Second Meeting of Voices from the Territories
The second meeting of Voices from the Territories took place in the San Cristóbal district on November 25, where 15 community organizations visited the Association of Rural Women Siempre Vivas to reflect on the connection between urban and rural areas and the care needed for this relationship, which has been neglected for so long.
In 2024, we will continue to create spaces, alliances, and conversations to co-build the cities we dream of. We reflected on the necessity for the dynamics of the city to align with what happens in the territories and called for efforts to rebuild the relationship between rural and urban Medellín, recognizing the essential role of the rural districts—which make up more than 70% of the district’s area—in caring for water and biodiversity, food sovereignty, and the preservation of the identity and culture of the population.
We emphasized the need to close the gaps without displacing or urbanizing the rural districts, instead generating conditions and guarantees for permanence in the territory, dignifying the agricultural vocation.