Espacio Carta Abierta or Carta Abierta (English: ''

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who formed in March 2008 in defense of the

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government, which was facing a conflict with the agricultural sector. Members of Espacio Carta Abierta made their first public appearance on 13 May of the same year in the Gandhi library, in

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, present were

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and Jaime Sorín. This was where they presented their first open letter, which was signed by more than 750 intellectuals and

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. Some of the Members are: *

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, writer * Cristina Banegas, actress *

Fernando Birri Fernando Birri (March 13, 1925 – December 27, 2017) was an Argentine film maker and theorist. He was considered by many to be the father of the new Latin American cinema. Biography Birri was born in Santa Fe, Argentina. After being involved in ...

, film director *

Jorge Boccanera Jorge is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name George. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese . It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios'' ...

, poet and journalist * Rodolfo Braceli, writer * Sergio Caletti, journalist *

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, actor *

, writer and philosopher *

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, actor chileno-argentino. * Roberto ''Tito'' Cossa, actor and theater director * Jorge Dubatti, crítico teatral and historian *

José Pablo Feinmann José Pablo Feinmann (29 March 1943 – 17 December 2021) was an Argentine philosopher, writer, playwright, and television host. He also penned several screenplays for domestic film production and international coproductions. Born to Abraham a ...

, writer and philosopher *

León Ferrari León Ferrari (September 3, 1920 – July 25, 2013) was an Argentine contemporary conceptual artist. During his extended art career (1954-2013), his artworks often protested the Argentine government, the imperialist west, and the Church. Ferra ...

, painter *

Horacio Fontova Horacio González Fontova (30 October 1946 – 20 April 2020) was an Argentine actor, singer-songwriter and comedian. Biography He was born in Buenos Aires. He was known for his roles in '' The Plague'' (1992), '' Aballay'' (2011) and ...

, musician and actor *

Juan Forn Juan Forn (November 5, 1959 – June 20, 2021) was an Argentine writer, translator, and editor. He wrote four novels (''Corazones cautivos más arriba'', 1987, ''Frivolidad'', 1995, ''Puras mentiras'', and ''María Domecq'', 2007), a compilation ...

, writer *

, philosopher and essayist *

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, actress * Jorge Gaggero, film director *

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, anthropologist *

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, poet *

Octavio Getino Octavio Getino (August 6, 1935 in León, Spain – October 1, 2012 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was an Argentine film director and writer who is best known for co-founding, along with Fernando Solanas, the '' Grupo Cine Liberación'' and the schoo ...

, film director, narrador e investigador de medios de comunicación *

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, sociologist *

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, sociologist, ex director de la Biblioteca Nacional Argentina. * Eduardo Grüner, essayist *

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, journalist and essayist * Liliana Heker, writer, cuentista, novelista and Argentinian essayist. * Carlos Heller, cooperativista, fundador y presidente del Banco Credicoop, diputado nacional *

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, literary critic * Eduardo Jozami, journalist, writer, activista, director del Centro Cultural de la Memoria «Haroldo Conti» * Mauricio Kartún, dramaturgo and theater director * Alejandro Kaufman, professor, crítico cultural and essayist *

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, political scientist and professor * María Pía López (1969-), congresswoman * Guillermo Mastrini (1967-), researcher and professor * Mariana Moyano, journalist and professor * Vicente Muleiro, journalist *

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, artist * José Nun, secretario de Cultura de la Nación * Enrique Oteiza, engineer and professor * Eduardo ''Tato'' Pavlovsky, psicoanalista, psicoterapeuta y actor * Joan Prim, poet, musician, painter *

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, politician and pedagogue * Sergio Pujol, historian *

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, actor * Eduardo Rinesi, philosopher and political scientist *

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, writer * Federico Schuster, philosopher and professor (decano de Ciencias Sociales) * Jaime Sorín, architect and dean of Facultad de Arquitectura * Rodolfo Hamawi editor * Cristina Bejar psychologist * Oscar Steimberg, semiologist and writer *

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, philosopher *

, journalist * Laura Yusem, theater director and professor They self-define as

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, though they have been criticized for this assertion.

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."Nació Aurora, un grupo intelectual crítico del Gobierno"
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'', July 12, 2009 Members: *

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* Víctor Martínez * Hipólito Solari Yrigoyen * Daniel Sabsay * Jorge Vanossi * René Balestra

References

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