The events will take place inside the Ajijic Cultural Center and on the terrace of the main square.
Publicity image of the event. Photo: Noris Binet.
Sofia Medeles (Ajijic).- To commemorate Earth Day, a group of activists organized conferences, talks and free activities to raise environmental awareness among citizens.
The events will take place from April 22 to 24, in the Ajijic Cultural Center and in the terrace on the main square.
This first-of-its-kind event will have three days of different activities for different ages, including conferences, musical shows and a children’s art contest. One of the organizers, Noris Binet, shared that this event aims to raise awareness, educate and inform people about the environment.
«It is important for the community to know about this first special event dedicated to the people who have worked for the protection of the area’s environment. We hope that the event will be held every year in the future, and that it will unite the people of the Lakeside area to be aware of the need to defend the lake and the mountains,» Binet commented.
Ajijic acting delegate Maximiliano Macias Arceo added that he thinks it is an interesting and good project to raise awareness and care about environmental issues in the area.
This event will be attended by the researcher Manuel Villagómez Rodríguez, the man who stopped the construction work on the mountain by the highway which left a scar on the hillside known as «the zigzag on the hill” and an activist for the protection of the lake, as well as Luis Valdivia Ornelas, who conducted a study on the landslide of the mountains of Ajijic due to urbanization in these, among a vast group of activists.
The event’s organizing committee is formed by Douglas Reid, Sihara Casillas Gaeta and Noris Binet.
Translated by Kerry Watson
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