[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/37756515[/vimeo] In the year 1970; a group of men marching. One youth looks at the camera, raising his fist; others join him lifting a banner that reads ‘VOP’ (Vanguardia Organizada del Pueblo, ‘Organized Vanguard of the People’). We undertake a journey into the events of the past, reconstructing the history […]
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September 11th was the day that, in 1973, the commander-in-chief of the Chilean army Augusto Pinochet took power over the democratically elected president Allende. Pinochet killed and tortured thousands in his dictatorial rule, until 1990. On the same day, in 1998, anarchist Claudia López was shot dead by cops of […]
On April 25th the demonstration called by the Confederation of Students of Chile (CONFECH) ended with 69 arrests in Santiago alone. Several students were injured by pellet rifles. Apart from the use of anti-riot shotguns, the march was marked by arsons on public safety booths, among other actions. In Valparaíso, a […]
On Tuesday afternoon, August 23rd, heavy police forces raided TIAO squat (Independent Arts and Crafts Workshop) located at Yungay Street in Valparaíso. TIAO squat has been a hub for autonomous and self-organized projects for the last five years. Cops fully armed broke the metal doors and the windows and invaded […]