Remembering the 30th anniversary of the beginning of the last "dictadura" in Argentina
My family arrived in Canada from Argentina on Mar. 22, 1975. My family had been out of Argentina for exactly a year before the beginning of "El proceso" and "la dictadura" of 1976-1983. By early 1975, things were already looking grim in Argentina: Isabela Peron's government was crumbling, the economy was sputtering out of control, the unions were restless, and terroristic acts by both the government backed triple "A" and urban and rural guerillas were a regular occurance. With this instability as the backgrop, the military took over the reigns of government on Mar 24, 1976 with the pretense of re-establishing order in Argentina. They called their coup d'etat simply "El Proceso de Reorganización Nacional". The ensuing 7 years of "el proceso" would be amongst the bloodiest in Argentine history.
My mom and I returned to Argentina for a 6 month visit after having been in Canada for a year. When did we arrive? Mar. 26, 1976, two days after the coup. I was a day shy of my 6th birthday and the images of soldiers and tanks greeting us at the airport and their presence throughout the city was both frightening and fascinating to me. Little did we know that the ensuing 7 years would be amongst the bloodiest in Argentine history, with over 30,000 people perishing as a result of the military government's CIA-backed national "cleansing" of "subversives", activists, leftist intellectuals, union organizers, and workers. Like AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa, most Argentine's who lived during that time know someone who was affected by the genocide. For eg., my aunt's cousin was a liberation theology priest and activist with the poor who was tortured for 3 days by the dictatorship's thugs but was miraculously spared. And the son of a neighbour of ours in Quilmes who ran a laundromat/dry cleaning store disappeared in the night in the early years of the dictatorship and has never been heard from again. The 7 years of terror that also marks the beginning of the doomed contemporary neoliberal experiment in Argentina has left a lasting scar on the country that is still very present in its national psyche. I'll definitely be attending this memorial event on March 24, 2006 in Toronto:
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1. Invitation: 30th anniversary of Argentine military coup
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Friends,
March 24, 2006 is the 30th anniversary of the bloody coup d'etat in Argentina carried out by the military junta led by General J.R. Videla.
This event allowed the armed forces to launch a strategy of repression of social activists without precedent in the modern history of the country. The persecution and extermination of those opposed to the regime was complemented with the implementation of neoliberal social and economic policies that dismantled the productive, cultural and educational system of the country, changing it forever. Without a doubt, the Argentinian crisis of 2001 has its roots in this military coup.
A group of people interested in recovering the historical memory of what occurred during the dictatorship of 1976-1983 has decided to organize a series of events in Toronto to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the coup. Activities will include a film series, round-table discussions, artistic exhibits and a music concert.
We would like to invite all those who are interested in contributing ideas or resources for these events to contact the organizing committee at el30aniversario@yahoo.ca.
The 30th Anniversary Commission's next general meeting will be on Friday, January 13, 2006 at 7:00-8:30pm in room 7-162, OISE (252 Bloor St. W.)
Sincerely,
The 30th Anniversary Commission:
Florencia Esteverena, Jorge Garcia-Orgales, Jorge Ginieniewicz, Susana Lancelle, Paulina Maciulis, Marta Marin, Juan Miranda, Susana Munarriz, Jose M. Novielo, Ana Laura Pauchulo, Fernando Rouaux, Daniel Schugurensky, Maria del Carmen Sillato, Shana Yael Shubs, Adriana Spahr, Enrique Tabak and Griselda Veiga.
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Amigos y Amigas,
El 24 de marzo de 2006 se cumplirán 30 años del sangriento golpe de estado ejecutado por la junta militar que encabezara el general J. R.Videla en Argentina.
Tal evento permitió a las fuerzas armadas lanzar una estrategia de represión a militantes populares sin parangón en la historia moderna del país. La persecución y exterminio de opositores al régimen se complementó con la implementación de políticas económicas y sociales neoliberales que desmantelaron el aparato productivo, cultural y educativo del país, alterándolo para siempre. La crisis sufrida por Argentina en el año 2001 tiene sin duda raíces en ese golpe militar.
Un grupo de personas interesadas en recuperar la memoria histórica de lo acontecido durante la dictadura de 1976 - 1983 hemos decidido organizar una serie de eventos en Toronto coincidiendo con el 30 aniversario de aquel golpe. Las actividades a desarrollar incluyen un ciclo de cine, mesas redondas, exhibiciones artísticas y un concierto de música.
Queremos invitar hoy a todos los que tengan interés en contribuir ideas o recursos para dichos eventos a que contacten al grupo organizador a través de el30aniversario@yahoo.ca.
Asimismo, les informamos que la próxima reunión general de la Comisión 30 Aniversario ha sido fijada para el Viernes 13-enero/06 a las 7:00-8:30PM en la sala 7-162 del OISE (252 Bloor St. West).
Sinceramente,
Por la Comisión 30 Aniversario
Florencia Esteverena, Jorge Garcia-Orgales, Jorge Ginieniewicz, Susana Lancelle, Paulina Maciulis, Marta Marin, Juan Miranda, Susana Munarriz, Jose M. Novielo, Ana Laura Pauchulo, Fernando Rouaux, Daniel Schugurensky, Maria del Carmen Sillato, Shana Yael Shubs, Adriana Spahr, Enrique Tabak y Griselda Veiga.
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My mom and I returned to Argentina for a 6 month visit after having been in Canada for a year. When did we arrive? Mar. 26, 1976, two days after the coup. I was a day shy of my 6th birthday and the images of soldiers and tanks greeting us at the airport and their presence throughout the city was both frightening and fascinating to me. Little did we know that the ensuing 7 years would be amongst the bloodiest in Argentine history, with over 30,000 people perishing as a result of the military government's CIA-backed national "cleansing" of "subversives", activists, leftist intellectuals, union organizers, and workers. Like AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa, most Argentine's who lived during that time know someone who was affected by the genocide. For eg., my aunt's cousin was a liberation theology priest and activist with the poor who was tortured for 3 days by the dictatorship's thugs but was miraculously spared. And the son of a neighbour of ours in Quilmes who ran a laundromat/dry cleaning store disappeared in the night in the early years of the dictatorship and has never been heard from again. The 7 years of terror that also marks the beginning of the doomed contemporary neoliberal experiment in Argentina has left a lasting scar on the country that is still very present in its national psyche. I'll definitely be attending this memorial event on March 24, 2006 in Toronto:
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1. Invitation: 30th anniversary of Argentine military coup
[español abajo]
Friends,
March 24, 2006 is the 30th anniversary of the bloody coup d'etat in Argentina carried out by the military junta led by General J.R. Videla.
This event allowed the armed forces to launch a strategy of repression of social activists without precedent in the modern history of the country. The persecution and extermination of those opposed to the regime was complemented with the implementation of neoliberal social and economic policies that dismantled the productive, cultural and educational system of the country, changing it forever. Without a doubt, the Argentinian crisis of 2001 has its roots in this military coup.
A group of people interested in recovering the historical memory of what occurred during the dictatorship of 1976-1983 has decided to organize a series of events in Toronto to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the coup. Activities will include a film series, round-table discussions, artistic exhibits and a music concert.
We would like to invite all those who are interested in contributing ideas or resources for these events to contact the organizing committee at el30aniversario@yahoo.ca.
The 30th Anniversary Commission's next general meeting will be on Friday, January 13, 2006 at 7:00-8:30pm in room 7-162, OISE (252 Bloor St. W.)
Sincerely,
The 30th Anniversary Commission:
Florencia Esteverena, Jorge Garcia-Orgales, Jorge Ginieniewicz, Susana Lancelle, Paulina Maciulis, Marta Marin, Juan Miranda, Susana Munarriz, Jose M. Novielo, Ana Laura Pauchulo, Fernando Rouaux, Daniel Schugurensky, Maria del Carmen Sillato, Shana Yael Shubs, Adriana Spahr, Enrique Tabak and Griselda Veiga.
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Amigos y Amigas,
El 24 de marzo de 2006 se cumplirán 30 años del sangriento golpe de estado ejecutado por la junta militar que encabezara el general J. R.Videla en Argentina.
Tal evento permitió a las fuerzas armadas lanzar una estrategia de represión a militantes populares sin parangón en la historia moderna del país. La persecución y exterminio de opositores al régimen se complementó con la implementación de políticas económicas y sociales neoliberales que desmantelaron el aparato productivo, cultural y educativo del país, alterándolo para siempre. La crisis sufrida por Argentina en el año 2001 tiene sin duda raíces en ese golpe militar.
Un grupo de personas interesadas en recuperar la memoria histórica de lo acontecido durante la dictadura de 1976 - 1983 hemos decidido organizar una serie de eventos en Toronto coincidiendo con el 30 aniversario de aquel golpe. Las actividades a desarrollar incluyen un ciclo de cine, mesas redondas, exhibiciones artísticas y un concierto de música.
Queremos invitar hoy a todos los que tengan interés en contribuir ideas o recursos para dichos eventos a que contacten al grupo organizador a través de el30aniversario@yahoo.ca.
Asimismo, les informamos que la próxima reunión general de la Comisión 30 Aniversario ha sido fijada para el Viernes 13-enero/06 a las 7:00-8:30PM en la sala 7-162 del OISE (252 Bloor St. West).
Sinceramente,
Por la Comisión 30 Aniversario
Florencia Esteverena, Jorge Garcia-Orgales, Jorge Ginieniewicz, Susana Lancelle, Paulina Maciulis, Marta Marin, Juan Miranda, Susana Munarriz, Jose M. Novielo, Ana Laura Pauchulo, Fernando Rouaux, Daniel Schugurensky, Maria del Carmen Sillato, Shana Yael Shubs, Adriana Spahr, Enrique Tabak y Griselda Veiga.
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