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PUPAA Liberté: the first community kitchen self-managed by incarcerated people to be officially authorized in the country
Liberté now has its kitchen officially authorized by the provincial government: the first community PUPAA self-managed by incarcerated people in the country. Inside Unidad Penal N°15 in Batán, healthy, safe, and artisanal food is prepared — sustaining the community life within.
At Liberté I found a little more peace of mind
After five years and three months at Batán's Unit 15, José Ignacio V. regained his freedom. In his final weeks he joined the Liberté community and, minutes before walking out, stopped by the radio to tell how he found work, calm and a little peace of mind there.
Esteban Pintos at Liberté: the politics that go unseen and the meanings that slip through without our noticing
"Politics is the only thing that stands between the enrichment of a few and the impoverishment of the majority." Chronicle of last Saturday's EnClave Libre with Esteban Pintos — sociologist and Doctor of Education: politics and the political, positivism as culture, and why we vote against our own interests.
Carlos B.: "Being part of Liberté makes me very happy"
He is 74 years old, comes from Misiones, and spent his whole life working in construction. Since July 2022 he has been part of Liberté, where he found community, purpose, and the ducks at the pond that come to eat right out of his hand.
Enclave Libre Comes to Batán: When Politics Slips Into the Classroom Without Us Noticing
On Saturday, May 16, sociologist and Doctor of Education Esteban Pintos joins via Zoom for a new edition of Enclave Libre, with an in-person audience of around 40 incarcerated people at the Unidad Penal N°15 in Batán and open virtual participation. A conversation about how ideology runs through the classroom and everyday life — and why teaching, far from being neutral, is always a political stance.