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Event HF1

Journalism workshop for young community reporters

With Nicolás Congote Gutiérrez

 Puerto Rey
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Nicolás Congote Gutiérrez, a social media expert and journalist at El Tiempo, will share his experiences with children and teenagers who do community-based journalism.
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Event HC1

Workshop with La Pacifican Power: From sea to sea

Evento inaugural

 Institución Educativa 14 de Febrero, El Pozón
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A dialogue about the development of new approaches in music, based on traditional community practices. An experience full of power and zest with the band La Pacifican Power, which brings together some of the most popular voices from El Chocó to Pacífico Sur. At this event, members of La Pacifican Power will run a workshop for musicians that will unite the two musical styles of Colombia’s two coasts. With Nidia Góngora, Alexis Play, Heriberto Bonilla, Adrian Viáfara, Freddy Colorado and César Herrera.
For ages over 10
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Workshop with La Pacifican Power: From sea to sea

Event HF2

Alberto Montt: Graphic Artist

 UNIBAC
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Alberto Montt is the author of the blog En dosis diarias, where he publishes his cartoons, and which has given rise to nine compilations of his work, published in different countries. He has also illustrated over forty books of children’s literature. In this workshop he will talk about his style of drawing and creating illustrations.

Children 12+ years

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Event HC2

Young reporters with Catalina Gómez Ángel

 Casa Hay (Claustro de las Ánimas, Centro de Convenciones)
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The journalist Catalina Gómez Ángel (Colombia) works in the Middle East as a correspondent, covering events in countries such as Syria, Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan where she spent time after the fall of the government and the rise of the Taliban. She is the co-author of the book Balas para todas: Seis mujeres journalists en Oriente Medio y el Magreb (2021). This highly experienced reporter will offer a workshop for young community reporters.
For ages over 14
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Young reporters with Catalina Gómez Ángel

Event HC3

Carmen Alvarado

 Biblioteca Encarnación Tovar, La Boquilla
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Carmen Alvarado works in the world of culture, libraries and books. She has also written books featuring characters such as Tío Tigre (Uncle Tiger) and Tío Conejo (Uncle Rabbit) that come from oral tradition, and using them has tacked issues we find in daily life, such as friendship, love and death.



Ages 6 to 10
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Carmen Alvarado

Event HF3

Irene Vasco: Writer

 Membrillal
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Author of books for children and young people Irene Vasco founded and currently runs the Librería Espantapájaros in Bogota and also promotes the La Imprenta Manual programme, the goal of which is to educate through writing. She will read some of her own stories and those of other writers, together with those attending.

Children 5+ years

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Event HF5

Antarctica

With Sergio Rossi

 Boquilla
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After having participated in three polar research campaigns, biologist Sergio Rossi will talk to children about the Antarctic, about how it is possible to live in such an extreme climate, the effects of climate change and its importance for our future as a species.

Children 7+ years

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Event HC4

Workshop with La Linterna

 Casa Hay (Claustro de las Ánimas, Centro de Convenciones)
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La Linterna is a typographical print workshop that opened in 1934, it is dedicated to craft printing and popular graphic work. It creates promotional posters and communication items for social and cultural events, as well as artworks for exhibitions, decoration and social activism. On this occasion, La Linterna makes use of an open space in order to print a postcard with a festival message, designed in community with those attending the activity.


For ages over 16
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Workshop with La Linterna

Event HF4

Books on the screen

Menena and Alfredo Cottin

 Sede de Aluna (Barrio Chile)
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Books on the screen: a new way of reading, listening and touching to discover the story. Menena Cottin is the author of El libro negro de los colores and Doble Doble, both award winners at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair (2007 and 2014). Menena and her son Alfredo Cottin, a digital editor, run the And Then Story Designers publisher.

Children 6+ years

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Event HC7

María del Mar Ramón

 Institución Educativa 14 de Febrero, El Pozón
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The Colombian author María del Mar Ramón has lived in Argentina since 2012 and currently works for radio and on the creation of audio-visual content. In her work as a writer and content creator, her main interest is feminism and related matters, such as pleasure, violence and liberties. She is the co-founder of the Argentinean NGO Red de Mujeres and coordinates the Fanáticas de los Boliches project, which aims to raise gender awareness in nightlife venues. She has written for media outlets such as Vice and Playboy and has published the book Tirar y vivir sin culpa: El placer es feminista, which relates her experiences regarding sexuality and the feeling of guilt that arises when living in a society that constantly judges women. María del Mar Ramón offers a space for talking to young women about their bodies and their desires, without restrictions, fears or shame, where they can think about how to live fully and at liberty. Her latest work is the novel ​​La manada, which explores the intricacies of group attacks. A city and a society that could be anywhere in Latin America; this is the setting for an exploration of masculinity. The book examines the motivations, fears and frustrations of a group of young men who will live the rest of their days knowing they are responsible for a life that is not their own. Can you escape the weight of a body for the rest of your days?


Ages 13 to 19
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María del Mar Ramón

Event HF6

Alberto Montt: Graphic Artist

 Centro Cultural Las Pilanderas (Barrio El Pozón)
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Alberto Montt is the author of the blog En dosis diarias, a website where he publishes his cartoons, which has given rise to nine compilations of his work, published in different countries. He has also illustrated around forty books of children’s literature. In this workshop he will talk about his style of drawing and creating illustrations.

Children 12+ years

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Event HC8

Ángela Peláez

 Institución Educativa San Francisco de Asís, Membrillal
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Ángela Peláez (Colombia) is a social communicator, publicist and the author and illustrator of books such as Sofía y el león and El nido de Mia, through which she aims to teach girls to express themselves and speak out. After living for 24 years in the Netherlands, and publishing many books there, she returned to her native Colombia with her family to continue writing, illustrating and telling new stories. On this occasion, Ángela will be reading from here book El gato Milo. Gato de granja, a story that takes place between dreams and reality during a visit to a farm. Then, she will offer a workshop to make dreamcatchers.

Ages 4 to 7
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Ángela Peláez

Event HF8

Boris Pfeiffer: Writer

 UNIBAC
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German author of books, plays and poetry for children and young people. Before starting out as a writer, he was a theatre director and scriptwriter. His books include the popular series The Wild Pack, featuring a very sophisticated chameleon, a gorilla with a big heart and an existentialist wolf.

Translation from English to Spanish available

Children 8+ years

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Event HC9

Elisa Guerra

The importance of education

 Centro de Convivencia, Arjona
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Elisa Guerra (Mexico) is a teacher, writer and friend to both children and trees. In 2015 she was named Best Educator in Latin America and the Caribbean by the Inter-American Development Bank, and has been shortlisted for the Global Teacher Prize twice. At this event she will talk about her latest book, Las voces de los árboles, in which she takes us to a parallel world where trees of different species and from different places around the world tell us their stories and lead us to reflect on the damage we are doing to the planet.

Family event
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Elisa Guerra

Event HC5

Indhira Serrano

 Institución Educativa Puerto Rey
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Based on her experience of racism and inequality, Indhira Serrano will talk about the mindsets that hinder the realization of racialized individuals, launching a message of self-acceptance, respect for differences and pride in the Afro-Colombian heritage. Serrano began her career as a model, which gave her a very clear view of the media’s influence on people’s perceptions of themselves. Since 2015 she has been running a series of talks and workshops called Reconstruyendo Imaginarios (“Rebuilding Mindsets”), which reflects on the relationships we have with money, education, our partners and power. She has just published her first book, Rosa la crespa.
Family event
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Indhira Serrano

Event HF7

Irene Vasco: Writer

 Centro de Cooperación Española (biblioteca)
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The author of books for children and young people, Irene Vasco founded and currently runs the Librería Espantapájaros in Bogota and also promotes the La Imprenta Manual programme, the goal of which is to educate through writing. She will read some of her own stories and those of other writers, together with those attending.

Children 7+ years

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Event HC10

Music workshop with Hugo Candelario González

 Institución Educativa San Francisco de Asís, Membrillal
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At this event, the master Hugo Candelario González offers a masterclass that bring sounds from the Colombian Pacific coast to the Caribbean, sharing the marimba, bunde and currulao, among other styles and rhythms. A very special workshop for learning about the country’s two coasts, exploring genres that go back a long way and learning new ways of playing them.
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Music workshop with Hugo Candelario González

Event HF9

Seu Jorge: Musician

 IE 14 de Febrero (Barrio El Pozón)
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The musician, actor and composer Seu Jorge, born in a favela in Rio de Janeiro, has released several samba music albums and contributed to film soundtracks. At this Hay Festivalito event he will share some of his music and talk about his profession with the children.

Children 10+ years

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Event HC12

Ángela Peláez

 Casa Hay (Claustro de las Ánimas, Centro de Convenciones)
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Ángela Peláez (Colombia) is a social communicator, publicist and the author and illustrator of books such as Sofía y el león and El nido de Mia, through which she aims to teach girls to express themselves and speak out. After living for 24 years in the Netherlands, and publishing many books there, she returned to her native Colombia with her family to continue writing, illustrating and telling new stories. On this occasion, Ángela will be reading from here book El gato Milo. Gato de granja, a story that takes place between dreams and reality during a visit to a farm. Then, she will offer a workshop to make dreamcatchers.


Ages 4 to 7
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Ángela Peláez

Event HF10

Painting a wall – Day 1

Alejandra Acosta, Isidro Ferrer and Diego Bianki: Illustrators

 Puerto Rey
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Three well-known illustrators will give a range of workshops to groups of children that will result in the creation of a collective work: a large mural as a gift to the community, made by all participants. The mural will also act as a stage for a later game in which each child will create a large cartoon figure, of the body mask type.

Children 8+ years

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