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PAN-CELTIC APPEAL ISSUED OVER BRETON HUNGER STRIKEFrom the Celtic League:
| Quote: | PAN-CELTIC APPEAL ISSUED OVER BRETON HUNGER STRIKE
The Celtic League has written to heads of government in Scotland,
Wales, Ireland and the Isle of Man urging them to lend their support
to achieving an amicable settlement of the dispute between the Dihun
organisation and Schools authorities in France over Breton language
teaching.
In a letter to Ireland's Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, the League say:
"I draw your attention to the attached correspondence relating to
the situation of Breton language activist, Yannig Baron, who has been
on hunger strike now for two weeks in protest at hostility being displayed
by some Church school authorities in Brittany towards the teaching
of Breton.
You will see that the Celtic League have written to the French authorities
who have enormous influence in this matter, due to their direct funding
of Church schools, urging that the issue be settled amicably.
I am now writing to leaders of political and cultural groups in Scotland,
Ireland, Wales, Mannin and Kernow urging them to express support for
the Dihun Association and asking them to use whatever influence they
have to achieve a resolution of the issue so that Yannig Baron can
end his hunger strike.
I hope that the Irish government will lend its support."
Similar letters have gone to First Ministers in the other Celtic countries
highlighting the two week hunger strike of Yannig Baron. We have enclosed
reports of the dispute together with copies of a protest sent to the
French authorities by the Celtic League via the French Ambassador
to London.
In addition to contacting Scottish, Welsh, Irish and Manx government
leaders the League have also written to leaders of the main National
Parties in Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Mannin and Kernow asking that
their Parties also make statements of support. |
| Quote: | SUPPORT FOR YANNIG BARON
Messages of support for Yannig Baron can be sent c/o Dihun at:
Dihun http://www.dihun.com/
Information about the ongoing support campaign can be found at Agence Bretagne Presse (all articles in French and Breton but there is a translation feature on each news page).
http://www.agencebretagnepresse.com/
Also detail (in English) can be found at Eurolang:
http://www.eurolang.net/
We would be grateful if individuals and organisations linked to this group would send messages of support to Dihun |
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parkhead_rfb
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i hadnt even heard of this.
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True Scotsman
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Neither have I.
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FREEDOM FOR SCOTLAND!!!!!!!!
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sandmountainslim
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Posted to the ScotWatch members.
We will be sending letters of support.
Deo Vindice
WP
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SLG
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The Breton cause in general seems to be very underreported. The only news I ever seem to get on it is through the Celtic League.
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Abieuan
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It's difficult to get news of Breton politics as it all seems to be reported in French or Brezhoneg.
This does seem to isolate them from the other Celtic countries.
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SLG
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That's the main part of the problem Abieuan. It would probably be in their interest to try and publicise their cause internationally. Embarrassing the French government in the International media could help them a lot.
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Abieuan
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The French government is quite shamless in it's treatment of their national minorities.
Campaigns in English would be good, but who would publish them?
North America would seem a better target than the Celtic countries.
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