Radialists

José Ignacio López Vigil is a radio communicator and trainer. Together with his sister María, journalist and writer of testimonial and children's literature, founded radialistas.net (based in Quito, Ecuador), “a production center serving all continents, which contributes to the democratization of communications from the perspectives of gender, citizenship and defense of Mother Earth”, as they themselves sustain.

There are various radio programs, critical and awareness, based on the social reality of Latin America. Among the best known are 'Un paisano told me', as well as the '500 years' series, based on Eduardo Galeano's book The Open Veins of Latin America.

Rumi Mires, a volunteer for the Network, grew up as a child with these radio series: he listened to them over and over again, got to know them end to end, and, growing up, subscribed to radialistas.net.

For a number of months now, Rumi has been studying for a master's degree in Quito and had the opportunity to meet and get to know José Ignacio López Vigil, a long-time friend of our Network and our brother Alfredo.

Rumi was delighted with this meeting and also received as a gift a copy of Killaricocha, a radio production that focuses, in many ways, on the struggle of the people of Cajamarca against extractivist predation.

Rumi has shared this production in the Reading Circles of the Network: an impressive experience.

Thank you, Rumi; Thank you, José Ignacio and radio players!