Horizontalism: Voices of Popular Power in Argentina

270 Pages·2006·17.11 MB·English

by  Marina Sitrin (Editor)

PraifsoeHr o rizontalism
"Tor eatdh ibso oki st oj oitnh ec rucicaoln versattaikoinpn lga cwei thin
itpsa getsh:e i nspirmiandgd,e ninjgo,y fcualc ophoonfyd ebataem ong
movemenbtusi ldian gge nuinneelwyp olitTihcrso.u ghhe rd eeplrye ­
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dentasn,d t heu nemployderdo voeu tf ounra tiongaolv ernmeinntt sw o
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themo nt hes potf;o rmehdu ndreodfsn ewp articipnaetiogrhyb orhood
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inspiratiinro encaelyn eta rMsa.r inSai tricno'lsl ecatliloonuw sst ol earn
fromt hea ctivtihsetmss elavnedsc ontintuheee xperimeinnat ust ono­
my andd emocracy htahveeby e gun-.M"i chaeHla rdtc,o -authoofr
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"MarinSai trhiansp rovidaendi nvaluasbelrev itcose c holaanrdsa ctiv­
istasr ountdh ew orlbdy c ompiltihnegt estimoonfit ehsep articipian nts
someo ft hem ostp romineanntdo rigiAnragle ntpionpeu lmaorv ements.
Thesaec tivsipsetasok f p olitipcaasls ion, detersmoilniadtairaoinntd,y ,
newf ormosf h orizonotragla nizaTthieoyna .l ssop eaokf f rustration,
obstacalnedsr ,e pressOivoenr.a ltlh,e ivro icsehso wi ns tartldientga il
thes tubbohronp eo fa newg eneratoifos nu fferaenrdfs i ghteSrist.r in
shoulbde c ommendefdo ra ltlh eh ardw orkt hawte nti ntpor oducing
theb ooka, w orko fp olitliocvaaeln dc ompanerismo."-AJuayveireor,
authoorfC ontentLiiovuess
"Thibso oki sl ikae m usicianls trumaesn t,wl ee arfnr omt hep rologue,
onw hicthh er eadcehro oswehsa tm usitco p layT.h icsh oruosfv oices,
recordweidt shu cshe nsitbyie,lc ihoetsh ed iverstihtagyti velsi fteot he
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ent oget,ht ehrerye presreensti stoannac eh umans calTeh.e s ounodf
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grounadr)c hitoefch tosr izontalIitod fafde.ar cso mprehenasniavley sis
oft hei deologaincdma alt eridayln amiocfst hem ovement, prebsye nted
thep articiptahnetmss elavset sh,e rye spontdot hei nsighatnfaully tic
probionfgs cholar/aMcatriivniSasi tt rin." -MSicchhwaaerlat uzt,h or
ofR adicParlo teasntdS ociSatlr ucture
"Thesaer et hev oicoefsA rgentignraa'sss roaocttsi vicsatpst,u raemdi dst
them osti mportbaunrts otfd emocraitninco vattihoewn o rlhda ss eeinn
thel asdte cadLei.s teann,dl earhno wt om akeh istofrryo mt heb ottom
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HDBJZIlNIAllSM
EDITED BY MARIN A SITRIN
PRESS,
HorizontaVloiiscmoe:fs P opulPaorw eirn A rgentina
© 2006M arinSai trin
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Contents
Translawteiw nagl k v
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Acknowledgem.e.n.t.s. .........................i..x... ................
introducti.on 1
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conteaxntd r upture 21
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horizontalidad 37
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au togesti6.n . . 67
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autonomy 107
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creati.on . 131
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powe.r . 159
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repression .. 17 7
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women . 199
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protagonism . 215
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dreams 239
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index 252
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PhotCor edi.t.s. .....................................2..5..6.. ...........

Translatwien wga lk
HorizontalViodcaedds:e P odePro pulatrh,eo riginSapla nivsehr sion
oft hibso okw,a sp ublisihne2 d0 05a tC hilavae rrte,c uperaptreidn ting
presisnA rgentiTnhae.p rintiprnogc ewsass c ollaboraftiilvlweei,dt h
companeriasnmdlo o veA.sC andid(oo noef t hec ompaiierforso mC hi­
laveyrotuw ilmle eitn t heb ooko)f tesna ywsi:t sho lidaarnidtl yo vael ils
possibIla em. f orevienrd ebtteomd y frienadtCs h ilavfeorrrt e minding
me ofa ltlh aitsp ossible.
Thiissn ota c onventiotnraalnlsyl oarte eddi tbeodo kI.th asi tosw n
methodol,oo gnyef rom whIia cmh nevearb senIth .a vea ttemptteod
worki nt hes piroiftt h en ewp olitoifac fsf ect.iM vyi atiyma sa transla­
tora nde ditwoars f,i rasntd f oremotsotf ,a cilitthaeft uel lmeesatn ings
ands entimeonfpt eso plinet hes ocimaolv ementMse.t hodolog,iI c'avlel y
donet hitsh rougpahr ticipiantt ihoonsm eo vementTsh.e n ewp olitics
takisnhga pienA rgentrienqau inreewf ormosf t ranslanteiwow na,y so f
communicatpionlgi teixcpaelr ienfcoeras t .r ansltahtiopsro seass erious
challenge.
WhatI 'vceh osetno d o witht hitsr anslaitsit oorn e tacienr tain
wordtsh adto n'mta kei mmediasteen sienE nglilseha,v irnogo mf orn ew
meaninagnsd s ignificaTthiiposrn osc.e rsesq uitrheeps a tienocfae n u n­
derstandrienagd. eA rs manyo ft hep eoplIei ntervrieemwi nuds ,o ld
wordcsa nnodte finneew t hingsn-eaw l anguaigsne e cess.Ha orwyeve,r
a dilemmaar iswehse nt hante wl anguaigsde e velopiinnS gp anish and
we,w hos peaEkn gligsehn,e radloln yo ty ets harteh ee xperietnhcaets
arec reatai nnge wv ocabul.Ta hriyiss w herteh ep atienccoem eisn W.e
mustt rtyo l istteotn h ee xperiebnecfeo artet empttiotn gr ansliatit net o
thel anguaogfoe u ro wne xperience.
Int raditidoenbaalt aebso uttr anslatthieoraner, e t woo ptionosn:e
cant ryt ob ef aithtfout lh el itewroarld inogft heo rigionrao ln ec an
v
vi Horizonta/ism
creaat nee ww orke ntir.Te hleyc hoiicseb etweebne inlgo yatlot hel an­
guagoer t ot hee xperieTnhciens.e wt ranslasthioounlb den eietrhI.t i s
firasntd f oremoas pta rtpiactiorpyo litpircoacle Nsesw. m ovemenptust
newd emands eaxnpde ctatoinot nrsa nslaatnoder dsi toTrhse.yd emand
participaLtainognu.aig seo neo ft hem ostd elicaatnedt, r icpkyo,l itical
toolWso.r dsa nde xpressairoenf si llweidt hp reviouhsellyed m otions
andm eanings. They havTeh ehiimrse taonriinceghssa. n goev ert ime.
Thet rictkhyi nagb outth iosr ahli stoirsty h anto,t o nlhya vnee ww ords
been creiantS epda nitsohd escrinbeewe xperienbcuetts h,em eanings
ofo ld,ef raircloym monw ordsh avee volved. Paatnidoe pnecnen eisss
requiroendb othc ountOsn.e m usts imultaneboeuo spleyn t oa new,
unfamilvioacra bulaanrdya lsuon dersttahnadft a milwioarrd sm ight
signiifnny e ww ays.
AsE miliao s,e venteen-year-oilnAd r gaecnttiiavntita sh tet imoef
ourc onversatpiuotnisst ,:
So,t odawye 'rceo nstrucstoimnegt hidnigf ferAenndt,i. n t hep ro­
cessa, w holnee wl anguaagned n ewf ormosf e xpresscioomne
intboe inHgo. rizontadliireddcaetdm ,o craschya,r ianngd e ffecting
onea nothemro'vse mentcso,n taminatairotni,c ulaotrigoann,i zing
inn etworks-tehxepsree ssairoenn so to ftehne arfdr omt het radi­
tionIla e .f.tT. h eraer em anyw ordfsr omt hep astth acto uldde fine
todays'ist uatbiuotns ,i ncteh erye'o ldw ordsu sedt od efinnee w
thingtsh,ec yr eate confusion.
Beloawr ea fewe xamploefss uchw ordasn de xpressiIotn'nsse. i ­
themre antto b ea ne xhaustliivsneto ,ra thorouegxhp lanatoifto hne
newm eaningbsu,tr athae brr igeufi de.
Horizonialidad
Thisw orda ndi tm'esa ninagr ed iscusisnet dh ei ntroducBtyif oanri. t
iso neo ft hem ostw ideluys ewdo rds comfirnogmt hen ewm ovements
inA rgentiInh aa.v eo ccasiontarlalnys laittae sdh orizontoarlh iotryi ­
zonatlisbmu,tt hesaer et ranslatthiaomtni ss tsh ef ulsle nsoeft hew ord.
Horizontadloiednsao dt j usitm play f laptl anfeo ro rganizoirnn go,n ­
hierarclhr ieclaationisnhw ihpiscp he oplneo l ongemrak ed ecisifoonrs
otherIsti. sa positwiovred t haitm plitehseu seo fd iredcetm ocraacnyd
thes trivfioncrgo nsenspurso,c esisnew sh icehv eryoinshe e aradn dn ew
relationasrheci rpesa tHeodr.i zontailsai ndeawdw ayo fr elatbiansge,d
ina ffectpiovlei ticsa,g aiannasdlt ol f t hei mplicatoif"o inssm s."
TranslWaetW ianlgkI VII
Portgaoni sma ndS ujbetcivity
Manyp eoplient hem ovemenstpse aokf t hmeselevsa sp rotoangsits,
ofa news ujbectyi,av intdo fs ociparloa tgonisTmh.ir se lfesc ntoto nly
peop'lsse neseo fs el-factyi,vb iutto fa socipahleo nmenoni nw hicphe o­
plaer ed ecdiinfgo rt hemselbvreesia,nk gf roma pasotf p olitipcaratly
brokerages ialcneednI. t a lsroe fetrosa newc olclteisveen se beoifn g,
wherteh,r oudgihr edcetm ocr,an ceywi ndidvulaisa ndc ollecatriebv ee­s
ingb onr.
Digntiy
On thse urfcaed,i gniitsay wortdh aitse asiluyn desrtooidnE nglibsuht,
ith ast akeonn i mportcaonnnto tatiiontn hsem o vemenitnsA rgenti. na
UndePre rosnmi,d ignyir tefertroet dh ge oowdo rk,e rwhwoe ntto w ork,
cameh omer,e turtnoew do rkt hnee xdta ,ya ndf elptr idient hirsel taion­
shiaps a w orkewri tah b osTsh.i wso rdn ow,e spceialfloytr h osei nt he
occupiaenddr ecuperfaactteodr iaesws e,l alst heu nepmloyweodr kres'
movementrse,p restehnets se- lofgranizatainodan u tnoomyo fw orking
withobuots seosr h iercahryD.ig nitiysn owc reatbeyid ndiidvusa alnd
coltlieevcs.
Autogesti6n
Autogestiisa6 w no rdt hahta sn oe xacEtn gilsthr asnlatiHoins.t oarli,lc y
thea narchiisdteo afs e-lmfaangemecnotm ecsl sosett o citursre nuts ei n
Argentinmao'vmsee ntAsu.t ogestiis6 neb dan soti nt hweh atb,u ti nt he
how.I ti st her elationasmhoinppgs ep olteh actr eaatp ea ritcurlp aroejc,t
nots imptlhyep roejcitt seIltif s. a wroerefdcli tnga na uotnomouasn d
colltievcper aiccteWh.e np eopilne tmhoev eemntisn A rgetninsap eaokf
autogesttih6eunys u alalrye ilmypidnigr ecdtelmyo cradteiccoi ns-imka­
inpgr oecssaensd t hec reatoifon ne ws ubejctiiveaistl ognt hwea yI.h ave
somteimelset ft hiwso rdi nS panitsoeh m phasitzhee smea nym eannig.s
PolftAifceac tiva
One wapye opilnet hem ovemendtessr cbiet het erritthoerayyr ec reat­
ingi st hruoght hei deoafp olitaifceac tiovraa f,fc etipvoel itTihcesya. r e
affectiivnet hes neseo fc raetinagff ectiocnre,a tian bga steh aitsl ovgi n
ands upportitvheeo, n lbya sfer omw hicohn ec anc raetpe oltciisI.ti sa
politoifcs so ciraell atsihoisnp anldo v.e Ttor asnaltteh itse rm "aolsv e­
based polwiotuilmcdis s"ms a nyo ft hseo ciraell atsihoinpisti mpiles.
TheP otliicosfW alkign
Simitloat rh eZ apaitstaansdo themro vemenmtasn,y i nA rgentisnpae ak
int ermosfp rocesasnd w alkiTnhge.Z apaittsaosft erne fteort hei mpo-r