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(Master of Laws), Former Candidate to the Constitutional Convention<br><br><strong>Moderated by:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Claudia Heiss<\/strong>, Professor at Institute of Public Affairs (Instituto de Asuntos P\u00fablicos, INAP) Universidad de Chile;\u00a0Author,\u00a0<em>Why do We Need a New Constitution?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"ls-force-justify\"><em>This virtual event is part of the Academic Forum for the New Constitution in Chile, organized by DRCLAS Chile Regional Office &amp; Andes &amp; Southern Cone Program.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>9:00 am ET \/ 10:00 am Chile Time<\/p>\n<p>This event is virtual and will be held in Spanish with simultaneous English translation. <\/p>\n<p>The massive protests that rocked Chile beginning in 2019 made it clear that levels of public alienation from the political system had grown dangerously high. 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