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With a new board of directors, the Basque Club in Rio Cuarto embarks on a joint project with “La Cocina del Vasco”

04/28/2021

Entrance of the Gure Ametza Basque Club in Rio Cuarto in the province of Cordoba in Argentina “La Cocina del Vasco,” (the Basque's Kitchen) is an undertaking by Sergio Eguiazu that emerged a year ago in the midst of the pandemic. A fan of the kitchen and proud of his Basque roots, the former president of the Rio Cuarto Gure Ametza Basque Club began preparing Basque dishes to sell at home  The fame of “Basque Gastronomy,”  made “La Cocina del Vasco,” ...

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The Federation of Basque-Argentine Entities (FEVA) held elections at its virtual Assembly last Saturday, on April 24th

04/27/2021

FEVA's General Assembly held on line last Saturday, April 24th Last Saturday, April 24th, the Federation of Basque-Argentine Entities FEVA held its General Assembly, when elections for some of the board members took place.  The following board was elected unanimously, in which the addition of Asier Iriberri as the first vice-president and the incorporation of new Basque club representatives to the directors stands out.

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April 26, 2021: Events in several parts of the world commemorating the 84th anniversary of the Bombing of Gernika

04/26/2021

Event to remember Gernika yesterday at the Guernica Platz in Berlin.  Today and all week long, there will be many others around the world Today eighty four years ago, German Nazi and Italian Fascist airplanes, allies of Spanish General Franco, bombed and destroyed Gernika, massacring its population on market day  The bombing of Gernika, a town with no air defense, is considered the first (although days before, Durango was also bombed), air attack against defenseless civilian population.  All over the world, Basques, Basque communities ...

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Watch the documentary “The Eight Province,” with testimonies gathered about the Basques in Bakersfield, California

04/23/2021

An image of the documentary: talking among Basques at the Wool Growers Basque restaurant in Bakersfield, CA "The Eight Province" is a 20-minute documentary filmed in English in Bakersfield and Southern California.  Its director, Californian Kyle Baker, is sharing it during the month of April as part of the online Mother Tongue film festival.  The film reflects Basque immigration to the West linked to sheepherders and sheep, that gave rise to the current Basque communities in places like ...

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The Basque Diaspora will also remember the Bombing of Gernika: various in person and virtual events

04/23/2021

In Caracas, the video by Itziar Rodriguez Seijo (seen here) will be shown on Monday with testimonies from local survivors Monday is April 26th, and while there will be various events in Gernika all day long to commemorate the 84th anniversary of the Bombing, Euskal Etxeak all over the world will also mark the date with various activities. Modified due to the health situation, the majority of the events will take place virtually.  Never the less, in some places there will be in person events conforming to strict health ...

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Barcelona Literaldia 21 begins today organized by the Euskal Etxea: join in wherever you are, all sessions are online!

04/22/2021

A talk by Kike Amonarriz will begin Literaldia 2021 today that concludes on May 12th with an event with Eñaut Elorriaga Literaldia 2021 begins today in the Catalonian capital. One of the main annual activities organized by the Barcelona Euskal Etxea, this year the entire program will take place online due to the pandemic. This is why organizer Eneko Dorronsoro tells EuskalKultura.eus that they extend an invitation to “anyone wishing to participate from wherever they may be.”  Sociologist, Kike ...

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Leading up to the 84th Anniversary of the Bombing, listen to this song by an Argentine paying tribute to “The Oak of Guernica”

04/22/2021

“The Oak of Guernica,” tribute song on the 84th anniversary Next Monday, April 26th, marks 84 years since German and Italian plans allied with General Franco bombed the Basque town of Gernika and massacred its civil population. Overcoming the lies for the Franco regime and thanks in large part to Pablo Picasso and journalists like George L. Steer, the attach and its significance would eventually transcend all borders and today is remembered every month of April ...

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The docudrama, “Picasso Presents Gernika” by Basque-Californian Begoña Echeverria, debuts on YouTube this Saturday

04/21/2021

“Picasso Presents Gernika,” this Saturday on YouTube This coming Saturday, two days before the 84th anniversary of the Bombing of Gernika, Picasso Presents Gernika will debut on YouTube.  The docudrama addresses the consequences of the bombing that took place on April 26, 1937 in this Basque town, and specifically addresses the experiences of children separated from their families and taken to other countries, as well as the different ways the ...

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Students at the Official Language School in Alicante do an online interview in Basque with writer Peru Magdalena

04/21/2021

Basque language students Interviewing in Basque writer Peru Magdalena from Alacant-Alicante to Durango, in Bizkaia Taking advantage of the resources that new technology provides, a group that is studying Basque with Izaskun Kortazar at the Official Language School (EOI) in Alacant-Alicante interviewed on line Basque writer Peru Magdalena (besides being a Bertsolari and writer, he is also a painter, documentarian, etc.). The students in level B1.1 at the EOI, had read several of Magdalena’s stories ahead of time and were ...

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The William Douglass Chair: Seminar by Miren Artetxe on Bertsolaritza this week at the University of Massachusetts

04/20/2021

Bertsolari and anthropologist, Miren Artetxe will teach a seminar this week about Bertsolaritza at UMass Amherst (photo Bertsoa.eus) From 19 to 23 April, at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, lectures and seminars on bertsolaritza will be given by the bertsolari and anthropologist Miren Artetxe. The week-long seminar has been organised by the university´s Basque Cultural Studies department. Due to the COVID 19 situation, it will be held online.

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