Viewfinder: Demonstrators Protest Government Austerity With Pop-Up Soup Kitchens in Argentina

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Volunteers prepare a free meal at a soup kitchen along 9 de Julio Avenue in Buenos Aires, backdropped by a portrait of Eva Peron on the wall of the Social Development and Health Ministry building, on September 12th, 2018, during a protest against the government of Argentine President Mauricio Macri. Argentinian social organizations are demanding the declaration of a food emergency amid a financial crisis that has increased in recent months. On Wednesday, demonstrators gave away food rations as a means of protesting the government.

Volunteers prepare a free meal at a soup kitchen along 9 de Julio Avenue in Buenos Aires, backdropped by a portrait of Eva Peron on the wall of the Social Development and Health Ministry building, on September 12th, 2018, during a protest against the government of Argentine President Mauricio Macri. Argentinian social organizations are demanding the declaration of a food emergency amid a financial crisis that has increased in recent months. On Wednesday, demonstrators gave away food rations as a means of protesting the government.

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