danmificados in aid of the earthquake too. In the month of July 1971 when almost closing the day, James was feeling the effects of an earthquake that galloped in its nearly 8 degrees, left on the floor most of the provinces of Petorca Ligua Area. Would be the great test of popular government when newly completed 8 months of management and priorities are focused on equity, the right to higher education for workers and their children, fulfilling the first 40 measures offered to the people after the historic victory of September 4, 1970.
In the chaos that caused the quake in the central area, many workers, regular students of a humble high school night in Lo Valledor Norte, most queers, imagine the tragedy at the epicenter, a those hours an unknown true given the lack of communication with the affected localities. It would, meanwhile, obstacle to the Federation of Students of the State Technical University made promptly called on youth to conform to the caravan the next day with a little known organization in the country, mobilized in micros , to look at them, they seemed never arrive at the destination, just to Ligua and Petorca.
The call summoned the students to enroll and participate in volunteer work that had the basis to assess the status field of housing, providing food and clothing to address also the harsh winter of that 1971. So without thinking too much, many were those who, without having closer ties to the University, we put our names on the long list of volunteers and we left happily with the sole function of serving, not knowing the truth in what circumstances and under what would of our useless humanities helpful after the technical or professional training, in these parts, scarce.
was in these circumstances I met Goyo. Without prejudice for being a student of 4 th average received me as one of their own, embarked on a bus carrying students from the School of Engineering Execution. After several hours drive on roads devastated by the quake's force, we go to Ligua, a city that was practically on the floor, with the tower of the church in the medium fall, unmistakable symbol that nature, there was wroth with unnecessary cruelty.
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