Carta Abierta
Espacio Carta Abierta or Carta Abierta (English: Open Letter Spot) is a group of Argentine intellectuals that first gathered in March 2008 in defense of the Cristina Fernández de Kirchner government, which was facing a conflict with the agricultural sector.
Members of Espacio Carta Abierta made their very first public appearance on 13 May of the same year in Gandhi library,[1] placed at autonomous city of Buenos Aires, occurrence marked by the presence of Horacio Verbitsky, Nicolás Casullo, Ricardo Forster and Jaime Sorín. There was where their presented their first open letter, which was signed by more than seven hundred fifty intellectuals and artists.
They are self-defined as nonpartisan, though they have been criticized for this assertion.[2]
Criticism
They are accused to be an organic group that adheres politically to Cristina Fernández party, attack that relies on the fact that the group includes some State officials.
Grupo Aurora
A group of intellectuals called "Grupo Aurora" appeared in July of the next year. It was strongly critic of the government, and therefore they were an opposition organism of Carta Abierta.[3]
Members:
- Marcos Aguinis
- Raúl Alfonsín
- Félix Luna
- Víctor Martínez
- Hipólito Solari Yrigoyen
- Daniel Sabsay
- Jorge Vanossi
- René Balestra
References
- ↑ "Carta Abierta / 1", Página/12, Retrieved 2 February 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ "Quienes somos", Espacio Carta Abierta, Retrieved February 2, 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ VENERANDA, Marcelo, "Nació Aurora, un grupo intelectual crítico del Gobierno", lanacion.com, Retrieved February 2, 2013 (Spanish)
