{"id":23016,"date":"2021-10-13T08:25:58","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T08:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icip.cat\/exposition\/cara-a-cara-con-las-violencias-relatos-de-resiliencia-en-centroamerica\/"},"modified":"2023-02-27T13:23:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T13:23:36","slug":"violence-in-central-america","status":"publish","type":"icip_exposition","link":"https:\/\/www.icip.cat\/en\/exposition\/violence-in-central-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Facing Violence: Stories of Resilience in Central America"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Through photography and interviews, the exhibition is a journey through the many faces of violence that affect daily life in three Central American countries known as the Northern Triangle: El Salvador, Guatemala <\/strong>and Honduras<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Extortions, rapes, kidnappings, murders and disappearances, and situations of poverty and social exclusion are part of the daily lives of a large segment of the population, especially the most vulnerable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, in this hostile context of violence, the exhibition also gives voice to the people who fight daily to\u00a0transform this reality<\/strong>\u00a0through educational initiatives, awareness, care and solidarity.\u00a0Brave people who undertake projects with a great capacity for resilience demonstrate that history is not written and that there is extraordinary potential to advance towards peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Women, children, youth and migrants<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exhibition is divided into four thematic areas: Women, Children, Youth and Migrants. Throughout the exhibition, the violence suffered by various sectors of society is shown. Women and children are particularly vulnerable, as are young people recruited by \u201cmaras,\u201d lured by the promise of security in poor and socially marginalised environments. These gangs, which have become violent transnational mafias, allow them to grow and make easy money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this context, many people are forced to migrate, thus exposing themselves to arrest, kidnapping, rape or murder, primarily by\u00a0organised crime.\u00a0 The Northern Triangle route to the United States is a severe humanitarian crisis scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a counterpoint to the multiple forms of violence, the exhibition highlights the trajectory of four people who face the situation from their fields of action.  Based on interviews, the exhibition features the following testimonies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

–Morena Herrera<\/strong>, women\u2019s rights advocate, El Salvador-
–Marisa Mart\u00edne<\/strong>z, children\u2019s rights advocate, El Salvador
–Wilfredo G\u00f3mez<\/strong>, a former member of the \u201cmaras\u201d and founder of the \u201cHuellas de esperanza\u201d (Traces of hope) program, El Salvador
–Mauro Verzeletti<\/strong>, founder and director of \u201cLa Casa del Migrante,\u201d Guatemala<\/p>\n\n\n\n