Sandra and Ruben. Death and Popular Resistance in Time of neoliberal adjustment

Abstract

On August 2nd, 2017, at 8:06 am, Sandra Calamano and Ruben Rodriguez, who were workers at Escuela (school) Number 49 from Moreno District (Buenos Aires Province), died in the school as a result of an explosion. The initial outrage and suffering, expressed in massive and spontaneous mobilization was followed by the organization. School Principals; teachers and teacher assistants; students and parents, along with social organizations, started a fight against the provincial authorities for the closure of the District Schools with the demand that all of them be conditioned, as decided by teachers' assemblies. In turn, the Social Movements and the Unions began a 47-day camp, until the provincial authorities accepted the terms demanded by the popular sectors. This work analyzes the first 96 hours of what was known as “El Morenazo”.