The power of the Hugs Festival, this weekend

The music will be provided by La Sonora de Tommy Rey, Javiera Parra Trío, Inti-Illimani, Musical Víctor sin Víctor Jara, Ricardo Silva and the Ecole Qua (former republicans of the cueca), Murga La Lucha, Los Cadillacs Pirata and Pascuala Ilabaca, and the debates will include, among others, the ministers Camila Vallejo, Antonia Orellana and Jeannette Jara, the minister Carlos Montes, the mayors Irací Hassler and Javiera Reyes, the mayor Mauro Tamayo, the leaders Lautaro Carmona, Camilo Escalona, Bárbara Figueroa, Lorena Meneses, Alberto Undurraga, Marcos Barraza, the journalists Patricio López, Pablo Jofré and Pía Figueroa, the legislators Claudia Pascual, Tomás Hirsch, Juan Ignacio Latorre, Daniel Núñez, Karol Cariola, Leonardo Soto, the president of the CUT, David Acuña and the president of the FECH, Catalina Lufin. The book “Carrizal or the decisive year” by the late former president of the PC, Guillermo Teillier, will be relaunched.

“The century”. Santiago. 1/11/2024. Powerful comes the Hugs Festival (FDA) that will take place this weekend in O’Higgins Park from 11:00 am.

A cultural festival and a space for debate. Two days -January 13 and 14- of a popular and family event. The only activity in the progressive and left-wing world that brings together thousands of people around singing, art, reflection and thought.

The music will be provided by La Sonora de Tommy Rey, Javiera Parra Trío, Inti-Illimani, Musical Víctor sin Víctor Jara, Ricardo Silva and the Ecole Qua (former republicans of the cueca), Murga La Lucha, Los Cadillacs Pirata and Pascuala Ilabaca, and in the debates will participate, among others, the ministers Camila Vallejo, Antonia Orellana and Jeannette Jara, the minister Carlos Montes, the mayor Irací Hassler and the mayor Mauro Tamayo, the leaders Lautaro Carmona, Camilo Escalona, ​​Bárbara Figueroa, Lorena Meneses, Alberto Undurraga, Marcos Barraza, the journalists Patricio López, Pablo Jofré and Pía Figueroa, the legislators Claudia Pascual, Tomás Hirsch, Juan Ignacio Latorre, Daniel Núñez, Karol Cariola, Leonardo Soto, the president of the CUT, David Acuña and the president of the FECH, Catalina Lufin. The book “Carrizal and decisive year” by the late former president of the PC, Guillermo Teillier, will be relaunched.

There will also be Camila Miranda and Pierina Ferretti, from Nodo XXI, the president of the Communist Youth, deputy Daniela Serrano, the historian Rolando Álvarez, Pablo Abufom, spokesperson for the Coordinator for Palestine, José Pérez, president of the ANEF, and guests foreign.

Among the topics that will be reflected on and debated are “citizen demands and the legislative agenda”, “the union movement debate and projections”, “pension reform and its social and political urgency”, “communication and challenges for social transformation” , “housing and the city”, “the challenges of political youth”, “the challenges and integration of left-wing and progressive governments in Latin America”, “left-wing campaigns in times of social boredom”, “building safer territories by a good life”, “women and politics, the conservative siege in the ideological struggle”, “the policy of collective transportation and its modernization and massification in regions”, and the “fight for the self-determination of peoples and world peace”.

There will be four forum spaces, the “Gladys Marín”, “Guillermo Teillier”, “Luis Emilio Recabarren” tents and the Alejandro Lipschütz Institute of Sciences (ICAL). The Plaza de las Letras will be operating with the presentation of books, the Memory Agenda, recitals, the Araucaria Magazine, with the participation, among others, of Daniel Jadue, Mario Amorós, “Luis Enrique Délano” Collective.

There will also be gastronomy stalls, where the active and creative work of regional and communal members of the Communist Party and the Communist Youth will be seen. There will be exhibition stands and sales of books, crafts, clothing, souvenirs and others.