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Xavier Rota i Boada

Xavier Rota i Boada

Historian. Member of the Cultural Association Miquelets de Catalunya and promoter of 'La Festa dels Miquelets' d'Olesa de Montserrat. Culture councillor for the Olesa de Montserrat city council.
 

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The values of memory

Recovering our memory is one of the elements upon which to build a people’s identity and to give it democratic and representative might, giving back a voice to those whom it was stolen from.

Latest opinions

Given the climate emergency situation we are going through, and in the local/global context of urban population growth, it is urgent to seek solutions that mitigate the impacts of climate change on people's lives.

Across the European Union (EU), the legitimacy of civil society organisations is being increasingly questioned, at a moment when democracy needs them the most. 

The 2nd Prison Volunteer Meeting, held on April 18 in Barcelona, ​​put on the table a collective urgency: to stop looking at prison only from the perspective of punishment and start talking about dignity, reintegration and social responsibility.