Brittany Peterson

Brittany Peterson is a freelance multimedia journalist currently based in Santiago, Chile. Check out her website and videos on vimeo for her latest work.

Chilean Students Run For Congress Chilean Students Run For Congress

Several former Chilean student leaders are capitalizing on their high approval ratings to run for Congress and challenge Chile binomial voting system.

Apr 28, 2013 / StudentNation / Brittany Peterson and StudentNation

Hunger Strike Calls Attention to Mapuche Plight in Chile

Hunger Strike Calls Attention to Mapuche Plight in Chile Hunger Strike Calls Attention to Mapuche Plight in Chile

In southern Chile a dramatic sixty-day hunger strike that left four young Mapuche prisoners near death ended in celebration.

Nov 9, 2012 / StudentNation / Brittany Peterson

Chilean High Schools Reignite Education Movement Chilean High Schools Reignite Education Movement

Since both high school and university campus occupations were rekindled mid-August in response to disappointment in the education reform proposals, the government has cracked dow...

Aug 27, 2012 / StudentNation / Brittany Peterson

Attacks on Chile’s Indigenous Peoples Thwart Efforts at Land Reparations

Attacks on Chile’s Indigenous Peoples Thwart Efforts at Land Reparations Attacks on Chile’s Indigenous Peoples Thwart Efforts at Land Reparations

The indigenous Mapuche people have been trying to reclaim their ancestral lands for the past ten years, but Chilean authorities have only reacted with force.

Aug 13, 2012 / Brittany Peterson

Chilean Students Demand Education Reform

Chilean Students Demand Education Reform Chilean Students Demand Education Reform

More than 100,000 students in Santiago, Chile yesterday demanded an end to profiteering in education and called for free and quality education to all Chilean students.

Jun 29, 2012 / StudentNation / Brittany Peterson

Demanding Economic and Educational Reform in Chile

Demanding Economic and Educational Reform in Chile Demanding Economic and Educational Reform in Chile

Hundreds of thousands of peaceful demonstrators participated in marches across Chile, united by the same desire: that the government would commit to working towards a quality, free...

Aug 26, 2011 / StudentNation / Brittany Peterson

Chilean Student Hunger Strikers Hold President Piñera Accountable

Chilean Student Hunger Strikers Hold President Piñera Accountable Chilean Student Hunger Strikers Hold President Piñera Accountable

Chilean students fasting for the cause of free and public education released a statement saying they will hold President Sebastián Piñera responsible for any physical...

Aug 22, 2011 / StudentNation / Brittany Peterson

Chile’s Students Strike for Free and Public Education

Chile’s Students Strike for Free and Public Education Chile’s Students Strike for Free and Public Education

Chilean students are no longer willing to accept mountains of debt to gain an education, and they have have taken over university campuses demanding accessible education for all of...

Aug 18, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation and Brittany Peterson

Chile’s Students Strike for Free and Public Education

Chile’s Students Strike for Free and Public Education Chile’s Students Strike for Free and Public Education

Chilean students are no longer willing to accept mountains of debt to gain an education, and they have taken over campuses to fight for greater access to the country's universities...

Aug 18, 2011 / Video / The Nation and Brittany Peterson

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