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hicipated with other Chilean youth organizations in
‘Operation Summer.”

In this project volunteer work brigades were or-
anized to help with public works construction, par-
icularly in the slums and shanty towns surrounding
antiago. “‘We repaired streets, and built houses,
chools, polyclinics and playgrounds,”’ Miscara said.
“We intend to continue this work on a year-round
éMipasis,’’ he continued. Inside factories we have organ-
sized brigades of young workers committed to extra
yours of work and to guard against sabotage. Students
| ®\1so join these brigades.”’

| Miscara discussed the plans the Popular Unity
overnment had for Chile’s youth, including the con-
K"\truction of an entire ‘“‘Youth City’ inside Santiago,
Stitormplete with playing fields, cultural facilities and
WSyostels. ‘“This is the first time there is a Secretary
ONf Youth,’’ he said, ‘‘and probably soon there will be
oin entire Ministry of Youth with the responsibility
Wf educating young people for the new society.”

ne I told Miscara how impressed I had been to see

WM\he mural of Angela Davis and asked him about ac-
Nivities of international solidarity of the Communist
Youth. He told me how the organization had collected
ood for Vietnam and, since 1967, had organized an-
al 120-mile marches from Valparaiso to Santiago to
brotest the war.. ‘‘In September we will host the West-
fsrn Hemisphere Conference of Solidarity with Viet-
i\;am, Laos and Cambodia that has been called by the
World Federation of Democratic Youth,’ he said.
“Solidarity with Cuba and the struggle for the re
d\ease of political prisoners in Latin America are ma-
_ or concerns with us,’’ he went on. ‘‘We organized a
\emonstration in support of political prisoners in the
a"“Dominican Republic.” ,
a As for Angela Davis, a great campaign ‘of educa-
Wition has been carried out by the Communist Youth.

4 amphiets, newspapers and on television, and commit-
t) tees of solidarity were set up. The organization also
‘Fitollected thousands of names on petitions to Presi-
; 8Nent Nixon asking for Angela’s release.

dd The Ramona Parra Brigades have painted two
rals so far on Angela and are now preparing a gi-
antic one, over 200 yards long and 15 yards high,
‘Which will explain the entire case. In addition, Glad-
@\Ys' Marin, who is General Secretary of the Commu-
Ghist Youth and also a deputy in the Chilean Congress,
ntroduced a resolution on International Women’s Day
mn the Congress in support of Angela. The resolution

© \passed overwhelmingly and she is now organizing a -

iidelegation of deputies to come to the U.S. House of
st \Representatives to intervene on behalf of Angela.

Wnformation on the trial was. disseminated through |

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slogan: ‘Libertad para Angela Davis!’ ”’

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“We passed a giant mural of a familiar face with an afro haircut and the

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