Educational Platforms
An Instagram and TikTok account in Spanish to hold thought-provoking discussions and raise awareness about pressing social justice issues. This platform serves as a catalyst for change, bringing together individuals who are open to having painful conversations that many times reveal uncomfortable realities about ourselves, but are necessary to create much needed social change.
Examples of videos include:
Series dedicated to reading testimonies from the Colombian Truth Commission
Different people lend their voices and read the narratives of victims of the Colombian State during social protests in 2019.
Reflections on the 2022 Colombian presidential campaign.
Post-election reflections, a message to those who feel like they lost.
Reflecting upon the bodyguard as an invisible victim of the Colombian conflict through the story of the bodyguard Jose del Cristo Huertas Hastamorir.
A walk through the history of Women's soccer and their fight for equal pay.
It's hard to be away from your home country, but it's even harder when it's going through a massive social awakening and uprisings are met with violent repression from the government. Below are some examples of the ways the Colombian diaspora in the San Francisco Bay Area found to support the social movement in Colombia while living hundreds of kilometers away.
Feminist Action in the Bay Area
Feminist gathering that took place in the San Francisco Bay Area in support of Francia Márquez as candidate for Vice President.
From the Streets to the Polls
Video highlighting the importance of election observers .
SOS Colombia
Video for English speaking audience to learn about the social uprisings that took place in Colombia, 2021.
I come from a family of educators and thanks to my parents I grew up loving knowledge. When I was in my last years of High School I turned my passion into my first source of income by becoming a private tutor. A few years later, in September, 2014 my cousin and I started Say What?, an education company that aims to generate a positive impact through meaningful educational experiences. My favorite course is Colombian Sign Language which we launched during the pandemic and has had over 300 students in the last three years.
Thanks to Say What? I get to share the passion for knowledge that my parents instilled in me as a kid with a wonderful community of coworkers, students and supporters. When I hear a tutor has decided to become a teacher after working at Say What? or that a student from the Colombian Sign Language course was able to successfully communicate with a deaf person I can't help but think about the ripple effect education has to create the changes we wish to see.
El Chinche Challenge
A fun video created by Say What? tutors to learn about the relationship between force, area and pressure in physics.
The Most Creative Tutors in Bogotá
Every six months Say What? conducts a workshop on pedagogical skills that tutors can implement in their classes. In this occasion the tutors' creativity was put to the test. And they didn't fail to impress!
Songs in Colombian Sign Language
When Colombian Sign Language (LSC) students have learned the basics of how to communicate in LSC, they choose a song to interpret as a group. In this case students chose the popular rock song "Mil Horas" by the Argentine band Los Abuelos de la Nada.
