This photograph is from my 4th grade graduation ceremony at the Liceo 1 "Javiera Carrera", for me it is more than just a photograph of a demonstration, for me it represents what most of the students of this high school think, feel and express.

I entered to the school in 7th grade, I was very little and shy, from the beginning I noticed that the school was very political, over the years I understood why it was so, being a public school, with good education and with so many students who had a lot of power. The marches, the take-overs, the strikes and the hours dedicated to reflection were very common every year. I started to participate more and more in the mobilizations and I learned a lot about life in them; I learned to reflect on what is happening in the country and in the world, to have a social conscience, not to be satisfied if something is wrong, to defend myself, to follow my ideals, to be brave, to fight and many other things that the high school as such did not teach me, I learned from my classmates and from the environment.
My graduation ceremony was a tense day, because that year we were in a feminist takeover for about 3 months, the director had threatened us that we would not have a degree, finally it was done and the photograph showed the end of this ceremony, I am proud of this demonstration, it was necessary because that year the police killed a Mapuche and justice was not done, that year also the feminist movement began to have a lot of power which was a great achievement for Chilean society.