Velia Vidal Romero (born 5 November 1982) is a Colombian activist, writer, reading promoter, and cultural manager. She is the director of the Motete cultural educational corporation and creator of the FLECHO (Chocó Reading and Writing Festival).
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| Born | Velia Vidal Romero 5 November 1982 Bahía Solano, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
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Biography
editVidal studied Social Communication Sciences at the University of Antioquia, specializing in Social Management at the Superior School of Administration.[1]
Vidal has worked in public administration on environmental and cultural issues. She was director of the Fernando Botero Library Park of the Corregimiento de San Cristóbal.[2] She was a television presenter and communicator in the Medellín mayor's office. She is a columnist in Cambio magazine[3] and a researcher of the "Tributaries" project, a joint initiative with the British Museum.[4][5]
Vidal founded Motete, a community project that promotes reading and literacy in the Chocó Department.[6] Motete is a cultural corporation that promotes the development of critical thinking through activities that seek to vindicate the Chocoana culture, located in the Chocó sector in Colombia.[7][8] This initiative helps some 1,500 families and promotes reading through reading clubs with children and adolescents in five poor neighborhoods.[9]
Since 2018, Vidal has organized the FLECHO (Chocó Reading and Writing Festival) annually, in which more than 10,000 people participate.[10] Her work as an activist against inequality and racism has been recognized internationally.[11]
Bibliography
editAwards and recognition
editIn 2022, Vidal was listed as one of the BBC 100 Women.[14][15]
References
edit- ^ ""Inspirar y promover la inclusión es mi misión en el mundo": Velia Vidal". EL HERALDO (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ "En Chocó, la cultura siempre termina siendo lo menos relevante": Velia Vidal Romero". Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ "Yo también soy una mujer: Velia Vidal | Cambio Colombia" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ ""Acá llegó primero la poesía que el Estado": la gesta de Velia Vidal por enseñar a leer en uno de los lugares más pobres de Colombia" (in Spanish). BBC News Mundo.
- ^ "La escritora chocoana Velia Vidal, entre las 100 mujeres más influyentes del mundo" (in Spanish). Chocó 7 días. 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ Lizarazo, María Paula (2021-12-29). "Motete: cinco años cambiando la forma de leer en el Chocó". El Espectador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ ""Les dije que yo era negra, pero que ellos eran unos brutos"".
- ^ "Alimentar al Chocó con comida para el alma. La historia de Motete y la promoción de lectura en Quibdó".
- ^ "Un lugar sin librerías: ¿Cómo se lee en la ciudad más pobre de Colombia?" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ "FLECHO, La Fiesta de la Lectura y la Escritura del Chocó llenará de cultura el Pacífico colombiano" (in European Spanish). Infobae. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ ""Aceptar que somos un país racista es el comienzo del cambio." - Las2orillas.co" (in Spanish). Las2orillas. 2022-06-18. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ "Velia Mares: somos agua, mar y río".
- ^ "Velia Vidal en la Feria del Libro de Madrid". RTVE.es (in Spanish). 2021-09-23. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ Isaza, Daniela R. Gómez (2022-12-06). "Velia Vidal Romero, la única colombiana entre las 100 mujeres más influyentes del mundo según la BBC" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ "Escritora y promotora cultural chocoana, entre las 100 mujeres más influyentes del mundo, según la BBC" (in Spanish). Semana. 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2023-01-06.