Mexican civil society groups are coordinating nationwide actions May 5 to 8, including a march from Cuernavaca to Mexico City. The theme for the May 5-8 actions is “Estamos hasta la madre. Alto a la guerra. Por un México justo y en paz,” or “Fed up! Stop the war! For a just and peaceful Mexico.”

In an open letter to Mexico, Sicilia said: "We're fed up with you politicians ... because in your fight for power you have torn apart the fabric of the nation... Because amid this poorly conceived, poorly executed, poorly led war, this war that has put the country in a state of emergency, you have been unable to forge the consensus the nation needs to find unity... As for you, the criminals, we're fed up with your violence, with your loss of honor, your cruelty and your senselessness."

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Javier Sicilia, the Mexican poet whose son was murdered in March, has joined with leaders of other civic society organizations in calling for a silent march that will begin May 5 and finish May 8 at the zócalo, the main plaza, in Mexico City. Marchers from Sicilia's city of Cuernavaca will be joined by contingents from Ciudad Juárez, the state of Mexico, Mexico City, Guerrero, Puebla and Tlaxcala. At the moment there are 38 mobilizations set to take place in different cities throughout the count

These actions build on those of April 6, when 25,000 people marched for peace in Cuernavaca – the largest in the history of Morelos (the state where Cuernavaca is located); similar actions took place elsewhere in Mexico and at Mexican embassies abroad.

The DTOs are not considered terrorist organisations; however they certainly do imitate aspects of those who are considered terrorist cells, from their structure to their violence. Calderon is not going after these organisations because they attacked him first, but rather going all-out believing that he can take them down with a military approach.