Rescòntres de Zadar, octòbre 2019
Nòstre Centre PEN es estat representat per Guiu Matieu a
aquel eveniment que se debanèt en Croacia a Zadar. Amor a la grèva dels trens
Gui poguèt pas èsser present a nòstre acamp mas nos mandèt aquel rendut compte.
Après
Arles en 2008, Haïfa en 2010, Lisbòna en 2013, Narbona en 2015 e 2018, lei
sieissencs rescòntres ALEM ( (Actors de la Libertat
d’Expression en Euròpa e Mediterranèa)
se debanèron a Zadar, ciutat universitària de Dalmacia, dau 10 au 13
d’octòbre 2019. Leis organizators n’èran aqueste còp lo PEN croate, en
collaboracion amb lo PEN internacionau, l’Universitat de Zadar e sei
despartiments d’Estudis Italians, Francés e Estudis Francofònes, Estudis
Ispanics e Iberians. Lei comunicacions se faguèron dins lei locaus de
l’universitat, ambe vista sus la mar, sos un solèu resplendisent !
Li
aviá aquí de participants de Turquia, Israèl, Japon, França, Eslovenia,
Croacia, Bosnia, Catalonha, Occitania, Suissa, e benlèu que n’oblide, Dins lei
jornadas de divèndres e dissabte faguèron una bòna dogena de comunicacions sus
lo tèma d’aquestei rescòntres : « Lei vòtz dei migrants, unitat e diversitat
mediterranenca. » E d’aquò se ne faguèt un comunicat de pressa.
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PEN MEDITERRANEAN NETWORK CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Zadar, 10th -13th October 2019 1. We
protest against the concept of the “illegal” migrant. Somebody is not illegal
just for the fact that (s)he migrates due to dire
straits in her/his county. The quest for better life is not illegal. 2. PEN
demands response to S.O.S! We appeal to European governments to respect the
Law of the Sea in the Mediterranean. We
protest against the “criminalization” of NGOs and other civic organizations
and individuals who help migrants whose lives are in danger. 3. Humans
are not commodity. Conflict
as the common outcome of ostentatious capitalism and political propaganda
monopolizing cultural and intellectual production, hampers the survival of
humanistic values that had been developed in the long history of the
Mediterranean culture. 4. We
think that is essential – having in mind the actual migratory crisis – to
point to the problem of different educational levels, and different scholarly
systems and socio-cultural backgrounds that come into contact in the process
of contemporary migrations. It
is also our intention to point to the complexity of understanding and
interpreting historical narration because history should reflect plurality of
voices. Our
intention is to promote educational change based on cultural open mindedness
and on developing critical thinking abilities. 5. We
oppose the paradox of protecting free trade while current policies make
travelling freely for people more and more difficult. Exchanging experiences
in real human encounter, not only virtually, is important for free
circulation of ideas. |
Lo
dijòus, lo 10, l’acuelh dei participants se finiguèt en serada per un recitau
de cançons, e lo darrier ser, lo 12, lei poètas presents clamèron o legiguèron
quauqueis uns de sei poèmas, dins la lenga originala e dins una traduccion en
anglés o en francés. Pau Sancher Ferrer,
lo catalan d’aquestei rescòntres, e que saup lo croate per aguer ensenhat
quauqueis annadas lo catalan a l’universitat de Zadar faguèt un duo bilingue
amb un poèta croate, cadun legissènt l’autre en traduccion. Una jove israeliana
nos diguèt son admiracion per la Comtessa de Dia. !!! De qué pantaiar….
Per
aquelei que vòlon descubrir en francés la poesia croata de l’ora d’ara
mencionarai leis edicions de l’Ollave qu’an una colleccion Domaine croate/poésie, que li podretz
descubrir, demieg quauqueis autrei, doas dei mestressas d’òbras d’aquestei
rescontres : Vanda Mikšić e Sibila Petlevski
Finirai
per una remarca encoratjanta per l’avenir d’aquestei rescòntres: a vista de nas, una bòna part deis intervenents avián pas 40
ans ! Una joinessa que pasmens desfauta a nòstre PEN occitan !
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PEN MEDITERRANEAN NETWORK CONCLUSIONS
AND RECOMMENDATIONS Zadar, 10th -13th October 2019 1. We protest against the concept of the “illegal”
migrant. Somebody is not illegal just for the fact that (s)he
migrates due to dire straits in her/his county. The quest for better life is not illegal. Many
Mediterranean countries have been undergoing traumatic transition
characterized by massive displacement of people connected to various forms of
intolerance, racism, violence, abuse and social exclusion under the guise of
protecting the national and ideological homogeneity. Everybody
has right to seek shelter from the war. Illegality is not inherent - it is
imposed upon. We
are all descendants of people who have migrated from one space to another. Mediterranean
region has been historically based on migratory relations and it remains to
be so. The heritage of the
Mediterranean culture is in the concept of the Encounter with the Other,
where crossing the geographical boundaries also implies opening the space for
dialogue. 2. PEN demands response to S.O.S! We appeal to European
governments to respect the Law of the Sea in the Mediterranean. We protest against the “criminalization” of NGOs and
other civic organizations and individuals who help migrants whose lives are
in danger. According
to the International Maritime Law the
shipmaster has an obligation to render assistance to those in distress at sea
without regard to their nationality, status or the circumstances in which
they are found. This is a longstanding maritime tradition as well as an
obligation enshrined in international law. Compliance with this obligation is
essential to preserve the integrity of maritime search and rescue services. 3. Humans are not commodity. Conflict
as the common outcome of ostentatious capitalism and political propaganda
monopolizing cultural and intellectual production, hampers the survival of
humanistic values that had been developed in the long history of the
Mediterranean culture. The
problem of globalist centralization is hidden behind the migratory problem
that has been to a large degree artificially produced. We want to point to
neoliberal economic hyper-centralization and hyper-control that finds its way
to the web as a supposedly free space of communication. Rousseau's thought - "Man is born free and everywhere is in chains” – gains new
aspects of relevance in a time of rapid technological development mismatched
with new forms of economical enslavement in our time decreasing social mobility; vulgar corporatism,
corruption, greed, and institutionalized deception of post-truth political
and social environments lead by the top 1% or the financial power elite. 4. We think that is essential – having in mind the
actual migratory crisis – to point to the problem of different educational
levels, and different scholarly systems and socio-cultural backgrounds that
come into contact in the process of contemporary migrations. It is also our intention to point to the complexity
of understanding and interpreting historical narration because history should
reflect plurality of voices. Our intention is to promote educational change based
on cultural open mindedness and on developing critical thinking abilities. Although
functioning as a global and dynamic network of interrelated forces, our
contemporary World is endangered by new tendencies of extreme nationalism,
xenophobia and intolerance. „Human geographies“ connected
to the Mediterranean coastal cities, and diverse „linguistic landscapes“ of
the Mediterranean region in the history
– make the topic that is valuable in the current debates on national
languages, the regional languages and dialects, but also debates on migrant
languages that have collectively marked the public space of the Mediterranean
as it used to be and as it is today. Concerning the aforementioned we will take concrete
actions, and intensify the already established PEN projects: We
will take concrete actions for transmitting skills of critical thinking
through a range of “open educational” classes, thematic writing classes,
translating workshops both for the local population and for the migrants. We
will contact policy makers and various initiatives to get more funding for
different voices (e.g. Euromed Initiative) and for establishing safe spaces of free artistic expression.
The aim will be in showing the importance of getting to know “the Other”
through direct contact and dialogue. We will work on producing a bibliography of books
about the contemporary, as well as historical migrants’ experiences,
with special emphasis on testimonial literature, using the already
established basis of The International City
of Refuge Network (ICORN) that has long been one of PEN International's most
important partners. 5. We oppose the paradox of protecting free trade while
current policies make travelling freely for people more and more difficult.
Exchanging experiences in real human encounter, not only virtually, is
important for free circulation of ideas. The Mediterranean region has been and
remained to be intellectually productive space. The times we live in now are characterized
by the collapse of global security in Europe. However, we can get into grips
with the global crisis characterized by the fear of the Other by changing the
concept of «we versus them» with the open, non-inclusive, dialogical dynamics
of «you and me» that has already proved as possible in the historical context
of cultural exchange and the flow of the written word in the Mediterranean
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