Carlos LIBERONA

I’m from the countryside and have been involved in farmer organisation since I was 15. Like most Chileans, I have mixed origins, which in my case, is Chilean Mapuche. I studied for several years, but my main occupation was supporting the social and grassroots edifice. I worked in helping the grassroots sectors to get organised up until 1973. From 1973 to 1977, I took part in the resistance movement against Pinochet’s dictatorship. I left the country after having been imprisoned twice. I had a very good life in Germany until 1986, when I returned to Chile to continue working on human rights issues and in resistance. I participated in dozens of seminars, courses, etc. Since the reinstallation of democracy in Chile, I have been focussing on supporting the Mapuche and Aymara peoples through activities relating to popular culture, immigrant support, anti-discrimination education and, as always, to the establishment of justice and truth.
I worked in various Chilean universities, and am currently a member of the International Steering Committee of the Charter of Human Responsibilities. I have been married for thirty years and my main expertise is in Mapuche culture and history.

You can reach me at: corayun Njw hotmail.com