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Rage, annoyance, indignation and anger. These words were the most repeated by Priscilla, Angie and Alejandra when asked what they felt when they saw the inhabitants of Rotonda Atenas protest against the construction of social housing in the area. . All three could eventually become residents of apartments announced by Mayor Joaquín Lavín.
"We are not criminals, nor people who live badly, that these neighbors talk about us as we touch the fiber, because we are people of work and effort, behind each of the postulants there is a story, "says Alejandra Mardones, when he saw the neighbors in the media protesting with pots and pans, a feeling of anger and indignation was born.
" It is incredible that the neighbors – even if they are discriminating. "Many people who live here in the Colon sector work for him, they are their nannies, badistants and more, they know that we are not bad people, here there is a problem of direct discrimination" added the girl who is the mother of three children.
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Priscilla has been waiting for her own home in Las Condes for 19 years. / Sylvio García – Publimetro For Priscilla Araya, on the other hand, these acts of discrimination have no support. "Nobody gives us a home, what does Mayor Lavin give us the opportunity to access a house through our efforts, I've had savings for years, but my salary does not not enough to buy a house in a particular way. "
Priscilla is hurt by the discrimination she has observed from the people of Rotonda Atenas, as she is the daughter and granddaughter of people who have lived in Las Condes all their lives." he has not yet realized the dream of his own home.
"I do not feel anything when I see them with pots, it is discrimination and it generates anger, but all the world has the right to apply at home Condes, my son likes to go to school, my partner works in the commune and me in Vitacura, if we could have our house, for me it would be a dream come true, "said Angie Aguirre: The young woman hopes to be able to apply for a house in Las Condes, a town she currently lives in.
Crossfire between neighbors
Las Condes has historically been at the top of the list of "best communes to live in". His social badistance network, health, safety, education services and a wide variety of programs for the benefit of its neighbors, have made it worthy of these recognitions.
In recent days, a cross controversy has been installed. , after the announcement of the mayor on the 85 departments in the area of the Rotunda Athens. As stated by one of the neighboring applicants, a prior saving is necessary and a series of requirements that prevent anyone from applying, as wrongly pointed out the neighbors mobilized from the Rotunda area of Athens.
Decrease in surplus value: 19659011] According to the inhabitants of this sector, social housing could become a center of crime, decreasing the added value of the region. Regarding the case, urban planners and real estate investment specialists told Publimetro that the construction of these social housing would not affect the sector's surplus value
Juan Pablo Rodriguez, president of the Junta de Vecinos Colón Oriente to his cousin Alejandra. / Sylvio García – Publimetro
Juan Pablo Rodríguez, President of the District Council of Colón Oriente, considers that the situation is regrettable. "We have to worry about other issues, but not close the doors to a neighbor or neighbor near Las Condes, who needs to have his own home," he said.
Many cases they know in the Colón area have been waiting for a house for decades. Currently, they have no grandparents, children and grandchildren living in the same place. "Our mayor and his team are aware of this situation," he said. "Here in this community, we all live tight, they are in the homes of the founders of the population who arrived more than 50 years ago," said the leader.
Juan Pablo pointed out that people live well. , workers or with a little trade. "It's a shame to see that they're discriminating against us, we in the community are seeing a project with the mayor to build a second floor in our homes, because they've got it." not enough, what better than building new houses? " Angelica Ormeño, also leader of the Colón Oriente sector, said that "the position of our neighbors is not understood". "When the earth was fought with Vitacura, all the inhabitants of Las Condes defended the neighbors who would use these houses, but now they are discriminating against us," he added.
The faces behind the Las Condes home dream
Beyond the anger and helplessness felt by the postulant neighbors after protests against social housing, and as underlined one of our interlocutors, "behind each candidate there is a story".
Priscilla and her long wait
Priscilla dreams of having her own home and being able to live with her 3 children. / Sylvio García – Publimetro
She is 38 years old and has three children. She is Priscilla Araya, a mother who gave everything for her children. The oldest is already in college, the brother who follows her is in high school and has a child of just three years old.
When she had only her two oldest children, Priscilla lived with her little family in one room
Little by little, he was able to go a little further and with the # He helped his relatives and lived in several houses. She always contributes with money from her work. All addresses in the municipality of Las Condes
A house to live with their children
As stated at the beginning of this report, Priscilla has collected for years the savings to apply for a house in Las Condes. Her savings account for the home dates back to 1999.
Since she's a mother, she's always wanted to have her own home, so she can tell her kids that it's her home. Three weeks ago she was called to sign a series of documents, and there is a good chance that she will be notified in August as one of the beneficiaries of Rotonda Atenas's housing
She has been working for 7 years and admits she has always been very responsible with your savings for housing. Priscilla said that her daughter still does not believe that it is so possible that they enjoy it. They have been waiting for 19 years. However, asking this young mother "how would it be when she goes home," she gets angry. "It would be a dream come true, they would be so happy, because I could finally tell my kids that it's our home, because we can not all live together, because we can not live today." 39; hui ".
Angie and the dream of first home
Angie arrived in Chile and Las Condes in search of new dreams. She is Colombian and would like to have her own home in Las Condes. / Sylvio García – Publimetro
The parents of Angie Aguirre did not have their own home. All his life, this young Colombian lived in rented houses. He does not know what it means to be able to change his own place at ease. He arrived in Chile looking for new opportunities. Her partner arrived first, then she traveled, leaving her parents and the rest of her family thousands of miles away.
She is currently 27 years old and lives in Las Condes. "I do not think he will return to Colombia," he said, saying that he liked Chile a lot. She adds that her son's school is excellent and that she has bosses who support her a lot. Thus, she manages to reconcile her role as mother and her work.
Currently, his son is studying at the Juan Pablo II School in the Las Condes neighborhood. "On days when there is no clbad my son has something sad, because he likes to go to school," he said. Your child is in pre-kindergarten, he is 4 years old. She works in a cafe Vitacura and her partner is a barista at INACAP of Apoquindo
"Having a home to me means a lot to me, I've never had a home and I'm not sure. I had no home in Colombia, having a house for me and my partner, so that our son could play freely, would be a dream. "
Alejandra, grateful for her relatives, wants a place to her
Alejandra Mardones is a cousin of the President of the District Council of Colón Oriente, Juan Pablo Rodríguez. He lives in his parents' house, with his two oldest children and the youngest of only 8 months. "I am grateful to my relatives and cousin for their support, but I would like to have my place, to be able to tell my children that they have their room, that they feel that the place theirs and we do not bother, "he said.
Alejandra with his youngest daughter. At present, parents live there, waiting for their own home. / Sylvio García – Publimetro
The young woman who attended the protests in Rotonda Athens wrote a text on social networks that was highlighted by her cousin. In this text, he expressed the anger and helplessness generated by the discrimination that these neighbors made directly to people who would come to live in the apartments.
"I work and I did everything necessary to make my own request. it is sad to see that these ladies are created with the right to discriminate against us, to say that we are criminals, we are humble people, of efforts, that we work to have our things, I do not find that, because they had a better life, they feel with the freedom to treat us this way, "said the young woman emphatically.
" We trust our mayor "[19659045] cacerolazo ” clbad=”img img-responsive image-medium”/> The candidates hope that the mayor will not be influenced by the neighbors who discriminate against them. / Cacerolazo Theme – Agencia Uno
Juan Pablo Rodriguez, president of the Junta de Vecinos Colón Oriente to his cousin Alejandra. / Sylvio García – Publimetro Juan Pablo pointed out that people live well. , workers or with a little trade. "It's a shame to see that they're discriminating against us, we in the community are seeing a project with the mayor to build a second floor in our homes, because they've got it." not enough, what better than building new houses? " Angelica Ormeño, also leader of the Colón Oriente sector, said that "the position of our neighbors is not understood". "When the earth was fought with Vitacura, all the inhabitants of Las Condes defended the neighbors who would use these houses, but now they are discriminating against us," he added.
The faces behind the Las Condes home dream
Beyond the anger and helplessness felt by the postulant neighbors after protests against social housing, and as underlined one of our interlocutors, "behind each candidate there is a story".
Priscilla and her long wait
Priscilla dreams of having her own home and being able to live with her 3 children. / Sylvio García – Publimetro She is 38 years old and has three children. She is Priscilla Araya, a mother who gave everything for her children. The oldest is already in college, the brother who follows her is in high school and has a child of just three years old.
When she had only her two oldest children, Priscilla lived with her little family in one room
Little by little, he was able to go a little further and with the # He helped his relatives and lived in several houses. She always contributes with money from her work. All addresses in the municipality of Las Condes
A house to live with their children
As stated at the beginning of this report, Priscilla has collected for years the savings to apply for a house in Las Condes. Her savings account for the home dates back to 1999.
Since she's a mother, she's always wanted to have her own home, so she can tell her kids that it's her home. Three weeks ago she was called to sign a series of documents, and there is a good chance that she will be notified in August as one of the beneficiaries of Rotonda Atenas's housing
She has been working for 7 years and admits she has always been very responsible with your savings for housing. Priscilla said that her daughter still does not believe that it is so possible that they enjoy it. They have been waiting for 19 years. However, asking this young mother "how would it be when she goes home," she gets angry. "It would be a dream come true, they would be so happy, because I could finally tell my kids that it's our home, because we can not all live together, because we can not live today." 39; hui ".
Angie and the dream of first home
Angie arrived in Chile and Las Condes in search of new dreams. She is Colombian and would like to have her own home in Las Condes. / Sylvio García – Publimetro The parents of Angie Aguirre did not have their own home. All his life, this young Colombian lived in rented houses. He does not know what it means to be able to change his own place at ease. He arrived in Chile looking for new opportunities. Her partner arrived first, then she traveled, leaving her parents and the rest of her family thousands of miles away.
She is currently 27 years old and lives in Las Condes. "I do not think he will return to Colombia," he said, saying that he liked Chile a lot. She adds that her son's school is excellent and that she has bosses who support her a lot. Thus, she manages to reconcile her role as mother and her work.
Currently, his son is studying at the Juan Pablo II School in the Las Condes neighborhood. "On days when there is no clbad my son has something sad, because he likes to go to school," he said. Your child is in pre-kindergarten, he is 4 years old. She works in a cafe Vitacura and her partner is a barista at INACAP of Apoquindo
"Having a home to me means a lot to me, I've never had a home and I'm not sure. I had no home in Colombia, having a house for me and my partner, so that our son could play freely, would be a dream. "
Alejandra, grateful for her relatives, wants a place to her
Alejandra Mardones is a cousin of the President of the District Council of Colón Oriente, Juan Pablo Rodríguez. He lives in his parents' house, with his two oldest children and the youngest of only 8 months. "I am grateful to my relatives and cousin for their support, but I would like to have my place, to be able to tell my children that they have their room, that they feel that the place theirs and we do not bother, "he said.
Alejandra with his youngest daughter. At present, parents live there, waiting for their own home. / Sylvio García – Publimetro The young woman who attended the protests in Rotonda Athens wrote a text on social networks that was highlighted by her cousin. In this text, he expressed the anger and helplessness generated by the discrimination that these neighbors made directly to people who would come to live in the apartments.
"I work and I did everything necessary to make my own request. it is sad to see that these ladies are created with the right to discriminate against us, to say that we are criminals, we are humble people, of efforts, that we work to have our things, I do not find that, because they had a better life, they feel with the freedom to treat us this way, "said the young woman emphatically.
" We trust our mayor "[19659045] cacerolazo ” clbad=”img img-responsive image-medium”/> The candidates hope that the mayor will not be influenced by the neighbors who discriminate against them. / Cacerolazo Theme – Agencia Uno
This family had the opportunity to speak directly with the authorities of the housing area of the municipality Alejandra and his cousin Juan Pablo hope that Mayor Joaquín Lavín will continue the project and this will benefit these 85 families and more in the future.
"He is very intelligent and at the same time very nice weather he was a big Mayor, he cares about his people. "We asked her if, in the case of a house in Rotonda Atenas, she was afraid of being discriminated against by these neighborhood groups," Alejandra said. Alejandra is not afraid. "When we live in this area, we can only show them that we are good people, that we are not criminals, we are people of effort, behind the dream of our home, they will realize that we want only live in peace ".
Next, we leave you pictures of the area where the social services would be built:
