RESCHEDULED – LANID Webinar: ‘From the “balso” to the “conuno” – A drawn conversation on internal displacement between Comunidad and Manuela Ochoa

How can music and culture support and transform displaced communities to strengthen their identity? What does it mean to be a social leader in a country at war? This LANID webinar explores these questions through pictures, words, and music.

Published on November 17, 2021

LANID | lanid, Arts, Americas (inc Caribbean), Community-based organisations

The Latin America Network on Internal Displacement (LANID) and Acts of Listening Lab invite you to:

“From the balso to the conuno” – A drawn conversation on internal displacement between Comunidad and Manuela Ochoa.

Comunidad is a social leader from Tumaco, Colombia. His love for music, as well as his concern for the forced recruitment of young people, led him to create a cultural center. Comunidad was displaced and currently lives in Bogotá.

Manuela Ochoa is an artist and research assistant at the Acts of Listening Lab.

We ask ourselves: How can music and culture support and transform displaced communities to strengthen their identity? What does it mean to be a social leader in a country at war? We will explore these questions through pictures, words, and music. We invite attendees to have a sheet of paper and a pencil during the conversation. No skill or artistic experience is required to participate in this space

Please register in advance here: https://bit.ly/3oYHsn3. This event is rescheduled from the cancelled event in October and takes place at 8pm UK time on Weds 17 November.

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