FDCT Foro de Diálogo Cultural Transfronterizo

Cultural Transboundary Dialogue Forum FDCT

Autonomous space that is created from an attempt to understand and build communication

channels between geographical boundaries, using art language, journalism, research,

cinematography, music, social anthropology and more, we aim at a community integration

where ideas are exchange. Furthermore, we look at the intersection of similarities between

borders in other parts of the world in order to identify similar behaviours and to establish new

ways to flourish as individuals and as a society.

This is a space that promotes diversity, through the use of workshops, music concerts, open

discussion sessions we invite the artist and/or participant to engage in collaborative process to

achieve a decentralization of the cultural offer. Such events will happen in both the metropolitan

area of the city and marginalized communities in the border area.

It is also a political space that serves to the community of El Paso and Juarez. It traces back to

2015 as an idea of young individuals worried for the cultural situation in the border. These

individuals believe that due to the geographical location of this particular border they need to

provide alternatives for consumption of art, alternatives that have social justice impact that

promotes change within the youth community.

Participación de Son Monarcas, Elp-Chicago Il

Foto cortesía Nómada Lab

Lugar Telón de arena 30 Julio 2015

Emergencias 2015, Rio de Janeiro Brasil

Cultural Transboundary Dialogue Forum (CTDF) was invited to participate in a social forum

“Emergencias” in Brazil 2015 in which activists, colleges, researchers, cultural producers, artists

and political agents from all around the world, participated and engage in a collaborative way to

think of culture as a central element for social change. Discussion was set among this premise

but they also talked about different political changes , behaviour, responsibility, the world’s

economy, arts and new models of sociability.

2do CTDF Special Guest: Tijuana+SanDiego

2016-2017

«We want to advance slowly in order to get further»

We are looking up for this years schedule for the second edition of the forum, we

believe that this project has the power to transform our vision of the border. This 2016

we would like to collaborate with our border sister TJ/SD among others. We believe

that they can share valuable information.

Based on this, we suggest the following agenda:

Urbanism

(Aesthetic exploration, memory and narratives)

Workshop: 3 days

Location: Cehlider (JRZ)

Presentation: Crossing borders

Location: El Paso Foundation Room (ELP)

Reactivating Spaces (TJ/SD)

Insitu (ELP)

Nomada Lab (JRZ)

Requirements:

Location: El Paso Foundation Room (ELP)

Location: Juarez contemporary(JRZ)

Length 3 session

2 airplane tickets

2 hotel rooms

Food for 2 individuals

Local transport

Reactivating Spaces // Reactivando Espacios

(TJ/SD)

reactivandoespacios.com We are a multidisciplinary team of professionals that seek to reactivate unused

spaces around different cities.

-We develop and integrate cultural and creative programing in unusual

spaces and public space.

-We ignite "City Making" solutions for developers and city programs.

-We create narrative and experiences out of our projects and

collaborations.

Exploration, Aesthetics, Memory and

Narrative

Workshop by Somosmexas and Reactivando

Espacios, in which the participants will be

given a deepen understanding of the border

context through the presentation of urban

landscape.

Nómada Laboratorio Urbano (JRZ/ELP)

En colab In*situ

nmdlab.com We are an interdisciplinary collective of social and research projects in the

border.

We believe in the multidisciplinary approach as “modus operandi” and

methodology for the analysis and resolution of sociocultural and urban

problems.

2do CTDF Special Guest: Tijuana+SanDiego

2016-2017

Dialogue Presentations

There are going to be individual presentations (25 min per participant) having a dialogue

circle at the end of each presentation for questions and answers. The guests and speakers

are going to be involved in the collaborative process of getting together with young

individuals and work in the Project 3042 and CIDESES.

Sharon Murillo (Philosopher and social activist in the prison system, ELP)

Gabriela Chaparro (Activist in the Muslim community, JRZ)

Acamonchi (Urban artist who began in Nortec Collective, TJ)

Radio Pulso del Barrio (A non-profit online radio collective based out of Barrio Logan, SD)

Fabian Villegas (Writer, poet, social activist, Mx)

Open Space (JRZ)

Open Space (ELP)

Requirements:

Location: El Paso Foundation Room (ELP)

Location: Juarez Contemporary (JRZ)

Duration 4 sessions

3 airplane tickets

3 single hotel rooms

5 stipends

Local transportation

Sharon began her studies in philosophy focusing on justice and liberty. Her research

is currently on Latin American philosophy, immigration, indigenous groups, aesthetics

and justice. I work with the Philosophical Systems Institute and in collaboration with a

federal judge, we participate in two programs that aids individuals coming out from

prison to re-entry society. The second one provides them with a second chance before

being charged and going to prison. Currently she is working on finding alternative methods to encourage the participants to continue in the program.

Sharon Murillo (ELP)

Acamonchi (TJ/SD)

Fabian Villegas (Méx)

Popular educator, historian and artist of Spoken Word.

Fabian has the objective of promoting social and cultural platforms of political

participation and empowerment that aids the participation of different agendas in the

community. He has participated in different spaces around the world such as Guatemala,

Venezuela, France, Spain, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Brazil, México, Marruecos,

Uruguay, Costa Rica, etc. He has given lectures, book presentation and poesy workshops in community centers, cultural spaces, universities and other organizations.

Acamonchi began his career in the mid-1980s as part of a cross-cultural underground

scene in southern California and northern Mexico that was heavily influenced by fanzines

and the skateboard-punk countercultures. Music developed his political awareness, and

the history of Fluxus inspired his passion for Mail Art. His early work focused on images

of the Mexican television host Raul Velasco and assassinated presidential candidate Luis

Donaldo Colosio. According to Acamonchi, Velasco represents the mindless

entertainment provided by the Mexican media.

Radio Pulso del Barrio is a bilingual art + culture + education centric radio station

designed, built and maintained by the communities of the greater Logan Heights area

to connect + empower its neighborhoods by giving residents a voice.

radiopulsodelbarrio.com facebook.com/radiopulso

The Roots Factory/ Radio Pulso del Barrio (TJ/SD)

Gaby Chaparro (JRZ)

Gabriela Chaparro Aguirre, born in Mexico City and currently living in Juarez has

participated in the Muslim community of Juarez, Egypt and Granada. She is studying

law in UACJ. Traveller and independent research on social problems among women

and the Middle East.

“I believe that there are more similarities between individuals than differences,

hopefully these could be use as an objective for responsibility and social awareness.”

2do CTDF Special Guest: Tijuana+SanDiego

2016-2017

Border Photography

We aim at introducing contemporary art as a tool for reflexion and discussion in the border.

We would love to work with curators such as La Bodega Gallery in order to put together a

show between photographers of the border.

Open Call

We are calling for visual artists and photographers of both borders who want to

participate to send the application before August 10, 2016. The established format is

16x20” in white and black, the costs for production, print and more are going to be

cover by the applicant. It is important to send the print format with a small text about

the author.

All the pieces are going to be sell in support to the artist.

Requirements:

We require foam board, glue cement, and cocktail inauguration party.

Location: Juárez Contemporary (JRZ)

Location: The Station Urban Office y/o Rubin Center for the Arts (ELP)

Purple Pop Gallery 2015 (ELP)

Hosted the first edition of the forum, we invited artists of the

border to open a dialogue about the aesthetics of the border

and how it can serve as a social change tool.

2do CTDF Special Guest: Tijuana+SanDiego

2016-2017

Music

We believe that music transform and empowers the youth community. We are aware that there is

limited options in regards musical offer in the border as opposed to other parts in Mexico. We are

teaming up with Border Alliance in order to open spaces to promote gender and music of all around

the world that will leave this community with a positive impact.

Invited Guests

Ana Tijoux (Latin, Chile)

Hache ST (Jazz Hip Hop, Rep D/Haití)

DJ Bob Green (Latin, TJ/SD)

Sonido Cachimbo (Cumbia, Jrz)

Requirements:

Location: El Paso Foundation Room (ELP)

Location: Juarez Contemporary (JRZ)

Duration: 6 weekends

11 airplane tickets

11 single hotel rooms

4 stipends

Local transportation

Ana Tijoux (Chile)

Hache ST (Rep Dom/Haití)

Sonido Cachimbo (JRZ)

She became famous in Latin America as the female MC of hip-

hop group Makiza during the late 1990s. In 2006. ". Tijoux has often been

praised for "exploring sensitive matters devoid of violence."[1] She gained

more widespread recognition following her second solo album, 1977.

Hache ST represents the not know history of the Latin American discourse using hip

hop as a tool through rhymes and profound critics that talk about racism, memory,

patriarchy, education and mestizaje. Has a diverse musical influence from soul, jazz,

R&B, guitars and acoustics'.

facebook.com/HacheSTofficial

Sonido cachimbo was created at the end of 2010. Influecned by Latin, Colombian and

Caribbean music. Their music is appropriate for the border, Mexico and Latin

America.

facebook.com/SonidoCachimboOficial

DJ Bob Green (TJ/SAN DIEGO)

Dj Bob Green and The roots Factory was firt founded in Janurary 2010 in the neighborhood of Barrio Logan, San Diego. They mission is to open a creative artspace for the community to use a plataform for expression art and education.propose to participate in this forum with a set of DJ Music Show and a Talk about the experience on BBC/The Roots Factory as a tool to promote cultural diversity and the art community empowerment in the Logan area.

2do CTDF Special Guest: Tijuana+SanDiego

2016-2017

Fashion Design

Stylish Fronterizo by Mamarracho Style The aim of this workshop about Stylish in the border is to expose the different imaginative resources that have

been appreciated in the north of Mexico that have leave a significant impact in cities such as Tijuana, Juarez

and Monterrey. We will talk about the history of our border and the United States, the migration flow, decisive

factors of the industry, climate change, and values that identify social groups such as the family and the

neighbourhood.

Requirements:

Textile experimentation workshop

Location: Juarez Contemporary (JRZ)

Lodging

Feed

2do CTDF Special Guest: Tijuana+SanDiego

2016-2017

Grafitti / Colaborative Mural Process (Project 3042, Cideses)

The objective of Honeyguide Community is to create and bring

workshops of collaborative practices with the invited guests. The aim of

these workshops is to have a sense of belonging and inclusion among

the youth communities of two marginalized neighbourhoods and leave a

colourful print in the spaces where day by day communication and

interaction takes places among the neighbours.

Alonso Delgadillo (TJ)

Panca (TJ)

Ricardo Islas (SD)

Chikle (SD)

Honneyguide Community (ELP)

Jellyfish Colectivo (JRZ)

Lupe (JRZ)

Calavera studio (JRZ)

Requirements:

Workshop with the youth community of Proyecto 3042 y Cideses

Mural materials

Transfer from TJ-CJS for 5 individuals

Lodging

Food