- Cultural and theatrical activities in Avilés and Madrid
- Intergenerational debates and conferences on dictatorship and democracy
- Government is concerned about messages supporting Franco on the network
- Institutional violence and anti-Francoism
- Events in small towns and outside Spain
- Commemorative events in parliament and other spaces
A head appointed by the government to organize and develop the nation’s laws. 50th anniversary death of Francisco Franco The next one is full of events November 20thThere will be 16 events scheduled to take place next Thursday, compared to normal activities where one or two events are held per day this year.
Cultural and theatrical activities in Avilés and Madrid
The day begins in Avilés, Asturias. he Niemeyer Center A three-school performance of the documentary play “1936” will be held for first and second year high school students. ”
“Through the conference and theater productions, we will learn more about the battles, everyday life during the war, the perspectives of other protagonists of the conflict, the birth of fascism in our country, social revolutions, international intervention and non-intervention, the causes and consequences of the most tragic and important events in our country, and their repercussions today,” he said. Andres Lima,director.
The exhibition will be held next paul sen“one of the most important Swiss photographers from 1930 to 1953.” As the Director explains in the page containing all the events, he devoted himself to “creating records.” political grievances and grievances; and a social one that addresses issues such as unemployment, fascism, and the situation of minors in foster care. ” “A hallmark of his style is his dedication to the weak and the oppressed,” he concludes.
A French photographer witnessed a massive mass exodus. civil war And the subsequent dictatorship, and his works, madrid athenaeum It starts at 11am.
Intergenerational debates and conferences on dictatorship and democracy
An intergenerational networking event will be held from noon. Historical Memory Documentary Centerin Salamanca, with the title “The difference between life in a dictatorship and life in a democracy. Changes in transition”.
At the same time, on the Duque de Soria campus, University of ValladolidIn collaboration with the Society for Memory and Dignity, the documentary “Memory DNA” will be screened, “travelling through the stories silenced by the 1936 coup d’état and military dictatorship”. Testimonies are being collected from Soria victims, which span all regions of the country and, as described, “concern the persecution of innocent people around the world.”
And at the same time, degree hall From the Faculty of Philosophy and Literature, Carlos III University of MadridA conference will be held. Mathilde Eiroa San FranciscoA professor from the Center’s School of Communication gave a presentation entitled “Fifty years after Franco’s death: The caudillo turned into a viral product.”
Government is concerned about messages supporting Franco on the network
as an advanced digital secrets, Spread on networks is one of the government’s biggest concerns and has motivated a campaign celebrating democracy that has been running for more than 100 years. The executive branch is particularly concerned about messages that support the following policies: Franc What is distributed in social network. They do not consider this a trivial matter, but rather a movement organized and encouraged by these platforms, especially the ultras, who have a huge influence on young people.
Moreover, there is also data that supports what was previously suspected. There is a discourse that praises Franco’s policies, rapidly gaining supporters and trying to dispel the image of him as a dictator, using words such as: Crisis like DANA Or housing.
Institutional violence and anti-Francoism
The Salamanca Center also hosts conferences such as: organized violence About woman From the Franco era to the present. Judge Victoria Rosell Aguilar, former government representative against gender violence from Podemos, and Lori Benito, a “survivor of the Committee for the Protection of Women,” will intervene.
he circle of fine artsa roundtable titled “Franco del Reverso” will be held from 7 to 9 p.m., with the aim of “revisiting him from surprise and alienation and discovering new understandings of an important figure in the past, memory and history of this country.” It will be hosted by Jesús Left Martín and will include artists and cultural critics.
This is an initiative.the night franco diedIt compiles testimonies from all citizens who wish to participate, writing down where they were in the early morning hours of November 20, when the Europa Press teletype announced the dictator’s death.
Alicante’s Faculty of Philosophy and Letters will have 17 experts speaking at the conference.Anti-Francoism: 1939-1956. “Resist the Violence of Dictatorship” addresses the political, social and cultural movements that fought for the advent of democracy. The program will last four days and include discussions, conversations, and meals.
On this day, the National Classical Theater will take its place in art, and at 6 p.m. an activity will be held that proposes to reflect on “the state of the performing arts at the end of the dictatorship.”
Events in small towns and outside Spain
However, this day affects not only large cities, but also small ones. In the main chamber of the city council in Lerma (Burgos), he said: “Spanish people, Franco is dead. Political reaction and its consequences “After the Death of the Dictator (1975-1982)”, taught by Sergio Cañas Diez, professor at the University of Burgos.
The activities on November 20th will also cross national borders. of newcastle university From 3:00pm to 6:00pm we will screen the film “Carcera, the Man Who Died Twice”, followed by a discussion with experts about the editor of the weekly magazine “La Traca”. The articles and caricatures led to his execution in 1940.
Commemorative events in parliament and other spaces
he Diet member meeting They will participate in a day full of events related to dictators and will reenact speeches by some politicians who worked hard for democracy. The performance will be staged Enrique Tierno GalvánIt was carried out in the plenary session of the House of Representatives from 1977 to 1979 by Santiago Carrillo, Adolfo Suárez, Mikel Roca and Soledad Becerril.
There is also. live podcast He also instructs the government to fight against the “amnesia” of the dictatorship and the “impunity” that arose during the transition. An intergenerational colloquium was held at the Pamplona Conference Center, with the participation of film director and screenwriter Helena Taverna, screenwriter Bob Popp, legal scholar Mariola Urrea, poet Benjamin Prado and actress Leyre Ruiz, and moderated by Cadena Ser journalist Mammen Ruiz.
On this day, Performance at Casa de Porrasfrom Granada, about the oppressed people who died before Franco, and about the exiles.
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