Overview

• Established in 2007 after the 2006 Ecos crash that killed nine students, a teacher and two others, the date is observed with talks, school ceremonies and awareness events across the country.
• This year's solidarity show at La Trastienda is sold out, with donations accepted via the Conduciendo a Conciencia website and QR to support food for children in northern communities.
• Conduciendo a Conciencia reports greater needs at the rural schools it supports in Chaco, Salta, Jujuy and Santiago del Estero, providing basics, supplies and infrastructure such as water and solar panels.
• Founder Diego Molina criticizes a retreat in state road-safety policy, saying the national agency is “completely devastated” with no observatory, reduced route controls and poor maintenance.
• The main judicial outcome remains a 2018 ruling confirming a suspended three-year sentence for bus driver Oscar Atamañuk for aggravated culpable homicide.