01-17-2005, 12:36 AM
Dear Felows,<br>
<br>
I want transmit you, in the few words, the humble Portuguese experience, who have resolved the majority of re-enactment problems actually existents in the Nordic and Anglo-American countries:<br>
<br>
The re-enactment context in Portugal:<br>
<br>
Portugal it was a country whit thousands years history and the Portuguese people have a great proud on is pass history.<br>
<br>
The problem is we do not have the Anglo-American and Nordic cultural tradition for re-enact the pass in the adult and old generations (who have lived in the fascism period during half-century, when 50% of the Portuguese population, in the 60`s during the XX Century, never rote a letter because they don’t know the right and their civil rights…).<br>
<br>
This means only the youth people are open at this kind of cultural activities!<br>
<br>
But, the problem has arrived: they have no money to buy her staffs and materials…<br>
<br>
What’s happened?:<br>
<br>
In 1991, a schoolteacher was the idea to create the first re-enactment society in Portugal (a medieval society, see at [url=http://www.ocsp.pt" target="top]www.ocsp.pt[/url] ) when actually the large majority (82%) of is half-hundred members have 15 to 30 years old!<br>
<br>
After 13 years of existence, this society have inspired the two other Portuguese’s societies, like the Lusitanis, about the roman occupation of Portugal (see at [url=http://www.lusitanis.org" target="top]www.lusitanis.org[/url] - soon in English) and the Al-Andaluz (one of the world first of this kind?? we imagine that…) an Arabian re-enactment society about the Arabian period in the Portuguese territory (see at [url=http://www.al-andaluz.net" target="top]www.al-andaluz.net[/url] - soon in English).<br>
<br>
Actually the lusitanis have 18 members, divided between Iberian and roman peoples, whit girls and boys, majority between 17 years old to 30 years old, and only 3 members whit more of 35 years old…<br>
<br>
The strategy to the Victory:<br>
<br>
People and materials are the re-enactment society most big problem and what we have do (in the general guide lines) to fight this was:<br>
<br>
1st: the Lusitanis need be an active and cooperative re-enactment group like a military unity / family (each other works more to the group and not only to the individual person);<br>
<br>
2nd: the Lusitanis have fallow a kind of active re-enactment based on a general training of a weekend by month (when the majority of the people join together and chare opinions, methods, experiences, etc) and activities for all kind (example: civil, military and studies - the 3 organization departments).<br>
<br>
The meaning is: if someone has an idea and want to do that and if it’s a good one we support him!;<br>
<br>
3: the group try very hard to have is on basics materials for the recruits (and where start part of the “secretâ€ÂÂ
<br>
I want transmit you, in the few words, the humble Portuguese experience, who have resolved the majority of re-enactment problems actually existents in the Nordic and Anglo-American countries:<br>
<br>
The re-enactment context in Portugal:<br>
<br>
Portugal it was a country whit thousands years history and the Portuguese people have a great proud on is pass history.<br>
<br>
The problem is we do not have the Anglo-American and Nordic cultural tradition for re-enact the pass in the adult and old generations (who have lived in the fascism period during half-century, when 50% of the Portuguese population, in the 60`s during the XX Century, never rote a letter because they don’t know the right and their civil rights…).<br>
<br>
This means only the youth people are open at this kind of cultural activities!<br>
<br>
But, the problem has arrived: they have no money to buy her staffs and materials…<br>
<br>
What’s happened?:<br>
<br>
In 1991, a schoolteacher was the idea to create the first re-enactment society in Portugal (a medieval society, see at [url=http://www.ocsp.pt" target="top]www.ocsp.pt[/url] ) when actually the large majority (82%) of is half-hundred members have 15 to 30 years old!<br>
<br>
After 13 years of existence, this society have inspired the two other Portuguese’s societies, like the Lusitanis, about the roman occupation of Portugal (see at [url=http://www.lusitanis.org" target="top]www.lusitanis.org[/url] - soon in English) and the Al-Andaluz (one of the world first of this kind?? we imagine that…) an Arabian re-enactment society about the Arabian period in the Portuguese territory (see at [url=http://www.al-andaluz.net" target="top]www.al-andaluz.net[/url] - soon in English).<br>
<br>
Actually the lusitanis have 18 members, divided between Iberian and roman peoples, whit girls and boys, majority between 17 years old to 30 years old, and only 3 members whit more of 35 years old…<br>
<br>
The strategy to the Victory:<br>
<br>
People and materials are the re-enactment society most big problem and what we have do (in the general guide lines) to fight this was:<br>
<br>
1st: the Lusitanis need be an active and cooperative re-enactment group like a military unity / family (each other works more to the group and not only to the individual person);<br>
<br>
2nd: the Lusitanis have fallow a kind of active re-enactment based on a general training of a weekend by month (when the majority of the people join together and chare opinions, methods, experiences, etc) and activities for all kind (example: civil, military and studies - the 3 organization departments).<br>
<br>
The meaning is: if someone has an idea and want to do that and if it’s a good one we support him!;<br>
<br>
3: the group try very hard to have is on basics materials for the recruits (and where start part of the “secretâ€ÂÂ
