The Guggenheim Urdaibai project is not today, eleven years ago they wanted to carry it out in Sukarrieta, and we stop, the intention of the Provincial Council of Bizkaia and the Guggenheim Foundation to build the museum by bringing down the building of Labastida that abandoned the activity of the people. We will stop this second attempt, and all possible subsequent attempts, we will not stop until we stay forever.
Because Urdaibai is not for sale, because we want to live in it, because the workers want to enjoy our coasts, mountains, pastures, rivers, seas, forests, streets -- no mass, in the streets, in the shops, in the bars and everywhere, listen to the Basque in people's mouths.
The economic interests of the few cannot jeopardise the future of an entire region against the will of the citizens.
The Guggenheim is nothing more than the tube of the iceberg... this irreverent trick intends to turn Urdaibai into an exotic vacation space for the rich by selling the brand ‘nature’, although for this they have to destroy nature.
We cannot accept an absurd project that negatively affects nature, quality of life, language, culture...
Violating the right to information of citizens, against all regulations and laws of protection of the reserve, imposing a racist conception, importing (and imposing) culture and art designed many kilometers from here, rejecting and condemning to death the art and culture of here.
The Guggenheim is nothing more than the tube of the iceberg... this irreverent trick intends to turn Urdaibai into an exotic vacation space for the rich by selling the brand "nature", although to do so they have to destroy nature, with the "culture" as a flag, but ending with the native culture.
On 28 October, thousands of citizens of different ages, professions and backgrounds demanded our opinion and decision on the streets of Gernika: Guggenheim Urdaibai Stop!
It is now up to the authorities to respect and comply with the people’s decision, better today than tomorrow.
Joseba Barrenetxea Altuna, from Busturia