The Casal Jove in Puerto de Sagunto will host the Historical Memory and Democracy Days from 12 to 14 November, organised by the Department of Historical Memory and Democracy of the Sagunto City Council. The event will focus on themes of repression and the courage of those affected by it.
The programme features a series of activities including book presentations, a conference, a round table discussion, and an exhibition that will remain open until 23 November.
Event schedule
The event will kick off on Thursday, 12 November at 19:00 with the presentation of the book Vençuts, exclosos i explotats: El treball forçat a la província de València, 1936-1948 by Josep Marius Climent Prats. The presentation will be led by Roberto Rovira, the councillor for Historical Memory and Democracy, and a sales point will be set up by Librería El Puerto.
On Friday, 13 November, also at 19:00, the educational guide La repressió franquista a Sagunt. Guia didàctica i espais de la memòria will be presented by historian and journalist José Manuel Rambla, with Miguel Ángel Martín, the head of the sociocultural area of the Sagunto City Council, facilitating the event. The guide will later be available for download on the department's website.
The final day, Saturday, 14 November, will feature a conference and a round table. At 10:00, Néstor Banderas, a professor at the Universitat de València, will discuss his book Franquisme ensenyat. Història recent i memòria democràtica a les aules. This session will be introduced by José Manuel Rambla. Following this, a round table titled Els espais de repressió a Sagunt i Port durant el franquisme will begin at 12:00, featuring archaeologist Carmen Antoni and historian José Manuel Rambla, moderated by Roberto Rovira. The event will conclude at 13:30.
Additionally, the exhibition Going Extreme. Com les narratives extremistes estan destruint les democràcies, curated by Steven Forti and coordinated by Sergi Soler López and Nathalie Paris, will be on display at the Casal Jove until Monday, 23 November.
