Tag: Chile
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After the Social Explosion: An Interview with the Anarchist Federation of Santiago
In this interview with Black Rose/Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation (BRRN), members of the Santiago Anarchist Federation (FAS) in Chile offer a number of criticisms and alternative proposals to the constitutional assembly process. Members of the FAS also speak to the role played by both the left and institutional forces, as well as factors that have…
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Anarchist Federation of Santiago (Chile): Our Position on the Constitutional Plebiscite
Context and Introduction by Black Rose/Rosa Negra External Education CommitteeTranslation by Black Rose/Rosa Negra International Relations Committee Beginning in late 2019, millions of people began taking to the streets across Chile. Initially sparked by a student protest against public transit fare hikes, the mass demonstrations soon took on a popular character, with participants demanding redress…
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Statement: One Month Since the Popular Revolt in Chile
We present to you an analysis on the uprising that has been underway in Chile produced jointly by Black Rose/Rosa Negra (US), Solidaridad (Chile), and Acción Socialista Libertaria – ASL (Argentina). Versión en español abajo One Month Since the Start of the Popular Revolt in Chile: Feminist and Libertarian Communist Statement A Preface to October…
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A Feminist Movement to End Capitalism, Part II: Between the Feminist Wave and the Green Sea
Black Rose/Rosa Negra is a proud feminist organization. We take our political inspiration from the historical struggles of working class women, including those who carried out their work in the name of other movements or ideologies. While we value the feminisms that can be found in our own neighborhoods and workplaces, we also seek to…
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Feminism is Everywhere: Building a Multisectoral, Transversal Movement in Chile
By This Is Hell! Podcast Live from Santiago, organizer Bree Busk explores the rise of a multisectoral, transversal feminist movement in Chile – connecting the oppression of women, workers, migrants and indigenous people in Chilean society with the power of capitalism, patriarchy and the state, and linking social movements together in solidarity and shared struggle for liberation.…
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Lessons From Latin American Feminism – Video Presentation
Video presentation by Bree Busk and Romina Akemi discussing the global implications of the current upsurge of feminist activity in Latin America with a focus on Chile and Argentina.
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Chile’s Feminists Inspire a New Era of Social Struggle
Feminism has a deep history in Chile and the powerful organizing that has emerged over the last year provides a number of lessons to draw from
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The General Feminist Strike of Chile: March 8th, 2019 – UPDATE
As 2018 has been dubbed the “year of feminism” in Chile, organizers are now calling for a “General Feminist Strike” on March 8th, 2019. As part of the mobilization a massive Women In Struggle Conference (Encuentro Nacional de Mujeres que Luchan) is planned for this coming weekend, December 8-9th. The conference is expected to draw over…
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A Feminist Movement to End Capitalism, Part I
The first of a two part series on looking at anti-capitalist feminism in South America and with a wealth of concepts and analysis that we can draw from in the US. Part two will include the article in pamphlet form for download and distribution. See below for a glossary of terms. Versión Español A Feminist…