10/08/2019

Official events at the Lehendakaritza (Basque President's Government Offices) and the Basque Parliament closed the program of the 7th World Congress of Basque Collectivities Abroad Friday morning. Presentations were made by Gorka Alvarez Aranburu, Director of the Basque Community Abroad, Marian Elorza, Secretary General of Foreign Action; and Lehendakari Urkullu officially closing the gathering.
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10/08/2019

Celebration of Dantzari Day at the Zazpirak Bat Basque Club in Rosario included a program with various organized proposals including the Tamborrada and the club’s Gaztedi Zutik dancers. The program took place last weekend, September 28-29, and included a Tamborrada workshop and a San Miguel dance and festivities as its main activities, although there was also a city tour for guests, and a closing ...
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10/07/2019

Throughout the week, October 7-11, the annual academic program of the Bernardo Atxaga Chair will take place at CUNY, City University of New York. This year, the seminar will focus on the contributions made by Basque culture and literature to peace and reconciliation through new processes, presented by Anabel Martin, Professor at Dartmouth College and expert in Contemporary Spanish Culture.
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10/07/2019

The Basque club in Bahia Blanca has published the complete Semana Nacional Vasca Argentina 2019 program that will take place November 2-10 with the slogan “120 Years,” as part of the clubs 120th anniversary festivities. Even if the program runs over two weekends, the main activities take place on the second, the days with the largest number of participants attending.
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10/07/2019

Every Semana Nacional Vasca usually includes a meeting of directors and representatives of libraries in their Euskal Etxeak. This year, the Barandiaran Library at the Union Vasca in Bahia has set this meeting for Saturday the 9th at 10am, and invites guests to also present their work If you would like to make a presentation please communicate the topic and the approximate length of your talk to the ...
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10/03/2019

This is at least the result of a survey conducted by the Basque Government's Department of the Basque Community Abroad. The ways in which these people maintain their link with “their Basqueness” are above all by personal relationships (54%), participation in Basque club activities (44%) and news (34%). The survey was presented yesterday during the 7th World Congress of Basque ...
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10/02/2019

Opening day of the World Congress has arrived. Some 100 delegates and guests, “gaztemundularis,” among others are now in Bilbao to participate in the 7th World Congress of Basque Collectivities Abroad. Beginning at 9am the opening act will begin with Lehendakari Iñigo Urkullu welcoming the representatives of the Diaspora and Basque society, as well as other officials attending.
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10/02/2019

Madalen Bieter founded the program and last year we met Amaia Lojo and Iñaki Sagarna through it. The Basque radio program, “Boiseko Taupada,” is broadcast every week on the university radio at Boise State, and alternates between music and talk, in Basque naturally mixing it with English. Yesterday was the beginning of a new school year and feature BSU teachers, Ziortza Gandarias and ...
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10/01/2019

With almost all of the delegations, guests, and participants already in Bilbao, headed to tomorrow’s opening of the 7th World Congress of Basque Collectivities at the Euskalduna, the Official Bulletin of the Basque Country (BOPV-EHAA) published yesterday the Resolution from the Director of the Basque Community Abroad with the grants awarded to Basque clubs in 2019. Following is the list by country ...
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09/25/2019

On the eve of the beginning of the 7th World Congress of Basque Collectivities, the Hotel Heredad de Unanue has organized an event at 7:30pm this Friday at its location (Errotazar Bidea 142, Donostia) a talk-interview with Basque-American, Kate Camino. Daughter and granddaughter, and mother of Basques committed to the US Basque community, her story will be enriching for all those who would like a ...
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