Badge - solidarity with the people of Chile
Object
Badge
Production date
1973-1979
Object number
2024.227
Physical Description
Circular badge, white background with black text, Chilean flag with barbed wire wrapped around the pole.
Object history
The Chilean coup of 11th September 1973 led to an international outcry when Salvador Allende’s socialist Popular Unity (UP) government was overthrown by General Augusto Pinochet’s military junta. Left-wing political activity was repressed, and many activists jailed and ultimately the Junta tortured and executed thousands of people.
In the immediate aftermath of the coup various individuals and organisations around the UK rallied to Chile’s aid. Organisations such as the Chile Solidarity Campaign were established to galvanise the British public and the government into action, in opposition to the Thatcher government. Hackney residents assisted the movement and settlement of political exiles, with some settling in the borough. The Centerprise bookshop on Kingsland Road became a place Chilean leftists would gather.
Resulting from an initiative originally starting with the Joint Working Group for Refugees from Chile, The Latin America Centre opened in Hoxton Square in October 1977. This offered services and cultural activities to help Latin Americans, including political refugees, to overcome the practical difficulties and social barriers to participating in British Society.
In the immediate aftermath of the coup various individuals and organisations around the UK rallied to Chile’s aid. Organisations such as the Chile Solidarity Campaign were established to galvanise the British public and the government into action, in opposition to the Thatcher government. Hackney residents assisted the movement and settlement of political exiles, with some settling in the borough. The Centerprise bookshop on Kingsland Road became a place Chilean leftists would gather.
Resulting from an initiative originally starting with the Joint Working Group for Refugees from Chile, The Latin America Centre opened in Hoxton Square in October 1977. This offered services and cultural activities to help Latin Americans, including political refugees, to overcome the practical difficulties and social barriers to participating in British Society.
Associated Person
Dinah Morley (Owner)
Mike Davis (Owner)
Mike Davis (Owner)
Associated Place
Chile (Place)
Material
Metal
Plastics
Dimension
Diameter: 38mm
On display?
No
Inscription
solidarity
with the
people of
Chile
with the
people of
Chile
