First of all, I think that is necessary to think strikes as a way to express not only
particular opinions, but collective demands. In that way, I think that
university strikes in Chile as high school strikes are mechanisms of
expressions that are internally legitimated. I mean, internally because, as a
way of expression, it cause different impressions and feelings in population.
Anyway, if there are bad opinions and feelings about strikes, I don't see them
as a bad thing, because that's the point of striking.
So, I agree
with this way of expression, then I participate too. Last year I didn't have
the chance to participate always, because I had to work during that time, but
now I'm not working so I’m expecting to participate as I would to. As I said,
strikes are internally legitimated, not only because it has become a
traditional way to express, but also because is a way to disturb the routine of
the institutions and the routine of the people related with institutions that
seems to be affected with strikes (I mean, institutions like universities,
schools, education minister, government, and so on). As a result of that
disturb, institutions are obligated to give answers to students demands. I
think that the problem is that institutional answers are not always
satisfactory because, at the time, there are not true intentions to make
structural changes. So, related with that, there are some troubles that appear
like losing classes. I think that both things are related because while we are not
having classes, we have not the time to think how to recuperate them without
the damage of our knowledge. But, in the other hand, there are not responses to
our demands or projects that change the structural problems so, even if we
recuperate our classes, educational system is still getting worse.
As a
conclusion, I think that to resolve that issue (losing classes), is necessary
to stop, to strike, everyone and everything, to disturb and interrupt the
course of this bad-educational-system and resolve in real terms the structural
problems. Then, it would be possibly to restart our classes and have a good
(and free) education and will have not to strike anymore.
I totally agree with you that strike isn't enough. We have to find new ways to disturb not only the educational system, but all the other ways of alienation. Although I'm from Conce, I want to stay here and participate. I think that, as college students, we are in a privileged position to take action.
ReplyDeleteI'm agree with you in terms that a movolization needs to reach real changes. The evidence says that with the strikes nothing happened. So there is the cuestion: We mus't keep and radicalize the strikes? or, We must search another method to change the social structures?
ReplyDeleteCamila, I agree with you that the strike is a method of fight... But depends much of the moment that have the reality national. I think that a strike in Facso is very commun, because for the authority the strike don't represent a real problem... For this reason I think that make other methods of fight.
ReplyDeleteIs true, when a change mechanism becomes routine or repetitive thing, its effect stops stops impact on society, so it is true that we should begin to rethink how we are trying to change things.
ReplyDeleteI'm agree with you in all of this post. Master! hahaha. But I expected know a band like's you :( . What is your favorite activity in this strike? The SESEGEN? hehehe
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