were fulfilled 25 years of the founding of the Popular Democratic Movement, PDM, which brought together national policy concerning the computer, the MIR, the PS Almeyda, at PS 24 MOC Congress and sectors and Mapu. The MDP emerged with democratic organizations as an alternative independent new and different, with a significant ability to drive. The rebellion of September would be increased. A group of young people invited to meet again, to relive those moments, on 29 August. The call among other things saying: "Joyful , rebels and all the dreams in tow, we, the youth of that time, we were able to organize to confront one of the bloodiest dictatorships in the continent.
In this effort we deliver the best. Put off personal projects, academics and labor. And overcome sectarian differences, and we are united in the effort to build a just, free, democratic and egalitarian.
True, today's Chile is not the dream of building, but the restoration of democracy would not have been possible without our effort. "
Until yesterday, I confirmed my participation. Inevitably slipped 25 years and appeared in my eyes: the tata Maroto, bones plated meat. with their eternal suitcase to make contact with the ground; the tense meetings of the Executive Secretariat, the organization of the First National Assembly of the MDP, the emotion of our hearts swollen when we sing the National Anthem.
Yes, that was until noon of the event. Old world, my office located Paris to London, across the Atlantic and arrived at the Alameda New World through New York streets. Going to lunch at my favorite place in the Central Brown Restaurant in Almirante Gotuzzo-see my friend Laura Naranjo, Vicky Gutierrez and would celebrate the birthday of a dear friend and great representative of Christian humanism, Martita Canto.
was happy at the prospect of that meeting, as always, we would exchange views on these things typical of women: public participation, the correction of the model, the desire of many to live as the world's first paying taxes Haitians and of course , the city government.
Which Little Red Riding Hood went to visit Grandma (I just need to sing along with the tune that I am, God save you!) When suddenly the really brutal, I golpeó.La Constitution Square was closed for papal hurdles pedestrians, but curiously, vehicles could travel on Mint Street, as always, from east to west. I asked a policeman sir, "If I get a car I can go?". He looked at me and said categorically: "Yes, ma'am." That last word made the procolalia does not come from my lips. Luckily, my trip was not referred to the Civic Plaza, which is always closed. I get to meet with my friends and instead of "Happy Birthday" all you can say is: thank goodness that is a citizen government.
As you go through the lunch we are passing from one topic to another: the interesting meeting we had with Jose Miguel Insulza, potential presidential candidates and what will happen to the city. Brown invade our laughter, irony come and go over the foliage aristocratic and how they came to the bicentennial. Suddenly, I remember the proliferation of metal separators people in the city center and half-jokingly concluded that the Pope's visit the year 87 made a contribution "fundamental" for the future democracy and expression Citizen: papal fences.
return to my office decided to attend the celebration of 25 years of the MDP. Not exactly what we dream to build, but we have a democratic state, where as someone says "the institutions work." So work has been said, we are an NGO and, curiously, this year won a tender in Chile Shopping System. Our executive secretary, the engineer Nury Vazquez, communicating by telephone with technical counterparts. As I hear the conversation, or in their wildest dreams Kafka could have designed a dialog such levels of absurdity.
comes to my memory perhaps more important feature of officials of the dictatorship: contempt. And now, democracy, the insensitivity of bureaucrats makes the risk of becoming a motivation for the smear of the system.
Finally ... it seems it was not my day. Office decided to leave home and think about how to call attention to issues as basic as the Civic Plaza is what its name says, to see young people sitting there, reading, bloomers or just ... dreaming.
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