I realize that I rarely talk about my work.
It might be because when I first thought of thisthatyotrascosasmas
I envisioned a virtual archive of things that inspire me and a blank canvas
to express my moods whether by using words, video,
or images.
As you know, in the last few weeks, my life
and especially my head, has been incredibly active.
A part of it has been fully immersed in life in Chile from 1973-1990
due to a project that I am working on.
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I could say that the fact that I am immersed in this project is inspiring today's post.
However, it is the nature of the stuff that I am working on
that it is making me feel obliged to write about it
and share part of what for many of us it's just history
but for many people that I know a cruel reality.
You can read about my organization,
the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, online.
Just briefly, we are a network of people working with societies around the world
on how to deal with the past,
especially when it refers to a past of human rights violations.
(Not easy)
I won't turn the post into a history book about Chile's legacy of human rights abuses.
I just want to share a few images of my work with Estadio Nacional (Chile's National Stadium),
one of the many places that was appropriated and turned into
a center of torture and extermination during the years
in which Pinochet led the nation.
Today, the Estadio Nacional has been transformed
by some of the most socially active people I have ever met
into a civic and cultural center dedicated
to ensure not only that the past is not forgotten
but also that it doesn't happen again.
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