Velia Vidal
Vidal in 2021
Born
Velia Vidal Romero

(1982-11-05) 5 November 1982
Bahía Solano, Colombia
NationalityColombian
Occupations
  • Writer
  • cultural activist

Velia Vidal Romero (born 5 November 1982) is a Colombian activist, writer, reading promoter, and cultural manager. She is the director of the Motete cultural educational corporation and creator of the FLECHO (Chocó Reading and Writing Festival).

Biography

Vidal studied Social Communication Sciences at the University of Antioquia, specializing in Social Management at the Superior School of Administration.[1]

Vidal has worked in public administration on environmental and cultural issues. She was director of the Fernando Botero Library Park of the Corregimiento de San Cristóbal.[2] She was a television presenter and communicator in the Medellín mayor's office. She is a columnist in Cambio magazine[3] and a researcher of the "Tributaries" project, a joint initiative with the British Museum.[4][5]

Vidal founded Motete, a community project that promotes reading and literacy in the Chocó Department.[6] Motete is a cultural corporation that promotes the development of critical thinking through activities that seek to vindicate the Chocoana culture, located in the Chocó sector in Colombia.[7][8] This initiative helps some 1,500 families and promotes reading through reading clubs with children and adolescents in five poor neighborhoods.[9]

Since 2018, Vidal has organized the FLECHO (Chocó Reading and Writing Festival) annually, in which more than 10,000 people participate.[10] Her work as an activist against inequality and racism has been recognized internationally.[11]

Bibliography

Awards and recognition

In 2022, Vidal was listed as one of the BBC 100 Women.[14][15]

References

  1. ↑ ""Inspirar y promover la inclusión es mi misión en el mundo": Velia Vidal". EL HERALDO (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  2. ↑ "En Chocó, la cultura siempre termina siendo lo menos relevante": Velia Vidal Romero". Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  3. ↑ "Yo también soy una mujer: Velia Vidal | Cambio Colombia" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  4. ↑ ""Acá llegó primero la poesía que el Estado": la gesta de Velia Vidal por enseñar a leer en uno de los lugares más pobres de Colombia" (in Spanish). BBC News Mundo.
  5. ↑ "La escritora chocoana Velia Vidal, entre las 100 mujeres más influyentes del mundo" (in Spanish). Chocó 7 días. 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  6. ↑ Lizarazo, María Paula (2021-12-29). "Motete: cinco años cambiando la forma de leer en el Chocó". El Espectador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  7. ↑ ""Les dije que yo era negra, pero que ellos eran unos brutos"".
  8. ↑ "Alimentar al Chocó con comida para el alma. La historia de Motete y la promoción de lectura en Quibdó".
  9. ↑ "Un lugar sin librerías: ¿Cómo se lee en la ciudad más pobre de Colombia?" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  10. ↑ "FLECHO, La Fiesta de la Lectura y la Escritura del Chocó llenará de cultura el Pacífico colombiano" (in European Spanish). Infobae. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  11. ↑ ""Aceptar que somos un país racista es el comienzo del cambio." - Las2orillas.co" (in Spanish). Las2orillas. 2022-06-18. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  12. ↑ "Velia Mares: somos agua, mar y río".
  13. ↑ "Velia Vidal en la Feria del Libro de Madrid". RTVE.es (in Spanish). 2021-09-23. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  14. ↑ Isaza, Daniela R. Gómez (2022-12-06). "Velia Vidal Romero, la única colombiana entre las 100 mujeres más influyentes del mundo según la BBC" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  15. ↑ "Escritora y promotora cultural chocoana, entre las 100 mujeres más influyentes del mundo, según la BBC" (in Spanish). Semana. 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
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