Chilean labor and student strikes have organized into one 48-hr nationwide pot-banging strike or “Cacerolazo,” protesting the limp education, social, and economic systems of the country. 
Valparaiso, Viña del Mar, Puente Alto, La Granja, Santiago… all report civilians protesting, chanting and demanding serious dialogue with a government they say refuses to hear them.
Police can hardly contain protesters, and despite manifestations being peaceful for the most part, violence between police elements and hooded protesters tend to erupt toward the end of every scheduled march.
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For streaming video and reports of the troubling situation in Chile, take a look at the stream below.
