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LA GENTE POR EL MEDIO AMBIENTE
Mayahuel Hernández Decades of repression Chileans faced. Movements quelled and opposition erased, Las voces suppressed with hostility, All in the name of stability. Neoliberal policies laid waste To la tierra, exploited in haste. Deforestation, extinction, pollution, As a result of free market solution. Profits abound for those who privatized At the expense of the marginalized. There was no space for mobilization Until re-democratization. What did it take to break the status quo? It wasn’t el Milagro Chileno. I t w a s l a g e n t e Who fought for el medio ambiente.
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La gente Partnered with political players Protests against dams Power plants on the brink La gente is more Powerful than you think
La gente Moved the masses.
La gente Caught the eyes of the world. When the swans fell out of the sky Toda la gente Could hear them cry
International leaders Could not ignore Los movimientos Calling for reform. Energía 2050 And other pursuits Were a result of coalitions Sprouting from the grassroots.
They took to las calles Led mass demonstrations. Movements were televised all over the nation.
They echoed the demands, Helped settle the score With summits, reports, and Environmental accords. In both houses of parliament The regionalists and greens Supported la gente And provided the means
This mobilization Shifted public opinion To challenge institutions And industrial dominion.
OECD pressure Called on the nation To involve the public And enact legislation To bring renewable energy Onto the agenda. They helped reform policy Through el proceso de enmienda.
More companies Came to the realization They could not ignore Environmental regulation.
To reform a system Built on profit and lies, That destroyed their land , And dismissed their cries. Los políticos
El público,
El planeta, Were all listening carefully A la gente who fought for el medio ambiente.
