Solidarity Park

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      Programme Solidarity Park Festival, 30 May – 2 June 2024

      Malgrat de Mar, Granollers, Barcelona

      This year the Solidarity Park festival commemorates the 87th anniversary of the sinking of the Ciudad de Barcelona, which in May 1937 was bringing hundreds of International Brigaders to Spain to fight against fascism.

      Below, you will find the venues and times for all the festival activities. Remember you need to register to take part in the communal lunch.

      Events may be subject to minor changes. Please refresh this page for the latest information.

      Thursday, 30 May
      10:00 – 14:00 //Malgrat de Mar Municipal Archives
      Secondary schools come together to commemorate
      the 87th anniversary of the sinking of the
      Ciudad de Barcelona
      Students from schools taking part in the Solidarity
      Park educational project will be meeting up to
      share their work and do some “historical memory”
      activities together.
      Schools participating and/or collaborating in the
      organisation of the project and the day: Institut
      Ramon Turró, Escoles Fonlladosa, Escola Vedruna,
      IE Lloret de Mar, IEA Oriol Martorell (Barcelona), Institut
      Lluís Companys (Todera).
      *This event is not open to the public

      Friday, 31 May – afternoon / evening
      18:00 – 19:00 // Malgrat de Mar Municipal Archives
      International Brigades and Multilingualism
      [CAT, CAST, ENG]
      Book presentation: Hablamos diferentes idiomas,
      pero una misma lengua. Taking part:

      • Lourdes Prades Atrigas (Sidbrint, University of
        Barcelona, co-author of the book)
      • Ramón Naya Ortega (Sidbrint, University of
        Barcelona, co-author of the book)
      • Francie Cate-Arries (College of William & Mary,
        USA)
        Moderator: Eduard Amouroux
        (President Amical de les Brigades
        Internacionals de Catalunya)

      19.30 – 21:00 //Malgrat de Mar Municipal Archives
      Inauguration of the photographic exhibition
      “Memory Places”
      [CAT, ENG]
      This thematic exhibition shows a selection of
      more than 40 photographs that Vicens Tomàs
      and Carme Beltran have taken over many years
      in places of remembrance around the world.
      During the event we will be able to listen to the
      songs of Edna Strenja Jurcan from Croatia. The
      exhibition can be visited on Saturday, 25 May,
      from 10:00 to 14:00 and from 18:00 to 21:00;
      Sunday, 26 May, from 10:00 to 14:00; Saturday, 1
      June, from 10:00 to 14:00 and from 18:00 to 21:00,
      and Sunday, 2 June, from 10 :00 to 14:00 and from
      18:00 to 21:00.


      21:00 – 24:00 //Ateneu El Rovell
      “Historical Memory” concert
      [CAT, CAST, ENG]
      There will be performances by:

      • Los Pedroches de la Peña Cultural Flamenca El
        Cabrero
      • Brigada Intergeneracional

      Saturday, 1 June – morning
      9:00 – 14:00 // Malgrat de Mar Municipal Archives
      Historical memory associations’ market
      [CAT, CAST, ENG]
      You’ll be able to visit the stalls of various
      associations and some artists, get to know their
      projects and choose something from their
      merchandising. At the Solidarity Park stall, you’ll
      be able to buy books, T-shirts and baseball
      caps, as well as help to fund the festival and join
      the association at the same time.

      10:00 – 11:00 // Arxiu Municipal de Malgrat de Mar
      Historical recreation by the XV Brigada Mixta
      [CAST, ENG]

      10 h – 14h ONLINE @Solidaritypark You Tube

      11:00 – 12:00 // Malgrat de Mar Municipal Archives
      Women as combatants during the Civil War
      [CAT /ENG GIST TRANSLATION]
      Book presentation: Les Combatents. Its author,
      Gonzalo Berger, will talk with the historian
      Alfonso López Borgoñoz (Amical de les Brigades
      Internacionals de Catalonia) and the historian
      Sònia Garangou about the situation of women
      on the fronts during the Civil War.

      12.30 – 14:00 //Malgrat de Mar Municipal Archives
      and online (link)
      Artists and the historical struggle against fascism
      [CAST, ENG]
      Artists were on the front lines of the international
      fight against fascism during the Civil War.
      Organisations such as the IAI (International
      Association of Artists) organised exhibitions
      and other fundraising activities to support the
      Spanish Republic and many others joined the
      International Brigades. Following this tradition,
      the Solidarity Park Association has used art to
      recover historical memory and warn against the
      dangers of fascism. In this roundtable some of
      the artists participating in the Solidarity Park
      project will explain their art, their ideas and their
      vision of the future. Taking part will be:

      • Edna Strenja Jurcan (Croatia)
      • Bruno Coffineau (France)
      • Roc Blackblock (Catalonia)
      • Rob MacDonald (UK)

      14:00 – 16:00 // Malgrat de Mar Municipal Archives
      Communal lunch
      This is the second year that we are organising
      a communal lunch where we can share
      experiences, projects, ideas and get to know
      each other better around a big table.
      There are vegetarian and vegan options, just fill
      in the form below. The menu consists of a green
      salad, cannelloni, ice cream or fruit, bread, wine
      and water. The price is €12
      Limited places: Form to sign up for the lunch

      Saturday, 1 June – afternoon/evening
      16:00 – 18:30 //Malgrat de Mar Municipal Archives
      Solidarity Park choir workshop
      [CAT, ENG, CAST, FRN]
      We invite you to join the Solidarity Park Festival
      choir and learn three traditional songs, one from
      the country of each of the choir conductors running
      the workshop.

      • Maria Carretero – Counterpoint (Catalonia)
      • Bruno Coffineau – Le Cri (France)
      • Edna Strenja Jurcan – Zbor Praksa (Croatia)

      19:00 // Opposite Malgrat train station
      Viewing of the Roc Blackblock mural
      The urban artist, Roc Blackblock, will tell us the
      meaning of his latest work inspired by the
      sinking of the Ciudad de Barcelona.

      20:00 – 21:00 // Solidarity Park Monument
      Viewing of the new Solidarity Park portholes
      Viewing of the six new portholes sculpted on
      the Solidarity Park Monument. The designs of
      these new pieces were chosen in a competition
      held in 2023 from among the drawings done by
      students participating in the education project.
      During the ceremony there will be speeches by
      students, bigaders’ relatives and a performance
      by musicians from the Brigada Intergeneracional.

      21:00 – 22:00 // Ateneu El Rovell
      Hull students’ exhibition and book launch:
      No pasaran!
      Here we will celebrate our partnership with the
      Hull International Brigades Memorial Group.
      The book for children and teenagers, No
      pasarán!, written by Joe Solo and illustrated by
      Kevin Pearson, will be presented during the
      event, and students from the Hull School of Art
      and Design will present the works they have
      created, inspired by the International Brigades.
      Taking part will be:

      • Speaker from Hull Trades Council
      • Teachers and students from the Hull School
        of Art and Design

      22:00 – 24:00 // Ateneu El Rovell
      “No pasaran!” concert
      [CAT, ENG]
      Joe Solo is a punky singer-songwriter who
      dedicates everything he does to the anti-fascist
      and social struggle. He will be presenting his
      new album Sledgehammer, BIG songs with
      BIG choruses, written to be sung in crowded
      rooms to get people up and going. So we just
      need you to help us sing!

      • Joe Solo
      • Solidarity Park Festival Choir


      Sunday, 2 June – morning
      12.30 //Anònims
      “No pasaran!” concert, Granollers
      [CAT, ENG]

      • Joe Solo
      • Book presentation No pasaran!
      • 31 May Committee presentation
        With this concert we want to remember the 60
        or so brigaders killed in the sinking of the
        Ciudad de Barcelona, on 30 May 1937, and the
        226 victims of the bombing of Granollers, on 31
        May 1938.
        Joe Solo writes and sings about social and
        antifascist struggles – his No pasaran album
        has 16 tracks dedicated to the Spanish Civil
        War – and, when he sings, he loves his
        audience to join in. So come along and sing
        too! And if you like, you can book a table for
        lunch afterwards (Tel. 93 860 07 89).

      Sunday, 2 June – afternoon / evening
      19.30 // Ateneu Popular La Flor de Maig, C/Dr. Trueta 195, Barcelona
      “No pasaran!” concert, Barcelona
      [CAT, ENG]

      • Joe Solo
      • Book presentation: No pasaran!
      • Brigada Intergeneracional
        To conclude the festival, we will be taking
        Solidarity Park to Barcelona, where we will be
        promoting the Hull Trades Council/IBMG book
        No pasaran!, singing with Joe Solo as well as
        artists from the Brigada Intergeneracional, and
        starting to think about the 2025 festival!

      Join and donate!
      We encourage you to join the Associació Solidarity Park and help us to fund this event so that it
      remains free.
      (Link to join and donate)

      Festival spaces