Annual Steven Rubenstein Lecture in Latin American Studies
2:00pm - 5:00pm /
Thursday 28th April 2022
/ Venue: Lecture Theatre 2 South Teaching Hub
Type: Lecture /
Category: Department
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To mark the launch of the Latin American Network based in the Department of Languages, Cultures and Film, and as part of the “Chile in Liverpool: Music and Memories” project involving the Department and the Institute of Popular Music at the University of Liverpool, this year’s lecture is part of an afternoon of activities:
2pm: “The Chile Solidarity Movement in the UK”, Dr Grace Livingstone (University of Cambridge)
Dr Grace Livingstone will discuss the Chile solidarity movement, which was one of the most important internationalist movements in British history. Thousands of trade unionists, students, academics, lawyers, journalists, human rights organizations and religious groups, as well as Labour party and Communist party activists, became involved in a nationwide network to organise solidarity with Chile and condemn the abuses of the Pinochet regime. Under pressure from Chile solidarity activists, the Labour governments of 1974-79 introduced a range of sanctions against the Pinochet regime – which can be described as an early example of ‘ethical foreign policy’. An arms embargo was imposed; the British ambassador was withdrawn from Santiago, aid was cut off and thousands of Chilean refugees were welcomed to Britain.
2.45pm: “Labour internationalism and solidarity with Chile in Liverpool in the 1970s”, Dr Marieke Riethof (University of Liverpool)
Dr Riethof’s lecture will discuss solidarity campaigns with Chile in Liverpool from 1973 onwards. This activism ranged from human rights campaigns and local support for refugees to workers’ refusal to man or load ships bound for Chile in protest against the Pinochet dictatorship. This activism was rooted in traditions of labour internationalism and political activism in Liverpool, showing how strongly the crisis in Chile resonated in the city. The boycotting campaigns received international attention, but they were also risky for the activists in that they could lose their jobs and livelihoods as a result. Nevertheless, Liverpool activists decided to engage in risky action by connecting the Chilean reality to their local political context, illustrating the powerful symbolism of the transnational opposition to the Pinochet dictatorship.
3.30pm: Q and A session chaired by Dr Marieke Riethof
4pm: Screening of the short film Chile in Liverpool: Music and Memories
4.20pm: Antonio Kadima and Roger Rivera Grandón introduce and conduct a virtual tour of the Tallersol archive’s collection of political posters, followed by a Q and A
Tallersol was created in Santiago, Chile in 1977 by a collective of artists, cultural activists and political opponents eager to resist military repression. The group’s graphic designers created space for cultural freedom in the face of the artistic blackout of 1973-1990, producing posters, bulletins, postcards, leaflets and pamphlets for human rights, political, social and cultural organizations.
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2pm: “The Chile Solidarity Movement in the UK”, Dr Grace Livingstone (University of Cambridge)
Dr Grace Livingstone will discuss the Chile solidarity movement, which was one of the most important internationalist movements in British history. Thousands of trade unionists, students, academics, lawyers, journalists, human rights organizations and religious groups, as well as Labour party and Communist party activists, became involved in a nationwide network to organise solidarity with Chile and condemn the abuses of the Pinochet regime. Under pressure from Chile solidarity activists, the Labour governments of 1974-79 introduced a range of sanctions against the Pinochet regime – which can be described as an early example of ‘ethical foreign policy’. An arms embargo was imposed; the British ambassador was withdrawn from Santiago, aid was cut off and thousands of Chilean refugees were welcomed to Britain.
2.45pm: “Labour internationalism and solidarity with Chile in Liverpool in the 1970s”, Dr Marieke Riethof (University of Liverpool)
Dr Riethof’s lecture will discuss solidarity campaigns with Chile in Liverpool from 1973 onwards. This activism ranged from human rights campaigns and local support for refugees to workers’ refusal to man or load ships bound for Chile in protest against the Pinochet dictatorship. This activism was rooted in traditions of labour internationalism and political activism in Liverpool, showing how strongly the crisis in Chile resonated in the city. The boycotting campaigns received international attention, but they were also risky for the activists in that they could lose their jobs and livelihoods as a result. Nevertheless, Liverpool activists decided to engage in risky action by connecting the Chilean reality to their local political context, illustrating the powerful symbolism of the transnational opposition to the Pinochet dictatorship.
3.30pm: Q and A session chaired by Dr Marieke Riethof
4pm: Screening of the short film Chile in Liverpool: Music and Memories
4.20pm: Antonio Kadima and Roger Rivera Grandón introduce and conduct a virtual tour of the Tallersol archive’s collection of political posters, followed by a Q and A
Tallersol was created in Santiago, Chile in 1977 by a collective of artists, cultural activists and political opponents eager to resist military repression. The group’s graphic designers created space for cultural freedom in the face of the artistic blackout of 1973-1990, producing posters, bulletins, postcards, leaflets and pamphlets for human rights, political, social and cultural organizations.
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