Leaders of the 2011 Chilean protests
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The 2011 Chilean protests
over the education have been primarily led by the CONFECH, the student unions association of Chile's 25 traditional universities, and CONES the student union association of secondary students of Chile. The student union leaders of emblematic universities (e.g. University of Chile and Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
) and schools (e.g. Instituto Nacional
) account for most of the movements leadership at national level.
, February 6, 1987) is the president of Federación de Estudiantes de la Universidad Católica de Chile (FEUC) and in that position one of the principal leaders of the 2011 student protests.
, April 28, 1988) is a geography
student and a leader of the student movement in Chile
. She is a member and activist of the Juventudes Comunistas de Chile (Chilean Communist Youth), and the current president of the Student Federation of the University of Chile, being the second woman to hold this post, after Marisol Prado (1997–1998).
Camila Vallejo is the daughter of Reinaldo Vallejo and Mariela Dowling, former members of Chilean Communist Party during the 1970s.
Vallejo lived her childhood between the communes of Macul
and La Florida, and she studied in Colegio Raimapu, a mixed-private school in La Florida.
In 2006, Vallejo entered the University of Chile to study geography, where she started forming ties with leftist students and getting involved in politics, which led her to join the Chilean Communist Youth the next year. She was counselor of the FECh in 2008.
In November 2010 she was chosen as the president of the FECh.
She has acquired public attention as a leading spokesperson and leader of the 2011 student protests in Chile, alongside other student leaders: Giorgio Jackson from the Student Federation of the Catholic University of Chile and Camilo Ballesteros from the Student Federation of the University of Santiago de Chile.
In August 2011, the Supreme Court of Chile ordered police protection for Camila Vallejo because of the death threats she received.
(Spanish: Federación Mapuche de Estudiantes or FEMAE) a nation wide student union
for indigenous Mapuche
students.
2011 Chilean protests
The 2011 Chilean protests,Chilean Winter or Chilean Education Conflict are a series of ongoing student-led protests across Chile, demanding a new framework for education in Chile, including more direct state participation in secondary education and an end to the existence of profit...
over the education have been primarily led by the CONFECH, the student unions association of Chile's 25 traditional universities, and CONES the student union association of secondary students of Chile. The student union leaders of emblematic universities (e.g. University of Chile and Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile is one of the six Catholic Universities existing in the Chilean university system and one of the two Pontifical Universities in the country, along with the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso. It is also one of Chile's oldest universities and...
) and schools (e.g. Instituto Nacional
Instituto Nacional
Instituto Nacional , founded on August 10, 1813 by the Chilean patriot José Miguel Carrera , officially Liceo Ex A-0 - Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera, is Chile's oldest and most prestigious school...
) account for most of the movements leadership at national level.
Giorgio Jackson
Kenneth Giorgio Jackson Drago (born SantiagoSantiago, Chile
Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...
, February 6, 1987) is the president of Federación de Estudiantes de la Universidad Católica de Chile (FEUC) and in that position one of the principal leaders of the 2011 student protests.
Camila Vallejo
Camila Antonia Amaranta Vallejo Dowling (born in SantiagoSantiago
Santiago is the capital city of Chile. Santiago may also refer to:*Santiago *Santiago , a Spanish given name*Santiago!, a shortened form of the Reconquista battle cry "Santiago y cierra, España"...
, April 28, 1988) is a geography
Geography
Geography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
student and a leader of the student movement in Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
. She is a member and activist of the Juventudes Comunistas de Chile (Chilean Communist Youth), and the current president of the Student Federation of the University of Chile, being the second woman to hold this post, after Marisol Prado (1997–1998).
Camila Vallejo is the daughter of Reinaldo Vallejo and Mariela Dowling, former members of Chilean Communist Party during the 1970s.
Vallejo lived her childhood between the communes of Macul
Macul
Macul is a commune of Chile located in the central-eastern part of Greater Santiago, bordered by the communes of Ñuñoa to the north, San Joaquín to the west, Peñalolén to the east and La Florida to the south....
and La Florida, and she studied in Colegio Raimapu, a mixed-private school in La Florida.
In 2006, Vallejo entered the University of Chile to study geography, where she started forming ties with leftist students and getting involved in politics, which led her to join the Chilean Communist Youth the next year. She was counselor of the FECh in 2008.
In November 2010 she was chosen as the president of the FECh.
She has acquired public attention as a leading spokesperson and leader of the 2011 student protests in Chile, alongside other student leaders: Giorgio Jackson from the Student Federation of the Catholic University of Chile and Camilo Ballesteros from the Student Federation of the University of Santiago de Chile.
In August 2011, the Supreme Court of Chile ordered police protection for Camila Vallejo because of the death threats she received.
José Ancalao
José Ancalao (also spelled Ankalao) is a representant of the Mapuche Student FederationMapuche Student Federation
Mapuche Student Federation is a nation wide students' union of indigenous Mapuche students in Chile. The union includes both university and secondery school students. José Ancalao has often served as representative of the Mapuche Student Federation and has been FEMAE's spokesperson during the...
(Spanish: Federación Mapuche de Estudiantes or FEMAE) a nation wide student union
Student union
Student union may refer to:* Students' union, or student government in the U.S., a student organization at many colleges and universities dedicated to student governance...
for indigenous Mapuche
Mapuche
The Mapuche are a group of indigenous inhabitants of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina. They constitute a wide-ranging ethnicity composed of various groups who shared a common social, religious and economic structure, as well as a common linguistic heritage. Their influence extended...
students.
External links
- Personal blog
- La linda presidenta de la Fech llama la atención de las agencias internacionales from the Chilean newspaper PublimetroMetro InternationalMetro International is a Swedish media company based in Luxembourg that publishes the Metro newspapers. Metro International's advertising sales have grown at a compound annual growth rate of 41% since launch of the first newspaper edition in 1995. It is a freesheet, meaning that distribution is...
(article in Spanish) - Camila Vallejo, Sebastian Pinera and the Chilean Winter