basque heritage worldwide
04/29/2014
Numerous images are coming to us from various Basque clubs of their 2014 Aberri Eguna celebrations to share with our readers. In this article we gather a photographic chronicle of Aberri Eguna in Santiago, Chile, that united Basque culture with Chilean and Mapuche; the party in New York, including Trikitixa; and a charitable picnic at the Euskal Etxea in Miami.
04/29/2014
The “Buenos Aires Celebrates” is a tribute of the capital city to the communities that live there together, and takes place in one of its more significant spots, around the Plaza de Mayo. In regards to the Basques, who have been featured twice at this mega-event, they are now preparing the third edition on May 11th. Organized by the Laurak Bat Basque club, with the support of FEVA, the “Buenos Aires Celebrates the Basque Country 2014," gathers a large number of clubs and will provide a wide range of activities from music and dance to sports and gastronomy.
04/28/2014
As expected, the current FEVA treasurer and president of the Arbol Bat Basque club in Junin became the new FEVA president. Also elected were Javier Ederra, secretary, and Pedro Mauregui Larranda treasurer. After the Assembly, and as part of the program of activities, Sara Pagola and Asier Vallejo met with FEVA and the Basque club representatives with Vallejo answering questions about grants, Gaztemundu and the program to recuperate historic memory.
04/25/2014
The Official Bulletin of the Basque Country published yesterday the call for support for Basque clubs to take care of members in situations of extreme need in the Basque community abroad. In accordance to priorities set by the Directorate of the Basque Community Abroad, the budget is the same as last year or 202,000 Euros, with no cuts. The deadline to apply is May 24th.
04/25/2014
FEVA elections to vote for a new president, secretary and treasurer of the federation will take place tomorrow at the Laurak Bat Basque club in Buenos Aires. The election only includes one list of candidates led by current treasurer, Hugo Andiazabal. After the vote, the club will welcome Basque Government representatives, Asier Vallejo, Director of Basque Communities Abroad and Sara Pagola, Delegate of Euskadi in Argentina and Mercosur.
04/25/2014
There is still time, if you want to participate in the “Irudimena” contest organized for the fourth year by Euskal Kultur Erakundea, the Basque Cultural Institute in Iparralde, and the Azkue Foundation. The goal is to encourage artistic creation among Basques, and so the contest offers a very original challenge: choose a sound and create something completely new from it. Are you up for it? You have until May 16th to submit your work.
04/24/2014
Along with three hundred friends, Pedro Javier Arriaga Aguirre celebrated Aberri Eguna last weekend, although not in Euskadi. Or yes, because “our Basque club also forms a part of Euskal Herria,” he says emphatically. Our interviewee is 47 years old and is a Basque from Caracas, president of the Basque club in the Venezuelan capital and a person steeped in Basque spirit that he wishes to pass on to his daughters, still small, not only with words but also by example.
04/24/2014
The Basque Chilean Corporation for Development, an association of entrepreneurs of Basque origin, made a substantial donation to Valparaiso, recently affected by the huge fire that left several dead and damaged the city extensively. The donation, 20 million Chilean pesos (nearly $35,000) was presented by the entity’s president, Luis Basauri, to the Mayor of Valparaiso, Jorge Castro, with Euskadi delegate, Rafael Kutz, present.
04/23/2014
Olga Leiciaga passes the torch of the presidency of the Corpus Christi Basque club, in the Argentinean province of Misiones. Olga Leiciaga, founding club member, “who has served as president for three terms did not seek reelection despite her outstanding work,’ according to club sources. Her work has been praised “it is worthy of everything in our veins and hearts that is the Basque Spirit,” they continued. She will be replaced by Julio Nestor Markiewicz with a team that also includes Olga Leiciaga as pro-treasurer.
04/23/2014
The Euskal Etxea in Madrid has published short films on its website that were part of the second edition of the Basque Short Film contest that was held for students of the Euskaltegi. The contest hoped to provide students a creative and practical way to use what was learned in class, which generated a lot of interest and commitment. The contest’s jury was comprised of actor Joxean Bengoetxea, producer Xabier Iriondo, and HABE technician Kinku Zinkunegi on the jury, who chose Sesamo auzoko txapeldunak (Sesame Street Champions) as the winner.
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