Hay Festival Colombia Digital

Why was it not possible to transform the momentum of the June-July protests into a political movement with a vision and strategy? As the country marks one year since the Gen-Z revolution, what can we learn from the events of that time and what unfolded after? We seek insights from Christine Mungai, News Editor of Pan-African newspaper The Continent and former Curator at Baraza Media Lab; Keith Ang'ana, a writer, editor, and one of the founders of Qwani, a vibrant youth-led initiative and Faith Odhiambo, President of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK). In conversation with Wanjeri Gakuru.

This panel will examine the groundbreaking collaborations that shaped Africa's COVID-19 response. Key figures who feature in the book, Riding the Storm, and its author will join a panel to examine cooperation among African financial institutions, governments and health organisations in addressing the immediate crisis and creating lasting models for continental self-determination. The discussion will highlight how these partnerships laid groundwork for more integrated African markets and strengthened financial systems that can weather future global disruptions. Prof. Thumbi Mwangi and Mark Leichena will talk with Dr. Eghosa Imasuen.

Hear from creatives telling nuanced stories about Kenyan life through their artist endeavours. Eric Wainaina from the NBO Musical Theatre Initiative has written a brown-black love story filled with original Asian-Kenyan and African-Kenyan sounds. Neddy Amoga shares how Cinema in Nature blends storytelling, history, and forest trails, transporting audiences into the tension, camaraderie, and courage of the Mau Mau movement. Mutua Matheka is an architecture, travel and conceptual photographer and a Ford Foundation (Africa - No Filter) Fellow whose recent project, FRGMNTS presented Nairobi's skyline through immersive images and sounds. In conversation with Ciku Kimeria.

Celebrated poets Michelle Angwenyi, Momtaza Mehri and Willie Oeba explore meaning-making through the written word and recurring motifs in their craft. Momtaza Mehri is a British-Somali poet, essayist, editor, and researcher. Her poetry collection, Bad Diaspora Poems is the winner of an Eric Gregory Award and the 2023 Forward Prize for Best First Collection. Willie Oeba is a Spoken Word artist and 2024-2025 Ford Global Fellow who champions social justice, economic equity, and democracy. In conversation with Abigail Arunga.

In seeking new answers to the issues that plague us, we look to leading intellectuals whose work decenters Western powers and brings to the fore their moral blindspots. Award-winning Zimbabwean writer and historian, Dr. Panashe Chigumadzi and Maltese-American cartoonist and journalist, Joe Sacco gather to explore what it takes to challenge and transcend colonial hegemony. In conversation with Garnette Oluoch-Olunya.

Constelaciones Hay Festival creará un espacio para el diálogo intergeneracional en el firmamento cultural mexicano en disciplinas como literatura, cine, música, ciencia o arquitectura. En este evento las astrónomas Julieta Fierro y Leticia Carigi conversan con Paula Rosas sobre el placer de mirar al cosmos con curiosidad y sin miedo: se trata de un evento donde el amor por la ciencia es compartido por personalidades de distintas generaciones.

La era digital nos ha transformado, al grado de que puede pensarse que ahora somos seres digitales. Ya no pasamos página, sino que scroll-eamos con nuestros dispositivos móviles. ¿Cuál es el papel de la lectura en esta nueva era? Juan Villoro (México) responde a estas y otras preguntas en su libro No soy un robot, un ensayo que huye del academicismo y combina autobiografía con reflexión y prospección especulativa. En conversación con Francesco Manetto.

Constelaciones Hay Festival creará un espacio para el diálogo intergeneracional en el firmamento cultural mexicano en disciplinas como literatura, cine, música, ciencia o arquitectura. La verdad, la ética y la urgencia de contar lo que sucede es inherente al buen periodismo. Carmen Aristegui y Miriam Ramírez dialogan sobre el estado actual y valor de un oficio que ha pasado de ser conocido como «el cuarto poder» a ser visto con desconfianza y estar denostado por parte de un cierto discurso del poder y algunos sectores de la sociedad.

Se ofrecerá interpretación en lengua de señas mexicana LSM