 Hundreds of thousands of people hit the streets of Santiago, Chile on September 1st, Thursday, ahead of the referendum on the new constitution. The majority were rallying in support of the draft constitution put forward by the Constitutional Convention. The progressive demonstrations were joined by renowned artists, political leaders, as well as victims of the police repression during the October protests of the 2019. Thursday was the last day for campaigning in defence and in rejection of the draft constitution in the country. A referendum will be held on Sunday, September 4th, in which 15 million Chileans will decide if the draft constitution will replace the current neoliberal pro-free market constitution. The old constitution had come into effect during the dictatorial right-wing regime of General Ocasto Pinochet. The new draft constitution is said to be one of the most progressive constitutions in the world and addresses the country's stark social inequalities. El país le dijo mayoritariamente que no a Pinochet. The final draft was agreed upon after 10 months of intense negotiations and more than 10 plenary sessions of the constitution convention. The draft constitution enshrines a number of new rights and freedoms and was drafted by a democratically elected gender equal convention. This includes a right to free higher education, universal access to healthcare, reproductive rights, pensions, indigenous and water rights. The draft constitution also incorporates issues concerning the protection of the environment as well as directs the state to combat climate change. Moreover, it also codifies compensation for historical land dispossession of indigenous peoples. The draft also includes clauses for advancing gender equality. The draft establishes that the state will guarantee the exercise of sexual and reproductive rights without discrimination as well as sex education as part of the curriculum. The draft constitution is only the second constitution in the world after Ecuador's to constitutionally recognize the rights of nature. Since July, the right wing have led an aggressive campaign against the constitutional change, arguing that the draft would shift the country too far left. The progressive and social sectors have tried to combat it with door-to-door campaigns and dialoguing with the citizens in public space throughout the country. The draft is in the conversation that we have held during these months of campaign. The draft will show that it is solidarity, that it is push, that it is conviction, that it is the people. I believe that this real Sunday with hope, with tranquility, looking at the future. For us, us and us who are here today, but also for all and all who will come, we are going to try and build a country, solidarity, a fairer country, a country consecrating the social rights and with an institutionality that allows us the constant democratization of our country. The demand to rewrite the constitution emerged during country-wide protests over chronic economic inequality in October 2019 triggered by a hike in metro fares. Thirty-six protesters were killed by the police during the violent repression and hundreds of others were injured. These protests forced the then President, Sebastian Piniera, to announce a plebiscite giving Chileans the option to rewrite the country's constitution. The 1980 constitution was put in place by General Pinochet. 80% of Chileans voted to replace it in the plebiscite held in October 2020.