Launch of the book Bosque El Panul and awards ceremony for the Draw Bosque Panul contest
On Saturday April 13, the eagerly awaited awards ceremony took place for the children who participated in the first children's contest "Draw Bosque Panul," and the launch of the book "Bosque El Panul" — where dozens of people gathered to share and celebrate both occasions.
The start of autumn is generally associated with shorter days, the beginning of cold weather, and the desire to stay at home in a warm environment. However, this Saturday dozens of people left their homes to celebrate with us two important events. The first was the awards ceremony for the children who during December 2018 and January 2019 participated in the first children's contest "Draw Bosque Panul," whose main objective was to promote the care and protection of Bosque Panul through artistic and creative expressions — beautiful drawings made by various children. These were captured in a 2019-2020 calendar, where each artwork brings life and inspiration to each month of this year that runs from solstice to solstice.
The second important event we celebrated was the launch of the book "Bosque El Panul," which was created, designed, and illustrated by graphic designer Marcela Paz Rivas, with texts developed together with the Red Precordillera. This book is the first produced in collaboration with the organization that talks about Bosque Panul, the conflict, the struggle, and the community work that has been carried out for over a decade — events told by their own protagonists. The book "Bosque El Panul" is a document that has the characteristic of presenting the forest and its struggle in a clear way and in a format made for people of all ages, as Marcela herself mentioned during the launch:
"the illustrations are not scientific [...] I have always tried to base them on children's illustration, because I believe it creates a connection with what is being seen and encourages wanting to know more and to really understand how things are [...]I feel that this way it is possible to reach all existing audiences, especially starting with the youngest..."
We want to thank everyone who attended the awards ceremony and launch on Saturday, and also everyone who was not present but has always supported and continues to support the cause of Bosque Panul as a Community Park, defending it and thinking about it from their own vantage point.
The calendar and the book are available for purchase — the first costs $4,000 and the second $5,000. If you want yours, write to us at our email, or through our social media on facebook, twitter(defensapanul, redpanul) or instagram.
Red por la Defensa de la Precordillera
April 2019
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