#Chile 20110905 - students #protests - video - #education #privatization- oAnth. "[...]The Neoliberal Education System in Chile For the last 30 years, the pri..." The Neoliberal Education System in Chile For the last 30 years, the principal function of the Chilean educational system has been to expand the accumulation of capital.
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This has been done through the deepening of the educational model first developed by the dictatorial regime of Augusto Pinochet, a task the post-Pinochet governments of La Concertacion were happy to carry out. Central to this model was the transfer of fiscal responsibility for elementary and secondary education to the municipal level, while providing subsidies to private schools. Student Movement Rocks Chile. Student Movement Rocks Chile. The Chilean Winter and Return of Student Activism. The Chilean Winter and Return of Student Activism.
Chile riot police clash with student protesters. Chile riot police clash with student protesters. Violence erupted on the streets of Chile's capital and other cities as tens of thousands of students staged another protest demanding changes in public education.
Masked demonstrators burned cars and barricades, looted shops and threw furniture at police in Santiago on Tuesday. Some attacked an apartment building, throwing rocks and breaking windows. Riot police used tear gas and tanks with water cannons to push them back. By nightfall, at least 273 protesters were detained, including 73 in Santiago, and 23 police officers were injured, said Rodrigo Ubilla, a deputy interior minister. Five days after a banned march ended in nearly 900 arrests, students and teachers marched peacefully in Santiago and elsewhere in Chile on Tuesday, calling for the government to increase spending on schooling and provide "free and equal" public education. Digital Activism Daily: #Chile student protests, #LondonRiots, and free press in Togo. Digital Activism Daily: #Chile student protests, #LondonRiots, and free press in Togo. Why is Piñera's government so unpopular in Chile? Why is Piñera's government so unpopular in Chile?
A year ago, 33 Chilean miners were trapped in a mine in the north of the country.
Sixty-nine days later, they were rescued and the president of Chile, Sebastian Piñera, was rewarded with a record approval rating. Those days now seem like a distant memory. Piñera's stock has fallen, so much so that he has become the most unpopular president since 1990, when democracy was restored in Chile. According to the CEP (Centro de Estudios Públicos), only 26% of citizens approve of Piñera's government, while 53% reject his administration.
Piñera: A steady decline in popularity Rightwing Piñera took office in 2010, promising a new way of governing, but he has not been able to fulfil this commitment. This episode is a good example of the conflict of interest issues that Piñera has faced since his first day in office. Missed opportunities What the people want: same opportunities for all Recent demonstrations and protests have overshadowed his administration. #Chile (tag) at offene Ablage: nothing to hide. “She laughed, laughed and laughed while she waited for inter-provincial transportation.
Tiraque, Cochabamba”.Photo by Mijhail Calle for Humans of Bolivia, used with permission. Inspired by photographer Brandon Stanton's blog Humans of New York (HONY), professional and amateur photographers across the world have created blogs and Facebook pages where they collect images and stories of people from all walks of life –and Latin America has not been an exception. Stanton's idea has inspired Latin American photographers who want to showcase their country or city through portraits of its diverse people. This is a brief overview of some of the “Humans of…” projects in the region. Humans of Buenos Aires “Come and visit me whenever you want. Freelance photographer Jimena Mizrahi started Humans of Buenos Aires in May 2012, and her Facebook page has attracted over 11,000 likes. Her project also caught the attention of a city official, which resulted in the first Humans of Buenos Aires exhibition. Chile: State Security Law, Violence Deterrent or Repression?
On October 18, 2011, Chilean Interior Minister Rodrigo Hinzpeter invoked [es] the State Security Law to punish the persons responsible for the burning of a bus during protests convened by several of the country's unions to support the student movement.
According to the Minister himself, “this judicial action will be presented tomorrow, the reason is the behavior I hereby described, intercepting this public transportation bus, setting it on fire, terrorizing its passengers, is specifically considered in Letter C of the 6th article of the State Security Law”.
This article punishes those who “incite, promote or encourage” a standstill or damage the operation or prevent the access to public services [es] with a maximum conviction that may vary between five to ten years. Students protesting in Chile. Image by Sebastian Poch Velasco, The Stroboscope on Flickr (CC BY 2.0) Me van a perdonar, pero esto de invocar la Ley de Seguridad del Estado es como salir a matar un ratón con una bomba atómica.