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Iriondo Documentary Opens as Basque Initiatives Elevate Language, Memory and Solidarity

Fresh cultural outputs alongside grassroots aid highlight how the Basque public sphere pairs remembrance with action.

Overview

  • “Lurdes Iriondo, ez gera alferrik pasako” begins its commercial run in Southern Basque Country cinemas from November 14 after festival screenings in Donostia and Gasteiz, with filmmakers noting scarce archival material shaped the approach.
  • Axular Lizeoa concluded a weeklong drive with Zaporeak by delivering dozens of boxes and filling a van with food donations, turning a classroom project into direct assistance.
  • Euskaltzaindia unveiled the new “Galda” collection during a day devoted to Gabriel Aresti’s legacy, distributing a first issue that gathers the event’s lectures.
  • Donostia’s Euskara Service released “Euskaragida 2025,” a guide to Basque-language children’s products, with 12,000 copies to be distributed through schools, shops and cultural centers.
  • A busy calendar follows: the Bizkaiko Bertsolari Txapelketa second-round session is set for November 15 in Bermeo and a Nafarroa semifinal on November 16; the Spanish Junior Weightlifting Championship is underway this weekend at Zarautz’s Lizardi; Azkoitia hosts the “Zientzia Kalean” exhibit November 18–28; Seaska scheduled Herri Urrats for May 10, 2026 to help fund a new lycée in Donapaleu; and local media report an Euskal SelekzioaPalestine solidarity football match is planned for next Saturday at San Mamés.