Exhibition: “Britain and Chile, 50 years after the Chilean Coup”

We will be going to see the exhibition at the LSE library "Resistance, rights and refuge: Britain and Chile 50 years after the Chilean coup". We will meet outside the entrance to the building.

The exhibition explores the themes of resistance, rights and refuge in relation to culture, politics and lived experience. Following the 1973 coup, British and Chilean people collaborated to further the cause of democracy, human rights and dignity for refugees in need of safety.

On 11 September 1973, a military coup condoned by the CIA overthrew Chile’s democratically elected socialist government and ushered forth 17 years of dictatorship. Tens of thousands were imprisoned and tortured, and more than 3,300 murdered and disappeared. In Britain, trade unionists, politicians, academics, students, musicians, church groups and others mobilised in diverse and expansive ways against the new regime. They formed part of a new global solidarity movement that shaped a human rights revolution and stimulated radical artistic and cultural production.

You can find more information about the exhibition here https://www.lse.ac.uk/library/whats-on/exhibitions

As usual, we will be going for a drink at some pub nearby afterwards