Simposio por la paz -Restauraci贸n urbana 聽D铆a 3/ Peace Symposium- Urban Restoration Day 3
English Translation follows
Por Luisa Montes
La ma帽ana comenz贸 con sonrisas de familiaridad entre un grupo de personas que hac铆a un par de d铆as no nos hab铆amos visto. Algunos s铆, pero ahora nos mir谩bamos de diferente manera, ten铆amos mucho en com煤n, confi谩bamos m谩s en el otro, sab铆amos sobre el otro, sent铆amos paz.
Comenzamos a prepararnos para compartir en plenaria los resultados de tres d铆as de trabajo, as铆 que comenzamos a intercambiar ideas, a dibujar mapas conceptuales, im谩genes evocadoras, palabras, l铆neas, conceptos y m谩s, organizamos un plan de difusi贸n, est谩bamos emocionados por mostrar los logros obtenidos y en solidaridad nos vestimos de bichos para hablar en su nombre y posibilitar la empat铆a.
Volvimos al lugar donde un hotel para insectos y un estanque todav铆a en proceso nos esperaban, hab铆amos sido observados por la comunidad escolar mientras trabaj谩bamos los d铆as anteriores, un ni帽o que visitaba el college el d铆a anterior vino a sumar su esfuerzo y energ铆a al proyecto, pero no ven铆a solo, tra铆a a su mami de la mano, ambos, nos acompa帽aron varias horas trabajando hombro a hombro para alcanzar nuestro objetivo y no se fueron hasta que hubimos terminado.
Terminamos隆隆隆 y fuimos a cambiar las ropas de trabajo por algo m谩s presentable, era tiempo de compartir, escuchamos los interesantes resultados de los proyectos hermanos y fuimos escuchados con atenci贸n al momento de exponer nuestra experiencia. Concluimos que la restauraci贸n urbana puede fungir como agencia para la paz, estuvimos preparando un lugar para atraer especies de animales e insectos a un espacio seguro, y al tiempo, reconect谩bamos lazos en 聽todos los niveles mencionados en la charla del d铆a anterior por el DR. Bidar鈥� esto funciona pensamos, esto en verdad funciona, concluimos.
Restauraci贸n paralela, hacia adentro y hacia afuera, la jornada termin贸 con canciones nacidas en el proceso y pasaba el tiempo y todos all铆, sin querer irnos todav铆a, abraz谩ndonos, tejiendo redes que no saben de distancias o de idiomas o de colores de piel, igualito que la naturaleza, que nos cobija y nos protege a todos porque todos somos parte de esta tierra y giramos en el mismo universo y porque recordamos a trav茅s de esta experiencia que todos tenemos la responsabilidad y la oportunidad de construir comunidad y convivencia sana en pro de la paz.
Gracias por esta oportunidad que no termina en su tercer d铆a, sino que inicia para lo futuro.
Symposium for Peace / Urban Restoration Day 3
By Luisa Montes
Translated by Gisela Frias
The morning began with smiles of familiarity among a group of people that only a couple of days before did not know each other, or knew eachother in a different light. We were now looking at each other differently. 聽We had much in common. 聽We relied more on the other. We knew about the other. 聽We felt peace.
We began to prepare to share in plenary the results of three days of work. We started to exchange ideas, to draw concept maps, evocative images, words, lines, concepts and organize our presentation. We were excited to show the achievements obtained and solidarity we dressed up as bugs to speak on their behalf and allow empathy.
We returned to the place where an Insect Hotel and a pond in process awaited for us. We had been observed by the school community while working during the prevoius days. A child who was visiting the college for the day came to give us a hand and to add his effort and energy to the project. He was not alone, he brought his mom. Both accompanied
us for several hours working shoulder to shoulder to achieve our goal and did not leave until we finished.
We finished! and went to change our work clothes for something more presentable. It was time to share, listen to the interesting results of the other projects and we were listened to with attention while we shared our experience. We concluded that, urban renewal can act as an agency for peace. We were adapting a place to attract animal species and insects to a safe space, and at the same time, we reconnected ties at all levels, as mentioned in the presentation by Dr. Bidar on the previous day. This works, we thought. This really works we concluded.
A parallel restoration, inward and outward. The day ended with songs born in the process. It was getting late but everyone was still there. Nobody wanted to leave. We hugged each other, weaving networks that do not know of distance or language or skin colors, just like nature, that shelters and protects us all because we are all part of this land and turn in the same universe and because we remembered through this experience that we all have the responsibility and the opportunity to build community and healthy coexistence towards peace.
Thank you for this opportunity that does not end in its third day, but that is a starts for the future.
