Anarchist Group Amsterdam and Joe’s Garage collective are organizing two events in Amsterdam in solidarity with protests in Chile.
Chile is one of the wealthiest and unequal countries in Latin America
at the same time. 1% of the population in Chile controls 26.5% of the
country’s wealth, while 50% of low-income households access 2.1%.
Despite
this fact, in October 2019 the Chilean government decided to increase
public transport fares by 4% ignoring its social significance. It led to
the protests and the biggest civil unrest having occurred in Chile
since the end of Augusto Pinochet’s military dictatorship. People’s
demands quickly grew from keeping public transport fares to more broad
anti-neoliberal claims. The government replied with Excessive use of
force. As of 26 October, 19 people have died, nearly 2,500 have been
injured, and 2,840 have been arrested. Human rights organizations have
received several reports of violations conducted against protesters,
including torture, sexual abuse, and rape. According to Amnesty
International, “the intention of the Chilean security forces is clear:
to injure demonstrators in order to discourage protest.”. In fact, they
didn’t succeed and protests are still happening until the present day.
To learn more about events happening in Chile and express your solidarity please come to our events:
Saturday, February 22, 18:00, Bollox, Eerste Schinkelstraat 14-16, Amsterdam – info talk from Chile/Belgian collective
Sunday, March 1, Joe’s Garage, Pretoriusstraat 43, Amsterdam – food and movie night