In my last article on the elevators of Valparaiso received a comment that caught my attention.
Bernhard Kerscher, German living in Chile, academic director of a prestigious school in the area, assertively left little criticism of the Chilean commitment to its heritage, especially concerning the locals and emotional tendency to sing "The Jewel of the Pacific" and stop their involvement in the closing stages of the waltz. But he also dropped a term unknown in Chile both in form and substance. Grassroots
. (Grass Roots)
I quote: "... I see so little awareness of most people about their cultural heritage that I can not imagine an organization " grassroots "protests coordinate necessary ..." The
Grassroots referred a civic organization of bases. If not understood, the organization of the people, citizenship. One that comes together and moves his work proactively to local and community level. Organized protests, printed pamphlets, attention, etc. However, do not stay in the street protest, beyond making proposals, getting signatures, calling on organizations, seeking resources, etc.
Googling the term I found that they, the Americans, have so taken this concept and value it so much that they even have blogs and web sites advice guides on how to Grassroots. They complain, bring to the public, saying, counselors, hold hands beyond.
http://www.alanamoceri.com/
http://www.vcn.bc.ca/citizens-handbook/
They, the gringos, are very clear that there is no civic organization government possible. They know very well that the government governs the major issues, but are the citizens who are committed to put their problems on the first page and most end up proposing a solution themselves. Thus, planted trees, arranged seats and achieve things old enough to stop the demolition of a building and promoting their rehabilitation and reuse. Emphasize where their interests.
There are several gringos working in the city and seems to be that they would turn things. They know very well how to articulate, where to go, where to get funds, they know negotiate, do not marry anyone, independent, proactive, create foundations and propose solutions that work, and many of them are put into reality.
Sometimes my passengers, seeing the obvious danger of a view in a gazebo by the construction of a building, or the sorry state of our lifts me say: But Leo, why do not you organize??. Do not know how hard it is that here, I tell myself.
do we pass this to us?? Why can not we organizations to carry forward and with positive results??
In my opinion, it costs us a lot to be efficient or effective. People can not act in dialogue. Chile has a hard time to be up front without this meaning a confrontation. We usually round and round in our ideas and we ended up diverting the subject, we are little persistent and very pessimistic and disenchanted us at the first hurdle (I told you it would not be ...). Distrust of others and their intentions, we can play with them and put them on our behalf. The meetings here are a mess of vilification that, very generally end on a personal level. Here, when we intend to participate in organization, we tend to run, dodging responsibility. That is going to take time, which is a can a meeting on weekends or after work and above all aware that we end up having a bad time. Our
civic organizations have just always protest against the government building, regional government, administration, etc. to demand what we want and we can not achieve by ourselves. We always want another take and this is what we mean by political protest.
is impressive, but if you search the internet you can find that in Europe, for example, are published guidebooks (Handbooks) up for squatter or squatting. What do qué no hacer, cómo hacerlo, sugerencias, recomendaciones, datos; todo respaldado legalmente con abogados que prestan asesorías en caso necesario y que se han especializado en el tema. Qué diferencia, dios mío!!!
Qué diferente sería si los ciudadanos se organizaran en sus barrios para proteger su ascensor, promoviendo y proponiendo la solución más allá de pedirle al ministro de transporte que se haga cargo. Qué diferente sería si una organización de vecinos actuara en contra de la demolición del edificio que albergó a la compañía Chilena de Tabacos en barrio Almendral, porque es un patrimonio que aportó al dibujo urbano del sector convirtiéndose en un referente and proposing, for example, is transformed into a hotel or a museum or cultural center city. How different would be if people did not just look with resignation and apathy what is happening around him in a place that is wealth everywhere, and where this can be transformed into the BIG CITY BUSINESS.
In one of my last tour, talking about the concept of civic organization in response to a query from a British passenger on heritage protection in Valparaiso, we reached a bizarre but imaginative allegory. I said,
.- I love to do a lobotomy on one of you and find the chip that says "Grassroots" to study and finally inserted into the brains of our citizens.
.- Yeah!. She said. I would love to do likewise and find in you the chip that says "Dance". Leo Silva
Bernhard Kerscher, German living in Chile, academic director of a prestigious school in the area, assertively left little criticism of the Chilean commitment to its heritage, especially concerning the locals and emotional tendency to sing "The Jewel of the Pacific" and stop their involvement in the closing stages of the waltz. But he also dropped a term unknown in Chile both in form and substance. Grassroots
. (Grass Roots)
I quote: "... I see so little awareness of most people about their cultural heritage that I can not imagine an organization " grassroots "protests coordinate necessary ..." The
Grassroots referred a civic organization of bases. If not understood, the organization of the people, citizenship. One that comes together and moves his work proactively to local and community level. Organized protests, printed pamphlets, attention, etc. However, do not stay in the street protest, beyond making proposals, getting signatures, calling on organizations, seeking resources, etc.
Googling the term I found that they, the Americans, have so taken this concept and value it so much that they even have blogs and web sites advice guides on how to Grassroots. They complain, bring to the public, saying, counselors, hold hands beyond.
http://www.alanamoceri.com/
http://www.vcn.bc.ca/citizens-handbook/
They, the gringos, are very clear that there is no civic organization government possible. They know very well that the government governs the major issues, but are the citizens who are committed to put their problems on the first page and most end up proposing a solution themselves. Thus, planted trees, arranged seats and achieve things old enough to stop the demolition of a building and promoting their rehabilitation and reuse. Emphasize where their interests.
There are several gringos working in the city and seems to be that they would turn things. They know very well how to articulate, where to go, where to get funds, they know negotiate, do not marry anyone, independent, proactive, create foundations and propose solutions that work, and many of them are put into reality.
Sometimes my passengers, seeing the obvious danger of a view in a gazebo by the construction of a building, or the sorry state of our lifts me say: But Leo, why do not you organize??. Do not know how hard it is that here, I tell myself.
do we pass this to us?? Why can not we organizations to carry forward and with positive results??
In my opinion, it costs us a lot to be efficient or effective. People can not act in dialogue. Chile has a hard time to be up front without this meaning a confrontation. We usually round and round in our ideas and we ended up diverting the subject, we are little persistent and very pessimistic and disenchanted us at the first hurdle (I told you it would not be ...). Distrust of others and their intentions, we can play with them and put them on our behalf. The meetings here are a mess of vilification that, very generally end on a personal level. Here, when we intend to participate in organization, we tend to run, dodging responsibility. That is going to take time, which is a can a meeting on weekends or after work and above all aware that we end up having a bad time. Our
civic organizations have just always protest against the government building, regional government, administration, etc. to demand what we want and we can not achieve by ourselves. We always want another take and this is what we mean by political protest.
is impressive, but if you search the internet you can find that in Europe, for example, are published guidebooks (Handbooks) up for squatter or squatting. What do qué no hacer, cómo hacerlo, sugerencias, recomendaciones, datos; todo respaldado legalmente con abogados que prestan asesorías en caso necesario y que se han especializado en el tema. Qué diferencia, dios mío!!!
Qué diferente sería si los ciudadanos se organizaran en sus barrios para proteger su ascensor, promoviendo y proponiendo la solución más allá de pedirle al ministro de transporte que se haga cargo. Qué diferente sería si una organización de vecinos actuara en contra de la demolición del edificio que albergó a la compañía Chilena de Tabacos en barrio Almendral, porque es un patrimonio que aportó al dibujo urbano del sector convirtiéndose en un referente and proposing, for example, is transformed into a hotel or a museum or cultural center city. How different would be if people did not just look with resignation and apathy what is happening around him in a place that is wealth everywhere, and where this can be transformed into the BIG CITY BUSINESS.
In one of my last tour, talking about the concept of civic organization in response to a query from a British passenger on heritage protection in Valparaiso, we reached a bizarre but imaginative allegory. I said,
.- I love to do a lobotomy on one of you and find the chip that says "Grassroots" to study and finally inserted into the brains of our citizens.
.- Yeah!. She said. I would love to do likewise and find in you the chip that says "Dance". Leo Silva
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