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Photo Chronicle of the 5th World Congress of Basque Collectivities at the Kursaal in Donostia (3)

11/08/2011

The 8th edition of Euskal Herria Mugaz Gaindi took place during the congress.  Pictured Pedro Oiarzabal of the University of Deusto during his presentation (photo EuskalKultura.com)
The 8th edition of Euskal Herria Mugaz Gaindi took place during the congress. Pictured Pedro Oiarzabal of the University of Deusto during his presentation (photo EuskalKultura.com)

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On Thursday, the Euskal Herria Mugaz Gaindi seminar offered insight on what the Spanish, Catalonian and Galician states are doing vis-à-vis emigration from each. Representatives from the Directorate General of Spanish Citizenship Abroad participated as well as other organizations dedicated to the Diaspora from the Catalan and Galician governments. Various university representatives were also a part of the debate.

Donostia-San Sebastian.  Academia was also present at the 5th World Congress of Basque Collectivities where is shared its point of view, especially at Thursday’s session, when the seminar Euskal Herria Mugaz Gaindi was held.  Yolanda Gomez Echevarria, from Bilbao, represented the Directorate General of Spanish Citizenship Abroad, where she serves as its deputy director. She explained the programs and aid available, addressing the issue of returnees as well.  The day in pictures:

Donostiako Mundu-Batzarra 2011 (021 argazkia)

[A testimony which has never been broached at the congress: the Spanish Government providing information on aid destined for Spanish citizens and returnees, including data and experiences; information was provided at both the state and regional levels (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

Donostiako Mundu-Batzarra 2011 (022 argazkia)

[Yolanda Gomez Echevarria, deputy director of the Directorate General of Spanish Citizenship Abroad, during her presentation (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

Donostiako Mundu-Batzarra 2011 (023 argazkia)

[Outside the meeting rooms a sort of “fair of collectivities” took place that included stands by various centers and organizations related to the Diaspora including that of EuskalKultura.com.  Other stands included that of NABO, FEVA, HABE, the Basque-Argentinean Foundation Juan de Garay, Boise’s Basque Museum, the University of Deusto, UPV-EHU (University of the Basque Country).  Pictured Bego Miñaur of EuskalKultura.com with Miguel Fagoaga, president of the Euskal Echea association of Buenos Aires (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

Donostiako Mundu-Batzarra 2011 (024 argazkia)

[Even though each Diaspora has its own characteristics, representatives of Catalonia and Galicia shared with congress participants the situation of their citizens abroad, as well as services and policies intended for them (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

Donostiako Mundu-Batzarra 2011 (025 argazkia)

[Center and federation representatives followed the presentations intently (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

Donostiako Mundu-Batzarra 2011 (026 argazkia)

[Other parallel activities also took place simultaneously during the congress including talks and film screenings.  Pictured as part of the lecture series, Argitxu Camus-Etchecopar, from Xiberoa, spoke about the presence of Euskera in the heart of Basque collectivities (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

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[In the third room, activities alternated between talks and documentaries on the Diaspora, the audience here was school students from both private and public schools.  Among the documentaries was “Basques in the West” in English presented by Amaya Oxarango-Ingram, and “Artzainak” in Basque and English by Javier Zubizarreta…these presentations were also in three languages, Basque, Spanish and English (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

Donostiako Mundu-Batzarra 2011 (028 argazkia)

[Boise’s Basque Museum also had a stand at the congress with Patty Miller, its director, in front.  The museum also contributed its exhibit “Hidden in Plain Sight: the Basques,” which deals with Basque emigration to North America.  Pictured, Miguel Asqueta, representative from Uruguay, looking at the exhibit. (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

Donostiako Mundu-Batzarra 2011 (029 argazkia)

[After the presentations there was debate which included the points of view of the various representatives of the various administrations present, as well as those from the world of academia (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

Donostiako Mundu-Batzarra 2011 (030 argazkia)

[A sample of the book presentations that took place throughout the day, pictured: Aizpea Goenaga, director of the Etxepare Basque Institute, presenting the winning authors and works of the Andres Irujo prize: Colombian John Alejandro Ricaurte, first on the left, who spoke about “Navarran Basques in Antioquia (1890-1970): an approach to the history of migrants, religious and exiles” and the Argentinean Fabio Echarri, at the right, on “Eusebio Zamakola Abrisketa: a man from Basauri in the Argentinean Chaco” (photo EuskalKultura.com)]

 (to be continued)



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