the UACM - René González
Froylan Yescas Comrade sends us a very good article on the current situation in the Autonomous University of Mexico City (which the napkin is being proud graduate degree.) In The CheBlog we join the position of René González. Sunday, May 1, 2011
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annex attachment an interesting note written by our colleague and friend, Flor y Canto leader René González in which reflects our point of view regarding the problem that currently exists in Autonomous University of Mexico City, the UACM.
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_____________ UACM In Defense of
By René González
The most important of the Autonomous University of Mexico City are its students, most situations faced economic, social and family very adverse, just for them thought this new university, which aims at training students humanism, fraternity, ethics, critical sense of reality and analysis of high social commitment.
Today they, students, invited to be the collective subject of change, to become the sector to help overcome the increasing polarization within the house de estudios, y a poner sobre la mesa la necesidad de una reforma racional de la UACM, después de 10 años de aprendizaje. Reforma que preserve y fortalezca la esencia de este valioso proyecto. Esta Universidad surgió y ha crecido ajena al discurso hegemónico del neoliberalismo tecnócrata, a contracorriente del mismo.
Se debe preservar sí el proyecto original de la UACM y su generosidad social, no a partir de la demagogia. Atenta contra la esencia de la Universidad la pretensión de conservar dentro del claustro privilegios a cualquier precio; es derechista enquistarse en una posición política para mantener ventajas personales y evitar se establezcan responsabilidades y reglas iguales para todos. Aunque se practique escudado in a speech that's supposed left conservatism.
polarization within the UACM only suitable to those who have questioned and despised this institution from its origin on the right are rubbing their hands because they observe that a conflict to escalate and make it unfeasible to UACM is the best argument for their cause to dismantle the institutions of public higher education and free.
are exceptions and in no way to generalize, but some actors have focused response to the crossroads of UACM at the output of the Chancellor, sought only a settling of scores and no real defense of the project UACM , the student movement, democratic, historically expressed in the defense of public universities, free and secular, on the requirement of a budget to reach for their academic and social purposes in a transparent management thereof on academic freedom in defense of autonomy and not in personal lynchings. Accountability always reckoning ever. From the delirium
some actors promote the fallacy that the major exponents of the modern Left support one or another actor to sharpen the conflict in the UACM, the alleged involvement of these characters is a scheme to bring water to the mill. The failure of the UACM mean the failure of the entire democratic project in the City, for that reason it is absurd think that there is such intrigue, and even worse is that they speak on behalf of Andrés Manuel López Obrador to confuse UACM community. During his tenure as head of government and in later years it became clear the absolute respect for Andrés Manuel López Obrador to university autonomy.
The UACM is irrefutable proof that since the promotion of public education can open up another perspective for new generations, different from the exclusion and violence that now offered by the dominant political-economic system. The UACM is the pride of the democratic project, a conflict that prevail end up devouring lose all naufragaría the deep meaning of building on the facts and beyond the speech an alternative model of Country, City, Education, Public University, etc.
an efficiency discourse is an extension of the recommendations on education International Monetary Fund, World Bank and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. It is laudable intention of achieving the highest quality of education in the UACM, surely you can use various methods to improve or overcome the problems of an institution, but to abstract a student measure their social and simple arithmetic leads us to the commercial logic , to subject the college to the laws of the market.
The education taught UACM not subordinate to the interests of the market will not be the UACM another dimension in the scheme of predatory corporations. The logical framework and other cutting management policies are not sufficient attributes to measure the complexity of an institution like the UACM, in any case would have to build indicators consistent with the objectives of the institution in a social rights approach. In our view the state should guarantee access to education from preschool to PhD as a lever for national development.
The attempt to implement a reform without ALDF UACM from the consensus of the community was a serious mistake, not only implied a violation their autonomy, deeply hurt the intelligence of the university.
Defending the autonomy of the UACM mostly undertaken by students, shows the clarity of the sector to warn of events, involving them as key players in the discussion is the accurate path to achieve the changes required. Local representatives who promoted this as an explanation should also community UACM.
The way in which the Chancellor made the diagnosis on the situation of the UACM is probably wrong, but the form does not replace the background, and at bottom the essence of the university is critical thinking and self-criticism, openly recognizing only the institution's problems can be addressed and resolved. The absence of internal evaluation and simulation are an evil that afflicts most colleges, if faced with serenity UACM this balance and think beyond the moment will do something very different, will be at the forefront country and could open up a healthy habit of assuming any deficiencies and resolve in the face of society.
the UACM students for their profile, their knowledge of the real world because many of them were interrupted his studies, and had to work to eat, or survived as they could before returning to the classroom, they know that education of Quality is the only way to face the current economic and social reality, and all have a great responsibility and opportunity: to build a smart move, not conservative, not manipulated by the resentment itself purposeful, tolerant and above all thoughtful about university project that can serve the people and the City of Mexico, with discussion open classrooms, not the back door of extremism, deploying their critical depth, and the search for rational solutions to the problems of the institution.
The Chancellor and his staff would have to practice and promote restraint and sensitivity, making every effort to resume dialogue with the community. The caller is not the media, the partner is the university community are its members who must be advised, and with whom he has to agree on the desirability of certain changes, calling for dialogue from the difference by listening, explaining and never imposing.
If you really are concerned about the actors UACM bent on locating the problem in the resignation of the Chancellor should withdraw this demand, the issue is not people project, and the strengthening of corporate bodies to enable the route eventually of consensus, and greater inner strength with the inclusion of his own Chancellor and those who think differently, a university is the antithesis of totalitarian thinking.
democratic and academic output more sensible to the current situation is to call UACM a great deal of their community to organize a College Congress, as required by the statute itself. A Democratic Congress to redefine the legal systems governing academics, students, workers, and the authorities, not to blow up the institution from a dull game politicization or Manichaean, yes, I insist, to strengthen it. A basic condition for the Congress is a clear commitment to the Chancellor to preserve the basic principles of the UACM, and especially its public nature, free and popular.
urgently with the wide participation and effective community uacemita make a critical path, an agenda and ensure democratic mechanisms for the integration of the Congress. This space for discussion of the university could submit its findings to the University Council to take appropriate decisions.
The UACM is the great educational and cultural project of the City of democracy, its principles are public education, free, secular, universal, scientific, humanistic, social content, and they are not subject to negotiation or review. The challenge is to reconcile between the UACM social generosity and quality of their education to benefit of those who study it. The actors
more suspicious but not worth a genuine recognition of the legitimacy of their positions, however, worth the critical support for the Chancellor to coordinate the process in the making, is of little use change people if they there is the conviction to face even more problems and address them. Let root gaps do is to live in complacency or demagoguery. To build community in UACM, all for social responsibility are required to give in and do their part.
As José Antonio Rojas Nieto wrote: "The true university spirit can not escape criticism formulations pretext careless ways.
Postscript: In 1999-2000 when the strike at the UNAM, managed to keep the public and free of the institution, but the maelstrom of extremism that was imposed on the movement is not allowed to win the other main objective: to convene a University Congress to rethink college. Much has been said, much was written, much cried. While privatization slowed to a decade we can say that also won the most conservative. Because absurd bias in the movement, other realities of the UNAM positive momentum could have changed the renewal remained intact, and the privileges bureaucracy with chameleon skin. For some of the more strident speech of those days today or ashes remain. Do not forget that the ends meet ...
* Text on a personal basis as part of the column On the street of disappointment that I write on Facebook every Sunday.
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