In March 2024, we met virtually with social movements and activists from the cities of Santiago de Chile and Santiago de Cali (Colombia) for an exchange of experiences and reflections on the mass protests that took place at different times between 2019 and 2021 in each city. This document compiles the key reflections from said exchange. It aims to convey the insights of an illustrated policy report originally written and published in Spanish. This paper seeks to reach a broader audience at the intersection of urban protests, the politics of memory, and repertoires of resistance by including civil society organisations, international donors, activists, journalists, and artists. This policy paper tells the story of the storymakers—of those whose lived experiences and reflections offer indispensable knowledge for rethinking justice, memory, and political transformation.
