Paraguay
Candidates for the Municipal Board debated culture and the management of Asunción
El Cabildo hosted a conversation with candidates for the municipal legislature of the Paraguayan capital. According to La Nación Paraguay, the discussion focused on the place of culture in public policy and urban development.
The Cultural Center of the Republic El Cabildo hosted a conversation this week among candidates for the Municipal Board of Asunción centered on the role of culture in the city’s management.
According to La Nación Paraguay, the event, presented under the slogan “Culture in the Political Arena”, brought together Diego “Arki” Sotomayor, from List 1 of the Colorado Party; Carina Benítez Yegros, from List 2 of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party; and Sebastián Garay, from List 3 Unidos por Asunción.
According to the outlet, the meeting was conceived as a plural space, with common rules, speaking times, rebuttals and audience participation. During the exchange, topics such as cultural budget, policies for neighborhoods, heritage, public spaces, libraries, creative industries, financing mechanisms, management and transparency were addressed.
La Nación Paraguay highlighted that the discussion sought to shift the focus away from an exclusively artistic view in order to place culture within the main challenges of municipal administration and the future of Asunción.
At the opening, Maricruz Méndez Vall, representing the general director of CCR El Cabildo, Aníbal Saucedo Rodas, underscored the importance of opening spaces for dialogue on issues that go beyond the immediate moment and influence the transformation of cities, the newspaper reported.
For CCR El Cabildo, always according to what was published by La Nación Paraguay, the event reaffirmed the value of the venue not only for cultural promotion, but also for civic exchange and reflection on public issues.
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