Here we are - again!

The year 2022 has left us with a lot of tears, a lot of feelings, a lot of missing, goodbyes and also nostalgia for the arrival of new books. The absence of our brother and teacher Alfredo Mires opened a huge wound and while we tried to heal this wound, we put our blog on pause. Now we are, once again, in Alfredo's spirit, continuing his legacy.

On 16 November 2022 we celebrate the Day of Here We Are, the memory of Atahualpa's capture in 1532, in Cajamarca. On this occasion we presented three books of the Network: Resuellos, Romance de la montaña and La Ensoñación del Ñaupa; written in the handwriting of Alfredo Mires, who continues to be our guide on this path of rescuing and recovering the words of our communities.

The brothers and sisters of the Rural Libraries Network were present at this event, they came from far away carrying their books for the exchange and their contribution to the common pot,  our gratitude to them for their effort and commitment in accompanying us. In the days that followed we met with our family to celebrate the II General Assembly of 2022. Some of us had not seen each other since before the pandemic, and the reunion allowed us to relive many memories.

In the Encyclopaedia Campesina Project we continue with the processing and editing of materials, in the Archive of Cajamarcan Oral Tradition with the digitalisation and transcription of the texts of oral tradition and the re-editions of the volumes of the Biblioteca Campesina.

We are getting back on track, moving forward with the aim of continuing to share and disseminate our culture through reading.