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By Alejandro Meléndez Ortiz , Photojournalist Words by Al Giordano June 12, 2012: From Narco News (see site for more pics) See background article by Ela Stapley “Hay luz, se ve una luz Relámpagos que caen para alumbrar... Hay voz, se oye una voz Por las calles sin parar...” It was at 10:30 in the morning at the Monument to the Revolution that an artists’ contingent began rehearsing its song and performance for the day’s march. The lyrics were painted on sheets: “There is light, a light is seen/Lightning that falls to illuminate... There is voice, a voice is heard/Along the streets that does not stop.” A half-dozen drummers and twice as many singers worked through the rhythms and the harmonies. These lyrics don’t show up on any Internet search, so I presume they are original. But this was no “Occupy Wall Street drum circle.” The key word being, rehearsal! The idea was not to have an inward-looking “experience” but, rather, to use the drumsticks and the voices to call attention to a message: That this generation will not accept the imposition by the mass media of the return of a detested regime. On Sunday, June 10, a multitude converged on Mexico City for the march against presidential candidate Enrique Peña Nieto and the media companies that are trying to impose him in the upcoming July 1 election. There is already a polemic over the Narco News report on Monday that estimates the crowd size at around 350,000 (the official police estimate was 90,000). However many people were there, we’d like our readers to be able to see it with your own eyes. More importantly than numbers, we’d like to share the quality of these folks and the clarity of their message. And in the best hour, our colleague and friend Alejandro Meléndez Ortiz, freelance photojournalist for Notimex and other agencies, came forward with these photos that we share with you today.