Hay Festival Arequipa 2023 – Nature & Environment
Hay Festival Arequipa 2023 was held November 9-12, with 109 activities with 145 guests from 15 countries. We will offer 17 talks and workshops for students at the Hay Joven programme and 7 events for children at Hay Festivalito.
Hay Forum Moquegua took place on 8 November with four activities on education and current affairs.
Events are available at Hay Festival Anytime.
Event M3
Xabier Díaz de Cerio in conversation
The ABC of Peru’s climate
Auditorio del Centro Cultural Santo Domingo
Read moreXabier Díaz is a writer and journalist of Spanish origin, known for his work on matters related to ecology and sustainability, and for his dedication to documenting the environmental matters and challenges faced by Latin America. In his new book, Abecedario Climático Peruano, he presents over a hundred illustrated words, with stories and photos collected in the coastal, mountain and rainforest regions of Peru over the course of fifteen years. The work highlights the local "eco-heroes" who lead climate action, while also preserving ancestral knowledge, and it combines personal testimonies with an analysis of the effects of climate change on different communities.
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Event 2
Stefano Varese in conversation with Xabier Díaz de Cerio
Essays on the Amazon
Centro Cultural Peruano Norteamericano (teatro)
Read moreThe Italian-Peruvian anthropologist and activist Stefano Varese is Emeritus Professor of the University of California in Davis, and founder of the Indigenous Research Center of the Americas. In 2017 he was awarded the Haydée Santamaría Medal, a prestigious recognition given by the Council of State of the Republic of Cuba. He has written, solo or with other authors, a number of books, including Proyectos étnicos y proyectos nacionales, El arte del recuerdo and the anthology Contemporary Voices from Anima Mundi (2020), about knowledge and spirituality in various communities around the world. On this occasion he presents El bosque civilizado: Ensayos amazónicos, an extensive work that shows his passion for and knowledge of the Amazon region. In conversation with Xabier Díaz de Cerio.
Price: S/10.00 (PEN)
Event 15
Carlos Umaña in conversation with Pablo Cateriano
From activism to the Nobel Prize
Teatro Municipal
Read moreCarlos Umaña (Costa Rica) received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017, together with the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), for raising “awareness about the humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for their efforts to achieve a prohibition on such weapons”. In this conversation with Pablo Cateriano, Umaña will talk about environmentalism and the need to eradicate nuclear weapons from the world, as well as his work as a scientist and activist.
Price: S/10.00 (PEN)
With the support of the BBVA Foundation
Event 32
Xabier Díaz de Cerio in conversation with Angelina Ferrero
The ABC of Peru’s climate
Centro Cultural Peruano Norteamericano (auditorio)
Read moreXabier Díaz is a writer and journalist of Spanish origin, known for his work on matters related to ecology and sustainability, and for his dedication to documenting the environmental matters and challenges faced by Latin America. In his new book, Abecedario Climático Peruano, he presents over a hundred illustrated words, with stories and photos collected in the coastal, mountain and rainforest regions of Peru over the course of fifteen years. The work highlights the local eco-heroes who lead climate action, while also preserving ancestral knowledge, and it combines personal testimonies with an analysis of the effects of climate change on different communities. He will talk to the architect, poet and curator Angelina Ferrero.
Price: S/10.00 (PEN)
Event 38
Dina Ananco Ahuananchi, Christian Bendayán and Stefano Varese in conversation with Alejandra Yupanqui
A letter to the Amazon
Teatro Colegio de Abogados
Read moreDina Ananco Ahuananchi, a writer, poet and translator, born in the Amazon region; the visual artist Christian Bendayán (Peru); and the anthropologist and writer Stefano Varese (Italy/Peru) talk to us about the rainforest, its natural and cultural wealth and the challenges it faces today. A love letter to a territory that humanity needs so much. In conversation with Alejandra Yupanqui.
Price: S/10.00 (PEN)
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