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Programme Solidarity Park Festival, 30 May – 1 June 2025
Malgrat de Mar, Catalonia
This year the Solidarity Park festival commemorates the 88th 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 in the links or emails provided to take part in the communal lunch, the tours and the choir workshop.
Events may be subject to minor changes. Please refresh this page for the latest information.
Friday, 30 May
10.00 – 14.00h // Malgrat de Mar Municipal Archives
Students activity day
Secondary schools come together to commemorate the 88th 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. The schools participating and/or collaborating in the organisation of the project and the day: INS Ramon Turró, Escoles Fonlladosa, Escola Vedruna, INS Lluís Companys (Todera) and Hull School of Art (UK)
*This event is not open to the public.
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Friday, 30 May – afternoon / evening
18.00 – 18.30h // Malgrat de Mar Municipal Archives
“Creating historical memory for a new generation”
Exhibition Inauguration –
- Featuring work from students from Hull School of Art in the UK and students from Catalonia. Live link with lecturer Pat Clover and Hull students
- An exhibition of the history of the educational project developed by Solidarity Park over the last 10 years.
- The launch of interactive artwork called “Red thread of Solidarity”
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18.30 – 19.30h // Malgrat de Mar Municipal Archives
Roundtable on youth and historical memory
Participants:
- Maria Ojuel i Eva Gómez (DEMD Group Catalan Ministry of Education)
- Sònia Garangou (Educational Project, Solidarity Park)
- Alvar Bernaus (Institut Lluís Companys, Tordera)
- Ioseba Landa (Institut Quatre Cantons, Barcelona)
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19.45 – 20.15h //Malgrat de Mar Municipal Archives
Presentation of the new SIDBRINT website
Lourdes Prades (head of the CRAI Biblioteca Pavelló de la República and responsible for the SIDBRINT portal).
Coinciding with the tenth anniversary of the creation of SIDBRINT, a search engine for international brigaders created by the UB, its website has been renewed with the incorporation of new functions that its director will present to us.
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20.30h // Mural Solidaritat amb Solidaritat (Railway Station)
Reading of poems from the Civil War and the International Brigades by:
Júlia Silveira
Elisenda Ballart
Neus Serra
Montse Pellicer
In collaboration with the Artistic, Language and Literature Commission of the Malgrat de Mar Cultural Council.
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21.00 – 22.00h //Ateneu El Rovell
Evening Supper
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22.00 – 00h //Ateneu El Rovell
Concert
There will be performances by:
- Jordi Montañez (singer songwriter)
- La Brigada Intergeneracional (Musician Collective)
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Saturday, 31 May – morning
9.00 – 19.30h // Malgrat de Mar Municipal Archives
Historical memory associations’ market
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.
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10.00 – 14.00h // Malgrat de Mar Municipal Archives
Performances at the Market – The Caracola stage.
| 10.00-10.30 | Dani Caracola sings songs by Xesco Box |
| 10.30-11.00 | Musical performance by Nuria and Sergi |
| 11.15-11.45 | Romancero – A poetry recital by Bob Beagrie |
| 11.50-12.45 | Manuel Gerena – Falmenco |
| 13.00-13.30 | Musical performance by La Brigada Intergeneracional |
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9.00 – 14.00h // Malgrat de Mar Municipal Archives
Exhibition – Creating historical memory for a new generation
Plus Continuous Film Showing: Educació, Art i Memòria – The Solidarity Park Project.
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10.00 – 14.00h //Ateneu El Rovell
Bar open, showing different films of Solidarity Park.
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10.00 – 11.15h & 11.30 – 12.45h // Plaça de l’església
From the Archives to the castle –
Historical route: “The Civil War in Malgrat and the defense of the coast”
A tour with a historical recreation to learn about what happened during the Civil War in Malgrat and how the defence of the coast was organised, starting in the church square.
Organised by the historical recreation group XV Brigada Mixta, in collaboration with the historical recreation and dissemination group UDEP (Última Defensa El Pont), historian Sònia Garangou and Joan Garcia, from the historical research and dissemination page La Selva 1936.
Pre-registration is required using this form: https://www.ajmalgrat.cat/ruta-historica-la-guerra-civil-a-malgrat-i-la-defensa-de-la-costa
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14.30 – 16.00h // Parc de Can Campassol, Carrer de Mar
Communal lunch
A great time to share experiences, projects, ideas and meet people around a large table. This year, as a novelty, we will enjoy a paella cooked on the spot.
Menu: Paella, ice cream or fruit, wine and water. Price: 14 euros.
There are also vegetarian and vegan options. Limited places. Prior registration is required at this link:
Click here to register
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Saturday, 31 May – afternoon/evening
16.30 – 17.30h // Malgrat de Mar Municipal Archives
Solidarity Park choir workshop
We invite you to join the Solidarity Park Festival choir and learn a song you will sing publicly in the evening at the final show. With choir conductor Bruno Coffineau – Le Cri (Toulouse, France)
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18.00 – 19.15h // Malgrat de Mar Municipal Archives
Infermeres en guerra (Nurses at war)
Historian Alfonso López Borgoñoz in conversation with the author, Maria Cinta, about her book on the experiences of nurses from different countries who passed through the Vic Hospital for wounded international brigaders in 1938-39, shedding more light on the vital but still little known role of women in the Civil War.
In collaboration with Amical de les Brigades Internacionals de Catalunya
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20.15 – 20.45h // Solidarity Park Monument
Inauguration of new student portholes designs.
Viewing of the 4 new portholes sculpted on the Solidarity Park Monument. The designs of these new pieces were chosen in a competition held in 2024 from among the drawings done by students participating in the education project.
During the ceremony there will be flower laying and speeches by students, local dignitaries and the monument creator Rob MacDonald.
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20.45 – 21.30h // Solidarity Park Monument
Concert by Le Cri (Toulouse, France)
This excellent choir are regular visitors to the festival. They sing songs from everywhere, including songs of struggle, in the original language. and create a great atmosphere, which is why we ask them back!
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21.30 – 22.00h //Ateneu El Rovell
Evening Supper
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21.45 – 22.00h // Ateneu El Rovell
Inauguration of Mosaic Art – Artist Susan Wright
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22.00 – 00h // Ateneu El Rovell
“¡No pasaran!” concert
| 22.00 – 22.15 | Solidarity Choir |
| 22.15 – 23.15 | El Sobrino del Diablo |
| 23.15 – 23.40 | La Brigada Intergeneracional |
| 23.40 – 00:00 | Open mic |
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Sunday, 1 June – morning
10.30 – 12.00h // Ateneu El Rovell
Solidarity Park Assembly and festival feedback.
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Please give your feedback on the Festival here
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12.00 – 14.00h // SCiR La Barretina Vermella, Travessera del mercat, 5
Screening of the documentary Cisquet and his brother. Maquis, a fight against all hope. Discussion led by the Amical Antics Guerrillers de Catalunya.
Organised by: SCiR La Barretina Vermella
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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)
Info@Solidaritypark.com
Festival spaces
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