Cuál es la verdad? (What is the Truth?)
Cuál es la verdad? (What is the Truth?) De-constructing collective memories and imagining alternative futures with young people in Chocó through music and arts was a Phase 2 Large Grant project in Colombia.
This project focused on Quibdó, the capital of Chocó in the Colombian Pacific: a remote area disproportionately affected by armed conflict and home to mainly Afro-colombian and indigenous populations who face a complex legacy of intersectional inequalities. It emerged from a longstanding partnership between the University of Edinburgh and Universidad Claretiana and builds specifically on Partnership and Research Workshops carried out in May 2019 in Quibdó, funded by a GCRF Partnership Grant which brought together young people, researchers from Colombia and UK, artists, CSOs, local government agencies and education providers to collaboratively develop the project focus and methodology.
Our project responds to priorities identified by young people: tensions within and between neighbourhoods (barrios), violence and armed gangs, feelings of fear and distrust, through a co-produced music-and arts-based approach: with our CSO partners Fundación Casa Tres Patios and Mr Klaje Collective, we will support young co-researchers from three Quibdó barrios to facilitate workshops with other young people to critically deconstruct collective memories.
Our project aims were to
1. Enable young people to become critical co-constructors of their communities’ histories and visualize alternative futures through a co-produced music- and arts-based methodology.
2. Generate dialogue between youth groups to break down neighbourhood barriers and deconstruct post-conflict tensions.
3. Make visible the experiences of marginalized young people and support the creation of sustainable alliances with CSOs, policy and educational stakeholders and researchers for delivering social justice for young people.
4. Investigate the potential of participatory music and arts as a tool for reconciliation and capacity building by engaging comparatively with projects in the CtS portfolio and beyond.
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Watch La Verdad, created and performed by Cuál es la verdad? project partners and youth co-researchers:
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Resource Archive
Search or browse the resource archive for films, reports, toolkits and other resources produced by the Changing the Story and its commissioned projects. Items relating to Colombia are listed below:
| Title | Summary | Author | Categories | Tags | doc_categories_hfilter | doc_tags_hfilter |
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| Thinking together | Blog (2019/12/13) Thinking together | Jesús Flores, Mirla Pérez | Colombia, Phase 2, Venezuela | format: blog, language: english, subject: reflections | colombia phase2 venezuela location | blog language-english subject-reflections |
| Phase One Critical Review: The Future is Unwritten (Colombia) | Written by Dr Simon Dancey and Emily Morrison this critical review of the Phase One Colombia project explores what is known about social imaginaries in Colombia in existing literature and … | Dr Simon Dancey, Emily Morrison | Colombia, Phase 1 | format: report, language: english, SDG 11 Sustainable Cities, SDG 16 Institutions, subject: reflections, subject: youth | colombia phase1 location | report language-english sdg-11-sustainable-cities sdg-16-institutions subject-reflections youth |
| Relatos del futuro/ The Future is Unwritten (Colombia) | Co-Investigator Simon Dancey Changing the Story’s Phase 1 Colombia strand incorporates two areas of research. The first, an experimental project that seeks to stimulate creativity among young people dwelling at … | Dr Simon Dancey | Colombia, Phase 1 | format: film, subject: participatory arts, subject: reflections | colombia phase1 location | film subject-participatory-arts subject-reflections |
| Del ahogado el sombrero, a manera de manifiesto | Del ahogado el sombrero, a manera de manifiesto: esbozos para una crítica al discurso transicional. Vibrant: Virtual Brazilian Anthropology. By Alejandro Castillejo Cuéllar, 2018. | Prof Alejandro Castillejo-Cuéllar | Colombia | format: article, language: spanish | colombia location | article language-spanish |
| Troubled Reflections: A small window of opportunity for transformation in Colombia | Blog (2019/05/18) Troubled Reflections: A small window of opportunity for transformation in Colombia | Emily Morrison | Colombia, Phase 1 | format: blog, language: english, subject: reflections | colombia phase1 location | blog language-english subject-reflections |
| Meet Antonia | Meet Antonia, a Changing the Story Youth Research Board member from Colombia. | Colombia, Young Changemakers, Youth Research Board | format: film, language: spanish | colombia changemakers youth-research-board location | film language-spanish | |
| For a Different Today and Tomorrow | Blog (2019) For a Different Today and Tomorrow | Dr Laura K. Taylor | Colombia, Phase 2 | format: blog, language: english, subject: reflections | colombia phase2 location | blog language-english subject-reflections |
| Tales of the Future – Colombia | Blog (2018/04/05) Tales of the Future – Colombia | Dr Simon Dancey, Emily Morrison, Prof Alejandro Castillejo-Cuéllar | Colombia, Phase 1 | format: blog, language: english | colombia phase1 location | blog language-english |
| YouthLEAD Case Study | YouthLead (Colombia) is a participatory arts research project and collaboration between Queen's University Belfast, National Centre for Historical Memory, Konrad Lorenz University and Gestores de Paz. which addresses two broad … | Colombia | format: article, language: english, SDG 10 Inequalities, SDG 16 Institutions, SDG 3 Health and Well-being, subject: participatory arts, subject: street art, subject: youth | colombia location | article language-english sdg-10-inequalities sdg-16-institutions sdg-3-health-and-well-being subject-participatory-arts subject-street-art youth | |
| La Verdad, created and performed by Cuál es la verdad? | La Verdad, created and performed by Cuál es la verdad? (Colombia). Cuál es la verdad? (What is the Truth?) De-constructing collective memories and imagining alternative futures with young people in … | Colombia, Phase 2 | format: film, language: spanish, SDG 10 Inequalities, SDG 16 Institutions, subject: participatory arts | colombia phase2 location | film language-spanish sdg-10-inequalities sdg-16-institutions subject-participatory-arts | |
| Small Scale Peace: Fractures of Everyday Life and Transitional Policies | Journal article Read Alejandro Castillejo-Cuéllar (Phase 1 Colombia Project 'Tales of the Future) article titled 'Small Scale Peace: Fractures of Everyday Life and Transitional Policies in Colombia published in Revista … | Prof Alejandro Castillejo-Cuéllar | Colombia, Phase 1 | format: article, language: spanish, SDG 11 Sustainable Cities, SDG 16 Institutions | colombia phase1 location | article language-spanish sdg-11-sustainable-cities sdg-16-institutions |
| Desde las fronteras de la precariedad | Blog (2018/12/21) Desde las fronteras de la precariedad | Prof Alejandro Castillejo-Cuéllar | Colombia, Phase 1 | format: blog, language: spanish, subject: reflections | colombia phase1 location | blog language-spanish subject-reflections |
| A Journey That Changed Our Story | A summary of Mr Klaje's visit to the UK, March-May 2022. Including workshops in Belfast, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Leeds | Mr Klaje | Colombia, Phase 2 | language: spanish, SDG 10 Inequalities, SDG 16 Institutions, SDG 4 Education | colombia phase2 location | language-spanish sdg-10-inequalities sdg-16-institutions sdg-4-education |
| Caja de Herramientas Methodological toolkit | Cuál es la verdad? (What is the Truth?) De-constructing collective memories and imagining alternative futures with young people in Chocó through music and arts is a Phase 2 Large Grant … | Colombia, Phase 2 | format: film, language: spanish, SDG 10 Inequalities, SDG 16 Institutions, subject: participatory arts | colombia phase2 location | film language-spanish sdg-10-inequalities sdg-16-institutions subject-participatory-arts | |
| Promoting social entrepreneurship through participatory arts and music with marginalised young people in times of pandemic in Colombia | Blog (2021/08/26) Promoting social entrepreneurship through participatory arts and music with marginalised young people in times of pandemic in Colombia | Colombia, Phase 2 | format: blog, language: english, subject: reflections | colombia phase2 location | blog language-english subject-reflections | |
| A Critique of Transitional Discourse | Written by Alejandro Castillejo-Cuéllar (Phase 1 Colombia Project 'Tales of the Future). The following article is a product of Alejandro's research and raises the need to question "Transitional scenarios," their … | Prof Alejandro Castillejo-Cuéllar | Colombia, Phase 1 | format: article, language: spanish, SDG 11 Sustainable Cities, SDG 16 Institutions | colombia phase1 location | article language-spanish sdg-11-sustainable-cities sdg-16-institutions |
| The planet of no memory | This fanzine is created by the Youth Research Board's Preserving Memory Group composed by: David, Antonia, Trina and Leonard. It comes as a product of art research on projects supported … | Antonia Bello, David Espitia, Leonard Nyiringabo, Trina Hoti | Colombia, Kosovo, Rwanda, Youth Research Board | format: zine, language: english | colombia kosovo rwanda youth-research-board location | format-zine language-english |
| Beyond the Development Imaginary: Alternative Policy in Brazil and Colombia | This is an Accepted Manuscript version of chapter 3 of the book 'Participatory Arts in International Development' published by Routledge/CRC Press on 29 August 2019. The final version of each … | Dr Simon Dancey, Emily Morrison | Brazil, Colombia | format: article, language: english | brazil colombia location | article language-english |
| Introducción del editor invitado: la paz en pequeña escala | Introducción del editor invitado: la paz en pequeña escala, Alejandro Castillejo-Cuéllar (2019) | Prof Alejandro Castillejo-Cuéllar | Colombia | format: article, language: spanish, SDG 11 Sustainable Cities, SDG 16 Institutions | colombia location | article language-spanish sdg-11-sustainable-cities sdg-16-institutions |
| Participatory digital methodologies with young people in “fragile” contexts in times of COVID-19 | Blog (2020/12/03) Participatory digital methodologies with young people in “fragile” contexts in times of COVID-19 | Dr Marlies Kustatscher | Colombia, Phase 2 | format: blog, language: english, subject: covid19, subject: reflections | colombia phase2 location | blog language-english subject-covid19 subject-reflections |
| Mobility Fund Report, 2020 | In 2019, Changing the Story (CTS) launched a Mobility Fund, offering financial support of up to £1000 designed to enhance the mobility and professional development of CTS grantees based in … | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, India, Nepal, South Africa, Venezuela | format: report, language: english, subject: policy, subject: youth | bosnia-and-herzegovina colombia india nepal south-africa venezuela location | report language-english subject-policy youth | |
| The Arts of Survival (English) | Written by Alejandro Castillejo Cuellar and investigators Alex Sierra and Juanita Frankey, the following critical review of the Phase 1 Colombia project Tales of the Future: Senses, Creativity and the … | Prof Alejandro Castillejo-Cuéllar | Colombia, Phase 1 | format: report, language: english, SDG 11 Sustainable Cities, SDG 16 Institutions, subject: reflections | colombia phase1 location | report language-english sdg-11-sustainable-cities sdg-16-institutions subject-reflections |
| 'Cual es la verdad' Briefing (English) | While digital methods have been around for some time, the COVID-19 pandemic has required projects around the world to move to the digital sphere and adapt their approaches accordingly. In … | Colombia | language: english, SDG 1 Poverty, SDG 10 Inequalities, SDG 11 Sustainable Cities, SDG 4 Education, SDG 5 Gender, SDG 8 Work, SDG 9 Industry, subject: covid19, subject: reflections | colombia location | language-english sdg-1-poverty sdg-10-inequalities sdg-11-sustainable-cities sdg-4-education sdg-5-gender sdg-8-work sdg-9-industry subject-covid19 subject-reflections | |
| The power of music for connecting young people globally | Blog (2021/07/20) The power of music for connecting young people globally | Dr Edwar Calderón | Colombia, Phase 2, Young Changemakers | format: blog, language: english, subject: participatory arts, subject: reflections | colombia phase2 changemakers location | blog language-english subject-participatory-arts subject-reflections |
| How do young people in conflict settings view peace? | Listen to the jungle, the rivers and the voices of young people from the Atrato River populations, one of the areas hardest hit in the country by the conflict. Alejandro … | Prof Alejandro Castillejo-Cuéllar | Colombia, Phase 1 | language: spanish, SDG 11 Sustainable Cities, SDG 16 Institutions, subject: peace | colombia phase1 location | language-spanish sdg-11-sustainable-cities sdg-16-institutions subject-peace |
| Post-Conflict Participatory Arts Socially Engaged Development | This book investigates the power of art to enhance human development and to initiate positive social change for individuals and societies recovering from conflict. Edited by Changing the Story partners … | Diego Alfonso, Dr Aylwyn Walsh, Dr Claudia Pineda Marín, Dr Laura K. Taylor, Dr Scott Burnett, Dr Tendayi Marovah, Edwin Cubillos, Joshua Chikozho, Nub Raj Bhandari, Willard Muntanga | Colombia, Kenya, Lebanon, Nepal, Uganda, Zimbabwe | format: article, language: english, SDG 11 Sustainable Cities, SDG 16 Institutions, SDG 17 Partnerships, SDG 4 Education, subject: participatory arts | colombia kenya lebanon nepal uganda zimbabwe location | article language-english sdg-11-sustainable-cities sdg-16-institutions sdg-17-partnerships sdg-4-education subject-participatory-arts |
| The Arts of Survival (Spanish) | Written by Alejandro Castillejo Cuellar and investigators Alex Sierra and Juanita Frankey, the following critical review of the Phase 1 Colombia project Tales of the Future: Senses, Creativity and the … | Prof Alejandro Castillejo-Cuéllar | Colombia, Phase 1 | format: report, language: spanish, SDG 11 Sustainable Cities, SDG 16 Institutions, subject: reflections | colombia phase1 location | report language-spanish sdg-11-sustainable-cities sdg-16-institutions subject-reflections |
| Las Voces De Un Río Que Se Niega A Morir | Blog (2018/12/21) Las Voces De Un Río Que Se Niega A Morir | Colombia, Phase 1 | format: blog, language: spanish, subject: reflections | colombia phase1 location | blog language-spanish subject-reflections | |
| Music, Community and Environment workshop - Mr Klaje | Recording of Mr Klaje’s (Colombia) Music, Community and Environment workshop, 29th April, University of Leeds. This workshop promoted collaborative work actions and intercultural scenarios among diverse students/participants, as a strategy … | Mr Klaje | Colombia, Event, Phase 2 | format: film, language: english, subject: participatory arts | colombia event phase2 location | film language-english subject-participatory-arts |
| Safeguarding, the story so far | Safeguarding means protecting vulnerable people from harm, whether malicious or unintended, by believing and responding to concerns through a systematic approach. In 2019-20, we’re developing a project to generate discussion … | Tony Cegielka | Colombia, Safeguarding | format: film, language: english, SDG 16 Institutions | colombia safeguarding location | film language-english sdg-16-institutions |
| PUBLICATION LAUNCH! Changing the Story: Our Third Year | Blog (2021/05/21) PUBLICATION LAUNCH! Changing the Story: Our Third Year | Aisha Kayani | Cambodia, Colombia, India, Kosovo, Phase 2, South Africa, Young Changemakers | format: blog, language: english, subject: covid19, subject: participatory arts, subject: youth | cambodia colombia india kosovo phase2 south-africa changemakers location | blog language-english subject-covid19 subject-participatory-arts youth |
| Etnia Company Performance Universidad de los Andes, Colombia | In September 2019, the Etnia Company, a group of musicians from Choco, Colombia were invited to participate in a panel discussion and perform at an international conference held at the … | Colombia, Event | format: film | colombia event location | film | |
| Cuál es la verdad? (What is the Truth?) Final Project Video | Cuál es la verdad? (What is the Truth?) De-constructing collective memories and imagining alternative futures with young people in Chocó through music and arts is a Phase 2 Large Grant … | Colombia, Phase 2 | format: film, language: spanish, SDG 10 Inequalities, SDG 16 Institutions, subject: participatory arts | colombia phase2 location | film language-spanish sdg-10-inequalities sdg-16-institutions subject-participatory-arts | |
| The Tree of Love: Resilience, Resistance and Reconciliation Among Former Child Soldiers in Colombia | Blog (2019/11/07) The Tree of Love: Resilience, Resistance and Reconciliation Among Former Child Soldiers in Colombia | Dr Mathew Charles | Colombia | format: blog, language: english, subject: reflections | colombia location | blog language-english subject-reflections |
| Colombia Film | Interviews with visual artists about creation of animations recording stories of former child soldiers in Colombia. | Angel David Hurtado Orozco, David Espitia, Juliana Cueller, Megan Valentine, Nicolas Ocampo, Victoria Huan Zhu | Colombia, Young Changemakers | format: film, language: english, subject: reflections, subject: youth | colombia changemakers location | film language-english subject-reflections youth |
| Transforming Conflict and Displacement through Arts and Humanities Opening Plenary | Opening plenary for PRAXIS virtual workshop, Transforming Conflict and Displacement through Arts and Humanities. With panellists Asma Khalifa, Ruth Daniel, Teresa Bean and Neelam Raina | Asma Khalifa, Neelam Raina, PRAXIS, Ruth Daniel, Teresa Bean | Colombia, Event, Kashmir, Libya | format: film, language: english | colombia event kashmir libya location | film language-english |
| 'Cual es la verdad' Briefing Spanish) | Si bien los métodos digitales han existido durante algún tiempo, la pandemia de COVID-19 ha requerido que proyectos en todo el mundo se muevan a la esfera digital y adapten … | Colombia | language: spanish, SDG 1 Poverty, SDG 10 Inequalities, SDG 11 Sustainable Cities, SDG 4 Education, SDG 5 Gender, SDG 8 Work, SDG 9 Industry, subject: covid19, subject: reflections | colombia location | language-spanish sdg-1-poverty sdg-10-inequalities sdg-11-sustainable-cities sdg-4-education sdg-5-gender sdg-8-work sdg-9-industry subject-covid19 subject-reflections | |
| Edwar Caledron | With English subtitles | Dr Edwar Calderón | Colombia, Phase 2 | format: film, language: spanish | colombia phase2 location | film language-spanish |
| Promoting social entrepreneurship through participatory arts | The latest briefing from the ¿Cuál es la verdad? Project reflects on our learning experience of supporting a group of young people to set up a multi-strand social enterprise called … | Colombia, Phase 3 | language: english, SDG 1 Poverty, SDG 11 Sustainable Cities, SDG 5 Gender, SDG 8 Work, SDG 9 Industry, subject: covid19 | colombia phase3 location | language-english sdg-1-poverty sdg-11-sustainable-cities sdg-5-gender sdg-8-work sdg-9-industry subject-covid19 | |
| Peace in a Small Scale | 'Peace in a Small Scale: Colombia and the Social Imagination of the Future' by Alejandro Castillejo-Cuéllar and with the research assistance of Alex Sierra. This paper was presented as part … | Prof Alejandro Castillejo-Cuéllar | Colombia, Event, Phase 1, Young Changemakers | format: film, language: english | colombia event phase1 changemakers location | film language-english |