50 years after the coup in Argentina
Half a century after the beginning of the darkest period in our history, the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO) reaffirms its unwavering commitment to Memory, Truth and Justice.
On March 24, the 50th anniversary of the civic-military coup in Argentina, we were present in the streets with special live coverage from the vicinity of the historic Plaza de Mayo. Throughout the march, we spoke with human rights leaders, academics, and demonstrators, gathering key testimonies that will be part of a special broadcast and an exclusive CLACSO audiovisual production.
We share the full agenda of commemorative activities that the CLACSO Network is promoting for these days.
We invite you to join panel discussions on the future of our democracies, face-to-face visual training workshops, and the launch of a new call for essays.
Furthermore, we share the excitement of our upcoming tributes: the inauguration of the exhibition "Images of Memory" and the presentation of awards to key figures and institutions in the defense of life, such as Nobel Peace Prize winner Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team (EAAF), and the embassies that provided asylum during state terrorism.
The activities take place in the Plaza, at our headquarters, and in the spaces for reflection where we await you to continue building the future of Latin America and the Caribbean without forgetting our past.
Detailed schedule
Friday March 20
Panel: Between crisis and hope: the democratic future of Latin America
In the Marielle Franco Room – CLACSO Headquarters. Estados Unidos 1168 – CABA
Tuesday March 24
INFOCLACSO special for the Day of Remembrance
Special coverage of the March 24th mobilization in Plaza de Mayo, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the coup d'état in Argentina. During the day, interviews were conducted with human rights leaders, academics, and march participants, whose testimonies were included in an audiovisual production and special broadcast by CLACSO.
Tuesday 31 of March
"Disputed Images: Photography, Memory, and Power 50 Years After the Coup in Argentina“ – Coordination: Cora Gamarnik (UBA, Argentina)
In-person workshop – CLACSO Headquarters: Estados Unidos 1168, City of Buenos Aires
Tuesday 31 of March
Forum: 50 Years Since the Coup in Argentina – Act of Recognition, Memory and Democratic Commitment
Special event dedicated to the memory, recognition, and defense of democracy and human rights. At the CLACSO Headquarters: Estados Unidos 1168, City of Buenos Aires
The meeting brought together diplomatic representatives, human rights leaders, memory and justice organizations, and institutional authorities from education and the CLACSO network to:
-Recognize countries or peoples that received exiles during the Argentine dictatorship.
-To pay tribute to historical figures in the struggle for human rights, memory and justice, such as the Nobel Peace Prize winner Adolfo PÃ © rez Esquivel; and to Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team.
-To premiere the “Berta Cáceres Award, Marielle Franco – Women Fighters of Our AmericaThe CLACSO award, given every March, "Women's Month," will be presented annually to renowned activists for human rights, memory, and justice in Latin America and the Caribbean. The first recipient is Estela Barnes de Carlotto, President of the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo.
-Inaugurate the traveling photographic exhibition “Images from memory“called50 years after the coup in Argentina – From the seizure of power to the recovery of democracyThis event, dedicated to the processes of memory, resistance, and democratic reconstruction, seeks to remember the past, recognize international solidarity networks, and reaffirm the commitment to democracy, human rights, and justice in Latin America and the Caribbean.
50 years after the civic-military coup in Argentina (1976-2026). Challenges to memory and democracy in the current Latin American and Caribbean context
CLACSO, with the support of various universities and national organizations, launched an open call for original essays that, 50 years after the civic-military coup in Argentina, critically analyze the relationship between historical memory and the current political situation, understanding memory as a tool for challenging narratives and projecting more democratic and just futures. The initiative seeks to connect past and present to reflect on the challenges to democracy in Argentina, Latin America, and the Caribbean in the face of the rise of authoritarian and denialist discourses.
Agenda of activities of the member centers of the CLACSO Network
As part of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the civic-military coup in Argentina (1976-2026), some member centers that make up the CLACSO network promote and carry out an extensive commemorative program throughout the month of March.
Embroiderers of Memory
This short documentary recovers those practices that, from the intimate and the collective, sustain memory as a political and affective act in Argentina.
Voices and sounds of the Plaza de las Madres
Fifty years after the civic-military coup, forty-nine years after the first march of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, these are the voices of those courageous women who, in front of the cameras of Dutch television during the 1978 World Cup, demanded to know where their sons, daughters, grandsons and granddaughters were, whom the military disappeared in the darkest night of modern Argentina, accompanied by the testimonies of Vera Jarach and Norita Cortiñas, among others.
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