Camila Vallejo Dowling born Santiago, Chile April 28, 1988. Chilean Communist student leader in 2011 nonviolent protests for education.
"We don't want violence, our fight is not versus the police or to destroy commercial shops. . . Our fight is to recover the right to education, on that we have been emphatic and clear." (BrooWaha, Aug. 26, 2011; photo Wikipedia)
Patricia Verdugo Aguirre born Santiago, Chile October 20, 1947 (d. 2008). Journalist and author of 10 books chronicling Pinochet’s human rights abuses. Co-founded magazine Hoy (“Today”), critical of the ruling dictatorship, 1977. Co-founded the Women's Movement for Life, protesting human rights abuses, 1983. Nobel Peace Prize nominee, 2005.
On her childhood: "There was no violence. That is what I wish for my grandchildren, the ones that have yet to be born." (quote and photo worldpeoplesblog)
Marta Vergara born Santiago, Chile January 2, 1898 (d. 1995). Chilean feminist pioneer; author and journalist. Communist; anti-imperialist opponent of US military intervention. Delegate to League of Nations. Represented Chile at Conference on Codification of International Law, 1930.
“Today before the danger of world conflagration we must re-initiate with new vigor the fight against war.” (Aug. 17, 1936 to Doris Stevens, Katherine Marino, in Miescher, ed., Gender, Imperialism, p. 270; c. 1931 photo joseline-linko)
Azucena Villaflor De Vicenti born Avellaneda, Argentina April 7, 1924 (d. 1977). “Mother of the Mothers.” Martyred founder of Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, protesting disappearances, 1977. Herself, disappeared and murdered, 1977.
To a soldier's order to disperse: “We’re just taking some sun.” (Paola Gianturko, Grandmother Power, p. 151; photo scholarship t.edu)
Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti born Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil March 27, 1956. UN Chief of Staff 2016; Brazilian diplomat; President UN Security Council Feb. 2011.
"As a multidimensional threat, terrorism must be addressed from a holistic approach that takes into consideration the diversity of its underlying causes. Radicalism and violence often stem from longstanding social, political, economic and cultural exclusion, amidst which a culture of intolerance may thrive. Development and inclusiveness are key tools to combat terrorism." (quote & photo Wikipedia)
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