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Around the world, people are rising up and mobilizing in record numbers against repressive regimes, for democratic rights, and rebelling against the neoliberal austerity measures implemented during the ongoing crises of capitalism.
The Chilean rebellion began when young people protested against a public transportation fare, which grew into a general strike on October 24th and 25th coalescing all the accumulated grievances against the government, and later into periods of generalized insurrection. These mass demonstrations have been met by brutal repression.
In Colombia on November 21, there was an historic national strike bringing out thousands of people protesting against President Duque’s ‘Paquetazo’ – reforms that increase labor precarity, attack the public pension system, and a series of measures to reduce taxes on employers and increase them for workers.
Join Workers’ Voice at PLACE on Friday, Dec. 6th from 5-8pm for a panel discussion to analyze the causes of the crises, understand the debates in the movements, and identify ways we can express our solidarity from the US! Refreshments will be served.