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No. 6. Oct.-Nov. 2008. New era.
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Alape 's dream revived

Recovery "Monument to the Oppression"
EL PAIS, Cali, July 5, 2008 http://www.elpais.com.co/historico/jul052008/VIVIR/far7.html

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PHOTO: http://www.elpais.com.co/historico/jul052008/fotos-periodico2/violinistas.JPG Recovery. Children children's orchestra supporting the Foundation Sidoc, joined the recovery act Monument neighborhood tightness Tierney, at Siloam. Photo: Aymer Alvarez / El País
By Ricardo Moncada Esquivel, a reporter for El Pais.

A group of institutions led the recovery of Oppression Monument who gave birth 50 years ago and Alfredo Castañeda Arturo Alape.
8 and 9 June 1954 shook the country. In Bogotá, during a demonstration Twelve students were killed by the army which defended the dictatorship of General Rojas Pinilla.
These terrible events have shocked a young student in Cali. Was 20 and Carlos Ruiz was called , the same that years later would be known by the pseudonym Arturo Alape, for his writings on the violence in Colombia.
Obsessed with the idea to pay tribute to those students who fell under the yoke dictactorial, Ruiz promoted the creation of a monument to remember that historical fact. For this he was supported by his friend, the sculptor Alfredo Castañeda. On a rocky surface
three meters were carved by Castaneda figures of a mother cradling a student, and with them appear a worker. One of the hands of women holding up the head gracefully military. The work was entitled Monument to the Oppression. Alape
chose as the final destination of the work in the rugged hill of Siloam, a place that was settled then, in an open struggle against authority, by individuals who were displaced from other regions. The sculpture became a witness of their daily lives.
Locals say some romantic couples took advantage of some cracks that were opened in the sculpture to enter inside and express fully their feelings. This is why claim that many of its inhabitants were bred under the protective shadow.
but also suffered the rigors of war, such as occurred in the area of \u200b\u200bfighting between the guerrilla movement M-19 and the Army, in the early 80's. According to tell the neighbors, a bazooka fired during the clashes left at the monument as a large foramen testimony of those facts. A few years ago
Alape returned to the site and was surprised to see that project that was part of their exploits of his youth still remained stubbornly standing on top of the hill.
Then he became an obsession retrieve it: "The dream he had was tied to his desire to recover the memory of the sector and was part of the project also would write a novel on the Quality of the 50 which he lived. One aspect of this novel would have to do with the history of the monument ", explained Katia Gonzalez, widow of the writer. But Alape died two years ago leaving his dream truncated.
Fifty years after its creation, this work has been retrieved by their joint management of Sidoc * Foundation, the New Light Foundation and the Cultural Center La Red
"More Better late than never, "said Castañeda Afredo sculptor, creator of the monument and who was responsible for its restoration. "One of the desires of Maestro Arturo Alape was able to restore it, unfortunately could not do when he was alive" he said.
Yesterday afternoon, at a special event in the vicinity of the work, presented the monument and restored. It was a simple ceremony dominated by the joy of children's orchestra, composed of the children of the sector.
They represented the hope and faith that new generations keep this space as an icon of the city.
Castaneda recalled that when they devised the project lived with Alape in the neighborhood Libertadores. "With a group of enthusiastic students of the Universidad del Valle and Santa Librada, brought parts of the sculpture and we set amid many difficulties. Although it was damaged, the play stood the test of time and is now fully recovered. The monument has been magnificent and can last a hundred years. Then we will not be us but our spirit will guide those who wish to recover. "Siloam visible

recovery project Oppression Monument, is part of the program led Siloam Visible Foundation Sidoc * entity that manages programs social responsibility Western Steel, which has among its objectives to remove the stigma to the hillside areas of the city as areas closed to through the recuperation of public space and community social programs. "It has had the support of industry leaders. Through the programs have succeeded in reducing levels of violence, "said Eduardo Llano , director of institutional relations and Sidoc management. Arturo Alape

Origin: Born in Cali on November 3, 1938.
Activities: Member of the Communist Youth, Juco, and served as a writer, researcher, playwright, journalist and painter.
Works: 'Diary of a Guerrilla', 'The death of Sureshot', the series' The Bogotazo ',' The Bonfire of Illusions' and 'unburied corpse. " ----

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