Post-9 The "gift" to the minister of economy

In my opinion the gift to the minister of economy is the perfect example that struggle against machismo is still a long and troublesome road in our country. I have no doubt that every person present in the reunion (authorities and businessmen) yesterday was agreeing in that the gift was just a funny thing and they have no regret, We just have to see the pictures where everyone is laughing, including a senator and the ex-secretary general of OEA. 

The entire situation is disgusting and a disrespect to every women in the world because the gift means to reduce them to a simple object, without an opinion nor self-determination. What is worse is that a lot of people think that it was ok or just a common joke, so, not only our authorities are male chauvinist and think they can say whatever they want, wherever they want, a lot of "normal" citizens think the same way about themselves. I couldn't disagree more with those statements. Women live their entire lives oppressed exactly because we, men, act with the right to control their bodies, mind and everything. Situations like this one can't be tolerated. It doesn't matter if it is an authority or a friend who act in a sexist way.

My "Favourite" Subject this Term

I don't have a favourite subject in this semester, but maybe Sociology of Gender is the less boring only because the teacher isn't so dynamic, everything besides that is great; the topics of the classes are entertaining.

In a few words, the subject is an expository class: We sit down and listen to the teacher and  we discuss only when have homework We put our chairs in a circle and do a more inclusive class. It has something in common with Sociology of Football (my favourite subject until now). Both use inclusive methods to explain the author and some concepts and we are not listening to a "god" for an hour and half.

I like this subject more than others mainly because of its contents: It talks about the history of the Feminist Movement, the different points of view since its birth, how Sociology can contribute and how Latin America receives it and developed its own theories about it. In all of these contents we can apply what we learn in the previous subjects and try to contribute in the movement that today is making a difference

Post 7- A person who I admire

I'll talk about a Chilean woman in our field (Social Cience) that I admire and I think We all have to admire her, She deserve it. Her name is Marta Harnecker.

Marta Harnecker isn't a sociologist; She is a psychologist, journalist and a political scientist. She was born in Chile and later she won a a grant to study in France in charge of Louis Althusser, a famous marxist philosopher. Since her youth She showed interest in the labour movement and thanks to her work She achieved the post of adviser in the Socialist Cuba. She achieved a similar post helping Hugo Chavez and the government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

In spite of being a woman (something difficult in our world) she accomplished a lot of publications about international politics, analysis about some the situations of some countries, the reconstruction of historical materialism, about the concept of society and many other topics. To sum up, she rethinks, from "actual" theories, how we view our actual society and how we can advance in the construction of a path to change it.

She has contributed to how we can see the world in the XXI century from the Left get over many barriers like dictatorships, being a woman in a sexist world and her own religion. She is a heroine.

A strong woman

Post 5, My important photograph

This is my beloved picture, one of the most important in my life. In there, It appears my grandpa Enrique Sanchez (RIP). It's the last picture I take it from him during the most important summer of my life.
It was 2 years ago when my grandfather came to Santiago to take some test in the Hospital because he suffered of diabetes (he died of cancer a year and a half later). He spends 3 weeks in my house and I take care of him. We talked for days about politics, history, national problems, and food, whatever.
Well, focus on the picture, that day starts the dialogue between Cuba and USA, an important event to the world and my grandfather. We spoke for hours and I never imagined that moment would be the last that I had a fluid conversation with him, nevertheless, I don´t regret anything of that moment. I always feel that Enrique was also a friend to me and that we share a lot of good experience, even though we he was a stubborn person. So, we can say we all remembered him as a difficult person, but at the same time we love that part of him.

Post IV - Why i'm going to vote

In these upcoming elections i'm going to vote. Why? Because it is necesary. I'm a believer that democracy starts in the communitys, in the daily organization of people around their daliy problems. From there we can advance to more complex problems like the lifes in our work or schools, everything with the objective to ensure our social rights. Today all of this process crash with a wall makes of laws and a constitution inherited from the dictatorship that blocks our rights and organization. We have to break this wall with more radical movements in the streets and organization, but we can't allow that the people who take our rights from us keep their position in the government and keep the power only for a minority. This municipal election can be a beginning to this. Our vote have to respond to people's voice and social movement, so a candidate is someone who is consistent with his community and the social movements where he or she "born". A Mayor has the attribution to influence in development of local power; A Mayor could be a support to the local organization in stead of a wall.

I have to clear that never a electoralist strategy is better than people's organization.

An example of what i'm saying: Ukamau is an organization that choose go to election after years of work and achievements in Estación Central

WHAT WAS I THINKING?

Well, everyone know that I study Sociology, but it was never my dream.

When I was a little boy, i never think about my future in the "adulthood", so i just played and study. I always had a fondnses for sports, history and math so it was difficult to decided my area.
In my last year at high-school everything was a mess, Every day i was wonder what should I study: Should I study something to earning a living or should i have to followed my guts? I didn't answered and i went to Bachelor School of Universidad de Chile. It was a unique experiencie and two hard years of sacrifice, but it thanks to all the effort that i could decided to study Sociology. I met great friends and teachers whow guide me in my decision, so, here i am.
I have a lot of friends who already finished sociology and when i listen their history of where they work or what they do I prefer the aplication area, i prefer public policy o something that could let me work in contact with the community, like a Municipality or a neighborhood council.

An ugly building  >:(

MY BIOGRAPHY

Vicente Tomás Ramírez Sánchez was born in Talca in 1993. He is the minor of three brothers (the older brothers are twins). His mother is a social workers and his father is an busines administrator. At the age of 5 Vicente move out to Santiago, start his elementary and highschool education in De La Salle - La Reina School. In his final year he didn't decided a career so he went to the Bachelor School of Universidad de Chile, where after 2 years he decided to study Sociology in the same university.
Vicente born in a very political family and is always interesting in read news and books about that what is happening in Chile. In adittion he likes sports and trained basketball about 10 years and another 2 years he play rugby in a small team before enter university. Besides that his passion is in football and he loves Rangers footbal club, the oficial footbal team of his birth place.