{"id":2002,"date":"2018-05-14T16:31:55","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T20:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/sustainable-campuses\/?p=2002"},"modified":"2018-10-04T12:44:09","modified_gmt":"2018-10-04T16:44:09","slug":"solidarity-that-builds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/sustainable-campuses\/institutional-collaboration\/solidarity-that-builds\/","title":{"rendered":"Solidarity that Builds"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spanish Follows<\/p>\n

Luisa Montes, Ciudades Verdes<\/h5>\n

On September 19, 2017, Mexico commemorated 32 years of a high magnitude earthquake that left countless human and material losses. Nature is wise but unpredictable; We still have a long way to understand its language. Thus, it\u00a0 was difficult to Mexican to assimilate that that same day, at 13:14:40, the earth moved once again; this time the epicenter was at 18.40 latitude north, 98.72 longitude west, at a depth of 57 kilometers, at 12 kilometers southeast of Axochiapan, in the state of Morelos and with a magnitude of 7.1 on the Richter scale.<\/p>\n

The earthquake, at a normal fault line and intermediate depth had a high frequency, causing damage to both buildings and non-structural components. There were human, material and patrimonial losses. Thousands of families lost loved ones, their homes and employment. Morelos was one of the most affected areas and a state of emergency was declared in its 33 Municipalities.<\/p>\n

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Personal del CECAM de Upemor entregando enseres de cocina en la comunidad de Tetela del Volc\u00e1n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An event like this awakes solidarity and global support. Immediate help was required, but especially help was needed after the emergency, when we saw the reality of the conditions under the rubble, behind the hurdles, once the fright had passed. News traveled fast and so did the help, including that of Dawson College, an educational community with which the UPN Morelos, Upemor and the UAEM have shared a path to sustainability for four years through the Sustainable Campuses Initiative, coordinated by Dr. Gisela Fr\u00edas in Montreal and Environmental Engineer Paulina Moguel in Mexico.<\/p>\n

Distance did not diminish the will to help and collaborate. On the contrary, it fueled diverse and feasible ways to do it. Dawson College generated actions to collect funds, the UPN Morelos, Upemor and the Tres Marias Community Preparatory School put their hands in action to help their own people and strangers too. Students and teachers from the different schools had been affected directly or indirectly and to different extents. Strategies were put in place to address the priorities.<\/p>\n

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La profesora de los alumnos de primer a\u00f1o de la escuela primaria de Ocuituco recibe juguetes para 70 ni\u00f1os, un presente del PES para mantener la esperanza en el presente y en el futuro.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Staff and students of UPN Galeana created a program of continuous support to the communities affected by the earthquake, organizing brigades to deliver food and basic necessities. This initiative received financial support from the academic and student community of Dawson College and the Sustainable Campuses Initiative. It provided for donations of food, water and cleaning materials, as well as basic cooking utensils. The delivery took place on March 6, 2018 in the facilities of the UPN Galeana benefiting about 18 families in the southern area of \u200b\u200bMorelos.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, inhabitants of the Altos de Morelos lost houses, schools, shops and religious sites. In the indigenous communities of the municipality of Tetela del Volc\u00e1n, such as Hueyapan, Ocuituco, Jumilpetec among others, which are all small rural towns, 60 percent of the houses built of adobe were turned into rubble and 48 hours later some were dragged by landslides caused after intense rains subsequent to the earthquake. Men and women, mostly elderly, sought to recuperate some of their belongings and start again. This required extra hands.<\/p>\n

Personnel of the Center for Environmental Training, Management and Sustainability (CECAM) belonging to Upemor, went to the head of the Municipality of Tetela del Volc\u00e1n, where at least 1,900 families lost their homes. There, governmental and non-governmental programs had been created to build ecological houses using plastic bottles and wooden pallets. The CECAM delegation with knowledge about construction and in collaboration with government officials delivered the aid provided by the Dawson College community and Sustainable Campuses Initiative. This allowed them to get to know closely the reality of the families and a moment of conviviality. The aid consisted in the delivery of cooking utensils. \u00a0The emergency had caused the excessive use of styrofoam. The families were grateful to receive the support and valued the opportunity to avoid the consumption of materials that are harmful to the environment.<\/p>\n

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Equipo de Cecam apoya en la construcci\u00f3n de casas ecol\u00f3gicas en apoyo a las familias afectadas en Tetela del Volc\u00e1n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Children were affected in various ways. It was difficult for them to see their houses collapsed and their relatives worried and confused; Added to this was the irremediable loss of their schools because the buildings that remained standing were so damaged that they had to be torn down. The emotional wellbeing of the children became a social priority. \u00a0Psychological aid was set in motion, and artistic and cultural activities were reproduced everywhere seeking to inject hope and optimism in the midst of that complicated reality.<\/p>\n

After having been provided support during this difficult grieving process, the children gradually returned to their normal activities in spaces conditioned for teaching. They received information and education on how to act in the event of contingencies. Children were a key element in the organization of their communities. They did not remain idle. \u00a0They became spokespersons and helped in liaison tasks during the rescue and reconstruction work.<\/p>\n

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Entrega de despensas a familias afectadas por el sismo en la comunidad de Galeana.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For this reason, to attend to the care of the emotional state and the recovery of hope and safety in our children, the Tres Mar\u00edas Community Preparatory School, developed a plan to deliver toys during the holiday season to children of indigenous communities. \u00a0It was important to talk to them during these difficult moments about the importance of being informed, staying strong and recovering hope and to let them know that things were going to be better because they matter to us and are our priority. In Ocuituco, toys were given to 70 first grade children from the primary school on March 18. The school’s policy did not allow for pictures to be taken for the protection of minors, but we assure you there were plenty of smiles. In the town of Hueyapan, toys were given to 30 children from the community who had not yet returned to their schools. Part of this delivery was possible thanks to the solidarity of Dawson College, who demonstrated its friendship and empathy with our indigenous communities in Morelos, the Comit\u00e9 Carlota van Schouwen of Montreal, the logistical support of the Instituto para el Desarrollo de Ciudades Verdes and the \u00a0tireless work of the Pati\u00f1o Morales family and Flores Tapia from Ocuituco and Hueyapan respectively, and many other solidarity arms that joined in the tasks of removing debris and reconstruction that are still in process today. The indigenous children of Morelos are not alone in this blue planet.<\/p>\n

Infinite thanks.<\/p>\n

Cordially<\/p>\n

UPN Morelos, Polytechnic University of the State of Morelos and Community Preparatory School of Tres Mar\u00edas (UAEM)<\/p>\n

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Alumnos y profesores de UPN Galeana encabezados por su coordinadora, ponen en acci\u00f3n el proyecto Apoyo permanente a familias afectadas por el sismo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Solidaridad que Construye<\/h3>\n

Luisa Montes – Ciudades Verdes<\/h5>\n

El 19 de septiembre de 2017, la Rep\u00fablica Mexicana conmemor\u00f3 32 a\u00f1os de un sismo de alta magnitud que dej\u00f3 un sinn\u00famero de p\u00e9rdidas humanas y materiales. La naturaleza es impredecible y sab\u00eda; todav\u00eda nos falta mucho para comprender su lenguaje, por eso fue dif\u00edcil asimilar que ese mismo d\u00eda, a las 13:14:40, tembl\u00f3 de nuevo; esta vez el epicentro con latitud 18.40 norte, longitud 98.72 oeste, profundidad de 57 kil\u00f3metros, a 12 kil\u00f3metros al sureste de Axochiapan, en el estado de Morelos, con una magnitud de 7.1 en la escala de Richter.<\/span><\/p>\n

El sismo, de falla normal y profundidad intermedia reflej\u00f3 mayor contenido de alta frecuencia, causando da\u00f1os tanto a la estructura de los inmuebles como a sus componentes no estructurales. Hubo p\u00e9rdidas humanas, materiales y patrimoniales invaluables. Miles de familias perdieron seres queridos, patrimonio y empleo. Morelos fue una de<\/span>\u00a0las Entidades m\u00e1s afectadas por lo que se declar\u00f3 estado de alerta en los 33 Municipios que la comprenden.<\/p>\n

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Personal del CECAM de Upemor entregando enseres de cocina en la comunidad de Tetela del Volc\u00e1n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Un evento como \u00e9ste, despierta solidaridad y ayuda mundial, porque se requiere atenci\u00f3n inmediata, pero especialmente, se precisa ayuda posterior a la emergencia, cuando la realidad de las condiciones se deja ver debajo de los escombros, detr\u00e1s de los apuros, una vez pasado el susto. La noticia se extendi\u00f3 inmediatamente, las respuestas de ayuda tambi\u00e9n, entre ellas la de Dawson College, una comunidad educativa con la que la UPN Morelos, Upemor y la UAEM han compartido desde hace cuatro a\u00f1os un sendero hacia la sustentabilidad mediante el <\/span>Proyecto Planteles Educativos Sustentables<\/i><\/b>, coordinado por la\u00a0<\/span>Dra. Gisela Fr\u00edas en Montr\u00e9al y la\u00a0Ingeniera Ambiental Paulina Moguel en M\u00e9xico.<\/p>\n

Las distancias no merman la voluntad y colaboraci\u00f3n cuando de ayudar se trata, al contrario, \u00e9stas encuentran maneras diversas y factibles de llevarse a cabo. As\u00ed, Dawson College gener\u00f3 acciones para recabar fondos de ayuda y por su parte: UPN Morelos, Upemor y la Preparatoria Comunitaria de Tres Mar\u00edas se pusieron en acci\u00f3n para ayudar a propios y extra\u00f1os. Familias de estudiantes y profesores de los diferentes planteles participantes se vieron afectadas directa o indirectamente y en distinta medida, por lo que se accionaron \u00a0estrategias para atender lo prioritario en los entornos mediato e inmediato.<\/span><\/p>\n

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La profesora de los alumnos de primer a\u00f1o de la escuela primaria de Ocuituco recibe juguetes para 70 ni\u00f1os, un presente del PES para mantener la esperanza en el presente y en el futuro.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Personal y estudiantes de <\/span>UPN<\/b> Galeana crearon el <\/span>Programa de apoyo continuo a la comunidad afectada por el sism<\/i><\/b>o<\/i><\/b>,<\/b> organizando brigadas para la entrega de despensas y materiales de primera necesidad. Esta iniciativa recibi\u00f3 de la comunidad acad\u00e9mica y estudiantil de Dawson College y el Proyecto Planteles Educativos sustentables apoyos en especie consistentes en alimentos, agua y materiales de aseo, as\u00ed como utensilios de cocina de primera necesidad. La entrega tuvo lugar el pasado 6 de marzo del 2018 en las instalaciones de la UPN sede Galeana beneficiando alrededor de 18 familias en la zona sur de estado de Morelos.<\/p>\n

Por otro lado, habitantes de los <\/span>Altos de Morelos<\/b> perdieron casas, escuelas, comercios y sitios religiosos. Comunidades ind\u00edgenas del municipio de <\/span>Tetela del Volc\u00e1n<\/b>, como Hueyapan, Ocuituco, Jumilpetec y su propia cabecera entre otras, compuestas por peque\u00f1as localidades rurales donde el 60 por ciento de las casas construidas de adobe quedaron convertidas en escombros y 48 horas despu\u00e9s algunas fueron arrastradas por los deslaves provocados tras intensas lluvias subsecuentes al terremoto. Hombres y mujeres, en su mayor\u00eda ancianos, buscaban recuperar<\/span>\u00a0algunas de sus pertenencias y recomenzar. Hac\u00edan falta manos para remover todo aquello.<\/p>\n

Personal del <\/span>Centro de Capacitaci\u00f3n Ambiental, Gesti\u00f3n y Sustentabilidad<\/b> perteneciente a <\/span>Upemor<\/b>, se dirigi\u00f3 a la cabecera del Municipio de Tetela del Volc\u00e1n, donde al menos 1900 familias perdieron la totalidad de sus viviendas. All\u00ed, se han creado programas gubernamentales y no gubernamentales para construir casas ecol\u00f3gicas con madera, Pet y palets. La comitiva de CECAM obtuvo conocimientos sobre las estrategias de construcci\u00f3n y personal del gobierno del Estado, les apoy\u00f3 fungiendo como gu\u00eda en un recorrido por la comunidad gestionando la visita a familias afectadas para que recibieran de manera directa la ayuda enviada p<\/span>or la comunidad de Dawson College y el proyecto PES. Ello permiti\u00f3 conocer de cerca la realidad de las familias y la convivencia con ellas. La ayuda consisti\u00f3 en la entrega de enseres de cocina pues la emergencia provoc\u00f3 el uso desmedido de unicel. Las familias agradecidas recibieron el apoyo y valoraron la oportunidad de evitar el consumo de materiales da\u00f1inos al medio ambiente.<\/p>\n

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Equipo de Cecam apoya en la construcci\u00f3n de casas ecol\u00f3gicas en apoyo a las familias afectadas en Tetela del Volc\u00e1n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Los ni\u00f1os y las ni\u00f1as resultaron afectados en diversos \u00e1mbitos, fue dif\u00edcil para ellos ver sus casas desplomadas y a sus familiares preocupados y confundidos; aunado a ello se sum\u00f3 la p\u00e9rdida irremediable de sus escuelas pues los edificios que se mantuvieron en pie, resultaron tan da\u00f1ados que hubo que derrumbarlos. El esta<\/span>do an\u00edmico de los menores se convirti\u00f3 en una prioridad social, se pusieron en marcha ayudas psicol\u00f3gicas, antropol\u00f3gicas y las actividades art\u00edsticas y culturales se reprodujeron por todas partes buscando inyectar esperanza y optimismo en medio de aquella complicada realidad.<\/p>\n

Despu\u00e9s de haber procurado apoyo durante este duro proceso\u00a0<\/span>de duelo, los menores regresaron gradualmente a intentar recuperar sus actividades normales en espacios acondicionados para la ense\u00f1anza. Recibieron informaci\u00f3n y educaci\u00f3n sobre la manera de actuar ante contingencias. Los ni\u00f1os, fueron pieza clave en la organizaci\u00f3n de sus comunidades, no se quedaron quietos, se convirtieron en voceros y ayudaban en tareas de enlace durante los trabajos de rescate y reconstrucci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n

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Entrega de despensas a familias afectadas por el sismo en la comunidad de Galeana.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Por esta raz\u00f3n, atendiendo el cuidado del estado emocional y la recuperaci\u00f3n de la esperanza y la seguridad en nuestros ni\u00f1os, la <\/span>Preparatoria Comunitaria de Tres Mar\u00edas<\/b>, desarroll\u00f3 <\/span>un plan para entregar juguetes en la \u00e9poca decembrina a ni\u00f1os de comun<\/b>idades ind\u00edgenas<\/b>, fue importante compartir con los peque\u00f1os charlas reflexivas sobre los momentos dif\u00edciles experimentados y la importancia de estar informados, mantenerse fuertes y recobrar la esperanza de que las cosas estar\u00e1n mejor porque ellos nos importan y son nuestra prioridad. En Ocuituco <\/b>se entregaron juguetes a 70 ni\u00f1os de primer grado de la primaria 18 de marzo, la pol\u00edtica de la escuela no permiti\u00f3 la toma de im\u00e1genes por protecci\u00f3n a los menores, pero las palabras pueden ser \u00fatiles a la imaginaci\u00f3n al asegurarles que sus sonrisas, fueron la respuesta m\u00e1s elocuente. En el poblado de Hueyapan se entregaron juguetes a 30 ni\u00f1os de la comunidad que a\u00fan no regresaban a sus escuelas. Parte de esta entrega fue posible gracias a la solidaridad de Dawson College, quien demostr\u00f3 su amistad y empat\u00eda por nuestras comunidades ind\u00edgenas en Morelos, al Comit\u00e9 Carlota van Schouwen de Montreal, la log\u00edstica y compa\u00f1\u00eda d<\/p>\n

el Instituto Mexicano para el Desarrollo de Ciudades Verdes, al trabajo incansable de las familias Pati\u00f1o Morales y Flores Tapia de Ocuituco y Hueyapan respectivamente, y a otros tantos brazos solidarios que se sumaron en las tareas de levantamiento de escombros y reconstrucci\u00f3n que hoy en d\u00eda siguen en proceso. Los ni\u00f1os ind\u00edgenas de Morelos, no est\u00e1n solos en este planeta azul.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gracias infinitas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cordialmente<\/span><\/p>\n

UPN Morelos, Universidad Polit\u00e9cnica del Estado de Morelos y Preparatoria Comunitaria de Tres Mar\u00edas (UAEM)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Spanish Follows Luisa Montes, Ciudades Verdes On September 19, 2017, Mexico commemorated 32 years of a high magnitude earthquake that left countless human and material losses. Nature is wise but unpredictable; We still have a long way to understand its language. Thus, it\u00a0 was difficult to Mexican to assimilate that that same day, at 13:14:40,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":240,"featured_media":2003,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-institutional-collaboration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/sustainable-campuses\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/sustainable-campuses\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/sustainable-campuses\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/sustainable-campuses\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/240"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/sustainable-campuses\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2002"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/sustainable-campuses\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2058,"href":"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/sustainable-campuses\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2002\/revisions\/2058"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/sustainable-campuses\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/sustainable-campuses\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/sustainable-campuses\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/sustainable-campuses\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}