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Art and the guerrillas are similar. Admittedly, armed guerrillas are outdated,
inefficient and easily corruptible. But it is necessary to create a new guerrilla
force, a guerrilla of the art. A movement of art for social change that promotes
a new culture war.
A few days ago, another hate crime was perpetrated in the United States.
A man killed two others, after verbally attacking two women about their
“Muslim” appearance in Portland, Oregon. In the country of freedoms,
tolerance is a losing battle. It is known that one of the most effective tools
to reduce rates of hatred is art. � But in the same country of crime, months
earlier, its President threatened to substantially reduce the budget for the arts,
while increasing security. The nation’s security has become more important
than education. The concept of preventive war completely destroyed the
right for the world’s most vibrant democracy to claim ethical superiority in
never being the first to attack. Subsequently the term Allied has become a
diplomatic way of referring to a minion.
How do we move forward in the arts without violence? It is necessary to
end prejudices instead of ending the lives of people, and instead of burying
bodies, bury hatred and corruption. From art, we must continue to be a
guerrilla, infusing a revolutionary idea into every action of art. Organizing
arts intakes, facing the hegemonic power of corporations with our ability.
The artistic creations are among the few weapons that truly touch the spirit.
With art we are facing barriers that policy and borders have been imposing
for decades. We assume a commitment against this cultural homogenization
that imposes on us. As artists we can witness, as we do not interpret reality
by caprice or pleasure. We make art because we have an obligation to the
world and to ourselves. Rather than denouncing every environment, we
confront, we confirm; it means being involved in the writing of the history
of mankind, but writing our own version.
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Sin duda, el arte y la creatividad dan fe de la profundidad y plasticidad de las relaciones
interculturales, así como de las formas de enriquecimiento mutuo que éstas propician.
También ayudan a luchar contra las identidades cerradas y promover la pluralidad cultural.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. (����) Invertir en la
Diversidad Cultural y el Diálogo Intercultural. Informe Mundial de la Unesco. (Accessed �� June ����).
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