People write to us asking how to buy our books.
There is a lot of interest in the stories of the Peasant Library, in "The beings of over here", and so on.
The best way is to write to us at: bbrrcajamarca@gmail.com
Then we can coordinate the details.
If the interested person is in Cajamarca, please call us at 076 364397.
We also have a series in digital version, whose remission can be coordinated.
Thank you very much and greetings!
- Racism is a present issue and alterophobia, as contempt for the other, is the most current form of racism. Racism creates distance and mental barriers. This is seen both in books and in libraries and, particularly, in education, since we are taught things that have nothing to do with the life of the people. Wealth is in the difference. The peasant is showing wealth by speaking; in their lexicon is Quechua and their traditional ways of speaking.
- On 19th November, 1532, there were 10,000 deaths in Cajamarca. Nobody remembers this date in schools. The arrival of the book, of writing, to our towns was with a massacre. If the book reaches a place without trust, it is an intruder. There is no empathy. You have to change the DNA of the book, you have to change the order of belonging.
- There is a strong link between language and affection that we should never disassociate. Language has warm colours, pleasant smells, so it is sad when words are dressed with pure grammaticalization. It is necessary to demystify complicated words, because words must also be taken off their high horse, integrating diverse and difficult words to diversify speech.
- It is not bad to speak in the standard language, but without correcting the speech typical of rural areas. It is about exalting, not denying the other's face. It is about the recognition of the children's sayings and silences, because in rural areas there is a deep appreciation for silence, participation is not only talking. In rural areas we participate with silence when the elder takes the floor. Our highest level of participation is listening.
On 15th July, Rita Mocker, head of the Community Program for the accompaniment of children with projected abilities, and Mara Mires, volunteer of the Network, gave us a workshop on Postural Control.
These practices are very necessary to face this new modality at a distance. Many of us lead such a sedentary life due to the demands of virtuality, which sometimes involves spending practically all day in front of a computer, exposing ourselves to ailments that harm us both mentally and physically.
Thanks to Rita and Mara for all the recommendations and exercises that they shared with us.
On 24th June, we had the presence of Mara Mires Mocker, a volunteer from the Network, invited by the Cajamarca Special Basic Education Resource Center (CREBE).
Mara provided the “Learning” workshop, about the learning process, motivation, knowledge, memory, etc., for facilitators of adequate reading and learning.
The subject was of great interest because we must know these details for the development of our skills and, in this way, learn more and better.
It is very useful to put this knowledge into practice, not only for our professional life but also for daily life since, through the strategies and techniques that have been exposed, it will greatly facilitate us for a correct understanding of reading.
