Carta a Anxo Lorenzo dos Premios á Innovación en Normalización Lingüística
A través da Coordinadora Galega de ENDL (Equipos de Normalización e Dinamización Lingüística) coñezo a Carta dos Premios á Innovación en Normalización Lingüística a Anxo Lorenzo, que copio a continuación:
Os ENDL galardoados nos Premios á Innovación en Normalización Lingüística puxeron en coñecemento do Secretario Xeral de Política Lingüística a carta que reproducimos máis abaixo no trascurso das Xornadas de Formación dos Premios de Innovación en Normalización Lingüística, que tiveron lugar no día de onte, sábado 30, no IES As Fontiñas de Santiago de Compostela.
Señor secretario xeral de Política Lingüística:
Reclamamos a súa atención para unhas breves consideracións que queremos transmitir ao goberno galego e que recollen o noso sentir unánime. O sentido da responsabilidade e o respecto que nos merece a súa persoal traxectoria docente e investigadora serán o contrapeso que nos permita conseguir continencia verbal á hora de lle expresar o noso malestar.
Aínda que para vostede non sexa agradábel escoitar as nosas queixas –e tampouco para nós formulalas-, temos a obriga moral de transmitirllas aquí e agora. Coa máxima cordialidade e co máximo respecto, nesta que debería ser xornada de xúbilo, temos que alzar a nosa voz para clamar contra a involución manifesta (redución do número de premios; dotación económica testemuñal; cambios regresivos na convocatoria de axudas para os equipos de normalización; actitude de desprezo polo patrimonio literario por parte do conselleiro do ramo; e, como colofón, as chamadas Bases do Decreto do Plurilingüismo).
A que era tenue e incipiente normalización nos centros foi posíbel grazas á implicación de profesoras e profesores comprometidos, ás veces para o alumnado os únicos referentes de uso do galego en todos os ámbitos. Con que fin pretenden que este profesorado teña que renunciar á docencia vertebradora? Cal é o fin de que se pretenda responsabilizar do ensino en galego a determinadas persoas sen competencia nin motivación para esta encomenda? A mellor garantía da presenza normalizada do galego no ensino é o profesorado que leva varios anos desenvolvendo en galego a docencia e a vida. Mais este histórico contributo de recuperación da identidade colectiva será cercenado polo marco legal proposto, que acentúa os comportamentos diglósicos e nega a posibilidade de ofrecer ao alumnado modelos de usos lingüísticos normalizados.
Por todo o exposto, os representantes aquí presentes dos Equipos de Normalización Lingüística que están a desenvolver en colexios e institutos proxectos cuxa calidade ten sido recoñecida nos premios de innovación convocados pola Secretaría que vostede dirixe solicitámoslle a retirada destas bases e o mantemento do Decreto en vigor, o que desenvolve as medidas consensuadas no Plan de Normalización da Lingua Galega e o máis axeitado para poder cumprir a tarefa que a propia administración educativa nos encomendou: promover o galego para normalizar o seu uso entre a comunidade educativa, asentando así as bases dun ensino plurilingüe.
Asinado:
Premios á Innovación en Normalización Lingüística 2009-2010
Equipos de Normalización e Dinamización Lingüística do CEIP Aguiño (Ribeira), CEIP A Gándara (Carballo), CEIP A Pedra (Bueu), CEIP Bergantiños (Carballo), CEIP Quintela (Moaña) IES Menéndez Pidal (A Coruña), IES Sardiñeira (A Coruña), IES Félix Muriel (Rianxo), IES Perdouro (Burela), IES Rodeira (Cangas) e IES Porto do Son (Porto do Son).
Anotacións relacionadas (sen saír do meu blog):
- 25 – I – 2010: “Pedimos a dimisión do Conselleiro de Cultura” (Manuel Rivas et al.)
- 19 – I – 2010: Motivos para a folga no ensino
- 10 – VI – 2009: “As linguas suman” (Coordinadora Galega de Equipos de Normalización e Dinamización Lingüística)
- 7 – VI – 2009: Manifesto pola convivencia lingüística e a igualdade de dereitos para o galego
Palestrina: “Chiare, fresche e dolci acque” (Pro Musica Antiqua Milano, Giovanni Vianini)
Via Giovanni Vianini, eis unha gravación do madrigal “Chiare, fresche e dolci acque”, composto por Palestrina sobre texto de Petrarca. Cantan Roberta Riccardi, Simonetta Bruzzone, Giovanni Vianini e Giorgio Vianini (Pro Musica Antiqua, Milano; director, Giovanni Vianini)…
Texto cantado (ver texto completo):
Chiare, fresche et dolci acque,
ove le belle membra
pose colei che sola a me par donna;
gentil ramo ove piacque
(con sospir’ mi rimembra)
a lei di fare al bel fiancho colonna;
herba et fior’ che la gonna
leggiadra ricoverse
co l’angelico seno;
aere sacro, sereno,
ove Amor co’ begli occhi il cor m’aperse:
date udïenza insieme
a le dolenti mie parole extreme. [...]
Consejos vendo, y para mí no tengo
Via Murali Nandigama, just wanted to share this piece of ancient wisdom that one may find useful when asking for an advise from others:
One day, a villager in India goes to the priest/village-doctor and says: “My cows are not happy and not giving as much milk as they used to… please give me an advise as to what to do”.
The priest gives him a medicine and says: “Mix it in the animal feed and your problem would be solved. See me again in a week”.
Next week, the villager comes back more depressed… “My cows are not only not giving milk but they are sick now… please give me an advise what should I do!!”.
The priest goes into his prayer room, meditates and comes back with a different medicine. “Now… go back and feed only this medicine to your herd. And come back in a week’s time to give me the report”.
This time the villager comes back in three days, crying and shaking… “My cows are dying!! I lost many cows… please give me any idea how to save my cows!!!”.
This time the priest sits silently for a while… looks straight into the eyes of the villager… and says, “Ideas I got many… how many cows you got?”.
Somehow related, also via Murali Nandigama: Why you should NEVER ask for metrics?
God bless you for sharing wisdom!
Iran: two executions related to the post-election violence
Via “Abolish the death penalty” (Amnesty International campaign)…
‘Shocking’ execution of Iran protesters condemned
28 January 2010
Amnesty International has condemned the execution of two men arrested during protests that followed Iran’s disputed presidential election last year.
Mohammad Reza Ali-Zamani and Arash Rahmanipour were hanged on Thursday after being convicted in unfair trials of “enmity against God” and being members of Anjoman-e Padeshahi-e Iran (API), a banned group which advocates the restoration of an Iranian monarchy.
They are the first executions known to be related to the post-election violence that erupted across Iran in June and has continued since.
“These shocking executions show that the Iranian authorities will stop at nothing to stamp out the peaceful protests that persist since the election,” said Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Deputy Director.
“These men were first unfairly convicted and now they have been unjustly killed – it is not even clear they had links to this group as their ‘confessions’ appear to have been made under duress.”
According to the Iranian authorities, at least nine other people are currently on death row in Iran after being sentenced to death in similar post-election ‘show trials’.
“Our fear is that these executions are just the beginning of a wave of executions of those tried on similar vaguely worded charges,” said Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui.
Mohammad Reza Ali-Zamani and Arash Rahmanipour were convicted of “enmity against God” by Tehran’s Revolutionary Court in October. They were also convicted of “propaganda against the system”, “insulting the holy sanctities” and “gathering and colluding with intent to harm national internal security”.
Mohammad Reza Ali-Zamani was accused of illegally visiting Iraq where he was alleged to have met US military officials.
Arash Rahmanipour’s lawyer says he played no role in the election protests and was forced to confess in a “show trial” after members of his family were threatened.
The two men’s lawyers were not informed of their clients’ executions, as is required by Iranian law.
“These executions highlight how the justice system is used as an instrument of repression by the authorities. They are sending a warning to those who may wish to exercise their right to peacefully demonstrate against the government, not to go out in the street,” said Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui.
Further anti-government demonstrations are widely expected to take place on the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution on 11 February.
According to Iranian officials, over 40 people have died in demonstrations since the election, which were violently repressed by the security forces. Amnesty International believes the number to be much higher. More than 5,000 people have been arrested, many of whom were tortured or otherwise ill-treated.
Scores have been sentenced to prison terms, and in some cases flogging, after unfair trials, and at least 11 have been sentenced to death. One man – Hamed Rouhinejad – has had his death sentence commuted on appeal in January 2010.
Read more
“Iran: Election contested, repression compounded” (Report, 10 December 2009)
Some related links
- Iran: Secret Execution of Juvenile Offender (HRW news, 1 – V – 2009)
- Iran: New executions demonstrate need for unequivocal legal ban of stoning (Amnesty International news, 15 – I – 2009)
- Iran Hangs Seventh Juvenile Offender This Year (HRW news, 4 – XI – 2008)
- The Last Holdouts: Ending the Juvenile Death Penalty in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Pakistan, and Yemen (HRW report, 10 – IX – 2008)
- Iran: Executions of Juvenile Offenders Rising (HRW news, 25 – VIII – 2008)
- Iran: End Executions of Juvenile Offenders. 29 Adults and Two Juvenile Offenders Hanged (HRW news, 28 – VII – 2008)
- Death sentences and executions in 2007 (Amnesty International report, 15 – IV – 2008)
- Iran: Amnesty International appalled at the spiralling numbers of executions (Amnesty International news, 5 – IX – 2007)
- Iran: The last executioner of children (Amnesty International report, 27 – VI – 2007)
- Iran Leads the World in Executing Children (HRW news, 19 – VI – 2007)
- World Coalition against the Death Penalty
Iraq: execution of ‘Chemical Ali’
Via “Abolish the death penalty” (Amnesty International campaign)…
Execution of ‘Chemical Ali’ in Iraq criticised
26 January 2010
Amnesty International deplores the execution in Baghdad of ‘Ali Hassan al-Majeed, also known as Chemical Ali, for his involvement in one of the worst atrocities committed under the government of Saddam Hussein.
‘Ali Hassan al-Majeed had been sentenced to death for a fourth time on 17 January for ordering a poison gas attack on the town of Halabja in 1988, which killed more than 5,600 members of Iraq’s Kurdish minority, many of them children and women.
He was executed by hanging on Monday following his conviction by the Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal (SICT), which was set up to deal with crimes committed by the former government of Saddam Hussein.
Amnesty International has repeatedly expressed concerns about trial proceedings at the SICT, which have been undermined by political interference and fall far short of international standards for fair trial.
“Despite the enormity of the crimes of which Al Hassan al-Majid was convicted, we deplore his execution and consider it a step backwards,” said Malcolm Smart, Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Director.
“In fact, it is only the latest of a mounting number of executions, some of whom did not receive fair trials, in gross violation of human rights.”
The execution of al-Majeed comes at a time when the Iraqi authorities are making increased use of the death penalty. Currently, more than 900 prisoners are reported to be on death row, many of whom could be executed in the near future. Many were sentenced to death by the Central Criminal Court of Iraq after trials that failed to conform to international standards of fair trial.
Al-Majid had been sentenced to death for genocide and crimes against humanity in three previous trials before the SICT.
“The execution of Al Hassan al-Majid was long expected and, no doubt, many people who suffered because of the crimes of which he was found guilty will see it as bringing to a close a very sad, a very bad, chapter in Iraq’s history,” said Malcolm Smart.
“However, all executions brutalize society and in Iraq, where killing has become the order of the day, the time has come to say ‘Enough!’”
Related links:
- “A thousand people face the death penalty in Iraq” (AI report, September 2009)
- World Coalition against the Death Penalty
