School and Student Activities


Facultad de Medicina on strike May 30th	The day began with several assemblies and discussions with the dean, teachers and students	The first assembly was held in the same room where ceremonies such as graduation are held
The floor of the student union hall was covered in painted banners that were drying	Fifth year students after discussions on the education law ready to go out and demonstrate	Outside the faculty with big signs so no one can miss that we are on strike
Fellow students putting up our signs on busses	Us all walking into town	Crossing Plaza de Armas
Schools are occupied all across the country	Protests in the city center got violent with police spraying water canons att protesters	And the kids threw rocks at the police busses and trucks
Lots of teargas was also used to disperse people	Ahora es Cuando - Now is When the FECH student union slogan	The statue outside the main building got new clothes and accessories every day
Thursday June 1st was calmer as students stood outside the main government building	The FECH took over and occupied the main building of U de Chile on tuesday evening	At many schools cultural events took place such as this dance show
Medical students in the city center explaining to people why the education law needs to be changed	The LOCE (education law) is dead, protest are becoming more creative and done in small groups so as not to attract police attention	One of the courtyards in the main building of U de Chile turned into banner making central when I visited on Wed. June 7th
Professors speaking about the law in the other courtyard (until the power was turned on and we could move inside)	This courtyard has also been nicely decorated while it is occupied	In the main auditorium which looked more like a theater but with people sleeping on the floor up on the balconies
Same courtyard as above, I guess the rector hasn't been able to get to his office in the corner the past week	The penguin is the symbol for the secondary school students who are leading the protest (cause they all wear school uniforms)	Entrance to the engineering faculty, they are also on strike
Down with the LOCE, new banners on the main building of U de Chile	Some making fun of Chile's president	Others more creative in an artistic way