"A culture for peace, with others and with the planet," wants to respond to the honor of the invitation with another invitation: to create a meeting space centered around books, a place of knowledge and imagination, an agora for dialogue about the issues that concern us today as citizens.
It is not just a conversation between Colombia and Spain but among all the countries that share common languages, literary traditions, cultural spaces, and history. As in any conversation, each one contributes their experiences, their imaginations, their memory, from different perspectives in each country. In this dialogue, books are our allies and friends, but they are also indispensable instruments of change.
They help us face the world·s problems, understand what is happening, approach others· experiences, learn empathy, and imagine solutions. Books are also repositories of memory: they invite us to look back to look forward. Peace is not reduced to the absence of war, to a truce between violences. Peace is also a desire for understanding, a willingness to negotiate differences and disagreements, an aspiration for coexistence, and a commitment to care for the natural environment we share.
We look forward to seeing you at FILBo!
