Top image: At the MODArts 2023 Festival
Image Credit: Alexander Sargent
Image Credit: Alexander Sargent
Biblioteca Madre was chosen to speak at the "What Works" conference in Peru in Feb 2025.
Partners of the Americas invited ComMotion and Biblioteca Madre for its 2025 What Works Conference on theme of “Peace and Development” in Lima, Peru. Below are videos from Mariana Occhiuzzi and me on what were some high points and learnings from the project.
Biblioteca Madre reel
Biblioteca Madre is the recipient of the "Sepassi Spirit Award"
Biblioteca Madre has received the "Sepassi Spirit Award" from Partners of the Americas, and ComMotion will be facilitated at the 60th anniversary gala in Washington DC at the historic Hall of the Americas at the Organization of American States (OAS). Below are a few images from the event:
Artist profiles:
LAURA CARRION DE LA TORRE (WARMI TAKI)
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ORQUESTRA SONIDOS DE LA LUZ
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ISABEL AND FEDERICO PACHECO Stained Glass Artists from Colombia |
DIANA TARNOFKY
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MAITE GALBAN CUETO
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ELIZABETH EUGENIA VERA MARIPANGUI
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NINARI CHIMBA
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IDALMIS GARCIA RODRIGUEZ
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EDUARDO "NEGRO" SOSA
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ANA CLARA DEL MORAL
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July 2024: Biblioteca Madre is now launched! You can register and access videos, course materials, and lesson plans from this site.
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Above: André Avila of ComMotion – Community in Motion (implementers of Biblioteca Madre) facilitates a workshop with youth.
March to August 2024: Project Manager for ComMotion - Community in Motion's work on the inclusion of underserved communities, thanks to a grant by Partners of the Americas. More information about the grant can be found here. This work will be done in North Carolina, USA; Santiago, Chile; Barranquilla, Colombia; Medellin, Colombia; Buenos Aires, Argentina
A description of the project is below:
"The Bibliotheca Madre project aims to empower underrepresented voices in Latin America, including Indigenous peoples, females, and people with disabilities, by connecting them with a team of artists and educators to create an online multimedia library showcasing their culture and traditions. Over a virtual collaboration spanning several weeks, artists will be trained to produce educational content with a focus on inclusivity, resulting in modules with lesson plans published in an online library. The initiative, targeting at least 5 youth-serving organizations and over 200 youth in North Carolina and Latin America, seeks to address the lack of representation and perpetuation of stereotypes in Hispanic/Latinx education, fostering cultural appreciation and empathy for historically marginalized communities."
We are working with 13 amazing artists, and their information can be found here. In the video below, Andre Avila and I describe the project:
A description of the project is below:
"The Bibliotheca Madre project aims to empower underrepresented voices in Latin America, including Indigenous peoples, females, and people with disabilities, by connecting them with a team of artists and educators to create an online multimedia library showcasing their culture and traditions. Over a virtual collaboration spanning several weeks, artists will be trained to produce educational content with a focus on inclusivity, resulting in modules with lesson plans published in an online library. The initiative, targeting at least 5 youth-serving organizations and over 200 youth in North Carolina and Latin America, seeks to address the lack of representation and perpetuation of stereotypes in Hispanic/Latinx education, fostering cultural appreciation and empathy for historically marginalized communities."
We are working with 13 amazing artists, and their information can be found here. In the video below, Andre Avila and I describe the project:
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