itinerary

Itinerary

More details coming soon. We will spend several days in the following places in Brittany and Paris. 

1. Brest X days visiting sites, archives, and meeting with university students.

2. Ouessant We will take the ferry from Brest to Ouessant and stay 2 nights. We will learn about island ecologies and meet with locals as well as an ecological association, Écomuseum, an evening at Phare du Créac’h. Sitting under the Phare du Créac’h– Europe's most powerful lighthouse -- at night, an experience so spectacular it’s hard to describe. 

3. Crozon X days of visiting sites, a sailing excursion, a hike at Pointe de Pen-Hir, kayaking to l'Ile Vierge,  alignements de Camaret (prehistoric megalithic site of standing stones ), an unforgettable group dinner at Chez Germaine,  Le Fret where we will meet with an archeologist and attend a Friday night concert at La Jetée.

4. Douarnenez X days that include visiting the site of the Sardine Women Workers’ strikes, the "Balade insolite" and women’s labor activism, day trip to Plogoff Nuclear Power and Environmental Resistance site, guided site visit of Mémoire d’une lutte, Pointe du Raz, seminar on anti-nuclear mobilization and territorial conflict. 

5. Concarneau Musée de la pêche and the port economy.  

6. Groix A few days on the island of Groix.  

7. Nantes X days including a cultural exchange with French Students and collaborative project, the Archives de Nantes, visit and tour of Notre-Dame-des-Landes (ZAD).  

8. Paris X days in Paris where we will focus on two areas in particular:  Montmartre: Memory of the Commune, walking seminar on the memory of 1871 and the Latin Quarter: May ’68 Sorbonne. 

9. For several days we will be in Brittany for the Fête de la Bretagne (Festival of Brittany) and will hopefully attend a traditional Fest Noz music and dance party, workshops, and other activities. Details forthcoming. You will also have free days in Paris and Nantes.