Radio Cadena Agramonte emisiora de Camagüey
Guatemala City, Oct 7th - Academic Mario Alberto Nájera invited participation in the 22nd International Meeting of Martí Chairs, scheduled for November 5th to 8th, given the relevance of such enlightened thought today.
In a virtual conference organized by the San Carlos University of Guatemala, the Doctor of Social Sciences stressed that the call includes the analysis of topics such as culture, politics, education, and literature: reflections from the ideas of the National Hero of Cuba.
In addition, the integration of Latin America and the Caribbean, a factor for the balance of the world; the Age of Gold: for children of his time and men of America; and Humanism, nature and justice against the capitalist decadence of the XXI century, among others.
The headquarters will be the Autonomous University of Chiapas, in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, capital of that Mexican state, expanded the coordinator of the International Network of Martí Chairs. Nájera explained that these spaces for reflection and dissemination of critical Latin American thought, within higher education centers, have multiplied in recent years.
Excluding those in Cuba, he counted more than 45 Martí Chairs, noting that until recently there were 51, but some closed due to budget cuts with Javier Milei’s presidency in Argentina.
He exemplified that Brazil and Spain each have three, with the main or first one at Zaragoza, where the Apostle of Cuban Independence studied.
One of the commitments lies in building connections and encouraging initiatives from academics and especially students in institutions where interest in Martí’s work has been increasing, he noted.
“We also maintain close collaboration with colleagues and analytical groups in the southern United States, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras, as well as in France, Italy, and other countries,” he described.
Up to 2025, 21 international Martí Chair meetings have been held, the most recent in January in Havana, Cuba, highlighted the professor from the University of Guadalajara.
He clarified that these gatherings are attended not only by formal representatives or coordinators of the chairs but also by researchers and academics from diverse nations studying Martí’s work.
Nájera insisted on the need to keep alive the thought of the Cuban poet, teacher, and intellectual who advocated expressing our American identity with our own words, not borrowed or foreign speeches.
Martí’s critical thought is part of our liberating heritage, he considered, emphasizing the importance of deeply studying this idea at universities.
Collective exchanges in this regard should multiply, stressed the coordinator. (Text and photo: PL)
