Maite Axiari

Maite Axiari (Espelette, 1949 - 10 February 2021) was a French Basque feminist activist.

She was one of the pioneers of the feminist movement and human rights in the Basque Country. She was a member of the Bohemian Wives Choir. She was the organizer of the Errobi festival and president of the Eskandrai association. ^[1]

She was the founder of the Ezkandrai association, with her husband Beñat Axiari, which promoted various cultural initiatives, such as the Les Ethopiques festival in Bayonne and the Errobiko Festival in Itsasun. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

References

1. Aristondo, Amala Igartua (February 11, 2021). "Maite Etxemendi-Axiari hil da, Errobi jaialdiaren antolatzailea" [Maite Etxemendi-Axiari, organizer of the Errobi festival, has died]. Berria (in Basque). Retrieved February 11, 2021.
2. "Maite Etxemendi-Axiari militante feminista eta kultur eragilea hil da" [Feminist militant and cultural activist Maite Etxemendi-Axiari has died]. Naiz (in Basque). February 10, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
3. Foix, Xexili; Altuna, Ainhoa (March 7, 2019). "Emazteak kultur munduan, Ezkandrai elkartea eta Maite Axiari" [Wives in the cultural world, the Ezkandrai association and Maite Axiari]. France Bleu (in Basque). Retrieved February 11, 2021.
4. Azkune, Onintza Irureta (July 26, 2015). "Hiru belaunaldi, hiru kontakizun" [Three generations, three stories]. Argia (in Basque). Retrieved February 11, 2021.