Velia Vidal
Colombian writer and cultural activist
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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).
5 November 1982
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| Born | Velia Vidal Romero 5 November 1982 Bahía Solano, Colombia |
| Occupations | Writer, cultural activist |
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]