{"id":22922,"date":"2021-10-11T09:32:52","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T09:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icip.cat\/licip-estrena-lexposicio-cara-a-cara-amb-les-violencies-relats-de-resiliencia-a-centreamerica\/"},"modified":"2021-10-26T06:42:53","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T06:42:53","slug":"icip-launches-the-exhibition-facing-violence-stories-of-resilience-in-central-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icip.cat\/en\/icip-launches-the-exhibition-facing-violence-stories-of-resilience-in-central-america\/","title":{"rendered":"ICIP launches the exhibition “Facing Violence: Stories of resilience in Central America”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On 15 October, coinciding with the celebration of the Second World Peace Congress<\/a>, ICIP will launch the photo exhibition \u201cFacing Violence: Stories of resilience in Central America<\/strong>“. The exhibition, created by the Ruido Photo group, will be on display for three days, until 18 October, at Pla\u00e7a Joan Coromines in Barcelona.<\/p>\n\n\n\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>. The figures are alarming: on average, a person is killed every 40 minutes. Extortions, rapes, kidnappings, murders and disappearances, but also situations of poverty and social exclusion, are part of the daily life 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, day after day, to transform this reality<\/strong> through educational initiatives, awareness, care and solidarity. Brave people who undertake projects with an amazing capacity for resilience, who 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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A group of students looks at the blood of a boy murdered in the town of Soyapango, in El Salvador.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

The exhibition is divided into four thematic areas: Women, Children, Youth<\/strong> and Migrants<\/strong>.  Throughout the exhibition, the violence<\/strong> suffered by various sectors of society is shown.  Women and children are particularly vulnerable, as are young people who, in poor and socially marginalized<\/strong> environments, are recruited by \u201cmaras<\/strong>,\u201d lured by the promise of security.  These gangs, which have become violent transnational mafias, give them the opportunity 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, mostly by organized crime<\/strong>.  The Northern Triangle route to the United States is the scene of a serious humanitarian crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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