XXXIV CULTURE AND PEACE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION OF GERNIKA

Organised in collaboration with the Town Council of Gernika-Lumo on the commemorative dates of the 87th anniversary of the bombing of Gernika. 2024 April 19th, 24th, 25th and 26th.

The 34th International Conference on Culture and Peace of Gernika opens a space for a dialogue on methodological contributions which contribute to imagine other ways of inhabiting the territories and allow the construction of dignified, fair and sustainable futures.
Within this framework, the Gernika Gogoratuz’ research projects that are being developed in alliance with local teams in three territories are presented: Basque Country, Colombia and Mozambique.

INFORMATION:

Registration for the conference is free of charge and it is necessary to send the registration form.

CARTOGRAPHIES OF FUTURE TERRITORIES

PROGRAMME

19th OF APRIL

Place: KULTUR ETXEA, GERNIKA-LUMO

18:00 – 1900: “THE TRACE OF GERNIKA IN OTHER CULTURAL BONANZAS AND MERCANTILE BARBARISMS“.

THE MEMORY OF THE BOMBING OF GENERIKA AND OTHER CULTURAL “PROPERTIES
Kepa Fernández de Larrinoa. PhD in Social Anthropology from the London School of Economics.
THE MARK OF GERNIKA IN OTHER CULTURAL BONDS AND COMMERCIAL BARBARISMS.
Roldán Jimeno. Professor of History of Law at the Public University of Navarre.
THE IMPASSES OF MEMORY
Joseba Zulaika. Writer and cultural anthropologist. Researcher at the University of Nevada (USA).
Presenting the round table: María Oianguren. Director of Gernika Gogoratuz.

24th OF APRIL

Place: ELAI ALAI ARETOA

09:00 – 09:30: OPENING CEREMONY

José María Gorroño Etxebarrieta. Mayor of Gernika-Lumo.
Noemi Ostolaza Arcauz. Director of Human Rights, Victims and Diversity – Basque Government
Maria Oianguren Idigoras. Director of Gernika Gogoratuz. Peace Research Center.

09:30 – 11:30: DIALOGUES: “MEMORIES FOR LIFE“. Colombia and the Basque Country.

Conversation from a methodological approach for the recovery of memory that contributes to the consolidation of cultures of peace in societies crossed by situations of armed conflict and political violence.
Participants:
Raquel Amada Benavides. President of the Schools of Peace Foundation. Colombia
Álvaro Javier Libreros. Representative of Manigua Rosa Fundación. Colombia
Íñigo Retolaza. Facilitator of change processes and social learning. Gernika Gogoratuz.
Presentation: Liliana Zambrano-Quintero. Gernika Gogoratuz

11:30 – 12:00: COFFEE BREAK

12:00: GERNIKA NETWORK PUBLICATIONS

– Methodologies for the construction of life alternatives. Itxaso Bengoetxea Larrinaga and Liliana Zambrano-Quintero (coords.)
– Unravelling the ball of yarn. Methodological contributions to research in conflict zones. Álvaro Ramírez Calvo.
– Neo-extractivism in Latin America and the Caribbean. Characteristics, derived violence and collective resistance. Álvaro Ramírez Calvo.
Presentation Itxaso Bengoetxea. Gernika Gogoratuz

18:00-19:00: LONG-TERM ECONOMIC AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT FOR BUSTURIALDEA (2024-2034).

The work presented emphasizes the need for economic planning in the Busturialdea (Urdaibai) region. It proposes measures that prioritize sustainability, economic development, innovation, employment and training, social welfare and culture, education, and identity over the next 10, 4, and 2 years. The paper concludes by recommending a governance model that promotes positive institutional and social governance dialogue to propel the region forward.

Presentation:
Ramón Zallo. Professor of Audiovisual Communication and Emeritus Professor of the UPV/EHU. Gernika Gogoratuz.
María Oianguren. Director of Gernika Gogoratuz

25th OF APRIL

Place: ELAI ALAI ARETOA

09:30- 11:30: DIALOGUES: “TERRITORIES FOR LIFE” “11 IZPI. SILENCED VOICES. WEAVING ALTERNATIVES” PROJECTS: Tolima (Colombia), Cabo Delgado (Mozambique) and Urdaibai (Basque Country).
– Daniel Camilo Arciniegas. Representative of Fundación Resistencias in Cajamarca (Colombia).
– Sara Nicholson. Coordinator of Gernikatik Mundura.
– Teresa Cunha. Center of Social Studies of Coímbra. Gernika Gogoratuz.
– Jokin Alberdi. Lecturer at the UPV/EHU. Gernika Gogoratuz.
Presentation Itxaso Bengoetxea. Gernika Gogoratuz. 

11:30 – 12:00: COFFEE BREAK

12:00 – 13:00: ART, CREATIVITY AND POSITIVE PEACE IN MEMORY OF JOHAN GALTUNG (1930-2024) AND WILLIAM KELLY (1943-2023).

• Alex Carrascosa, Artivist (artist and activist) for Peace.
• Iratxe Momoitio, Director of the Gernika Peace Museum.
• María Oianguren, Director of Gernika Gogoratuz.

13:00 – 14:00: PRESENTATION: REPRESENTATIVES OF “COMBATANS FOR PEACE” with Souliman Khatib and Iris Gur.

The organization is a unique entity in Palestine that brings together former combatants from diverse political, religious, and social backgrounds who have renounced violence. This includes both men and women from Israel and Palestine who have pledged to lay down their arms. The organization was initially founded in 2006 and formally established in 2014.
GERNIKA PRIZE FOR PEACE AND RECONCILIATION 2024.

Presentation: Bárbara Ruiz Balzola, delegate of UNRWA Euskadi (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East).

26th OF APRIL

EVENTS COMMEMORATING THE 87TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOMBING OF GERNIKA

11:00: TRIBUTE TO GEORGE L. STEER.

12:00: “GERNIKA AWARDS FOR PEACE AND RECONCILIATION OF GERNIKA” 2024.

Place: Lizeo Antzokia of Gernika-Lumo

COMBATANTS FOR PEACE 

This organization established in 2006 is a voluntary group of ex-combatants from Israel and Palestine, working together to promote peace through non-violent means. They aim to end the Israeli occupation in occupied territories and promote a just solution for a peaceful coexistence. Their approach is rooted in non-violence and conflict resolution, which they believe can create lasting peace through mutual respect, dialogue, and understanding. oexistence.

THE JUST OF THE MEDITERRANEAN FOR THE HUMANITARIAN MARITIME RESCUE OF MIGRANTS

Just of the Mediterranean is a 2018 Nobel Peace Prize nominee, comprised of 53 humanitarian organizations and individuals such as Stratis Valamios, Thanassis, and Aimilia Kamvisi, who bravely saved individuals fleeing conflict.

15:45h.

“4 minutu ekimena”. Ringing of bells and siren.

16:30h.

Response and floral tribute for the victims of the bombing of Gernika. Zallo Cemetery.

INFORMATION:

Registration for the conference is free of charge and it is necessary to send the registration form.

INFORMACIÓN COMPLEMENTARIA

PARTICIPANTES

• Kepa Fernández de Larrinoa. Antropólogo dedicado al estudio de la performatividad cultural. El grueso de su trabajo es etnográfico, sobre todo enfocado a desgranar la riqueza de significados e idiosincrasias inscritos en los comportamientos rituales y artes escénicas de raíz popular e indígena. Es autor de ensayos como, por ejemplo: Mujer, ritual y fiesta: género, antropología y teatro de carnaval en el valle de Soule (Premio Becerro de Bengoa de Ensayo, Diputación Foral de Álava, 1994); Del delito cultural (Certeza, 2013)
  Recientemente, ha diseñado «Antonin Artaud NeuroAntropología Studio» lugar dado a la experimentación conceptual, verbal, corporal y artística a partir del examen de la vida y obra del poeta y dramaturgo francés Antonin Artaud.
• Roldán Jimeno Aranguren. Catedrático de Historia del Derecho de la Universidad Pública de Navarra, y, en la actualidad, Secretario General de esta Universidad. Licenciado en Historia y en Derecho, y Doctor en Historia, en Filosofía y Ciencias de la Educación (Antropología), y en Derecho. Autor de una veintena de libros, posee dos centenares de artículos en revistas especializadas y en obras colectivas. Una de sus principales líneas de investigación es la memoria histórica y la justicia transicional, de la que destacamos sus libros destacamos sus libros Miguel Javier Urmeneta (1915-1988). Segunda República, Franquismo y Transición (Pamiela, 2015), y Amnesties, pardons and transitional justice: Spain’s Pact of Forgetting (Routledge, 2018); y, entre sus múltiples artículos y capítulos de libro, su reciente trabajo publicado junto con Paloma Aguilar, “De la ‘memoria histórica’ a la ‘memoria democrática’. La evolución de las políticas públicas de memoria y justicia transicional en España”, Informe sobre la democracia en España 2022. El largo plazo (Fundación Alternativas, 2023, pp. 67-104).
• Joseba Zulaika.

PROYECTOS

• “Memorias para la vida“, en colaboración con la Fundación Escuelas de Paz de Colombia, propone un enfoque metodológico para la recuperación de la memoria que contribuya a la consolidación de culturas de paz en sociedades atravesadas por situaciones de conflicto armado y violencia política.
• “Territorios para la vida“, en colaboración con Gernikatik Mundura, establece un marco de análisis y saberes prácticos que permitan contribuir a la construcción de alternativas de vida con enfoque ecosocial. A su vez, Gereizpetatik 11 Izpi, en castellano “Luces entre las sombras”, aborda una ampliación de la línea de investigación-acción-formación de Territorios en Conflicto en los territorios de Urdaibai y Cajamarca. En el proceso de investigar y analizar los impactos de distintos megaproyectos transnacionales que amenazan la capacidad decisoria sobre el futuro de los territorios, “Gereizpetatik 11 Izpi” pone el foco en las violencias de carácter interseccional que viven ciertos colectivos para promover la transformación hacia su erradicación.

Además, se puede visitar la arquitectura memorial de la villa: la Casa de Juntas, Árbol de Gernika, parque de los Pueblos de Europa y escultura de Henry Moore y Eduardo Chillida, Museo de la Paz de Gernika, Astra fábrica de creación social, refugios del bombardeo, réplica del “Guernica” de Picasso.