Dear Friends,

We just discovered today that two barbaric festivals that are held in Spain every year are candidates to Intangible Heritage of Spain. We are talking of S. Fermin , Pamplona and “Rapas das Bestas” a festival where wild horses are gathered and shaved by force. For more information about this last one please see:

Zwischenzeitlich wurde das einbinden des Videos auf eine Webseite verhindert, daher nun der Link zum Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riSDRRdC1K0

These candidacies are being promoted by the International Bureau of Cultural Capitals, from all the candidates that entered in the competition 10 will be chosen as Intangible Heritage of Spain.
In this moment there are 13 candidates and the dead line is 31st of May. After this date they will proceed to vote.
It’s very important that you protest without stopping. We cannot allow that festivals of torture can be accepted as Intangible Heritage of Spain. We want to point out also that if these two candidates win, the next phase will be to be considered as Intangible Heritage of the World by UNESCO.
Let’s not forget that since 2005 bullfighters have been trying to promote bullfighting as an Intangible Heritage of the World.
If they succeed with this, they are half way there.

Please send emails of protest in your own language to:

International Bureau of Cultural Capitals
President Xavier Tudela
Ronda Universitat, 7
E – 08007 Barcelona
Spain
Phone: +34-934123294
Fax: +34-934126871
info@ibocc.org
www.ibocc.org

For the Animals
Maria Lopes
Coordinator
International Movement Against Bullfights
www.iwab.org

INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT AGAINST BULLFIGHTS
MOVIMENTO INTERNACIONAL ANTI-TOURADAS
MOVIMIENTO INTERNACIONAL ANTITAURINO
MOUVEMENT INTERNATIONAL ANTI CORRIDAS
www.iwab.org
IMAB@iwab.org

Maria Lopes (Tue, 26 May 2009 23:51:37)
marialopes@iwab.org