La República del Raval. Fines de cohesió social, Josep Masabeu i Tierno [Texto en inglés] Manuel J. Peláez

Abstract

Josep Masabeu i Tierno, PhD in Pedagogy, has set up a cultural and educational centre, called Braval, in a troubled neighborhood in Barcelone, El Raval, which has become a paradigmatic place where immigrant children from different cultures, religions and languages learn how to live together, to integrate themselves, to achieve a more prosperous, civilized, ethical Catalonia within a Europe which belongs to citizens, not to merchants or financial plutocrats. With the greatest respect to the religion, language and culture of their original countries, Braval is proud to be an example of the application of the Catholic Church’s social doctrine in XXIst century areas and specific realities with proletarian groups from Morocco, India, Ecuador, China, Bolivia, Romania, the Philippines, Bangladesh, etc., where social exclusion is fought and the incorporation into the workplace is promoted.