The 2019 Uprising against Chile’s neoliberal regime has led to the writing of a new democratic Constitution and the election of leftwing activist Gabriel Boric as President. What lessons can we learn from the Chilean movement’s effort to replace neoliberalism with democratic socialism?

Date: Wednesday 1 June, 2022

Time: 20:00 CEST, 19:00 BST

Leading off the discussion: Bill Young

Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87849653445?pwd=RXo2aDJkckVJUHphVHlCZmZyek5ZZz09

Passcode: 595821

 

Suggested readings:

Earthquake in Chile: Feminist Rescue and Dual Power – A New Beginning for the Left, by Bill Young

The Mapuche in Chile – Indigenous Struggle as Revolutionary Ferment, by Richard Abernethy

Chile: Behind the Left’s Victory, by Bill Young

The People Are Here to Stay, by Pierina Ferretti