“Youth and culture” refers to the interaction between youth, which generally covers the period of life between childhood and early adulthood, and various cultural manifestations in society. Cultures as a mass phenomenon include norms, values, beliefs, traditions, artistic expressions, lifestyles and forms of communication that characterize a group of people. Their relationship is an important part of how younger generations relate to the world around them and how they affect it and are affected by it.

Young people often strive to build their personal and social identity, and culture plays a crucial role in this process. They can explore their cultural roots, adopt elements from different cultures and create new forms of expression that match their unique identities. Young people are known for being innovative and creative in the way they express themselves. Adults are immersed in the digital age. Social media, video games, memes and other forms of online communication have shaped the way they communicate and express their culture. Many young people in the country build new forms of organization, from which they question, express interests, concerns, problems, create cultural products, but above all propose changes in very specific issues.

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Hence the importance of understanding your role in participating in these elections; For many young people, engaging in politics is no longer in the institutions of political organization par excellence, i.e. parties, political leaders and elections, but in an area that goes beyond them. For these young people, engaging in politics largely involves art, culture, and new forms of social organization in neighborhoods, communities, and appropriate spaces; With this vote, they showed that they want proposals and solutions.

It is vital to understand that their dreams do not fit into the ballot box, which is why young people tend to support candidates who address issues that concern them, such as access to quality education, access to public space, affordable health care, youth employment, the arts and climate change. actions.

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Also why the enforceability and realization of cultural rights have become, for these same young people, a tool for building citizenship; because they are key in enabling people to fully identify with their culture, participate in public life, promote intercultural dialogue and respect diversity. This contributes to a more inclusive, tolerant and democratic society.

I am convinced that the right to art and culture plays a paramount role in the development of women and men, but above all in the creation and regeneration of the social fabric, in the forms of community organization and in the construction of identity; Therefore, the realization of cultural rights is a vital element for building peace and new forms of coexistence. (OR)