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The members of the KOUN BREIZH association learned with great sadness of the loss of their former President Loïk CAMUS and exceptional activist. Loïck was the guardian of the memory of his grandfather, Camille Le Mercier d’Erm, whose writings he compiled in "breiz dishual" in 2014.
What remains of the Enlightenment when the revolutionary storm rumbles? In The Revolution of Shadows, Bernard Rio brings to life forty years of history through a gallery of characters swept away by the passions, hopes, and dramas of an era that changed the fate of Brittany.
By supporting the constitutional bill for an autonomous Corsica within the Republic, Paul Molac has reignited the debate on French centralization. For the Breton deputy, territorial autonomy is primarily a matter of democracy.
The director, producer, and Breton writer Michel Tréguer passed away on May 28, 2026, at the age of 85. A regular collaborator with the Agence Bretagne Presse, where he published 66 articles, he leaves behind the image of a versatile personality, both a polytechnic engineer, a television man, an essayist, and a defender of Breton culture.
Morin does not describe France as a community of blood or origin but as a historical construction that has gradually Frenchified very different populations, even other nations.
On June 20, at 9:30 AM in CARHAIX, we will discuss the autonomy of Brittany. The Welsh and the Scots show us the way. How can we offer a true Breton alternative to the centralizing system and its usual intermediaries? This is primarily a democratic issue.
The UNPO, Organization of Unrepresented Peoples and Nations, reports on the Festival of Breton Freedoms in a press release dated May 26, 2026, on its website. Here is the link to the article and below is a translation into English.
Koun Breizh supports those from Coat-Glaz who are demanding that the municipality of Locmaria Plouzane restore their place name in the addressing and asks this municipality to regularize this situation as soon as possible. It concerns our intangible heritage, which is also that of humanity. With recent laws, we have lost a part of our toponymy. It must be reinstated.
This announcement comes after the Minister was heard by the regional languages and cultures study group of the National Assembly on Wednesday, May 20, where Mr. Edouard Geffray made this announcement public for the first time.
June 5, 2025: publication of my 4th book and 2nd FREE ebook: a 16-page story illustrated with 18 photographs
At the initiative of the Brittany Region and the Istor Breizh association, and with the support of the Sanlúcar town hall and the Circulo de Artisanos association, a monument created by an artist from Sanlúcar has just been inaugurated on Rue des Bretons in tribute to this Breton community that has shaped the economic development of the port city. This inauguration was the occasion for two days of festivities blending Breton and Andalusian music and cultures as part of the Fête de la Bretagne.
May 21, 2026: BERCA adapts my song OPPRESSION which he renames THEY HAVE FALLEN SILENT - A masterful song published on YouTube and soon available on streaming platforms.
New 2026: I AM NOT OF THIS WORLD, a magnificent song inspired by the recent poem Skyscrappers (Burj Khalifa Tower, Dubai) A magical gift for my 79th birthday, on May 20, 2026! BERCA (Bernard Cailleux), an authentic Francophone artist, inspired by life, emotions, and realities... ---------------- https://www.abadennou.fr/auteurs/Berca_BernardCailleux/berca_bernard_cailleux.html
For advocates of the Breton language, the possibility of taking a specialized exam in Breton represents an important symbolic advancement. It could also enhance the appeal of bilingual and immersive programs in high school.
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