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3) Buenaventura, which has the biggest Maritime port in Colombia brought the nation to it's knees in 2017 in exactly this manner. If Guajira joins the effort, much of the Northern Coast will be brought to a screeching halt as well
Unions and indigenous communities matter here
Unions and indigenous communities matter here
4) Meanwhile Protesters are set to march in most major cities. Bogota has a long history of activism, especially among student groups who regularly clash w police, but usually their protests don't have much staying power.
Will this time be different? Maybe #ParoNacional21Nov
Will this time be different? Maybe #ParoNacional21Nov
5) They have support from Unions, transportation workers, the Catholic church and a wide coalition of political parties. Police response will be a huge factor. If protesters are seen as being suppressed, that is likely to ignite their passions, and their staying power
Sobre la importancia de marchar ante un gobierno debilitado, pero de marchar en paz en un contexto de militarización de la represión y de un gobierno de derecha. Abro hilo 👇#ParoNacional21Nov #21N
Las oportunidades políticas son claves para entender por qué la organización social ocurre y por qué, a veces, tiene éxito. La baja popularidad de este gobierno y la debilidad de algunos de sus ministros más importantes constituyen una oportunidad política. (sigue 👇)
La relación entre violencia y acción colectiva organizada ha sido muy estudiada por la sociología histórica y la sociología de la acción colectiva. Un clásico de dos grandes: Tilly y Tarrow, los Batman y Robin de estos temas: content.schweitzer-online.de/static/catalog… (sigue 👇)
