Camila Vallejo
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Camila Antonia Amaranta Vallejo Dowling (born in Santiago
, April 28, 1988) is a graduate student of geography
from the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of Chile, and was elected president of the University of Chile Student Federation
(FECH) in November 2010 - she is the second woman to hold this post after Marisol Prado (1997-1998). Vallejo has become the principal spokesperson for the Confederation of Chilean Students
(CONFECH) which initiated a movement against the privatization of education
at the end of April 2011
. She is also a prominent member of the Communist Youth of Chile
, where she forms part of this organization's Central Committee
.
during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet
.
Vallejo lived her childhood between the communes of Macul
and La Florida, and she studied in Colegio Raimapu, a Co-Ed private school in La Florida.
In 2006, Vallejo entered the University of Chile to study geography. There, she started forming ties with leftist students and getting involved in politics, which led her to join the Chilean Communist Youth the next year. She was counselor of the Federación de Estudiantes de la Universidad de Chile (FECh, Student Federation of the University of Chile) in 2008, and was chosen as president in 2010.
She has acquired public attention as a leading spokesperson and leader of the 2011 student protests in Chile
, alongside other student leaders
: Giorgio Jackson from the Student Federation of the Catholic University of Chile and Camilo Ballesteros from the Student Federation of the University of Santiago de Chile.
In August 2011, the Supreme Court of Chile ordered police protection for Camila Vallejo after she received death threats.
.
Vallejo has been praised publicly by several entertainers. In September 2011, Calle 13
traveled to Chile to support the student movement, and in a concert they invited some students and members of the Confech, including Camila. After this event, Argentine singer-songwriter Kevin Johansen
wrote to Calle 13's vocalist via Twitter
, "I told you René, Camila Vallejo is mine!".
Santiago
Santiago is the capital city of Chile. Santiago may also refer to:*Santiago *Santiago , a Spanish given name*Santiago!, a shortened form of the Reconquista battle cry "Santiago y cierra, España"...
, April 28, 1988) is a graduate student of geography
Geography
Geography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
from the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of Chile, and was elected president of the University of Chile Student Federation
University of Chile Student Federation
The University of Chile Student Federation is an organization that represents all the students enrolled in undergraduate and post-graduate courses at the University of Chile. The student organizations of the different undergraduate schools are also federated within the FECH...
(FECH) in November 2010 - she is the second woman to hold this post after Marisol Prado (1997-1998). Vallejo has become the principal spokesperson for the Confederation of Chilean Students
Confederation of Chilean Students
The Confederation of Chilean Students is a student organization in Chile that congregates the federations of students of universities in Chile.- Structure :...
(CONFECH) which initiated a movement against the privatization of education
2011 Chilean protests
The 2011 Chilean protests,Chilean Winter or Chilean Education Conflict are a series of ongoing student-led protests across Chile, demanding a new framework for education in Chile, including more direct state participation in secondary education and an end to the existence of profit...
at the end of April 2011
April 2011
April 2011 was the fourth month of the current year. It began on a Friday and ended after 30 days on a Saturday.- Portal:Current events :This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from April 2011....
. She is also a prominent member of the Communist Youth of Chile
Communist Youth of Chile
The Communist Youth of Chile is the youth wing of the Communist Party of Chile. It was founded on September 5 of 1932 and it incorporates young communist activists between the ages of 14 to 28...
, where she forms part of this organization's Central Committee
Central Committee
Central Committee was the common designation of a standing administrative body of communist parties, analogous to a board of directors, whether ruling or non-ruling in the twentieth century and of the surviving, mostly Trotskyist, states in the early twenty first. In such party organizations the...
.
Biography
Vallejo is the daughter of Reinaldo Vallejo and Mariela Dowling, both former members of Chilean Communist Party and activists in the Chilean ResistanceChilean Resistance
Chilean Resistance is the collective term used to refer to a broad range of activities initiated by cultural, social and political organisations in opposition to the Pinochet regime between 1973 and 1990. Among the publications from this movement are the Chilean Resistance Courier and Human...
during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet
Augusto Pinochet
Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte, more commonly known as Augusto Pinochet , was a Chilean army general and dictator who assumed power in a coup d'état on 11 September 1973...
.
Vallejo lived her childhood between the communes of Macul
Macul
Macul is a commune of Chile located in the central-eastern part of Greater Santiago, bordered by the communes of Ñuñoa to the north, San Joaquín to the west, Peñalolén to the east and La Florida to the south....
and La Florida, and she studied in Colegio Raimapu, a Co-Ed private school in La Florida.
In 2006, Vallejo entered the University of Chile to study geography. There, she started forming ties with leftist students and getting involved in politics, which led her to join the Chilean Communist Youth the next year. She was counselor of the Federación de Estudiantes de la Universidad de Chile (FECh, Student Federation of the University of Chile) in 2008, and was chosen as president in 2010.
She has acquired public attention as a leading spokesperson and leader of the 2011 student protests in Chile
2011 Chilean protests
The 2011 Chilean protests,Chilean Winter or Chilean Education Conflict are a series of ongoing student-led protests across Chile, demanding a new framework for education in Chile, including more direct state participation in secondary education and an end to the existence of profit...
, alongside other student leaders
Leaders of the 2011 Chilean protests
The 2011 Chilean protests over the education have been primarily led by the CONFECH, the student unions association of Chile's 25 traditional universities, and CONES the student union association of secondary students of Chile. The student union leaders of emblematic universities and schools The...
: Giorgio Jackson from the Student Federation of the Catholic University of Chile and Camilo Ballesteros from the Student Federation of the University of Santiago de Chile.
In August 2011, the Supreme Court of Chile ordered police protection for Camila Vallejo after she received death threats.
Public image
Vallejo has been considered the most important and influential Communist icon of the 21th century in Chile, and also the symbolic successor of Gladys MarínGladys Marín
Gladys del Carmen Marín Millie was a Chilean activist and political figure. She was Secretary-General of the Communist Party of Chile and then president of the PCCh until her death...
.
Vallejo has been praised publicly by several entertainers. In September 2011, Calle 13
Calle 13 (band)
Calle 13 is a band formed by stepbrothers René Pérez Joglar , who calls himself Residente and Eduardo José Cabra Martínez , who calls himself Visitante Calle 13 is a band formed by stepbrothers René Pérez Joglar (born February 23, 1978 in Hato Rey, a subsection of San Juan, Puerto Rico), who calls...
traveled to Chile to support the student movement, and in a concert they invited some students and members of the Confech, including Camila. After this event, Argentine singer-songwriter Kevin Johansen
Kevin Johansen
Kevin Johansen is an Argentine-American rock musician. Born to an Argentine mother, Marta Calvet, and an American father, he lived most of his childhood in the San Francisco Bay Area, but moved with his family to Buenos Aires at the age of 12...
wrote to Calle 13's vocalist via Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
, "I told you René, Camila Vallejo is mine!".
See also
- Leaders of the 2011 Chilean protestsLeaders of the 2011 Chilean protestsThe 2011 Chilean protests over the education have been primarily led by the CONFECH, the student unions association of Chile's 25 traditional universities, and CONES the student union association of secondary students of Chile. The student union leaders of emblematic universities and schools The...
- 2011 student protests in Chile
- Education in ChileEducation in ChileEducation in Chile is divided in preschool, primary school, secondary school, and technical or higher education .- Levels of education :The levels of education in Chile are:...
External links
- Personal blog
- La linda presidenta de la Fech llama la atención de las agencias internacionales from the Chilean newspaper PublimetroMetro InternationalMetro International is a Swedish media company based in Luxembourg that publishes the Metro newspapers. Metro International's advertising sales have grown at a compound annual growth rate of 41% since launch of the first newspaper edition in 1995. It is a freesheet, meaning that distribution is...
(article in Spanish) - Camila Vallejo, Sebastian Pinera and the Chilean Winter