What is happening in the city

Student movement


Across the country the main news these past 7 months has been the student movement this, Santiago is a visible face of this (the rest of the country also mobilized) students have been in work stoppages and take their places around 7 months with the conviction to make a differencein the Chilean education. 


 Demanding a new framework for education in Chile, including more direct state participation in secondary education and an end to the existence of profit in higher education. Beyond the specific demands regarding education, there is a feeling that the protests reflect a "deep discontent" among some parts of society with Chile's high level of inequality.
Protests have included massive non-violent marches, but also a considerable amount of violence on the part of a side of protestors as well as riot police.

The first clear government response to the protests was a proposal for a new education fund and a cabinet shuffle. Other government proposals were also rejected. Student mobilizations continue to date, with periodic marches, occupations of high schools and universities. 
This has been a landmark in our country, as in 2006 the movement has left a mark on all thecitizens has been a way of uniting the country. See whole families making noise on the streets of Santiago to show their support is priceless.