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«Labor "Modernization" as the Destruction of Social Gains»: a class by two labor lawyers at Liberté
Labor lawyers Cynthia Benzion and Leonardo Elgorriaga taught an open class on labor reform in Liberté's territory. More than eighty people — between Zoom and in-person at Batán — traced a century of labor law, from Article 14 bis to the Ley de Modernización Laboral, with a focus on what those who live off their work stand to lose, including people in prison.
The Cátedra Libre is born: Universidad Liberté's classes, written down and open
We are launching the Cátedra Libre, the imprint with which Cooperativa Liberté publishes the full, written version of Universidad Liberté's gatherings —EnClave Libre, diploma courses, the Laboratorio de Saberes and workshops—. The first edition is already available.
Punishment cells: the dictatorship systematized them and democracy did not abolish them
At Batán Penitentiary Unit Nº15 the punishment cells —the extreme isolation device of the Buenos Aires prison system— were abolished. Three public bodies —CELS, the National Penitentiary Ombudsman and the Provincial Memory Commission—, the Argentine government itself before the UN Committee against Torture, an institutional investigation by the Ombudsman directed by Alcira Daroqui and Carlos Motto, and survivor testimonies from the Camps Circuit describe those cells as a common matrix with the dungeons of State terrorism.
Proyecto CAMBIA 2026 Arrives: the first Universidad Liberté workshop — meditation to transform behavior
On Wednesday, June 3rd, Proyecto CAMBIA 2026 kicks off — the first workshop of Universidad Liberté: twelve weekly sessions of meditation and personal transformation, led by Dr. Aída Lhez. Hybrid format — in person in Batán and via Zoom —, fully subsidized and open to the entire community. Sign up.
EnClave Libre: "labor modernization" and the defense of workers' rights
On Saturday, June 6, EnClave Libre opens the debate on the "Labor Modernization Law." Labor lawyers Cynthia Benzion and Leonardo Elgorriaga unpack what is at stake for workers' rights. A hybrid event, with discounted registration, open to the whole community. Sign up.
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.
Introducing Dossier Liberté: documentary investigations with every citation verifiable
Cooperativa Liberté launches a new editorial imprint: Dossier Liberté. These are documentary investigation pieces built from verifiable public sources. Every quote is transcribed word for word, attributed with the honesty of flagging when it is a chained citation, and backed by a permanent snapshot on archive.org or archive.ph so it stays verifiable even if the original URL breaks in the future.
Proyecto Mecha closes: the suggestion boxes in Batán have been abolished
After nine years of campaigns, complaints, and a radio program built inside Batán without institutional permission, Proyecto Mecha announces its closure — mission accomplished. Block 7 of Unidad Penal N°15 in Batán has ceased to be a solitary confinement block.
We present "Laboratorio de Saberes," a 9-session series to rethink incarceration as a practice of freedom
Universidad Liberté, in partnership with the Research Team on Learning and Organizational Development (IRICE-CONICET-UNR), is launching a nine-session monthly dialogic series open to the entire community. The premise: "prison as a practice of freedom" — a radical shift from a treatment-based approach toward existential enablement. The first session, on May 30: "Co-Inspirers of Freedom," with panelists from Mexico, Colombia, Spain, Argentina, and Chile. 100% subsidized.
Registration is now open for the Cultivando Soberanía 2026 Diploma Program
The diploma program on food sovereignty, agroecology, and sustainable habitat is back. Second 2026 cohort of the UNMdP extension program coordinated by Universidad Liberté: 108 hours over six months, fully online and 100% subsidized. Starts June 19. Enrollment is open.
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.
The Programa de Salud Mental launches in June: from pilot to permanent program
Eighteen people in prison completed, between October 2025 and May 2026, the pilot of Cooperativa Liberté's Community Mental Health Program, sustained by Cooperativa Liberté and community contributions, with administrative coordination by Mutual AMI. Care was provided entirely by videoconference. The permanent program starts in June.
Registration is now open for the 2026 International Diploma Program: Building Community Safety
The pioneering international diploma program in the Spanish-speaking world returns, coordinated from a maximum-security prison. 5th cohort 2026 of the UNMdP extension program with Universidad Liberté: faculty from five countries, fully online, 100% subsidized. Starts June 27. Restorative justice, gender, rights.