Chronicle of the V International Conference Last weekend we held the fifth edition of the Conference International organized by Tindal and Left CSO La Castellana in the lock, in Legazpi.
This year, the content of the talks and discussions revolved around the theme of cultural production as a tool for liberation of peoples, touching different themes, and offering different perspectives. From the organizing committee had decided to invite talks to many different groups and people connected in one way or another to the world of revolutionary culture, music related (groups, labels ...), literature (drama groups , poetry, literary publishing, fanzines), counter-information collective digital and audiovisual production, squatted social centers, popular cultural, and many more. A large group of these people and groups were present during the debates, and therefore we rejoice greatly; to @ s that they were unable to attend, we hope podernos find another time.
The Conference began on Friday 4
, with a talk-debate on "capitalist globalization as a tool of cultural domination of world economic leaders. The homogenization of thought and cultural expression. Historical perspective and possibilities of emancipation ", which served as panellists Carlo Frabetti (writer and mathematician), Mario Dominguez (UCM professor of Sociological Theory) and Noel (militant Tindal). The interventions resulted in a rich and intense debate, which revolved around issues of cultural production como campo para la lucha de clases, la cultura como arma de liberación, la cultura y su interrelación con los movimientos políticos revolucionarios…
Al finalizar la charla, tomaron la palabra Cesk Freixas y Pau Alabajos (cantautores de los Países Catalanes), este último acompañado de un cuarteto de cuerda, algo sin duda inédito en un Centro Social Okupado madrileño. Ambos cantautores reflexionaron en voz alta sobre la importancia que para ellos tuvo el poder mostrar su repertorio en catalán en Madrid, lo que sin duda rompía todo tipo de prejuicios, y permitía crear una herramienta concreta para el entendimiento y el acercamiento entre los pueblos, algo muy necesario para oponer la estrategia hatred promoted by the English fascist. No shortage of different songs in tribute to Lluis Llach (L'stake), Raimon (At Vent) or Ovidi (in homage to Ovidi Montllor i Mengual, songwriter and actor Alicante, activist PSUC), prominent people committed to the Catalan folk art, and heritage have become not only the people but of all those people struggling.
The talk on Friday afternoon left us no doubt many interesting ideas, but we want to rescue one of them, connecting directly with the evening concert. One of the essential elements that distinguish the art of the upper classes in folk art is that in the first there is a clear separation between the producing culture and the recipient, while in popular art, this difference is blurred, becoming almost nonexistent. Through the voices and Pau Freixas Cesk Alabajos, with its instruments and string quartet, but also thanks to the accompaniment and the voices of the public, the lock room where the concert took place became a place where artists and groups were merged into a single reality, making art a vehicle for popular internationalism that everyone could enjoy and take part, each in its own way.
The Saturday morning, at 11, started the talk "Roots with future ", which came as guests Ricardo Fraile (Member of the Association of English culture and the Federation Arrabel Folklore Madrid), Fernando (Mesta Cultural Association) and Diego (Castilian traditional music and instruments) These people all of them are related to the maintenance of traditional art and popular Castilian in Madrid, presented their different jobs, they said, contrary to common belief, the existence in Madrid of a huge popular and traditional cultural richness, and also warned large difficulties encountered by the institutions to transcend these cultural manifestations, challenges from the different political movements can help overcome.
After the lecture and discussions, some of those present drew their instruments (flutes, bagpipes and strengthen charra), and warmed the chilly morning, as she finished preparing the soup kitchen.
At about half past three, a little later than expected, began to serve food. This year we sat at a table about 100 people, similar to previous years, quite a challenge to cook l @ s @ s.
Before and after the meal, some children, and others / as they were not able therefore to play in the circus workshop that is installed on the craft the CSO and serves as a training for the groups tested there. With ell @ s have learned the importance of incorporating the popular movement spaces for games smaller l @ s @ s.
evening's talk was titled "Experiences of culture, political action and repression." As speakers took the floor Cesk Freixas (singer and activist Endavant-OSAN), Ruben (miembreo of Independence Left Aragonesa), Asier (from the Basque Country, filmmaker involved in self-managed production of documentaries on the history of the Basque Country) Mushir (collaborator Palestine Support Network of the Catalan Countries, a group that has gone to some of the benefits obtained during the conference).
Meanwhile, the main nave of the latch was preparing for the evening concert.
The first group to act, Mallacan, despite not being a well-known group in Madrid, has over 14 years climbing to the stage, and is undoubtedly one of the groups Aragonese reference. His lyrics in Aragonese, and traditional instruments with accompanying performances (such as the flute and the bagpipes of buttons), serves to bring the culture of a people, Aragonese, like ours, fighting for their future and sovereignty.
the end, about nine o'clock, there was the political act, which took the floor various international delegations present at the conference (from Palestine and Latin America). The spokesmen of the Left and Tindal Castellana wanted to show their appreciation to the squatted Social Centre The Lock and tod @ sl @ s present, as among all people is still possible to settle in Madrid every Dec. 6, when the English state celebrates its monarchical constitution and capitalism, a space of encounter and solidarity. The English ruling bloc wants the Castilian Working People, and especially Madrid, to play the role of the English bastion of reactionary thought and the negation of the national projects of those people more advanced in their process of liberation (as the case of the Basque Country or the Catalan Countries). But thanks to activities such as meetings, progress is possible in the collective awareness in English key, in key international, code-key class and patriarchy. Progress on the possibility of building a political and social context as opposed to the capitalist project English and tailored to the needs of the working classes living in Castile.
Obrint Pas, come from Valencia, for the second consecutive year, were ordered to close the conference with more than 1200 people attending the concerts.
castellers A group (belonging to a colla Valls and another of Poble Sec de Barcelona) rose in the audience, greeting those present and showed a wake and a banner Castilian. There is no better image to dismiss this chronicle and reflect the spirit of internationalism that was present in Madrid on 4 and 5 December, and also show the next morning in the demonstration against the constitution monarchy, in the court in solidarity with Basque youth with reprisals and political prisoners. Among
and Madrid are all building a fascist, anti-capitalist and internationalist commoner. That's the reality. And we rejoice in it. Today more
than ever: They shall not pass!
See you at the Sixth International!
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