This Sunday, June 30, like every year, it will take place the LGBTI district march in Bogotáone of the most important activities for the visibility and vindication of the rights of these social sectors in the city.
“The march is part of a series of three citizen mobilizations called by social organizations within the framework of the protest. They are not, as such, a District event, but they are mobilizations that we support and we provide all the guarantees,” David told EL TIEMPO. Alonzo, director of Sexual Diversity, Populations and Genders of the District Planning Secretariat.
It is convened by the LGBTI Roundtable of Bogotá and The starting point will be El Renacimiento Park (26th Street and 22nd Avenue) from 10 a.m. There, until two in the afternoon, attendees will be able to enjoy a space for entrepreneurship and culture.
There will also be a space for entrepreneurship in El Renacimiento Park.
Photo:Bogota City Hall
One of the activities that will be carried out, for example, is a ‘printing’ day where people will be able to personalize their clothing with images alluding to the march and learn more about screen printing.
This Sunday’s mobilization seeks to have a law against the so-called conversion therapies
According to the District, this is done in order to promote economic inclusion on a platform where citizens can learn about the talents and skills of the LGBTI sectors.
Then, the attendees, in a multicolored route, They will move along 26th Street to 13th Avenue, then along 19th Street, before finally taking 7th Avenue towards Plaza de Bolívar. The route was previously defined by social organizations.
In this area, Bogota residents will be able to enjoy a series of artistic presentations in a concert, which will extend into the night.
Citizens who are going to travel along any of the corridors where the march will pass are advised to keep an eye on official channels of the authorities in case there are road closures, so that they can plan their route in advance and, if necessary, look for alternative routes.
Bogotá City Hall was illuminated with the colors of the LGBTI flag.
Photo:Bogota City Hall
Alonzo, on the other hand, stressed that this march has been taking place in the city since the 1980s. It began with the aim of ending the criminalization of homosexuality in Colombia, which was eliminated in the Penal Code of 1981.
Since then, every year the march seeks to have a specific theme. “This Sunday’s mobilization seeks to have a law against the so-called ‘conversion therapies’, which are torture and violence against people,” the official added.
The 2024 Equality Festival in Bogotá
This march joins the series of activities that the District has prepared for LGBTI pride month, to commemorate and celebrate the diversity of the city through the Festival for Equality, which began on June 21 and will last until July 6.
“There are activities of all kinds: cultural, recreational, academic, sports, both institutional and citizen. It is part of the public policy called ‘In Bogotá you can be’, which seeks to change the imagination of many people and ensure that the members of the LGBTI community can have a calmer, safer life without discrimination,” added Alonzo.
Various activities are scheduled for this weekend in addition to the march. For example, on Saturday, June 29, at 5:30 in the afternoon, the event ‘Orion: my pride Stone Wall Inn’ will take place at the Francisco José de Caldas District University, which is a cultural and protest event. for the defense of human rights in LGBTI sectors.
As for the next march, it will be held on July 5 by the trans community, and its motto is ‘Memory, life and resilience’. The meeting point will be the Ciudad Bolívar House of Culture from 9 am and will end in the Ciudad Gallina – Comandos Azules park, around 7 pm.
“We celebrate, together with LGBTI groups, that Bogotá is a city that respects diversity, where all of us ‘Can Be’, regardless of sexual orientation, are in a city that is committed to well-being, that has a public policy focused on these sectors,” said Úrsula Ablanque, Secretary of Planning.
All programming is available at www.enbogotasepuedeser.gov.co/festival/
More activities this weekend in Bogotá
In addition to these events, in the city there are a series of free plans for all citizens during the San Pedro festive long weekend.
On Sunday, a Philharmonic Fusion will take place in the Fabio Lozano Auditorium of the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University. The base will be the Women’s Philharmonic Orchestra, which will be joined by members of the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra and the Youth Philharmonic Band to perform ‘Gusano Abysal’, by the Colombian Manuela Gálvez, and ‘Symphony No. 3’ by Ludwig van Beethoven.
On the other hand, From June 26 to 30, Bogotá is the epicenter of the XXXVII edition of the Colombian Taekwondo Cupwhich will take place at the Sports Palace. This high-level event will bring together athletes from the pre-infant, infant, youth and senior categories.
The District Institute of Recreation and Sport (IDRD), for its part, invites citizens to an ecological walk through the Timiza Park, located in the town of Kennedy, at 8 a.m. m on Sunday. This event, part of the ‘Touring my city’ program, offers a unique opportunity to enjoy nature and promote care for the environment while doing physical activity outdoors.
Finally, the District also invites Bogota residents to register their children and adolescents for the ‘Recreational Vacations’, which will take place from July 1 to 6.
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