Agustina

San Jacinto, Valles Centrales, Oaxaca

“I knew that the disease could be fatal, and that we should wash our hands before and after touching things.” Agustina had never participated in a community project but when she participated in mural design one of the lessons of the process was that she liked to work with the brush and on joint projects with the children.

For her one of the most symbolic elements of the mural is that the people represented on the mural were her ancestors. The information it transmitted could help the people in the community, especially since everyone participated; children, adolescents, and adults.

“In this way the people came to understand the disease and that it is not something to ignore. It’s good to have this reminder and information to take better care of ourselves.”

Augustina believes it’s important to share information about the pandemic and other similar subjects, and that: “It helps us when the men and women travel outside the community for work. There should be workshops, a migrant school, and teachers – everything back to how it was.”