Ecofeminism meetings in Maeztu are held on Saturday
- Half a hundred citizens participated in a full day on 9 November in Maeztu, under the motto Euskal Herriko ekofeminismoetan. Throughout the morning, several dynamics have been made to describe what ecofeminisms are like in the Basque Country. They have eaten and sung together at noon, and in the afternoon they have added strategies, roles and crops. They have also announced the appointment that the Euskal Feministak Network in Defense of the Earth has called for this Saturday.
The blog Feministok in defense of the earth has made the chronicle of the day and from there has taken the summary you will read below.
This morning, the socio-cultural center of Maeztu hosted 50 eco-feminist members from different parts of the Basque Country who have approached there. After sitting on the Borobil and filling the centre with symbolic content, the Lamingorris of the Mountain have given the newcomers explanations about the Maeztu environment to locate in the territory.
After the presentations, the Basque ecofeminisms of today have been described through various dynamics, answering questions such as: "What are we fighting in?" What gaps do we have? What are hot spots, conflicts, non-conformities? What are the meeting points and alliances? ".
At midday, the members of the cooperative project Amillena de Arrazola have loved the food they have prepared and set the table with guitar and vindictive songs.
In the afternoon, a "ideas fair" was held, which showed the tasks, crops and strategies for the future.
She dismissed the day with the following citations: The network "Basque Feminists in Defense of the Land" called for concentration on 11 December in Altsasu/Alsasua (This network has provided the following contact address: e.femilurra@ni.eus.
