Next Saturday, January 25, Dénia will once again join the event Encessa de torres, talaies i talaiots de la Mediterrània pels drets humans, a simultaneous initiative in multiple municipalities, organized in the city by IECMA, which seeks to light flares of solidarity and defense of human rights through symbolic activities.
The programme in Dénia includes two highlights, one at midday and one in the afternoon:
Programme
- 12:30 hours Demonstration in front of the Sala Nova del Consell (Denia Town Hall).
- 12:45 hours Reading of the Amnesty International Manifesto.
- 13:00 hours Lighting of smoke flares and performance of the song Journey to Ithaca by Lluís Llach.
- 18:00 hours New gathering in front of the Sala Nova del Consell.
- 18:15 hours Rereading of the Amnesty International Manifesto.
- 18:20 hours Lighting of smoke flares and new interpretation of Viatge a Itaca.
The origin of the act
La Towers encesa It began in 2016 as a historical recreation to reconnect the old defence towers surrounding Mallorca, inspired by the signalling system devised by mathematician Joan Baptista Binimelis. This system allowed visual communication between towers in the event of maritime attacks.
Initially, the reason for bringing back this event was to recreate history and to return the towers to their function of visual communication. Finally, in the face of the humanitarian drama of the migration by sea of so many people who have to flee their country, a solidarity-based approach has been taken, transforming the meaning of the defence signs into symbols of welcome and hope. Thus, the fires and smoke lit have been reinterpreted as lighthouses that guide those fleeing desperate situations to safe ports.
Dénia joins, once again, this celebration with the commitment to promote human rights.
