Young anarchist - Melissa Sepulveda, is the new president of the Student Federation of the University of Chile (ca, pt)

Melissa Sepulveda "One of the most important challenges is to present us as a real 
alternative" ---- Melissa Sepulveda, a medical student of 22 years, militant Libertarian 
Students Front s (FEL) and libertarian feminist " La Alzada "foio elected in mid-November, 
President of the Federation of Students of the University of Chile (Zip) as candidate of 
"Fighting" list, with 31.2% of the votes. This list is the expression of an "area of 
political and social construction beginning in late 2011 in order to converge different 
existing projects based at the University of Chile developed by independent organizations 
and the Revolutionary Left Intent pointing to the development a project of University 
education and to foster the social set, "according to the program explains itself. The FEL 
was an animator and a major force within this broad coalition that articulates not only at 
the time of student elections, but that works in areas of construction and mobilization of 
permanently developing uima proposed university within a project of radical social 
transformation the current Chile.

We talked with Melissa to explain to us the bet as spokesman Zip will the current period. 
Clear and concise, d?.nos a summary of the challenges that the popular movement, the 
student movement and libertarian movement have at times when, before the crisis of the 
model, the group in power feels the need to reform to win on governance. At the end of the 
interview there is a link to the program that "Fight" won the presidency of the Federation.

1.The media put emphasis on the fact that you be the first president of the anarchist 
Closing in 91 years. How do you see this challenge to the libertarian movement, in 
particular for the FEL, even more so when it takes not only the maximum charge of 
representing the most important student federation, but also one of the most important 
social movements of the country?

One of the most important challenges at the moment is power mostrarmo us as a real 
alternative, beyond which is the marginal revolutionary left ... there has not been 
anything but a left to the left of the Communist Party. It is an important challenge for 
the FEL because through the federation, which is one of the most important voices of the 
national social movements, we can translate the political commitment for this period in a 
language understandable to the population. We also aim to destigmatize the anarchist and 
libertarian who the media constantly to reflect public opinion.

2. How do you see the relationship between the student movement and other social movements?

Well, this is the first bet we have to "fight". What is sought is to give back to the Zip 
drive to get linkage with other social sectors. We have stated that education is not just 
a problem for students, but that is a problem of inequality in Chile, and this unequal 
distribution of wealth is reflected in the educational model, the model of health in labor 
reality. Are different faces of the same problem, so we try to drive the sectors that have 
mobilized against this model, mainly with the trade union sector, trying to articulate a 
multisectoral block.

3. One of the slogans of the anarcho-communist movement in the period of reorganization, 
which was also assumed by the FEL, is that the unity of the people must be forged from 
below and the fight ... How do interpret this slogan?

How a bet by multisectorialidade. Been clear that alliances between leaders of the 
students with the CUT (Central Chilean Trade Union) or the Port Union are not enough 
workers basic, basic students, are part of the same historical project and should be built 
a supportive, cooperative unit, between employees and students base.

4. There is a secret to dwindle that lives an escalation of popular struggles in Chile and 
that different sectors developed different proposals to address the situation, some speak 
of a constituent assembly, others democratic rupture, etc.. You speak to translate this 
political commitment period for language accessible to the common people, so it becomes a 
real alternative. What is this alternative?

What is more clear is that the current period is marked by irreformabilidade Chilean 
neoliberal model and instability that are generating or that may generate social 
movements. Bachelet (President of Chile) attempt to provide governance to the country. 
Have to make reforms, know that institutional closure that has existed in Chile since the 
dictatorship must end. If these reforms put social movements a new standard for the class 
struggle in Chile, it depends on the social movements, Bachelet is not that assign free 
but must be a victory of the people. There are certain key points of no return for this 
new stage of struggle that we must be able to determine ... there are some that have been 
placed by social movements since 2005 forward, as the welfare system, a labor code that 
allows collective bargaining, the reform Tribute + aria, education, wealth redistribution 
through education reforms, tax reforms, the same capacity for collective bargaining ... We 
know if we need a new constitution, but there very well argue that the proposal of the 
Constituent Assembly, because there we see whether it is favorable or not to the popular 
movement. Bachelet has popular legitimacy, it is said by all the polls and so is actually, 
but there is still much fear because of dictatorship, fear radical and profound changes 
... must be critically appreciate all proposals, because everyone is in agreement that the 
model needs to change.

here: http://anarkismo.net/article/26440
By Jos? Antonio Guti?rrez D.