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With information from Anna Lee Mraz. Peninsula 360 Press.
Students of the organization Casa Circulo Cultural, located in the heart of North Fair Oaks, in San Mateo County, took on the task of analyzing and discussing hate, and how it can be counteracted through art.
And art has an important social function in our society. Diego Rivera, a very important Mexican muralist, said that art has the characteristic of transforming people from those who use it as a means of expression to those who see and perceive it as a spectator, said the doctor in sociology, Anna Lee Mraz Bartra. .
He added that art is the production of knowledge, as well as a transmitter of knowledge, and a revealer of what has been unnoticed or overlooked.
Last week, Casa Círculo Cultural held classes and workshops on how art can be used to counteract hatred in our societies, with special attention to minimizing it, since this can be a fundamental support mechanism for the justice process. and equity in the world.
Hanny Crespo, art teacher at Casa Círculo Cultural, pointed out that the work carried out sought to ensure that children not only found a way to stop hatred, but also to avoid provoking it.
"Their work is about how we can stop hate, but instead of drawing how to stop it, they are drawing what good things you can do to not provoke hate," he told Peninsula 360 Press.
The work with the little ones went beyond just coloring or painting.
?We talked, they all sat on the floor and we talked about what they think, what hate is and how we can promote affection and kindness, not only with human beings, but with living beings in general, not just people. , but also animals?, Crespo pointed out.
Little Arleen and Giana gave their testimony.
"Hello, I'm Arleen and I'm 13 years old, at Casa Círculo Cultural right now we are doing a hate project in the world, I'm painting a hand," said the student of the non-profit organization.
"Hello, I'm Giana and we are painting a hand so we can bend it and make the sign of love in sign language," said another of the students.
This publication was supported in whole or part by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the CaliFornia State Library.
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