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Art, reading and sports have strengthened the social fabric of the San Antonio neighborhood of the capital of Puebla, keeping children and adolescents away from the problems derived from crime that concerns the area.
This was stated “Silver” Díaz Hernández, plastic artist and member of Urban Band, in interview with Angle 7, as part of the youth month of the Municipal Institute of Art and Culture of Puebla (Imacp).
He said that, for a “long” time, the neighborhood has been popularly known for being a space with high crime incidence, a situation that has motivated the civil association to look for projects for the benefit of those most affected, Young.
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An example of this is the regional tournament that is held every year; “the population joined the soccer field; At first, the parties saw them as a way to get even with the other by committing fouls, but they were began to punish, what we managed to do with this first meeting was that understood that playing was hitting the ball and scoring a goal to win”, He commented.
Among other projects, there is the “tamalera”, a cargo tricycle converted to a rolling bookcase that aims to encourage reading, in addition to Cinema Under the Stars, with which movies are shown at night in the soccer field of the place, activities paused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
With this, he commented, he has helped to ward off the children of bad practices, in addition to strengthening coexistence with neighbors who are also involved with the organization of events and activities.
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Although there are several challenges, such as resources, which are own, the self-management and the weather, they hope to keep up this project that has benefited so much the neighborhood of San Antonio.
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