JUCAL 4th National Meeting of Education – 6 Jul 2011

YOUTH OF THE LEBANESE ARGENTINIAN CULTURAL UNION

 On June 18th, 19th and 20th the Argentine Cultural Union Youth (JUCAL) held the 4thNational Meeting of Education at the Buenos Aires Lebanese Club National Lebanese Education Encounter.

The meeting slogan was ” Who are we and where do we go: JUCAL´s identity ten years after the re-foundation of the National Committee”

This time the Lebanese young people participated in lectures and conferences about the history and trajectory of the institution. Also, they could talk with figures, and together, reflected about the future course that the institution will take.

On the other hand the youth could enjoy lecturers from the International Analyst Khatchik Der Gougassian and the Republic of Lebanon Ambassador, Hicham Hamdan. They explained the actual situation in the Middle East and in Lebanon, from the Arabic revolts to their consequences in the world.

In terms of taking full advantage of Hamdan’s visit, the youth made questions about the embassy´s functions and talked about the future possibility of making joint projects between both institutions.

Also, an open National Committee meeting took place, in which four new Jucal headquarters were accepted in the Argentinean cities of Cañuelas, Córdoba, Bahía Blanca and General Roca.

In addition the youth could enjoy different activities, such as Lebanese cinema and a gourmet class with taste of Lebanese’s dishes.

This meeting is one of the three that JUCAL made during the year, and is organized by the Education and Culture Commission. The specific mission of this event is to teach and educate JUCAL members, through conferences and exhibitions in terms to get to know Lebanon and it´s characteristics, Lebanese people in Argentina and the institution which bring them together.