Estallido Review

Chile's Estallido Social and the Art of Protest - Sociologica

: On November 15, 2019, political parties signed an agreement to hold a referendum for a new constitution. Estallido

The Estallido was characterized by a massive "art of protest". Walls were covered in murals and stencils, and performance pieces like by the collective Las Tesis became global symbols of feminist resistance. Chile's Estallido Social and the Art of Protest

: The movement's defining motto, "It’s not 30 pesos, it’s 30 years," signaled that the frustration was with three decades of social and economic exclusion. : The movement's defining motto, "It’s not 30

: Protests escalated into severe riots; dozens of subway stations were burned, and President Sebastián Piñera declared a state of emergency, deploying the military for the first time since the dictatorship.

: While 78% of voters approved the idea of a new constitution in 2020, the first resulting draft was rejected by 62% of voters in September 2022.