In Reasons of the People

On 14th March, our brother Alfredo was invited to a discussion on reading in these times of pandemic.

From valuable questions, Alfredo shared with us his thoughts on reading, books, technology, the promotion of reading in the countryside and the value of community knowledge.

Here are some phrases and ideas:

"The original environment of books has to do with nature."

"To read nature is to have empathy and correlation with her."

“The printed book is a technology that has not gone out of style and has not been replaced by the cell phone. This one has found us without books. The cell phone has not filled the void that existed and is not acquired for the purpose of reading.”

"It is urgent to take up the learning of what has made us possible."

"The book and reading are tools to decolonize the mind and prevent us from stopping to value our own; it slows down the power and interests of hegemonic thought.”

Interview available at:

https://www.facebook.com/razonesdepueblo/videos/779084406302114/