The Ex-Worker

Beginning last Monday, October 14, high school students in Santiago, Chile kicked off a campaign of mass fare-dodging, or evasiones, in response to a 30 peso fare hike. The movement grew quickly and, before anyone knew it, revolt spread all across Chile. On the one hand, the government declared a State of Exception, including a military-imposed curfew. On the other hand, the president and congress have been working hard to offer trablescrap reforms to satisfy the angry and exploited. However, neither the repression nor the reforms have been able to quell the resistance, which today celebrates its anniversary of one week in the streets. To catch you up on what’s been happening, we bring you an overview timeline of the revolt, along with four interviews from the streets. We’re not sure if this will be a one-off episode or the first in a series of updates from Chile, it all depends on how things go—whether they heat up or cool down, but for feedback, ideas for interview questions, or to contribute material, send us an e-mail at podcast@crimethinc.com.

{October 25th, 2019}

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• Table of Contents:
  • Introduction {:00}
  • Timeline of the Uprising {2:23}
  • Interview on the Streets with a Preschool Teacher {10:20}
  • Interview about the Looting in Neighborhoods on the Outskirts {13:40}
  • Interview in the Middle of Street Conflict During the General Strike {24:20}
  • Interview with an Anarchist from Valparaiso {27:35}
  • En Español {34:20}
• Coverage in English: -Chile: Resisting under Martial Law A Report, Interview, and Call to Action -On the Front Lines in Chile Six Accounts from the Uprising
• Support!
  • Fundraiser to support Chilean protestors 
  • Anarchist call for international solidarity 
• Ongoing movement media from Chile:
  • Radio Villa Francia - Instagram
  • Radio Kurruf - Instagram
  • Piensa Prensa - Instagram
  • Diario Venceremos - Instagram
  • Radio Placeres (Valparaíso) -Radio 19 de Abril (Cobertura Colectiva)
  • Radio Humedales (Concepción)
  • Prensa Opal
  • Periódico Resumen (Concepción)
  • Radio Manque (Rancagua)
  • Rara Señal
  • Medio Libre La Zarzamora 
  • Radio JGM
  • Kiwicha Comunicaciones
  • Radio Última Frecuencia
  • Waiwen Tv (Osorno) 
  • RadioWilliche Mül’ütu (Melipulli – Puerto Montt)
  • Radio Latue (Coyhaique)
  • Revista Caminando (Temuco-Valdivia)
• Posts and videos:
  • A MASSIVE repository of police and military brutality recorded from individual phones and cameras
  • Students practicing jumping a turnstile
  • Student shot at the evasiones massivas
  • The ENEL electricity company’s building on fire during the first night of riots
  • More information on the claims of torture in Metro station Baquedano
• An article describing metro station damage and how long to expect for service to return
• Piñera declares war on social unrest “We are at war against a powerful, implacable enemy, who does not respect anything or anyone.”
• Decentralized dissatisfaction: protests spread to cities without Metro
• Virtual cacerola machine!