FUNDACIÓN VÍCTIMAS DEL TERRORISMO 95 - ENGLISH

62 ALBERTO JIMENEZ-BECERRIL FOUNDATION During the San Fermin festivities of 2002, Sebastián suffered a brutal attack while working in a National Police ope- ration, as he was an officer. His account, marked by overcoming physical and psychological aftereffects, served as a firm plea in defense of the memory, dignity, and justice of victims of terrorism, values that have guided his work in office as he gives voice to and helps others who have suffered the in- tolerance generated by terrorist groups such as ETA. The young students at IES Macarena showed great interest in Sebastián's ex- perience, both during the question period and in the informal conversation that fo- llowed the event. TWO MOTIVATING PRESENTATIONS BY JAVIER LÓPEZ AT IES CAMPANILLAS IN MÁLAGA On April 9, the lecture series was brought to IES Campanillas. In two sessions with more than 150 students, the baccalaurea- te students at the Malaga school heard firsthand the story of Javier López, victim of an ETA attack at the Guardia Civil ba- rracks in Galdacano in 1978. Despite the serious spinal cord injury caused by that shooting, Javier conveyed a message of personal overcoming. After a radical change in his personal and pro- fessional life, he now devotes his efforts to helping others through the Association of State Security Forces and Corps Victims of Terrorism. His lesson to the students was clear: "Believe in yourselves," turning his experience into a tool for motivation and memory for new generations. TERESA JIMENEZ- BECERRIL VISITED COLEGIO INTERNACIONAL EUROPA IN ESPARTINAS AS PART OF THE "WORDS OF FREEDOM" LECTURE SERIES On this occasion, more than 100 first- year baccalaureate students at the school had the opportunity to hear the testi- mony of Teresa Jiménez-Becerril, Alber- to's sister and currently Deputy Ombuds- man. She was accompanied by Daphne Rodrigo, Director-General for Procure- ment and Administration of Seville City Council, and Enrique Algar, manager of the Jiménez-Becerril Foundation. From Colegio Europa, José Manuel Hidalgo, Director-General; María Amerigo, Head of Studies; and Pedro Jaen, Director of Communications and Institutional Re- lations, were present. The young students learned firsthand what ETA's activity meant in Spain and its tragic consequences in cases such as those of Alberto Jiménez-Becerril and Ascension García. Despite having no link to the Basque Country, ETA's Andalusia commando murdered them in cold blood on Don Remondo Street in Seville. Cri- mes such as that one broke the silence that until then had dominated society, especially in the Basque Country. Teresa Jiménez-Becerril ended her lectu- re with a clear message: "The best tribute we can pay to victims of terrorism is to seek concord, without forgetting the me- mory, dignity, and justice we owe them, because they gave their lives to defend democracy and the unity of Spain." ASSOCIATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS