Informe de actividades Na Bolom Dinamarca (Inglés)
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The briefing at the Mexican Embassy on April 20, 2009
by John Jacobsen
Na Bolom Denmark was established one year ago to find funds for
the upkeep and the preservation of the buildings the house Na
Bolom in San Cristbal de Las Casas.At the same time, our intention is to formalize the network of
contacts that have been established over time, by making it
independent of personal relations.
We are very honored that the Queen of Denmark is the one who has
made the first donation to support our purpose. This act marks
the initiation of a journay in finding more parties who takes an
interest in the matter.
That is why we are here today.
Our interest in Na Bolom is based on veneration for the culturalheritage, the inspiration and access to the knowledge.
The cultural heritage is evident, so I will just refer to the
documents attached to the invitation and the movie we just saw.
The inspiration isn't easy to describe, but we couldn't have
started this journey without this. The experience when meeting
something exceptional, realized visions for a better life, the
behavior in all respects, the scientific interest in the culture,
the photographic documentation that ocassionally appears as pure
art, the concern for the nature turned into concrete actions and
much more. When reading the guestbooks one gets an idea ofvisitor's impression just by being there.
The inspiration is born from the actions taken by Trudi and Frans
Blom based on their view of human nature, today continued by the
board of trustees of Na Bolom.
They are responsible to carry on the heritage of the founders.
We are not alone of being inspired. During their lifetime both
Trudi and Frans Blom were praised many times because of their
work.
The capital of Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutierrez, appointed Frans Blom
and later on Trudi Blom as well, to honorary citizens.Trudi Blom received as one of the first ones the 500 Award from
the United Nations in 1991, just to mention a few examples.
The inspiration turns into concrete actions as well.
The cultivation of new trees for the re-forestation, which Trudi
Blom initiated in 1973, has today many successors.
Na Bolom is still, however, in the center of the interaction
between man and nature in order to protect and develop the
diversity of both the fauna and the way of living and thinking.
We also may find knowledge about multicultural behaviour in all
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it's aspects: How the the constant discussion about the right
rituals and costumes keeps the different cultures alive, how the
modern life influences and occasionally affects the costumes, how
to resolve conflicts because of differences, and much more.
A theme evident to present to the new Global Refugee Studies that
starts in Copenhagen at September for example.
The United Nations has designated the two big rainforests' of
America to be focus points on the Climate Conference; that is the
Amazon Rainforest and the Lacandon Jungle.
Na Bolom is the central player of the Lacandon Jungle with both
general work and specific projects, concerning the inhabitants,
the nature and environment, and all the various things concerning
the jungle and the surroundings, including the large scale
consequenses.
So of course we hope we will be able to present something
relevant to the public in connection with the Climate Conference.
We hope you will join us in one way or the other in finding means
to preserve and repair the property of Na Bolom, making it
possible to the board of trustees to focus on their important
work.
In that way to fulfill the words of Trudi Blom:
The real monument to Frans Blom is not his grave stone, it is the
Na Bolom Museum. My testament declares that after my death Na
Bolom and all that it contains, will remain in San Cristbal, theplace that Pancho (Frans Blom) loved as much as I do. I love my
new homeland, and I don't want to see its richness and beauty
destroyed - I hope that someone will hear me.
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Notes
Mentioned at the beginning: "...the papers attached to the invitation and the movie we just saw.".
The folder among the papers: www.nabolom.dk/nb/english/aktiviteter/publikationer.html
The movie:Na Bolom by Jaime Kibben