At the Oaxaca Literary Festival, 3 indigenous writers canceled for lack of support

The municipality of Oaxaca de Juárez mentioned the beginning of the First Literary Festival of Oaxaca, which would be held from August 12 to 21, with the participation of 30 writers, however, 3 of the indigenous guests canceled their collaboration, because they were not mentioning that they were not giving them dignified conditions during their stay. Although, their participations would be free, several members pointed out that the event did not comply with dignified measures for the event, by not paying for their transfer from their location ponto. Consequently, the indigenous writers, Natalia Toledo, Hubert Matiúwaá and Juany Peñate, published on their social networks, that their participation in the Oaxaca Literary Festival would be canceled, due to lack of support. On Facebook Hubert Matiúwaá To add about the institutions’ nonsense about creators in indigenous languages… a few weeks ago Mr. Esteban Asencio called me to invite me to the First Oaxaca Literary Festival 2022, he tells me that they will pay per diem for my transfer … Stop the non-existent to the work of writers in indigenous languages!”. While, Natalia Toledo published that she would not appear, “Every time we are invited to a reading, there is at least money for per diems. Finally, Juany Peñate said, “it is the least they can offer us, dignified conditions to travel, spend the night and feed ourselves because they do not remunerate us.” Juany Peñate, was born in Tumbalá Chiapas, studied law, is a poet, storyteller, and translator of the Chol language, won the Prize for Indigenous Literature of America, among his published books, is; My name is no longer silence, Corazón de sel va y 2002.She has worked as a translator of laws in her native language, a teacher in a bilingual primary school, and at the Intercultural University of Chiapas. She has also been a coordinator in cultural projects. Hubert Matiúwaá, comes from Malinaltepec, Guerrero, received a degree in Philosophy and Letters, in the same way he studied in Literary Creation, during his studies, he participated in a research in Nicaragua.He has been recognized with the Prize for literary creation in Native Languages, as well as the State Prize for Short Story, Poetry and Young Literary Essay and the Prize for Indigenous Literatures of America.Natalia Toledo, Originally from Juchitán de Zaragoza Oaxaca studied at the School of Writers of the General Society of Mexican Writers, is a bilingual poet, writes in Zapotec and Spanish, activist in groups of artists and writers. He won the Nezahualcóyotl Prize for Literature for his work “Olivo negro”, among his poems, stand out; Woman, Bacchus, The house of my dreams and To look for you. We recommend you read: She was undersecretary of Cultural Diversity in Mexico, currently, she is president of the Board of Trustees of the House of Culture of Juchitán. Likewise, he has collaborated in magazines such as, Generación, Zurda, La Jornada, Equis. Roof collapses in IMSS hospital in Oaxaca due to water leakage

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