The penyes movement continues to demonstrate its commitment to spreading the history and values of FC Barcelona, thanks to the conferences and events organized by the Confederació Mundial de Penyes. This November, the schedule has been very intense, with conferences from the “Barça i Catalunya” cycle filling the venues of penyes in various parts of the territory. The presentations have been led by Salva Torres, vice president of the Confederació Mundial de Penyes, together with Aksana Vayevoda handling the technical aspects. In addition, some have featured the collaboration of Xavier Gamper, grandson of the founder of FC Barcelona, and Josep Seguer, son of the legendary player from the 1970s.
The “Barça i Catalunya” cycle continues visiting penyes
One of the penyes that hosted the conference was PB Alt Empordà (Fed. Empordà i Catalunya Nord), which presented the second part, “Temps de Foscor,” with 70 attendees. A very similar attendance was recorded by PB Els Tamarells (Fed. Balears), which in its case included the third part of the cycle, “Llums i Ombres,” during its 22nd anniversary. The Balearic penya also scheduled the “Llegendaris” event, focused on the 40th anniversary of the 1984/85 football league title and the first basketball Cup Winners’ Cup, with the presence of “Tente” Sánchez and Juan Domingo de la Cruz.
Another penya that filled its venue was PB Sant Mateu (Fed. Castelló), which scheduled “Barça i Catalunya: Temps de Foscor.” Meanwhile, PB Cambrils (Fed. Tarragona Nord) hosted the first part, “Barça i Catalunya: Els orígens de la simbiosi,” as part of the celebrations for its 65th anniversary. November will close with two more events: “Temps de Foscor” at PB Vidreres (Fed. Gironès, Selva, Garrotxa i Pla de l’Estany) on Saturday 22, and “Els orígens de la simbiosi” at PB Xeraco, in collaboration with the Federació de Penyes València i Marina Alta, on Saturday 29.
On December 7, “Llegendaris” in Luxemburg
The “Llegendaris” event, which revisits great moments in blaugrana history through the testimony of its protagonists, also continues to grow and visit penyes. On December 7, it will hold its first international event at PB Luxemburg, which will host the event at 11 a.m. in the Olm Auditorium, with the presence of four former top-level players. In this regard, the FCB World Federation encourages other international penyes to take part in this meeting and also to host this event that brings the protagonists of blaugrana history closer to supporters.
So far, the Confederació has offered a total of 208 conferences: 120 of “Els orígens de la simbiosi”; 56 of “Temps de Foscor”; 5 of “Llums i Ombres”; 22 of “Ambaixades”; and 5 “Llegendaris” events. These conferences can be requested by penyes, municipalities, and cultural associations through their respective territorial Federations of penyes.
