Leidy Marcela Guevara Silva, Bayron José Tafur Barbosa and Julián Andrés Sánchez Botina are young men and women who are members of Jóvenes Generarte in Magdalena Medio, Colombia.
GENER(ARTE) is a network of youth groups from Barrancabermeja who, through cultural and artistic expression, seek to transform their daily lives. Their activities include honouring the memories of the victims of armed conflict, reflecting on the option for non-violence and advocating for social justice and respect for human rights.
This network was formed in March 2021. It was facilitated by the Society of Jesus and supported by JRS, the Ignatian Youth Network and Fe y Alegría. This network includes the group Memorias de fuego (Memories of Fire), which honours local history; the group huellas (Footprints), which promotes Ignatian spirituality; the group particip-ACTION, in charge of promoting advocacy and the rights of young people; and finally, the musical group New Song, which uses music to spread messages of peace, reconciliation and non-repetition. All these groups are accompanied by the JRS Youth Peacebuilders School.
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