In the Andean worldview, everything is integrated; one depends on the other within the circle of life. That is why we understand our human growth from collective rights and not individual ones. Each culture has its autonomy keeping alive the traditions that allow us to cultivate solidarity and reciprocity as principles of life.
In this dialogue, you will get the chance to listen to and meet inspiring women leaders from the Andes who are actively working to conserve the astounding biodiversity and cultural heritage of their people.
Thursday, April, 6
Doors open at 6 PM
Dialogue starts at 6:30 PM
Free entrance
*Translated to English
Organized by The Waterbearers, Co-op Centerline, idiomART
Speakers:
Ana Guamán (Cañar)
Lawyer, activist, poet
Ana Guamán is a lawyer, and activist for gender equality, specializing in domestic abuse and a cultural researcher of the Kañari people in Southern Ecuador, to which she belongs. She also writes fiction and poetry; in addition to her daily work, she inspires people through her own story as a candidate for the Assembly of Ecuador and mayor of the county of Cañar.
Ana argues that the guarantee of collective rights must begin with knowledge of the practices of the Kañari culture that feeds a resilient spirit. She develops her profession as a lawyer, supporting social coexistence with the sensitivity of the Andean woman’s worldview to prevent intra-family abuse, strengthening self-esteem and the strength of women to achieve equity, taking care of our creative and kind spirit. Creation characterizes humanity, especially women, for their role in the gestation of life. Ana believes that our connection with art allows us to expand this quality and maintain the mental health of ourselves and our families.
Hilda Ramón (Oña)
Active member of the Nature Preserve, La Comuna Marcos Pérez de Castilla
Hilda Ramón is an example of what it means to be an active community member leading the collective effort in response to the needs that arise in families. In past years, she has fulfilled the role of president of the Marcos Pérez de Castilla Commune and is currently a member of the council, opening a new service for community members to improve their quality of life through the recently created Community Savings Bank.
The Marcos Pérez de Castilla commune, legally constituted since 1992, has historically been organized for the protection of 11,000 hectares of páramo (Andean highlands), native forest, shrubby vegetation, and bodies of water, a territory that in 2019 was declared a community-protected area within the National System of Protected Areas (SNAP) by the Ministry of the Environment of Ecuador.
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