The Seville City Council, through the Area of Preferential Attention Neighbourhoods and Social Rights, and the Macarena District, and the Fundación Tres Culturas del Mediterráneo, are organising the 1st 'Seville, Land of Diversity' Festival, which will take place on 25 May at the Official Language School of Seville.
This is a proposal framed within the commemoration of World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development (celebrated by UNESCO every 21 May), the aim of which is to create a meeting place in which to get to know and share the cultural manifestations of the different nationalities that coexist in Seville. Hence the choice of the Macarena District, where people from some 40 different countries come together.
A festive day that will begin at 17.00 hours with a parade from the Glorieta de San Lázaro to the Official School of Languages (EOI) along Avenida Doctor Fedriani. The procession will include the batucada 'Jalearte' and representatives from different communities in the area.
At the EOI, from 18.00 hours, the festival will be inaugurated and the prizes will be awarded for the poster competition in which the schools of the Macarena District have participated, highlighting diversity and interculturality. This will be followed by three consecutive concerts of Latin music (by the Colombian artist Juana Gaitán), Moroccan music (with the group Gnawa Universal) and the end of the festival by the group Mama África.
In addition, attendees will be able to enjoy workshops and informative displays thanks to the participation of various associations that have been involved in this proposal from the beginning and throughout its development, in a consensual and collaborative process.
As parallel activities, storytelling will be held during this week in two educational centres in the neighbourhood. Specifically, the pupils of CEIP Pedro Garfias with 'Cuentos de sol y viento' by the company Escenoteca, and Jhon Ardila will bring his narrations to CEIP Francisca Romero.
All this completes a week dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of intercultural dialogue, diversity and inclusion, understanding plurality as an element of cultural richness that builds bridges for coexistence, beyond stereotypes and prejudices.
All citizens are welcome to join in this celebration of diversity and follow the batucada to enjoy the streets of the Macarena neighbourhood together.
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