jueves, 29 de octubre de 2009

Sin Barreras y el Camino de Santiago - Without Barriers and "the Camino"



El Camino de Santiago ha sido, históricamente, un lugar de peregrinación y encuentro de diferentes culturas, razas y personalidades.
Por ello, hemos considerado que para nuestro proyecto Grundtvig “Sin Barreras”, no podríamos encontrar mejor entorno para desarrollar nuestras actividades de integración dirigidas a la población inmigrante.
Aprovechando que, el año 2010 es Año Santo Xacobeo hemos decidido “recorrer” el Camino en sus diferentes etapas en la Comunidad de Galicia.
En este enlace podéis conocer un poco más sobre lo que significa el Año Santo Compostelano.

http://blog.xacobeo.es/about-xacobeo-2010/

Al ser los miembros de nuestro grupo internos en un Centro Penitenciario, con las dificultades evidentes que este hecho conlleva, no realizaremos las etapas de un modo consecutivo, sino alternándolas en diferentes periodos del año.
Además, no queremos recorrer simplemente el camino, sino recopilar las experiencias que, en cada etapa, se puedan disfrutar: experiencias de convivencia de nuestro grupo, de reflexión o de compartir con otros peregrinos unos metros de camino o unos alimentos y agua. Y reflejarlas, a través de textos y fotografías, en un pequeño libro que trataremos de editar. Libro donde, desde la libertad que transmite la ruta Xacobea, podamos transmitir cómo un Centro Penitenciario puede ser algo más que rejas y muros, y donde las diferentes culturas y creencias tengan cabida en un marco común: el singular y maravilloso marco del Camino de Santiago.
Pero como no hay mejor muestra que la realidad, a continuación os presentamos algunas fotografías de la primera etapa que realizamos el pasado 15 de octubre, etapa que comprende desde la localidad de O Cebreiro, inicio del camino en Galicia y la de Triacastela. Porque, muchas veces, las imágenes sí que valen más que mil palabras…


































The “Camino de Santiago” (St James’Way) has been historically a place of pilgrimage and encounter of different cultures, races and personalities.
That’s why we felt that it could not be found a better environment to develop our Grundtvig project integration activities, which are aimed at the immigrant population.
Considering that 2010 is the “Jacobean Holy Year”, we have decided to walk along the different stages of the Way in the community of Galicia.
(You can look for some more information about the “Jacobean Holy Year” in this website:

http://blog.xacobeo.es/about-xacobeo-2010/

Since the members of our group are inmates, with the obvious difficulties that this entails, we will not do all the stages of the Way consecutively, but we will set off our journey in different periods of the year.
Not only do we want to walk along the Way, but also we want to collect the experiences which can be enjoyed at each stage: coexistence experiences in our group, reflection or sharing with other pilgrims a few yards of the road, some water or food. We would like to show all these experiences, using both texts and pictures, in a little book that we will try to edit. With this book, and through the freedom that the “Jacobean Way” transmits, we want to state that a Penitentiary Centre can be more than just bars and walls; it can be a place where different cultures and beliefs can coexist in a common framework: the unique and wonderful “Camino de Santiago”. .
And since we want to show you that reality, we are going to present some photos of the first stage of our journey which was made the last 15th October. This stage stretches from the town O Cebreiro, which is the beginning of the Way in Galicia, to
Triacastela. As you can see, a picture is worth a thousand words.





3 comentarios:

ayse ayse dijo...

The year was 1386, Geoffrey Choucer wrote Canterbury tales. The book "Canterbury Tales" contains 29 pilgrims' story while they are in their pilgrim route. This route starts from London and ends at Canterbury.
The year is 2009,Pedro Cantero writes Santiago tales. Santiago tales contain not only pilgrims' story but also the people from different countries.

Pedro Cantero dijo...

Thank you for your comment, Ayse.
It was very pretty

BenteG dijo...

Your intention is very good, and I believe the book can be an important and positive memory for your inmates participating, especially for the future.
Could you write something about what they think of this walk? Do they like the exercise they get, or is it other things that are more important for them?