Tag Archives: Chile

Chilean Presidential Primary Results are In

Posted on June 30, 2013 by

Chileans voted in the presidential primaries for the November 2013 elections, and the results are in. For the Nueva Mayoría (New Majority, a coalition of left and center-left parties): Michelle Bachelet Jeria (PS – Socialist Party)  73.05% (WINNER) Andrés Velasco … Continue reading →

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Chilean Parent’s Letter to a Teacher Shows why a Change in Mentality, not just the System, is Needed

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

A letter from a parent to a schoolteacher from October 15, 2012, has been making waves in the news and on the internet in Chile. It sounds identical to the ignorant remarks thrown at educators in the U.S. as they … Continue reading →

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Are Chileans Happy about Michelle Bachelet’s Return?

Posted on March 17, 2013 by

Friday evening, Michelle Bachelet, former President of Chile and head of UN Women, announced that she would be returning to her home country for “personal reasons” after Holy Week. As Chile’s Presidential elections loom, most speculate she will soon announce … Continue reading →

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History vs. Fiction? Gael vs. Chile? Memory Struggles over the Film “No”

Posted on February 10, 2013 by

As an historian, I’m never all that surprised when fictional films don’t live up to historical reality. So I wasn’t shocked when the film No, which tells a story about the media side of the No campaign in the 1988 … Continue reading →

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Two September 11ths

Posted on September 11, 2012 by

Being in Chile for September 11th, especially this year, is moving. On a personal note, I am conducting research for my dissertation, which investigates how political prisoners and their families rebuilt their lives in the aftermath of the political violence … Continue reading →

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Neo-Nazi Training and Destruction of Jewish Tombs Denounced in Chile

Posted on July 19, 2012 by

Yesterday, Movilh (the Chilean Movement for Homosexual Integration and Liberation) denounced before the National Intelligence Agency (ANI) that a group of “neo-Nazi sympathizers” in Chile are receiving paramilitary training and attempted to damage some Jewish tombs. Photos of the activities, … Continue reading →

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LGBT Domestic Partnerships in Chile: Closer to Equality, or Separate but Equal?

Posted on July 17, 2012 by

This has been an important year for LGBT rights in Chile, albeit marred by tragedy. The violent murder of 24-year-old Daniel Zamudio catalyzed the passing of the Anti-Discrimination Law, which had been stuck in Congress for eight years. Today, when … Continue reading →

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80,000 March for LGBT Equality in Santiago, Chile

Posted on June 24, 2012 by

Over 80,000 people took to the streets in Chile’s Marcha por la Igualdad y los Derechos Humanos de la Diversidad Sexual (March for Equality and Human Rights for Sexual Diversity) this past Saturday, June 23. That impressive number ranks between … Continue reading →

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100,000 Students March in Chile’s Second (and largest) Protest of the Year

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

Yesterday, Wedensday, May 16, 100,000 students and supporters marched in Santiago in the protest organized by the Confederation of University Students of Chile (Confech). Confech spokesperson  and president of the Student Federation of the Universidad de Chile (FECh) Gabriel Boric … Continue reading →

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Student Protests and Pinochet’s Will: Public and Private Memory of Neoliberalism

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

On Wednesday, April 25, two important and interrelated events occurred in Chile: the former dictator Augusto Pinochet Ugarte’s revised last will and testament was opened, and around 60,000 students marched in protest of the economical and social disadvantages ingrained in … Continue reading →

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