Lessons given by some cultural foundations

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The idea persists in some social sectors that a cultural foundation is a kind of nirvana of privilege to which a few have access, a place for intellectuals only or an elite who, not knowing the work that is preserved, use it to appear in the socialite's magazines when their events take place. They treat it as a social club whose membership can look down on others and its members must follow the guidelines decreed by a vertical authority that serves as the only official spokesperson that can decide which artistic works are valid. Last May 16 marked the first centenary of the birth of the writer Juan Rulfo. As expected, several tributes to the Jalisco native were carried out despite the fact that, apparently, some people might be bothered by reference to his name or work. The reader remembers that Don Víctor Jiménez, Director of the Rulfo Foundation, opposed the use of Juan Rulfo's image at the Book and Rose Fair. Others, however, criticized the lack of a tribute to the author of Pedro Páramo by the Fine Arts authorities. Aristegui news (a source which must be approached with extreme caution), pointed out that it was Víctor Jiménez himself (and controversial director) who sent a letter to the Institute months ago asking that public resources not be allocated for a celebration, despite the literary phenomenon What Rulfo means for Hispanic letters. The letter states that apparently he wanted to prevent careerists who "approach his name on these occasions", that is, a death anniversary, from taking advantage of the circumstance for his personal glory. Only a few would have the privilege (and authorization) to honor it. Two young people who boarded the Metro in Ciudad Universitaria were talking: “…I am somewhat afraid to read the profile that Francisco Guzmán Burgos wrote in the eighties about Juan Rulfo, lest it be that I have not found out that Víctor Jiménez has not authorized him to do so.” Let us make sure that he is the custodian of the heritage and not the foundation that was created to preserve, disseminate and assess his work.”

Those students did realize the New Zealand WhatsApp Number List contradiction of the director who wants a classist foundation where there is no room for “a small group of fourth or fifth category writers.” In another order of ideas, the Elena Poniatowska Foundation will soon have its headquarters in the Escandón neighborhood where the winner of the Cervantes Prize wants it to be a space to house her library, a cultural center open to the public. She purposely chose a popular place for enjoyment without discrimination. Today it is known that the creation of this foundation was due to rejecting the proposal of North American universities such as Standford and Princeton who approached him proposing to preserve and guard his personal archive and I believe that this would deprive many compatriots of knowledge of his collection. The writer preferred to leave it here. As the reader observes, two cultural foundations with different meanings, one directed for an elite that bets on oblivion; another for the common people. One boasts the intellectual heritage of the writer whose access is a right, paraphrasing its director, for “first or second category writers” only. In another, the woman of letters wants culture to be experiential for everyone. Two lessons. The first encourages philanthropy to continue to be perceived as snobbish, the other shows that “we belong to each other” and there can be perpetuity. From the Board of Directors The President of the Board of Directors stated that the situation of the very possible extinction of the vaquita porpoise is worrying and that it is important to recognize the tireless effort that the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has been making for decades.



Actor Leonardo DiCaprio asked President Peña Nieto to intervene in order to have more severe measures. Who knows if there is still time, but these problems have to be handled comprehensively and not just with restrictive measures. From the social point of view, the appropriate intervention methodology was the proposal of the collective impact networks methodology. The Treasurer drew attention to the note published in La Jornada Aguascalientes (May 21) which states that in the most recent report on activities of the IMSS Foundation, an increase in donations received was reported, which increased by 47%, passing from 86 million pesos to 126 million. There is no doubt about the relevant role that its Director, Patricia Guerra Menéndez, is playing, both to benefit the Institute and its Beneficiaries, but it is not clear from the information what its donor sources are. The Secretary of the organization reflected on the perception of the humanitarian organization Amnesty International, which registers unprecedented levels of violence against activists and human rights defenders. Amnesty International presented a new campaign “Brave”, which aims to contribute to reducing attacks against people who defend these rights and is aimed at other governments to ensure that they assume their responsibilities to provide them with security. The Director of the organization pointed out that it had been a long time since we had heard from the Soriana Foundation, which has returned to light. He recently made a donation in the amount of 1 million 197 thousand pesos to support a musical education project carried out by the organization Dibujando un Mañana. A very good alliance.