International Women's Day
Santiago Chile March 8th, 2020.
it has been a long time since I posted here as I have just not been in a mood to go into the street and take pictures. So what better a day than International Women's Day here in Santiago, Chile to bring out my camera. The temperature was in the high 90's and bright and sunny with close to 2 million people taking over our main through fare in this capital city called "la Alameda". The march stretched from the Presidential palace to the Plaza Italia and then back again. This was a refreshing change from the recent civil uprising that has been very violent since October. I guess you have to have the women take charge and make things better some times as the men just seem to not get their things together. One of the many chants was, "el pololo en la casa" which means leave the boyfriend at home and so the event was in the vast majority just women. Women of all shapes, sizes and ages. All the different segments of Chilean society came together in the street today to show how proud they are to be women and to bring awareness to issues like femincide and rape. I hope you like the color, energy and intense passion that the women showed this hot Sunday afternoon.
This protest sign represents an attempt at awareness and justice for a woman that lost both her eyes, her sense of smell and taste to a police teargas projectile while she was waiting late at night for a bus on her way home from work. Well over five hundred people have lost their eyes to the police during the civil unrest with many losing both eyes like Fabiola Campillai while simply going about their daily business. Just last night, an eighteen year old Uber eats food delivery kid lost an eye to a police projectile making a delivery. Let that sink in.
The colorful flag is from the Mapuche People which is one of the largest indigenous native tribes in Chile.
Strong images of march!
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