La Bressola wins Martí Gasull Award for Catalan language advocacy

The Northern Catalonia school network celebrates its 50th anniversary with this prestigious recognition.

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The La Bressola school network was honored this Monday with the 13th Martí Gasull i Roig Award in Barcelona for its commitment to the Catalan language.

Organized by Plataforma per la Llengua, the ceremony at Sala Paral·lel 62 recognized the institution's 50-year history. La Bressola won the public vote against the comic magazine Cavall Fort and the Centre Artesà Tradicionàrius cultural hub.
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"Immersion works if it is total and absolute. If done halfway, it is bilingualism, and bilingualism is pure colonialism."

Guillem Nivet · President of La Bressola
Other winners included Easy Catalan, which received the Innovation Award for its digital content. Additionally, the Special Jury Prize was awarded to Carlo Sechi, a prominent activist and former mayor of Alghero, for his lifelong dedication to the language in Sardinia.