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On June 13th, ASHANTI PERÚ, the Red
Peruana de Jóvenes Afrodescendientes,
the Asociación Negra de Defensa y
Promoción de los Derechos Humanos
(ASONEDH), and the Municipality of
San Juan de Miraflores organized the
First.“Orgullosamente.Afrodescendiente
” Festival,7 whose goal was to promote
the struggle for human rights, strengthen
Afro-Peruvian identity among neighbors,
and reevaluate the artistic, cultural, and
culinary
contributions
of
Afrodescendants to the development of Peru.
The most important activities included:
• An Afro-Peruvian fair with
organizations that work in the Afrodescendant community and intercultural
organizations
that
support
these
populations as they deal with
discrimination.
• Cultural presentations of different
Afro-Peruvian talent: festejo, landó,
zamacueca, décima recitals, hip hop,
reggae, theater, dance and zapateo
classes.
• Presentations by stellar Afro-Peruvian
artists.
• A Gastronomic Fair with AfroPeruvian food and desserts.
Final Considerations
The implementation of affirmative
actions will guarantee Afro-Peruvians
access and permanence in higher
education institutions, reduce the low
numbers of them finishing their studies,
and open to them the possibility of
obtaining better-paid employment, and
also broaden the horizons for our Afrodescendant girls, boys, and youth. The

Afro-Peruvian people are Peru’s third
cultural
root;
they
should
be
acknowledged as such, not only in
public policies written on paper or in
museums that will eventually close, but
rather for its direct work with the
population. The continuous commitment
to human rights and the visibility of
young Afro-Peruvians will allow us to
continue
the
struggle
against
discrimination
and
low
esteem
associated with Afro-Peruvian identity.
A sustained effort can influence every
political space possible on behalf of
inclusion and acknowledgement.
Notes:
1- OEA [OAS] (2011). Estándares de
Protección de Afrodescendientes en el
Sistema Interamericano (Protection
Standards for Afro-Descendants in the
Inter-American System).
2-www.asonedhperu.org (Accessed June
13, 2015).
3-Encuesta Nacional Continua ENCO
(Continuous National Survey) 2006.
4-Autopercepciones de la población
afroperuana: identidad y desarrollo
(Self-Perceptions of the Afro-Peruvian
Population), una publicación del
proyecto regional PNUD “Población
afrodescendiente de América Latina” (a
publication from the PNUD regional
project “Afro-Descendant Project of
Latin America).
5-Alerta Contra el Racismo del
Ministerio de Cultura del Perú (Alert
Against Racism from the Peruvian
Culture Ministry), Página de la
Dirección de Políticas para Población
Afroperuana (Web page of the Policy

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