A HUNDRED YEARS OF BASQUE ASSOCIATIONISM IN BAHIA BLANCA
NECOCHEA 2000 ACTS CELEBRATED DURING THE ARGENTINEAN-BASQUE NATIONAL WEEK
Friday November 10 Friday November 17 At 9 a.m., choral meeting in celebration of Tradition Day, joining the Reception of the delegations at the Basque Center Argentinean-Basque National Week. Closing ceremony of the American Congress of Basque Centers Welcome to the Gaztelubide Society from San Sebastián Saturday November 11 Reunion of the Federation of Argentinean-Basque Entities (FEVA) Soirée with the Necochea Gazte Alai dance groups al the Culture Hall. Artistic soirée with the performance of the orfeón Romería at the Institution de la Castaña and the participation of the Eusko Etxea Choir and Monday November 13 the Otxote Osasuna. Welcome txikiteo for the group Etzakit and for the president of the Society of Basque Studies of America, José Ramón Cengotitaben- Saturday November 18 goa Reception of delegations FEVA meeting. Signature of the agreement FEVA-Habe Lehenda- Wednesday November 15 karitza. Reception of the delegation of representatives from the Basque Several activities and tamborrada by Gaztelubide society from San Government, Iñaki Aguirre and Josu Legarreta Sebastián, accompanied by the tamborradas of Bahía Blanca, Bue- Thursday November 16 nos Aires, La Plata, Mar del Plata, Necochea and Rosario. Opening session of the 2nd American Congress of Basque Centers Parade of the dantzaris of the Argentinean Basque Centers. Rome- at the Cultural Center. Lectures by Pierre Etxarren, Cultural Center, ría… Imanol Bolinaga, Pello Salaburu, Cultural Center. Inauguration of the Paintings Exhibition of the Necochea Plastic Artists at the Cul- Sunday November 19 tural Center. Dinner at the Institution. Award of prizes of the Mus Greetings for the Necochea municipal authorities. Dancing exhibi- Tournament. Homage to the winner of the logotype contest, perfor- tion by the Argentinean dance groups. Tamborrada by Gaztelubide mance of the Etzakit Group. society and several other activities.
ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF THE BASQUE UNION OF BAHIA BLANCA 1899-1999 “100 years of the Basque Union of Bahía Blanca” is the ding to the authors: “The Basque Union of Mutual title of the book published by Marta Susana Rami- Assistance, ex Laurak Bat, is a space of sociability, rez on Basque presence in Bahía Blanca during because the matters related to good fellowship, this century. An interesting summary on this mutual help and recreation go through all the presence under every point of view: Basque dimensions that define institutional life and immigrants, their associations, dances, pelota, they include the whole population. It is a cultu- music, religion, euskera, culture, cooking, ral space, identified by the permanent attempt feminine presence… The Basque Union/Lau- to illuminate the sense of being Basque and rak Bat as the axis to get to know the influence of acting according to this self-concept, overcoming Basque presence in the area and vice-versa. Accor- time and space”.
VISITS TO THE BASQUE CENTERS Iñaki Aguirre, General Secretary of nied the General Secretary of Foreign Foreign Action of the Basque Govern- Action, Iñaki Aguirre, during the Con- ment, visited the Basque Center Eusko gress of Basque Centers and the Bas- Etxea in Santiago de Chile and the Chi- que National Week, celebrated in Neco- lean-Basque Foundation for Cooperation chea. for Development and the Argentinean- He visited the Basque Centers of the Basque Institute of Cooperation for Deve- following cities: Buenos Aires, La Plata, lopment in Buenos Aires from November 11 to 15. Rosario, San Nicolás, Arrecifes, Pergami- He chaired the Congress of Basque no, Rosario, San Carlos de Bariloche, Centers and the FEVA meeting in Neco- Santa Rosa, Macachín and Bahía Blanca chea from November 17 to 19. (in Argentina) and Euskaro, Euskal Erria, Josu Legarreta, Director of Relations Haize Hegoa and Fivu (Federation of Basque Center in Arrecife with Basque Communities, accompa- Basque Centers of Uruguay) in Uruguay.
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