to support the national protest against the government’s Neo-liberal policies in our country.

 Saturday 26th March. 12.00to 13.00, Sheffield Town Hall steps

Bring your flag, poster, and a pot & a wooden spoon.

Ah, Don’t forget your brolly!!

Con harta pena queremos comunicar el sensible fallecimiento de nuestro Cro y amigo José López QEPD, acaecido en la madrugada del día jueves 17 de Octubre.

El funeral de José se llevará a cabo el día 7 de Noviembre a las 10.00 AM

en St Gerard’s old Cemetery. St Gerard’s Church,

Doncaster Rd, Rotherham S65 4AD

(Direcciones)

Después de una duro trayecto desde Antofagasta, Buenos Aires, José llegó junto con su familia a Rotherham, South Yorkshire, la que sería la ciudad donde viviría su exilio por el resto de su vida.

José, militante del Partido Comunista chileno fue un ejemplo, no solo para nuestra comunidad, de consecuencia solidaria para con nuestro pueblo y de apoyo a lucha por la justicia social en America Latina y en otras latitudes. Un gran ejemplo de la acción unitaria!

Su alejamiento nos presenta un vacío difícil de llenar.

En estos difíciles momentos pensamos en sus hijos Pepe, Leo y Cecilia y nietos a quienes hacemos llegar nuestras más sentidas condolencias. Al igual a su familia en nuestro país, a los miembros y amigos de nuestra comunidad.

Cro. José, te agradecemos tu legado. Descansa en Paz

Para quienes quisieran hacer llegar sus condolencias y saludos a su familia, dirigirse a Pepe López, Familia y Hermanos, 15 Green Acres, Rawmarch, Rotherham S62 6LD. Tel +447960262985

Santiago Bell was a Chilean sculptor who left Chile for the UK in 1975 as a political refugee after the violent military coup led by Augusto Pinochet two years earlier.

An Art Teacher, Socialist, Politician, Sculptor, Christian and Activist, Santiago created communities simply by generating a space for people to work, talk and release their talents.

Santiago was one of 28,000 political prisoners arrested, imprisoned, and tortured shortly after the military takeover. Thanks to efforts by solidarity groups in the UK, Amnesty International and due to his British heritage, Santiago was released in 1975.

Many thousands of people in his position were murdered or ‘disappeared’

“Either they shot you or they tried to kill you slowly. They tried to kill me slowly, by beatings and torture and madness in solitary confinement. Ten of my ribs were broken and didn’t set properly. My kidneys don’t work well because of the beatings. People say this has made me wise. Well, I would rather be stupid and not have had the lesson. I learnt things, but they were all dark things”

Santiago Bell

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Christopher Bell, the grandson of Santiago Bell, raised in Cambridge the city he first arrived in back in 1975; and coordinator of the crowdfunding initiative, says “After he passed away in 2005, we were left with an extraordinary body of work. In our journey to salvage these amazing sculptures, we have come to realise that they are more than just pieces of art but tools that Santiago used to change lives. Since 2005, the work has fallen into disrepair, having been stored in garages, living rooms and attics”.

  “Much of the work is damaged, has parts missing or is missing altogether. We need proper funding to get a decent work space and assign the right people to bring the work back to life. With the funding, we would also arrange the shipping of the missing sculptures.”

” Christopher concludes “We need your help, to first and foremost help us to preserve these great works of art and the story and message behind them”.

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Ahora está en compañía de sus hijos Carlos René y Carmen Claudia y su fiel compañera Judih

Sus restos serán cremados a su voluntad y arrojados al Danubio.

José Tapia Santana, Santiago, Chile

Hacemos llegar nuestras más sentidas condolencias a Ester Berna y familia, a todas/os  sus hermanos, como también a la familia y a sus amigos. 

Estimado Carlos, Descansa en Paz

Comunidad de Chilenos, Sheffield, UK

Carmen vivió parte de su exilio en Liverpool junto con su Cro Alan Rodríguez y su hijo José Miguel.

Luego retorna a Chile después del ingreso clandestino de su Cro a nuestro país. Un par de años más tarde y debido al cerco de la represión, vuelve a GB y comparte con nosotros  en Sheffield el resto de su exilio hasta principios de 1990, cuando retorna definitivamente a Chile.

Cra Carmen, te recordamos y saludamos tu participación en la resistencia a la dictadura y tu  compromiso militante con el movimiento feminista.

En nuestro pensamiento también está  el Cro Alan Rodríguez, su hijo José Miguel,  Alan Ford, con quien compartió su nueva vida en Chile, sus hermanos y familia; como también en sus camaradas y amigas/os.

Sus restos descansan en Valdivia,  la ciudad que la vio nacer.

Carmen, te Saluda el exilio de Sheffield y todas tus amigas de acá y GB.

Chica, Descansa en Paz

Cra Carmen Morales, ¡Presente! ¡Ahora y Siempre!

The recent rise of authoritarian, macho and right-wing populist governments in many parts of the globe has been accompanied by a renewed attack on the rights of workers, women, minority groups and migrants. This event acknowledges that too often conventional forms of solidarity also bear the hallmarks of the eurocentric, male, and hierarchical models of thinking and organising. In doing so they undervalue countless important struggles that are undertaken by the less visible that could provide for radically alternative visions and practices. On International Labour Day we ask you to join us for a discussion on what we learn from these serious challenges but also from our sharing of recent local and international victories. In order to more effectively confront exploitation, empire and patriarchy we ask, “What must solidarity look like in the 21st Century?”

This free event will feature presentations from within and outwith Scotland followed by a collective sharing of experiences from recent campaigns in Scotland and beyond. Guest speakers include:

Pedro Fuentes; Survivor of Pinochet dictatorship and community activist, “Resistance, the public space and solidarity in the neoliberal era: lessons from Pinochet’s Chile”.

Su-ming Khoo; School of Political Science and Sociology, University of Galway, Ireland, “Visible Repair – ethics of solidarity in a world of hardening identities”

Titilayo Farukuoye; Vice President (Diversity), University of Strathclyde Student Association, “Intersectional activism-Breathing international solidarity”

Antonio Thomaz Jr; Faculty of Science and Technology, Universidade Estadual Paulista-Presidente Prudente, Brazil, “The territorial struggle of labour and class solidarity for resistance and emancipation”

Hazel Nolan; Regional Organiser, GMB Union, “Solidarity in Action: the continued fight for Equality”

Music by Caroline Sewell, Regional Officer for Scotland and Northern Ireland, Musicians’ Union and others

Venue: ‘MAYDAY 2019 CELEBRATIONS’  will take place within ‘The Lounge’ of the Strathclyde Student Union, John Street, Glasgow.

This free event is open to all University staff – regardless of membership of UCU or not. Students, employed workers, unemployed workers, trade unionists, supporters, campaigners and comrades are all most welcome to this event.

Please come along on 1st May to celebrate the many victories in recent times and to mark International Labour Day 2019. It proves to be the best evening of solidarity and unity that you will find any time, any place…

Full info HERE

The Chilean Community

Funeral arrangements:  Friday 8th March, at 14.00. Grenoside North Crematorium.  5 Skew Hill Ln, Sheffield S35 8RZ

*Please, no flowers. Donations to St Luke would be most appreciated (Here)

• After the ceremony, you are kindly invited to the  Wake to celebrate Alan’s life at the Old Red Lion, 210 Main Street, Grenoside S35 8PR 

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Quisiera compartir la triste noticia del reciente fallecimiento de Alan Glossop. Alan fue un antiguo y fidedigno amigo de nuestra comunidad.

Nuestras sinceras condolencias a su compañero Carlos, a sus familiares y amigos.

Fecha y lugar del funeral: Viernes 8 de Marzo a las 14.00. Grenoside North Crematorium.  5 Skew Hill Ln, Sheffield S35 8RZ

No flores por favor, Se agradecen donaciones en memoria de Alan a  St Luke’s Hospice (Here) Muchas gracias!

• Despues de la ceremonia estas cordialmente invitado/a a celebrar la vida de Alan. El quitapenas tendra lugar en Old Red Lion, 210 Main Street, Grenoside S35 8PR 

Alan QEPD

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Pedro Fuentes

ChileScda

23.02.2019

Betty was a loved friend of the Chilean Community.

Service and cremation at Hutcliffe Wood Crematorium on Thursday 14th February 2019 at 2.45pm.

Please feel free to wear purple and/or a red hat if you wish.

Please, family flowers only, donations to Sheffield Hospital Charity.

Our sincere condolences go to Betty’s family, colleagues and friends.

Pedro Fuentes

ChileScda

Travel/accommodation bursaries: Up to £80, Contact

Great news – after six years of campaigning by asylum tenants G4S has lost their asylum housing contracts.

Well done John & SYMAAG. Congrats!!

Yes!! The film is back to the Showroom for only two screenings:

Tuesday 1st January at 20.15 & Thursday 3rd January at 18.00

1974. Factory workers in Scotland refuse to repair jet engines from the

Chilean Air Force in protest against Pinochet’s brutal dictatorship.

Four years later, the engines mysteriously disappear, ending the longest

single action of international solidarity in the UK. The workers never

found out the scale of their impact. Until now.

                                                                                      To book, click a time above.

Supported by Creative Scotland, Unite the union, Unison, National Union of Journalist and Amnesty UK.

The Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) and Culture Matters are pleased to announce the second edition of their successful Bread and Roses Songwriting and Spoken Word Award. The Musicians’ Union is also sponsoring and supporting the Award.

The Award is an example of cultural democracy – the struggle for a more democratic and socialist approach to the arts and all cultural activities, accompanying the struggle of the working class for political and economic democracy. Our aim is to encourage young and emerging musicians and performers in particular to write material relevant to working-class people, culture and communities.

There is a £100 cash prize for each of the top five entries. The judges will be drawn from practising performers, the CWU, the MU, and members of Culture Matters.

Rules and Guidelines for Submissions

1. Entry is free and is open to all residents of Great Britain, regardless of trade union membership.

2. Entries should broadly deal with any aspect of working-class life, communities, culture and concerns.

3. Entries can be from solo or duo artists/performers and are actively encouraged from grassroots, younger and emerging performers.

Follow the link to see all the rules and guidelines.

David Price new book ‘Welcome to Sheffield: a Migration History’, tells the story of migrants and refugees who had made their way to Sheffield over the years, particularly in recent times. The case of the Chilean exile is also examined in this thoroughly researched text.

A must read. It is a well researched and well-documented book which provides a detailed perspective on the impact of migration in the shaping of Sheffield.

Price: £12.00 + pp £2.75

• Mail orders:  davidprice2@googlemail.com

In Sheffield:

• The Sanctuary, 37-39 Chapel Walk S1 2PD
• Sheffield Scene: 49 Surrey St, Sheffield S1 2LG
• The Famous Sheffield Shop:  475 Ecclesall Rd, Sheffield S11 8PP

“It is an informative and invaluable overview of Sheffield’s international population and shows how people from all over the world have contributed significantly to the social an economic development of the City” The Revd Dr Inderjit Bhogal, National President of City of Sanctuary

“This book provides a valuable insight into the journey we’ve travelled and the rich cultural mix that is Sheffield today” Paul Blomfield MP for Sheffield Central

“Engaging, thorough and extremely well researched” Matthew Carr, founder of ‘One day without Us”

“An absorbing account of the new arrivals into Sheffield life” Pedro Fuentes, Chair, Sheffield Chilean Community Association.

“… It is a snapshot but the focus is sharp. It testifies to the voluntary sector’s role in prodding the local government to live up to Sheffield’s healthy reputation for running counter to what central government thinks best”. Clyde Binfield, Emeritus Professor of History, University of Sheffield.

“A comprehensible and enlightening survey of a complex and very contemporary urban situation: the multi-cultural, multi-ethnical, and multi-language reality which is Sheffield today” Mike Reynolds, Chair of Trustees, City of Sanctuary Sheffield.

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