Novi knjižni izdaji: Ramona v angleškem in španskem jeziku
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Ramona and the Net of Freedom in Ramona y la red de la libertad
Pred dobrim letom dni je odprava iz lokalne geografije ob obisku zapatističnih skupnosti v Chiapasu tovarišicam in tovarišem predala izvod knjige Ramona in mreža svobode. Za to priložnost je bil tedaj pripravljen hitri prevod besedila v kastiljski (španski) jezik, ta pa je nato služil kot odlična osnova za čisto pravo kastiljsko izdajo, ki je z nekaj entuziazma luč sveta ugledala maja 2025. Sočasno z njo je izšla tudi izdaja v angleškem jeziku. Obe skupaj je majhna skupina njunih ustvarjalk in ustvarjalcev na pot pospremila z naslednjimi besedami:
"Naznanjamo izzid dveh prevodov knjige Ramona in mreža svobode*. Ta zgodba zapatističnega boja za otroke je zdaj zapisana še v angleškem in mehiško-kastiljskem jeziku. S tem zgodbo želimo narediti dostopno širši mednarodni publiki mladih bralcev in bralk ter njihovim staršem.
Knjigi sta tokrat zasnovani interaktivno kot pobarvanka. Podobe in besedilo se razvijajo od krutih prizorov trpljenja do upora, svetlobe in igrivosti v sedanjosti in prihodnosti. Originalni zpis je nastal skozi kolektivni proces ustvarjanja predstave za otroke.
Ideja zanjo se je porodila ob obisku zapatistične delegacije septembra 2021. Ustvarjalni skupini z imenom prstovsto se je zdelo pomembno, da se vednost o zapatistih in domišljijo mogočega drugačnega sveta preda tudi najmlajšim. S prevodom upamo, da bo ideja kolektivnega upora in drugačne organizacije družbe veter kot regratove lučke ponesel široko v svet med sedanje in prihodnje generacije, ki ga sooblikujejo z sporočilom upanja in navdiha. Ob tem vabimo nadobudne prevajalce drugih jezikov, da izdajo Ramono v svojem lokalnem jeziku.*
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Book: Ramona and the Net of Freedom in Ramona y la red de la libertad
A year and a half ago, an expedition from local geography gave a copy of a book Ramona in mreža svobode during a visit to Zapatista communities in Chiapas. On that occasion a somewhat rushed translation of the text into Castillian was prepared so that the community could read it. This opened up a great opportunity and it became feasible that with a little bit of extra enthusiasm it would be possible to publish a proper Castillan translation of the book. This indeed happened, even more, it was accompanied also by a new edition in English. Both editions were published in May 2025 and were accompanied with the following words from the creative team:
*We announce the publication of two translations of Ramona in mreža svobode. This story of the Zapatista struggle for children is now written in English and Mexican-Castillian. This is to make the story accessible to a wider international audience of young readers and their parents. This time, the books are designed interactively as a colouring book. The images an text evolve from cruel scenes of suffering to rebellion, light and playfulness in the present and in the future.
The original writing was done through a collective process of creating a performance for children. The idea for it was born during the visit of a Zapatista delegation in September 2021. The creative group called prstovsto felt it was important to pass on the knowledge of the Zapatistas and the imagination of a possible different world to the children. Through translation, we hope that the idea of collective rebellion and a different way of organising society the wind will carry like dandelion seeds across the world among the present and future generations who are co-creating it, to bring hope and inspiration.
We also invite enthusiastic translators of other languages to publish Ramona in their local language.*
The publication of the book itself is made possible by the self-organised publishing Acerbic distribution and the OF Printing House.
For more information about the publishing, please visit acerbic.autonomy.org, or to secure your own copy or for possible further translations, please contact acerbic@riseup.net.