The Communist Youth of Chile ( es, Juventudes Comunistas de Chile, JJ.CC. / La Jota) is the youth wing of the

Communist Party of Chile The Communist Party of Chile ( es, Partido Comunista de Chile, ) is a communist party in Chile. It was founded in 1912 as the Socialist Workers' Party () and adopted its current name in 1922. The party established a youth wing, the Communist Youth ...

. It was founded on September 5, 1932, and it incorporates young communist activists between the ages of 14 to 28. The JJ.CC has political representation at the local and national level and its members have played a prominent role in the

student organizations A student society, student association, university society, student club, university club, or student organization is a society or an organization, operated by students at a university or a college institution, whose membership typically consists ...

in Chile. The youth wing of the communist party currently has 5,300 members.

Principles

The Communist Youth of Chile (JJ.CC.) state that they constitute a diverse group of young people, that have acknowledge that to effectuate

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there is a fundamental need to organize politically. They state that there are urgent problems in Chilean society that will not be solved by the isolated acts of individuals; that therefore, they have chosen to give up part of their individual autonomy in order to be part of a

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and great movement. The Communist Youth of Chile is a broad youth political organization which is composed of people from all walks of life:

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, intellectuals, students,

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and artists. It forms the youth wing of the

which applies and develops its political programme and movement among Chilean youth. It claims to struggle for the

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, the political, economic, social and cultural liberation of the Chilean people; for democracy in its broadest possible expression. The political programme of the ''JJ.CC.'' is based on the

materialist conception of history Historical materialism is the term used to describe Karl Marx's theory of history. Marx locates historical change in the rise of class societies and the way humans labor together to make their livelihoods. For Marx and his lifetime collaborat ...

and

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developed by

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Friedrich Engels Friedrich Engels ( ,"Engels"
'' V. I. Lenin Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov. ( 1870 – 21 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin,. was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as the first and founding head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 19 ...

and

Luis Emilio Recabarren Luis Emilio Recabarren Serrano (; July 6, 1876 – December 19, 1924) was a Chilean political figure. He was elected several times as deputy, and was the driving force behind the worker's movement in Chile. Early life Recabarren was born in ...

among other

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and progressive thinkers from

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, Latin America and the world. The ''JJ.CC.'' is organized to contribute, from various areas, to a fundamental change to society – to the

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and the

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in Chile. From minor areas that strengthen the organizations, such as the plight for the welfare of students, for the improvement of the living condition of workers and residents from the marginalized areas of society, to those that enable the communist youth to contend political power.

Notable members (past and present)

* Alejandro Rojas Wainer, academic, expert in climate change and sustainable agriculture. *

Camila Vallejo Camila Antonia Amaranta Vallejo Dowling (; born 28 April 1988) is a Chilean communist politician and former student leader who has been serving as Minister General Secretariat of Government since 11 March 2022. Previously, Vallejo served as a ...

, student and vice president of the

Student Federation of the University of Chile The University of Chile Student Federation (''Federación de Estudiantes de la Universidad de Chile'' bbr. FECh is an organization that represents all the students enrolled in undergraduate and post-graduate courses at the University of Chile. T ...

. *

Francisco Coloane Francisco Coloane Cárdenas (; July 19, 1910 – August 5, 2002) was a Chilean novelist and short fiction writer whose works have been translated into many languages. Some of his books were adapted to theatre and film. Biography He was born i ...

, novelist. * Gladys Marin, former president and secretary of the

. *

Julieta Campusano Julieta Campusano (31 May 1918, Coquimbo – 11 June 1991) was a Chilean politician, belonging to the Communist Party of Chile. Campusano was a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party. In 1944 the Chilean Federation of Women's Inst ...

, Chilean senator. *

Karol Cariola Karol Aída Cariola Oliva (born April 1, 1987) is a Chilean politician, and former president of the ''Federación de Estudiantes de la Universidad de Concepción'' (University of Concepción Student Federation) for 2010. She was elected General ...

, current general secretary of the Communist Youth of Chile. *

Luis Corvalán Luis Nicolás Corvalán Lepe (14 September 1916, in Puerto Montt – 21 July 2010) was a Chilean politician. He served as the general secretary of the Communist Party of Chile (PCCh). Corvalán joined the Communist Party of Chile at the age of f ...

, educator, secretary and president of the

. *María Jesús Sanhueza, penguin revolution 2006 leader/spokesperson. *

Marisol Prado Rossana Marisol Prado Villegas (b. Santiago, April 5, 1968), is a Chilean physician, psychiatrist and academic who became the first woman to hold the post of president of the University of Chile Student Federation (abbr. FECH) which was founded ...

, former president of the

. *

Pablo Neruda Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto (12 July 1904 – 23 September 1973), better known by his pen name and, later, legal name Pablo Neruda (; ), was a Chilean poet-diplomat and politician who won the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature. Nerud ...

, poet and

nobel laureate The Nobel Prizes ( sv, Nobelpriset, no, Nobelprisen) are awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Swedish Academy, the Karolinska Institutet, and the Norwegian Nobel Committee to individuals and organizations who make out ...

. *

Rodolfo Parada Rodolfo Parada Lillo is a Chilean musician, composer, engineer and anthropologist. Parada joined Quilapayún in 1968, which made the group into a sextet - the formation which recorded the “ Cantata Santa María de Iquique. Upon joining the grou ...

, composer, musician. * Sergio Ortega, composer and pianist. * Sola Sierra, human rights activist. *

Victor Jara The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...

, theatre director, poet and singer-songwriter. *

Violeta Parra Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval (; 4 October 1917 – 5 February 1967) was a Chilean composer, singer-songwriter, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and visual artist. She pioneered the Nueva Canción Chilena (The Chilean New Song), a renewal and ...

, singer, poet, ethnomusicologist and visual artist. *

Volodia Teitelboim Volodia Teitelboim. Volodia Teitelboim Volosky (originally ''Valentín Teitelboim Volosky''; March 17, 1916 – January 31, 2008) was a Chilean communist politician, lawyer, and author. Personal life Born in Chillán to Jewish immigrants (Ukrainia ...

, lawyer, writer.

References

External links

Official website
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