student movement

I think this is a historic moment for the students movement because is the first time from democracy return (if a say 21 years!) in this movement was a organized way proclaim for a FREE EDUCATION and not for a any eventually law, as a case of “Penguin Movement” and the “LOCE” law´s changes in 2006. We are proclaiming (myself included) constitutional changes. Because we are the bad experience of the changes of the LOCE Law, which students don’t approve and the government play a dirty game, passing the same law disguised under another name (LGE).

Well, 80.000 people walking down the “Alameda” in a strike demonstration for the Public Education, speaks us of strong movement. Because, while the massive announcement could be effect of HidroAysen´s mass media topic. There has been a real organization and cooperation between students (of the High School and the University) and teachers.

The principal demands are:

For the High School Education:

-          the municipal schools to be state again

-          All year school pass

For the University Education:

-          Free and public access

-          Removal of the university selection test

-          Changes in feeds and materials grants

For the teachers:

-          The historic debt

-          Recovery of free education.

The education has to be a right and not a privilege of few. Otherwise we deepen existing inequalities. We must fight for our children's future. Fight by not be slaves to the market.

They want automatons. Only critical thinking frees us from the subordination to the ideas of others (those in power). Only through education can achieve better working conditions, namely more free time to spend with us. Finally, that is all, to have more time to love and more time to do nothing. But the point is, that opportunity for everyone!