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Association Notices
Prestigious Award for Natalia Benjamin
We are delighted to announce that Natalia Benjamin, one of the founders of this association, is to be awarded the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa by Oxford Brookes University. The event will take place on May 23rd. It will be a closed event and Natalia will be accompanied and ably supported by her daughter Victoria.
Exhibition at Athletic Club
Exposición en Athletic Club
Fantastic press coverage for the inauguration of the Athletic Club and BCA'37UK & BCA'37UK-Euskadi exhibition Los niños del 37 en el Reino Unido at AC Museoa San Mamés.
See the many videos, photos, and articles.
Fantástica cobertura de prensa para la inauguración de la exposición del Athletic Club y BCA'37UK & BCA'37UK-Euskadi Los niños del 37 en el Reino Unido en el AC Museoa San Mamés.
Calendar of events commemorating 85th anniversary
Calendario de actos conmemorativos del 85 aniversario
Events to commemorate the 85th anniversary of the bombing of Guernica and/or the evacuation to Great Britain of 4000 Niños de la Guerra.
Actos para conmemorar el 85 aniversario del bombardeo de Guernica y/o la evacuación a Gran Bretaña de 4000 Niños de la Guerra.
May
Mayo
21 May — SOUTHAMPTON UK
(BCA'37 UK) Short ceremony of tribute with laying of a wreath & showing of "The Guernica Children".
More details here …
21 de mayo — SOUTHAMPTON REINO UNIDO
(BCA'37 UK) Homenaje en el Ayuntamiento de Southampton. Tributo floral.
Más detalles aquí …
21st May — INTERNET Zoom linked event 7.00 to 9.00pm (UK time)
Picasso Presents Gernika by Begoña Echeverria, from USA. Any problems email me or Whatsapp me directly: bechever@stanfordalumni.org, +1909 465 5861.
More details here …
21 de mayo — INTERNET acto en Zoom 7.00 - 9.00pm hora UK
Picasso Presents Gernika de Begoña Echeverria, de EE.UU. (en inglés). Cualquier problema envíeme un correo electrónico o Whatsapp directamente: bechever@stanfordalumni.org, +1909 465 5861.
Más detalles aquí …
21-23 May — SANTURZI EUSKADI (TBC)
Tribute to all the children who were evacuated from Santurzi. (representation by both BCA’37 associations) Laying of a wreath
21-23 de mayo — SANTURZI EUSKADI (TBC)
Homenaje a todos los niños que fueron evacuados de Santurzi. (representantes ambos BCA'37 asociaciones) Tributo floral
June
Junio
10th June — SOUTHAMPTON UK
Book launch "The Wonder Girls Resist", a young people's novel by Jan Carr. Includes short talk by BCA'37 UK
10 de junio — SOUTHAMPTON Reino Unido
Lanzamiento del libro "The Wonder Girls Resist", una novela juvenil de Jan Carr. Incluye charla breve por BCA'37 UK
July
Julio
2nd July — LONDON UK
IBMT Annual commemoration at Jubilee Gardens. BCA'37 UK has been invited to participate and give platform speech. laying of a wreath
2 de julio — LONDRES REINO UNIDO
Conmemoración anual de IBMT en Jubilee Gardens. BCA'37 UK ha sido invitado a participar y dar un discurso de plataforma.Un tributo floral.
15 & 16th July — CAERLEON WALES UK
Joint BCA'37 associations present an 85th Commemoration of the arrival of the Basque children to Caerleon. Over the two days we will include: our exhibition, concerts with Welsh and Basque dancing and singing singers and NaMara, poetry, talks, panel discussion, walking tours of Roman and Basque Caerleon, showings of Eddie Butler’s documentary and FOOTBALL!
15 & 16 julio — CAERLEON GALES REINO UNIDO
Asociaciones BCA'37 presentan una 85 Conmemoración de la llegada de los niños vascos a Caerleon. Durante los dos días incluiremos: nuestra exposición, conciertos con bailarines galeses y vascos, cantantes y NaMara, poesía, charlas, mesas redondas, recorridos a pie por la Caerleon romana y vasca, proyecciones del documental de Eddie Butler y ¡FÚTBOL!
August
Agosto
September
Septiembre
5th - 30 September — SOUTHAMPTON UK
University of Southampton Opening of one month exhibition "Photos from the BCA'37 UK archive"
5 - 30 de septiembre — SOUTHAMPTON REINO UNIDO
Universida d de Southampton Inauguración de la exposición de un mes "Fotos del archivo BCA'37 UK"
AM 19th September — SOUTHAMPTON UK
(BCA'37 UK) Unveiling of new BCA'37 UK memorial at Town Quay Memorial Park
AM 19 de septiembre — SOUTHAMPTON REINO UNIDO
(BCA'37 UK) Inauguración del nuevo monumento conmemorativo de BCA'37 UK en Town Quay Memorial Park
PM 19th September — SOUTHAMPTON UK
University of Southampton. Panel discussion
PM 19 de septiembre — SOUTHAMPTON REINO UNIDO
Universidad de Southampton. Panel de discusión
20th September — WINCHESTER UK
(Joint BCA'37 associations) Sir Harold Hillier's Gardens. Homage to the 28 year old offshoot of the Arbol de Guernica and dedication of new planting .
20 de septiembre — WINCHESTER Reino Unido
(ambas BCA'37 asociaciones ) Jardines de Sir Harold Hillier. Homenaje al retoño de 28 años del Árbol de Guernica y dedicación de una nueva plantación.
Other News, Events & Reports
PRESS:
Children fleeing Spanish civil war offered refuge in UK
This editorial from The Guardian May 1937 will be of interest …
A North East welcome for the Basque children in the 1930s
Article of interest by David Walsh, March 27, 2022.
Ayuntamiento de Santurce Acuerdo para Monumento
Las Juventudes Socialistas de Bizkaia han tenido éxito en sus esfuerzos por persuadir al Ayuntamiento de Santurce para que erija un monumento a todos aquellos niños evacuados de ese puerto en 1937. Aplaudimos sus esfuerzos y les felicitamos por su éxito … Lee mas …
Santurce Council Agree to Monument
The Socialist Youth of Bizkaia have achieved success in their efforts to persuade the local council of Santurce to erect a monument to all those children evacuated from that port in 1937. We applaud their efforts and congratulate them on their success. … Read more …
ONLINE EXHIBITIONS
Bombs…Away!
Please visit the Peace Museum's Bombs…Away! online exhibition.
We were pleased to help with the section on the Basque children.
Bombs…Away! explores the impact of aerial bombardment against civilians during World War Two and uses The Peace Museum's unique collection to examine how peace campaigns formed in response …
Visit the exhibition at: www.bombsawayexhibition.com
Haven's East: The Lost History of Basque Child Refugees in 1930s East Anglia
A National Lottery funded project investigating the history of the Basque children at colonies in Cambridgeshire and Norfolk. We were pleased to contribute to the research and development of this exhibition.
Visit the exhibition at: www.havenseast.org, read about the background to the project here …, and read this Report on Refugee week 2021 by Ed Packard
For other recently posted and older notices, click here.
Welcome
In 1937, during the Spanish civil war, almost 4,000 children were evacuated to the UK from Bilbao. Read more …
At first they stayed in a camp at Stoneham and later in colonies throughout the UK. Read more …
We want to remember and preserve the story of these niños de la guerra in their rightful context. Read more …
Newsletter / Boletín
From the Archives
Newsletter 5, April 2006,
pages 5 & 6
In a country churchyard annexe
by Adrian Bell
Read the full article here …
… an article you may have missed:
The Thornycroft Family and the Basque Refugee children
by Anna Cordon
From Another Archive:
Child refugees from the Spanish Civil War: a scrapbook tells a story
From the Marx Memorial Library & Workers' School
Articles & Reviews
by Christopher Evans
por Christopher Evans
Article from Twitter translated by MDL Power
by Charles Rivera (in Spanish)
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