Aug. 20 (until 2 p.m.),
a conference on “Socialism, Democracy and Dissident Movements” will be
held in the museum’s auditorium. There will be presentations by Mexican
and international speakers, including from the U.S.
Finally, on Aug. 21, there will be a
laying of a wreath on the tombstones of Leon Trotsky and Natalia
Sedova, with a presentation by Trotsky’s grandson, Esteban Volkov.
Supporters are urged to donate to the
Museum preservation/renovation fund, to join the International Friends
of the Leon Trotsky Museum, and to attend the events in Coyoacán.
Please send checks, payable to Global Exchange (write “Trotsky Museum”
on memo line of your check), to International Friends of the Leon
Trotsky Museum, P.O. Box 40009, San Francisco, CA 94140. Info:
gall.museotrotsky@gmail.com.
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