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Tolosa to host UNESCO’s International Day of Peace 2022 / Tolosa acogerá la Jornada Internacional de la Paz 2022 de la UNESCO

Posted on August 27, 2022September 4, 2022 by BP

On September 17th in Tolosa (Gipuzkoa), the conference will focus on the role of art in achieving peace, with the participation of six choirs that have lived through times of conflict.

El 17 de septiembre en Tolosa (Gipuzkoa) se llevará a cabo la Jornada que se centrará en el papael que desempeña el arte en la consecución de la paz en la que participarán seis coros que han vivido épocas de conflicto

Tolosa will be the international capital of Peace for one day. It is the place chosen by UNESCO to celebrate the XX. International Day of Peace, in collaboration with the Basque government, the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa, Tolosa Town Council, the TOPIC Museum and the CIT (Tolosa Centre for Initiatives).

The United Nations General Assembly established the International Day of Peace in 1981, which is commemorated every 21 September. In association with this celebration, UNESCO has organised an annual day for the past two decades that brings together education and public awareness-raising initiatives on peace-related issues.

It is a worldwide event, as it changes its venue every year. The Basque Country will be the destination for the twentieth edition. Tolosa, thanks to its relationship with choral culture and puppetry arts, will host the event, which will take place on 17 September, the Saturday before the International Day.


Six choirs and a great march

The XX. International Peace Day will analyse the relationship between art and the culture of peace. The programme for the day, which will be unveiled in full in September, will include three main events.

In the morning, a round table discussion to be held at TOPIC will analyse the relationship between art, youth and peace. In the afternoon, the streets of Tolosa will host a March for Peace, which aims to involve the citizens to demand an end to violence in the world.

Five choirs from different parts of the world, as well as a Basque choir, will perform at different points along the march, which will conclude with a joint performance of the song composed for the occasion by the Basque composer Josu Elberdin.

In the evening, a choral concert at the Leidor cinema will bring the celebration to a close.

Invitations for both the round table and the concert can now be requested free of charge on the web bakea.eus.


A representation of the ‘Dove of Peace’

The entire graphic identity of the event was also based on an artistic work closely linked to peace: the sculpture of the white dove by Néstor Basterretxea, who said that “violence is too profound a contradiction, as it seeks to achieve freedom, which is life, through death”.

Precisely, Jonan Basterretxea, also present at today’s presentation ceremony, has created a puppet for the occasion based on his father’s sculpture, which in turn will lead the cultural march on 17 September.


For a future of coexistence

The celebration of the International Day of Peace in Tolosa is an opportunity to root and strengthen the values of peace in society. This is precisely what all the institutions involved in the organisation of this event have pointed out.

In the words of the councillor Beatriz Artolazabal, “peace must be much more than non-violence. It must be based on ethical and democratic principles and values”. In this sense, she stressed that “in this current geopolitical context, this day makes even more sense, because peace today still requires commitment. And our commitment today rests on two pillars: culture and youth”.

According to Ion Gambra, the “strengthening” of coexistence and democratic culture, based on peace and human rights, requires “an awareness and an active commitment” from the whole of society. “Both in our society and throughout the world, a committed and organised citizenry in this sense is an enormous asset in favour of peace and human rights. The celebration of the International Day of Peace in Toulouse offers us a great opportunity to extend and further entrench these values, to share them with countries all over the world and to celebrate them, moreover, through culture and art”, said the regional director of Human Rights and Democratic Culture.

For her part, the mayoress of Tolosa, Olatz Peon Ormazabal, pointed out that “Tolosa has lived through times of conflict, with different forms of violence, but we have known how to move forward and take steps towards coexistence, based on respect, reflection and dialogue, and through initiatives promoted by the institutions and citizens’ forums; that is why we can say that Tolosa is representative in terms of coexistence and also in the cultural sphere; that is why culture will be our way of vindicating peace. This day will allow us to continue working on coexistence and promoting the culture of peace in defence of human rights, so that we can build the future by learning from our past”.

The co-director of TOPIC, Estitxu Zaldua, also stressed the need to promote art as a driving force to achieve peace: “Art has been, is and will continue to be a nexus of union between cultures, ideologies and opposing thoughts. Historically, there has been no art that has not united, democratised and promoted initiatives that create a culture of peace, common belonging and social union. That is why, on this day in which the cohesion of citizenship is sought, the presence of puppetry is among us on the international day of peace”.

El 17 de septiembre en Tolosa se llevará a cabo la Jornada que se centrará en el papel que desempeña el arte en la consecución de la paz en la que participarán seis coros que han vivido épocas de conflicto

Tolosa será capital internacional de la Paz durante un día. Y es que es el lugar elegido por la UNESCO para celebrar la XX. Jornada Internacional de la Paz, en colaboración con el Gobierno Vasco, la Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa, el Ayuntamiento de Tolosa, el Museo TOPIC y el CIT (Centro de Iniciativas de Tolosa).

La Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas estableció en 1981 el Día Internacional de la Paz, que se conmemora cada 21 de septiembre. Asociada a esta celebración, durante las últimas dos décadas la UNESCO ha organizado anualmente una jornada que reúne iniciativas de educación y sensibilización pública sobre cuestiones relacionadas con la paz.

Se trata de una cita de alcance mundial, ya que cambia de sede cada año. Euskal Herria será el destino de la vigésima edición. Será Tolosa, gracias a su relación con la cultura coral y las artes de la marioneta, quien albergará la cita que tendrá lugar el 17 de septiembre, el sábado anterior al Día Internacional.

La presentación del evento se ha celebrado en la plaza Euskal Pizkundea de Tolosa, lugar donde dará comienzo la marcha cultural el mismo día 17. Al acto han acudido Beatriz Artolazabal Albeniz, consejera de Igualdad, Justicia y Políticas Sociales del Gobierno Vasco; Ion Gambra Ibarzabal, Director General de Derechos Humanos y Cultura Democrática de la Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa; Olatz Peon Ormazabal, alcaldesa de Tolosa; y Estitxu Zaldua, codirectora del TOPIC.


Seis coros y una gran marcha

La XX. Jornada Internacional de la Paz analizará la relación del arte en la cultura de la paz. El programa de la jornada, que se desvelará íntegramente en septiembre, contará con tres principales actos.

Por la mañana, una mesa redonda que se celebrará en el TOPIC analizará la relación entre el arte, la juventud y la paz. Por la tarde, las calles de Tolosa acogerán una Marcha por la Paz, que pretende involucrar a la ciudadanía para exigir el cese de la violencia en el mundo.

Cinco coros de distintas partes del mundo, además de un coro vasco, actuarán en distintos puntos de la marcha, que concluirá con la interpretación conjunta de la canción compuesta para la ocasión por el compositor euskaldun Josu Elberdin.

Ya al anochecer, un concierto coral en el cine Leidor pondrá broche final a la celebración.

Las invitaciones, tanto para la mesa redonda como para el concierto, ya se pueden solicitar de forma gratuita, a través de la web bakea.eus.


Una representación de la ‘Paloma de la Paz’

Toda la identidad gráfica en torno al evento también se ha basado en una obra artística muy vinculada a la paz: la escultura de la paloma blanca de Néstor Basterretxea, quien decía que “la violencia supone incurrir en una contradicción demasiado profunda, ya que busca conseguir la libertad, que es vida, a través de la muerte”.
Precisamente, Jonan Basterretxea, también presente en el acto de presentación de hoy, ha creado para la ocasión una marioneta basada en la escultura de su padre, que a su vez encabezará la marcha cultural del 17 de septiembre.


Por un futuro en convivencia

La celebración del Día Internacional de la Paz en Tolosa es una oportunidad para enraizar y fortalecer los valores de la paz en la sociedad. Es, precisamente, lo que han señalado desde todas las instituciones implicadas en la organización de este evento.

En palabras de la consejera Beatriz Artolazabal, “la paz ha de ser mucho más que la no violencia. Debe estar sustentada sobre principios y valores éticos y democráticos”. En este sentido, ha destacado que “en este actual contexto geopolítico tiene todavía más sentido esta jornada, porque la paz hoy sigue necesitando compromisos. Y nuestro compromiso hoy se sustenta sobre dos pilares: la cultura y la juventud”.

Según ha expresado Ion Gambra, el “fortalecimiento” de la convivencia y de la cultura democrática, basada en la paz y de los Derechos Humanos, exige “una conciencia y un compromiso activo” del conjunto de toda la sociedad. “Tanto en nuestra sociedad como en todo el mundo, una ciudadanía comprometida y organizada en este sentido supone un enorme activo en favor de la paz y de los Derechos Humanos. La celebración del Día Internacional de la Paz en Tolosa nos ofrece una gran oportunidad para extender y enraizar todavía más estos valores, compartirlos con países de todo el mundo y celebrarlos, además, a través de la cultura y del arte”, ha valorado el director foral de Derechos Humanos y Cultura Democrática.

Por su parte, la alcaldesa de Tolosa, Olatz Peon Ormazabal, ha señalado que “Tolosa ha vivido tiempos de conflicto, con diferentes formas de violencia, pero hemos sabido avanzar, y dar pasos hacia la convivencia, desde el respeto, la reflexión y el diálogo, y por medio de iniciativas impulsadas desde las instituciones y foros ciudadanos; por ello podemos decir que Tolosa es representativo en materia de convivencia y también lo es en el ámbito cultural; es por eso que la cultura será nuestra forma de reivindicar la paz. Esta jornada nos permitirá seguir trabajando en materia de convivencia y promoviendo la cultura de la paz en defensa de los derechos humanos, para que construyamos el futuro aprendiendo de nuestro pasado”.

La codirectora del TOPIC, Estitxu Zaldua, también ha destacado la necesidad de impulsar el arte como motor para lograr la paz: “El arte, ha sido, es y seguirá siendo nexo de unión entre culturas, ideologías y pensamientos contrarios. Históricamente no ha habido arte que no haya cohesionado, democratizado y fomentado iniciativas que creen una cultura de paz, de pertenencia común y de unión social. Por ello, este día en el que se busca la cohesión de la ciudadanía, la presencia del arte de las marionetas está entre nosotras/os en el día internacional de la paz”.

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