This morning we presented the BIHAR project at the Euskararen Etxea in Bilbao; an initiative that places at the center narratives and discourses for language revitalization. The project will be developed and showcased through an International Congress to be held from September 23 to 26 in Bilbao, Irun, and Hendaia.

Several organizations have taken part in this project: Soziolinguistika Klusterra, Taupa Euskaltzaleen Mugimendua, the collective Plazara and the Garabide association. The following representatives attended today’s presentation:

• Imanol Larrea Mendizabal (Soziolinguistika Klusterra)

• Jasone Mendizabal Altuna (Taupa Euskaltzaleen Mugimendua)

• Eneko Gorri Gantier (the Plazara collective)

• Gorane Ayesta Maidagan eta Iñaki Martinez de Luna Perez de Arriba (the Garabide association):

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The BIHAR initiative brings to the forefront minority language communities undergoing revitalization, focusing on the narratives and discourses that support language revitalization. After two years of preparatory work, the project has been structured in three phases: an international-level diagnosis, a socialization process at the level of the Basque Country, and the International Congress to be held in September.

BIHAR International Congress program:

• September 23, Wednesday  (Bilbao, Euskalduna Conference Centre): opening ceremony

• September 24-25, Thursday and Friday:

  • Irun, Ficoba: lectures, round tables, and workshops forming the core of the congress

  • Hendaia: cultural program

• September 26, Saturday (Hendaia): presentation of the manifesto and closing ceremony

Registration for the congress will open next Monday, May 11th. 

More detailed information can be found on the initiative's website: https://bihar.eus