Director General for Development Cooperation, Yuya AlcosibaDirector of the Catalan Agency for Development Cooperation, Vincent Margalifopened for the second year in a row.Space transform yourself the Crossroads FestivalFestival area dedicated to Catalan cooperation.
The aim of the initiative is to awaken the critical spirit of the attendees regarding the structural inequalities in our societies. “We notice a great ignorance of cooperation, especially among the younger generations.”“It is a great honour,” said Kosiba from the Forum Garden.
In view of this situation, the Director explained the importance of language in the field of development cooperation: “We must innovate in language, content and channels.”And he admitted that, despite everything, too. “There is a great sensitivity to global challenges and the problems of the Global South.”.
Finally, the director celebrated the Cruella Festival. “An umbrella that brings together very diverse entities with a common goal of making people think about inequality and injustice, and fostering individual and collective change to transform the world.”.
Conversion space
Espai Transforma’t is an initiative coordinated in collaboration with the Government and the result of collaboration with fifteen Catalan NGOs, coordinated by the Catalan Development Cooperation Agency.
This is the second edition in which Cruilla hosts a space dedicated to collaboration and social transformation, with dynamic and playful proposals that invite the public to engage with the Global South and justice around the world, and to play a leading role in building peaceful, equitable and sustainable societies.
Specifically, space has five blocks.:Understanding the worldWith peace organizations; Mobilize yourselfdedicated to initiatives to combat gender-based violence and defend sexual and reproductive rights; Join Fair Tradewith organizations that promote economic alternatives that put life at the center; Stand in solidarity with humanitarian criseswith humanitarian relief organizations and Take care of us for transformationwith health and emotional well-being projects.
In addition, there is an area with exhibitions. “Basic Ocean”by Ruido Photo and the Marine Science Institute, on climate justice; I “Activists for Life”from the Entrepobles association, which gives visibility to pro-life activists in Guatemala and Honduras.
The area occupies more than 100 square meters and can be visited. July 12th and 13th On the promenade between the Vallformosa and Vueling stages. It is open to the public every afternoon, From 18.00 to 00.00 hoursThe full program can be viewed here. here.
This initiative is part of the work the agency has been doing, over the past few years, to forge alliances with the world of culture to bring the discourse of cooperation to new audiences, especially younger ones, and to innovate in forms.
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