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#spanishrevolution
Pissed off with very high unemployment, a political system which is not working, a feeling that banks and the markets matter more than life itself, the youth, unemployed and precarious of Spain launched their revolt last Sunday. Three days on and many squares in the country are occupied and movements are building up under the banner of "Democracy Real, Ya! (Real Democracy, Now!)
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Solidarity in Ireland Limerick: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=218240811531155 | Cork http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=212928062060985 | Dublin https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=202503726457580 | Galway http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=131493406926700
"No somos mercancía en manos de políticos y banqueros" (We are not merchandise at the hands of the politicians and the markets)
Inspired by both the recent uprising in North Africa and the peoples revolt in Iceland, for 3 months now, social movements in Spain have been organising to change the system. Last sunday was an international day of action which saw many thousands of people taking to the streets of many cities throughout Spain. Madrid saw the biggest demo. People occupied the main square, placa del sol (the square of sun), but this action was followed by severe police repression as riot cops cleared the square. Tuesday evening saw many many thousand people filling that same square and calls for similar actions throughout Spain...
"Democracy Real, Ya! (Real Democracy, Now!) Manifesto
We are ordinary people. We are like you: people, who get up every morning to study, work or find a job, people who have family and friends. People, who work hard every day to provide a better future for those around us.
Some of us consider ourselves progressive, others conservative. Some of us are believers, some not. Some of us have clearly defined ideologies, others are apolitical, but we are all concerned and angry about the political, economic, and social outlook which we see around us: corruption among politicians, businessmen, bankers, leaving us helpless, without a voice.
This situation has become normal, a daily suffering, without hope. But if we join forces, we can change it. It’s time to change things, time to build a better society together. Therefore, we strongly argue that:
• The priorities of any advanced society must be equality, progress, solidarity, freedom of culture, sustainability and development, welfare and people’s happiness.
• These are inalienable truths that we should abide by in our society: the right to housing, employment, culture, health, education, political participation, free personal development, and consumer rights for a healthy and happy life.
• The current status of our government and economic system does not take care of these rights, and in many ways is an obstacle to human progress.
• Democracy belongs to the people (demos = people, krátos = government) which means that government is made of every one of us. However, in Spain most of the political class does not even listen to us. Politicians should be bringing our voice to the institutions, facilitating the political participation of citizens through direct channels that provide the greatest benefit to the wider society, not to get rich and prosper at our expense, attending only to the dictatorship of major economic powers and holding them in power through a bipartidism headed by the immovable acronym PP (conservatives, built out of old fascist party) & PSOE. (the socialists)
• Lust for power and its accumulation in only a few; create inequality, tension and injustice, which leads to violence, which we reject. The obsolete and unnatural economic model fuels the social machinery in a growing spiral that consumes itself by enriching a few and sends into poverty the rest. Until the collapse.
• The will and purpose of the current system is the accumulation of money, not regarding efficiency and the welfare of society. Wasting resources, destroying the planet, creating unemployment and unhappy consumers.
• Citizens are the gears of a machine designed to enrich a minority which does not regard our needs. We are anonymous, but without us none of this would exist, because we move the world.
• If as a society we learn to not trust our future to an abstract economy, which never returns benefits for the most, we can eliminate the abuse that we are all suffering.
• We need an ethical revolution. Instead of placing money above human beings, we shall put it back to our service. We are people, not products. I am not a product of what I buy, why I buy and who I buy from.
For all of the above, I am outraged.
I think I can change it.
I think I can help.
I know that together we can.I think I can help.
I know that together we can.
HOPEFULLY THIS ACTION WILL SPREAD THROUGHOUT EUROPE...
Manifesto (English) - http://democraciarealya.es/?page_id=814
further report in English, from the barcelona group: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TocEU6SAWEiwXpIQJ1j...li=1#
Democracy Real, Ya! Video manifesto: Porque somos más, toma la calle (Because we are more, take the streets)- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SAfFFpGF3E
Democracy Real, Ya! channel on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/democraciarealya
El 15 de mayo: ¡toma la calle! : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DXJ0qPXrCA
Desalojo de la acampada de Sol y reportaje sobre ¡Democracia Real ya! en Antena 3.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAmyc_TqO1c
. TWTR: @acampadabcn - http://twitter.com/#!/acampadabcn
FB: acampadabcn - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Acampadabcn/227242160626146
todos somos islandia (we are all Iceland)
http://www.todossomosislandia.es/
Un ágora instalado en el kilómetro 0
http://politica.elpais.com/politica/2011/05/18/actualid....html
La Junta Electoral Provincial de Madrid prohíbe la acampada de la Puerta del Sol
http://www.elperiodico.com/es/noticias/sociedad/junta-e...10471
I don’t want a new iPad, I want a new life”
- graffiti during the mobilisation of the 15th of May.
http://hughgreen.wordpress.com/2011/05/20/i-dont-want-a-new-ipad-i-want-a-new-life/
Tahrir comes to Spain #spanishrevolution
Youth Rally in Madrid
Caption: Video Id: 1SAfFFpGF3E Type: Youtube Video Democracy Real, Ya! Video manifesto
Caption: Video Id: 3DXJ0qPXrCA Type: Youtube Video M15 El 15 de mayo: ¡toma la calle! (take the streets)
Caption: Video Id: sAmyc_TqO1c Type: Youtube Video Desalojo de la acampada de Sol: eviction of the camp of sun
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40Last night was really something quiet special in Barcelona, it is amazing to see how simple yet smart communication is employed in this #Spanish Revolution; The main square now has 3 main sections / work areas / discussion zones; Tahrir, Iceland and Palestine within which there are boards with updates from TWITTER, print outs with decisions made, news etc, updating of numbers on boards informing people about neighbouring Spanish cities which are also occupying squares (presently about 40). A kitchen was set up, food distributed. Small commission meetings (infrastructure, camp, action, communication) fed into the full assembly at 10.30; about 2000 people sitting in a big big circle on the ground to allow for speakers in middle to be heard by all, informing of decisions reached and how things are progressing.
There was also an hour and a half pots and pans noise protest.
There was also a re-entry of the massive derelict building alongside the square which served as the focal point for the anti-system groups before the general strike last sep 29, after which the eviction of this space, led to much street violence that day. (police car torched, 31 people injured after police opened fire with rubber bullets, report on that day with vids etc at http://www.indymedia.ie/article/97786 ) A banner was dropped, not sure if its still occupied, if it will house more activities???
There is also a SUPER TWEET PAGE at #yeswecamp with TWEET feed updates from 47 towns and cities where #spanishrevolution is underway http://www.desarrollosenred.com/yeswecamp/
There is criticism of the movement, both from mainstream and conservative circles, aswell as from the more radical anti capitalist end of the political spectrum ( ie kaos en la reds report at http://www.kaosenlared.net/noticia/15-m-en-bcn-mani-dec...nante ) but personally it feels as if something very important has come into being, last night you could feel it, everybody could. The space is there, the process is there to allow for this thing to grow, all can come in and participate. Already there are many involved in social movements there in the square, the spanish mainstream media are devoting quiet some space to discuss whats going on.
Vamos a ver (lets see)
more info @
Tahrir comes to Spain
http://itsafunnyoldworld.wordpress.com/
Some reports in english, so far
Euronews:
- Young Spaniards rally in election boycott call http://www.euronews.net/2011/05/19/young-spaniards-rall...call/
- Social networks used to call thousands to protest in Spain http://www.euronews.net/2011/05/18/social-networks-used...pain/
Washington Post
- Spanish revolution: Thousands gather in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol Square [VIDEO] http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/spani....html
vid:
Real Democracy in action, Placa Catalunya, Barcelona
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChaOfA3O3u4
#SpanishRevolution Map of where the actions are happening in Spain
#SpanishRevolution Democracia Real Ya! (real democracy, now!)
#SpanishRevolution - M15 movement is underway
About 20,000 young people angry over high unemployment have spent the night camping in a famous square in Madrid as political protest grows.
#yeswecamp - TWEET feed updates from 47 towns and cities where #spanishrevolution is underway
Caption: Video Id: ChaOfA3O3u4 Type: Youtube Video
Real Democracy in action, Placa Catalunya, Barcelona
http://acampadabcn.wordpress.com/category/actes-assemblea/
its a mix of catalan and spanish, you can use google translator to assist: http://translate.google.es/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=es...ea%2F
Just out; live stream vid transmission from the epicentre of the spanish revolution, Puerto del sol. You have to love the tek tools and what they enable...
Puerto del sol en directo (sun gate square live) - http://www.soltv.tv/
Also, The Washington Post gives front page coverage to the Spanish Revolution, which is currently underway all over spain, with the main squares of at least 47 towns and cities being occupied by people demonstrating what REAL democracy really looks like.
Washington Post, todays paper: http://www.washingtonpost.com/todays_paper?dt=2011-05-1...&pg=1
A spring of frustration in Spain
Puerto del sol en directo (sun gate square live)
#SpanishRevolution is Washington Post front page news
map of pl cat, an info point and shot from last night via Acampadabcn - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Acampadabcn/227242160626146
#spanishrevolution square in Barcelona: with TAHRIR, ICELAND + PALESTINE areas
#spanishrevolution square in Barcelona: info point
#spanishrevolution square in Barcelona: 1000s gathered last night
- Italian youth have called for a day of action for tomorrow, friday 20th of May
- The protests, as in the case of Spain, have been organised via TWITTER
- 7 Italian cities have confirmed they will participate in the concentrations; Roma, Pisa, Florencia, Bolonia, Padua, Torino, Milán
Lots of actions in support of the "Spanish Revolution" will be happening in front of Spanish embassies in different countries; Birmingham, Amsterdam, Berlin, Varsovia, Paris, Budapest, Estambul o Buenos Aires
http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/1055558/0/italia/revolu.../15m/
#spanishrevolution spreading to Italia + "Spanish Revolution" solidarity actions around globe
- The #spanishrevolution is growing around the world (La #spanishrevolution se extiende a todo el mundo)
http://www.publico.es/internacional/377191/la-spanishre...mundo
Call for a revolution in Ireland (group on facebook, now sporting the 80+ year old Spanish republcan flag) have called for actions in Dublin on saturday:
Second Spanish Republic on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Spanish_Republic
- Nice foto slide show from publico.es at http://www.publico.es/espana/377220/la-mensajes-de-los-...how#0
- Democraciarealya.es: Democracia Real Ya! (article on indymedia london)
http://london.indymedia.org/other_medias/9080
#spanishrevolution is growing around the world > ITALIA
#spanishrevolution > Call for a revolution in Ireland: Called for revolutionary action in Dublin on Saturday
A black and yellow fever is taking over Spain... and now beyond: #spanishrevolution
#spanishrevolution > revolutionary ideas on front page of spanish papers
list of international places taking action with the #spanishrevolution
http://tomalaplaza.net/lista-de-ciudades-que-ya-han-tom...laza/
INTERNACIONAL
Bruxelles. Viernes 20. Frente a la embajada española. 18.30h.
Berlín. Tiergarten: Frente a la embajada Española. 15:30 h
Birmingham: Victoria Square Viernes, 20 de Mayo. 12:00h AM
Bogotá: frente a la embajada de España (Carrera 92 # 12). Viernes a las 13:00
Brighton.
Buenos Aires. Plaza Mayo. 19 de Mayo. 17:30h.
Bristol. UK. Center City. 22 mayo. 17h.
Edinburgh (UK): 19 de Mayo. 15:00h y 20:00h
Florencia (IT): Piazza Santa Croce.19 de Mayo. 20:00h.
London (UK): Frente a la embajada de España.18 de Mayo.
Mexico DF: Frente a la embajada de España. 12h.
Padova-Italy; Prato della Valle 20/05 18h
París. (FR): Embajada de España. jueves, 19 de mayo · 20:00 – 23:00
Piazza Castello, Turín, Italy Viernes, 20 de mayo de 2011 20:00h.
Viena. Domingo, 22 de mayo · 12:00 – 12:30
NOT INCLUDED YET:
Cork, Ireland: 21 May · 08:00 - 14:00 http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=211967275501008
Dublin, Ireland 21 May · 14:00 - 17:00 http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=202503726457580
Manchester (UK): 20 May · 19:00 - 21:00 http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=226962787321239
NOBODY EXPECTS THE #SPANISHREVOLUTION
#SPANISHREVOLUTION > Toma La Plaza (Take the square)
I fully support the protest as I do Iceland & the Middle East/Mahgreb protests. Spain, however, should be in a unqiue position being the main historical cauldron of anarchism. I hope the protesters can tap into that heritage, & that this then informs any spread beyond their borders.
Check out the antiauthoritarian movement sweeping up Spain right now!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6bWCpFCOGI
TRUE DEMOCRACY NOW! #SpanishRevolution in Ireland (Cork)
http://www.indymedia.ie/article/99837
True Democracy Now - Solidarity with the #SpanishRevolution (Galway)
http://www.indymedia.ie/article/99835
Protest: for a true democracy now! (Dublin)
http://www.indymedia.ie/article/99836
mas infos - http://tomalaplaza.net/
map of global actions - http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=20212...embed
#SpanishRevolution - actions all over the planet
Protest: for a true democracy now! (Dublin)
TRUE DEMOCRACY NOW! #SpanishRevolution in Ireland (Cork)
True Democracy Now - Solidarity with the #SpanishRevolution (Galway)
The night before at 1am a judicial emergency meeting voted 4-1 (with some abstentions) that the 60+ occupations that happening all over Spain were illegal on Saturday, from 00.00h (12 midnight on that Friday night). In Barcelona, where there were many thousands of people gathered in the cities main square Placa Catalunya people were braced for an whatever might lay in store. There had been previous violence in this square recently during the General Strike on 29 september, but the police didnt come, 1000`s slept out. Something truly profound and special is happening here, in front of our eyes at present, not only for here, but for everywhere. "Another world is possilbe" they shouted, "not only is it possible, its absolutely necessary!"
Currently there is a garden being created in the square, complete with tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, herbs and flowers. This ties in with some thoughts that were shared last night with the assembly about the need to adress the PEAK OIL CRISIS that either will be, or already is, upon us.
Vids:
#SpanishRevolution pl.cat - barcelona
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68ZMv3hZLh0
Message of support to the #SpanishRevolution from the iclandic revolutionary groups
(El impulsor de la revolución islandesa, manda un mensaje de apoyo a los españoles. English )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBAgEUCCdq8
acampada bcn VIDS: http://vodpod.com/acampadabcn
infos:
Barcelona:
indymedia Barcelona feature
http://barcelona.indymedia.org/
In Ireland:
Spain protesters defy ban
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0521/....html
In UK:
Spanish Revolution spreads to Brighton
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2011/05/479775.html
+ Spanish Revolution Brighton blog - http://spanishrevolutionbrighton.wordpress.com/
True Democracy NOW! Manifesto and anglophone group
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2011/05/479730.html
http://tinyurl.com/6fhrbec (this is the group..join in)
Spain reveals pain over cuts
Young protesters have many different demands, but they are united in opposing the government
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/21/spain-revea...yment
Spanish defy protest ban ahead of elections (potos)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2011/may/21/spa...tures
In US:
Thousands Protest Austerity, Youth Unemployment in Spain
http://www.democracynow.org/2011/5/20/headlines#8
Updates from PL.Cat:
Caption: Video Id: 68ZMv3hZLh0 Type: Youtube Video
#SpanishRevolution Pl.Cat - Barcelona
Caption: Video Id: cBAgEUCCdq8 Type: Youtube Video
Message of support to the #SpanishRevolution from the iclandic revolutionary groups
feature on imc-poland - Hiszpania: 6 dzień protestów
http://pl.indymedia.org/pl/2011/05/53778.shtml
Then it will be in every sense "movement". it is not a movement yet - simply an inordinate amount of young people in city squares and an extraordinary amount of "ordinary people" expressing solidarity with their indignation
But already we can see how the establishment will seek to containt & neutralise the indignation of thousands of citizens.
They refer to as a youth protest: they echo international media coverage which simplifies the issues and reduces it to the pitpat category of "anti-austerity" protest or "anti-unemployment" anger.
It is not a-n-g-e-r ............. it is indignation .
I have lived in Barcelona for more than decade during which I have been activist and participant to many social movements. What is happening at the moment is different in many ways from any other protest meme or strategy which in the past saw city squares occupied. I see little in common with the anti-war protests, the anti-real estate speculation protests, the reaction to the oil slick of the "Prestige"...............................
This is new. Because the common ground of demands which are emerging from the assemblies across the Spanish state & each city concentration is only a reflection of the mass support which is virally hooking up to this phenomena seem to concur with those voted yesterday by the assembly in Madrid & those demands are implicitly constitutional .
I went to the march in Barcelona last Sunday, the Catalan government had just proposed a law to fine any organiser of marches 30,000€ should municipal or private property be damaged during their walkabout. I knew that the usual ruck/riot "of forever" in Barcelona would this time carry a price tag. The posters calling us to "reclaim the streets" had asked us to be pacific. I was (honestly)
surprised that about 5,000 people in such a march with anarchist and Spanish republican flags could do the whole evening without incident. There were the usual black block occupations of empty buildings and banner drops on the route but after 30 minutes to the sound of a fun samba band - even the black blockers had left the buildings and taken their banners with them................
In my professional life I have opportunity to talk to a vast range of ordinary people in Catalonia. I have been taken aback at how many of the core demands or suggestions have been picked up out in the industrial estates of the satelite cities.
& I insist & it is my analysis the outcome of these protest will be a movement not to stop capitalism nor create jobs, not to end US hegemonic liberal finance nor return fiscal sovreignity to the Spanish state......but.........to alter the constitution's framework for the political party laws.
& more.................... it has long been a conviction of mine that these "demands" were essential to the further emergence of democracy in the Spanish state......................................
Let us be clear despite one of my illustrations - this "movement" has so far not called for a General Strike.
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(((breaking news : we just got lovely messages of support from Icelandic people - hmmmmmm - maybe they're doing a Tahrir too?¿?¿?¿)))))
I've been tagging and stickering this for the last few weeks : it's happily fitting into the current gig.
i don't think tampering with the constitution will be enough to sort out the leeches......
first image in from the Dublin support rally / local acampada (gathering / action camp) from todays action, the image is accompanied with the following text: Mostly Spanish people, the Irish must have been at home watching Eastenders.
event on FB - Protest: for a true democracy now!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=202503726457580
Image and commentry from FB group: Call for a revolution in Ireland
- http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=188960637822940&...ments
some comments, from the images FB:
#spanishrevolution - Dublin demo: image and commentry (irish people enjoy being slaves ....very sad)
more fotos
1 - By Gonzalo Garcia Lasurtegui (Albums) - http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2120282847033....58007
2 - by Javier Gordillo Pintos http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1015019144557655...eater
3 - by Ricardo Pacca http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1015020084550423...eater
Tahrir > España > Dublin (Real democracy now!)
Tahrir > España > Dublin (Real democracy now!)
Tahrir > España > Dublin (Real democracy now!)
another dublin album - http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.21716096830792...67385
event: True Democracy Now! #SpanishRevolution in Cork
numbers expected via FB - 389 attending
found at - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=211967275501008
NEXT CORK DEMO - True Democracy Now! #SpanishRevolution in Cork, http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=212928062060985
FOTOS at
- Jorge Ruiz Villasante - http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150192848008...28475
- Tomando la Calle en Cork #21M - http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2041084593110&se...ef=nf
- Julia's Photos - http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150189339274...04395
#spanishrevolution in da peoples republic of cork 1
#spanishrevolution in da peoples republic of cork 2
#spanishrevolution in da peoples republic of cork 3
#spanishrevolution in da peoples republic of cork 4
GALWAY EVENT: True Democracy Now - Solidarity with the #SpanishRevolution
expected turnout: 94
link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=131493406926700
image at - http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=224728460873319&...ef=nf
GALWAY EVENT: True Democracy Now - Solidarity with the #SpanishRevolution
After yesterdays successfull #spanishrevolution action in Cork city, the second day of revolutionary action happens today in the PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CORK.... On Da Rebels, Ya!
event post on imc.-ie - http://www.indymedia.ie/article/99848
FB event today - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=211967275501008
BLOG - http://globalrevolutioncork.blogspot.com/
M22 second day of revolutionary action happens today in the PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CORK
ye probably have heard the great news, in only a few days we are up to 640 (thats right six hundred and fourty) + events global in support of the #SpanishRevolution and leading it to global revolution. here in barcelona you can follow the goings on from the free square of placa catalunya at http://acampadabcn.wordpress.com/
anyway, things are chaotic, crazy, beautiful, unorganised, we encourage you to give your energy, support whatever, Do it. cork are leading the charge in ireland... we hope the rest will follow, from here, we hope ye move from demo to OCCUPATION - take the squares, parks, roads and set up live democratic spaces to demonstrate alt and create deeper the change we wish, and NEED...
solidaridad from barcelona
to see the list of actions in the world see - http://www.thetechnoant.info/campmap/
VIDS FROM Yesterdays
spanish revolution dublin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtcyHZKBEGE
Solidarity with the #SpanishRevolution in Galway 21-05-2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3l_j7nWtIE
#SpanishRevolution > #Globalrevolution: 691 places around world currently in state of REVOLUTION
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spanish revolution dublin
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Solidarity with the #SpanishRevolution in Galway 21-05-2011
UK developments: London - Manchester - Brighton - Cardiff
London
- Manchester
Brighton
- Cardiff
Spanish Revolution Brighton: Let's act and fight for a Real Democracy Now
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Spanish Revolution Brighton: Let
found at http://www.paperpapers.net/2011/05/una-gran-foto-una-gr....html
it shows an activist climbing up to change the name of the square, to rename it to PLACA DE QUINZE DE MAIG (15th of May Square)
Also, limerick now on board... http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=218240811531155
WSM article - Peripherals Revolt: Spanish Square Occupation Movement Challenges Austerity and Worthless Elections - http://www.wsm.ie/c/spanish-square-occupation-movement-...erity
Dublin
article - Spanish Revolution solidarity demonstration in Ireland -
- Spanish Revolution solidarity demonstration in Ireland - http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2086679007173....16053
- Spanish revolution solidarity - http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150308772828...28377
vid - Spanish Demonstration in Dublin - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBvDAA5rL_w
Cork
WSM article - Spanish Revolution in Cork... - http://www.wsm.ie/c/spanish-revolution-cork-may
That Valencia photo : PLACA DE QUINZE DE MAIG (15th of May Square)
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Spanish Demonstration in Dublin
#acampadaBilbao Streaming en directo!!!
web - http://bilbao.tomalaplaza.net/
stream - http://www.ustream.tv/channel/bilbaocamp
Bilbao Streaming live
via tek hub pl-cat - toma la plaza - take the square ( http://tomalaplaza.net/ + http://takethesquare.net/ )
hope it helps those organising in cork, dublin, galway, limerick... and wherever else... abrazos
The true test of this emergent movment comes tomorrow when the winners (predictable as always) of the Spanish state's municipal elections decide which suit they're going to wear for their investiture ceremony some fine hot summer day soon.
The assembiles and the chatter twitter and popular penetration of this viral proto-movement has called for an end to corruption.
Alas........................ all the known corrupt politicians have been elected again.
indeed the PP in Valencia has increased its share of the vote beyond the mean swing to the right.
The right wing are back in power. that spain.,................ so at least it is small solace that Bildu the electoral alliance of post marxists and basque seperatists creataed as a fudge to bypass the Spanish state's illegalisation of basque seperatism have it appears swept to muncipal power in the four historic capital cities of the "Basque regoin".
But their election through this system was afforded thanks to well atriculated arguments of jurisprudence amidst an unprecedented formulaic and poltical expression by the abertzale that they did indeed deserve to have their votes counted and their votes be recognised (unlike the last decade) as being the exercised franchise resulting in office
public service,.
dark suits.
posh dinners.
press conferences.
interns.
yeah..............................................
it remains to be seen if the indignation movement whose calls to reject corruption and the parties of the establishment has now demonstrably been ignored can continue to hog twitter and facebook valuable communication / propaganda resources ,through tomorrow and indeed beyond to the mañana mañana but at least one indignant nation is to see its local government run the way its majority appear to want
........................................ don't any of you think we really have less to get uppity about than the gracious folk who sat on Tahrir square?????????????
this week saw diverse spaniards address the historical and constitutional problems of the "party political laws" - meanwhile the Basques came home.
http://hughgreen.wordpress.com/
Z.NET:
Notes from Barcelona’s Tahrir Square
By Esther Vivas and Josep maria Antentas
http://www.zcommunications.org/notes-from-barcelona-s-t...vivas
Spain’s Tahrir Square
By Pablo Ouziel
http://www.zcommunications.org/spain-s-tahrir-square-by...uziel
Ya Basta! Solidarity with #spanishrevolution in Dublin
http://www.indymedia.ie/article/99851
Hundreds took part in a joyful protest in Dublin in solidarity with the Europe Summer protests in Spain. This is a flavour of the Dublin solidarity protest.
This is the Manifesto of the Spanish Revolution- just watch the video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmZCi8p64Wc
(excellent video) Ya Basta! Solidarity with #spanishrevolution in Dublin
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Ya Basta! Solidarity with #spanishrevolution in Dublin 21st May 2011
REPORT
Spanish revolution on the streets of Cork...Again! (WSM)
http://wsm.ie/c/spanish-revolution-cork-sunday
UPCOMING ACTIVITIES AND ACTIONS
Dublin
- Asamblea para Democracia Real/Assembly for a True Democracy, 24 May · 18:00 - 22:30, LASC 5 Merrion Row Dublin 2 : http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=132836556791863
(group page - Por una democracia real Ya!. Dublin se une. For a true democracy now Dublin - http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_222829654395291 )
Cork
Global Revolution Cork: During this week there will be in Cork City informative groups. EVERY DAY
http://globalrevolutioncork.blogspot.com/2011/05/during....html
Limerick
- Limerick ( For a true Democracy) Solidarity with the #SpanishREvolution, 28 May · 14:00 - 17:00 - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=218240811531155
OTHER:
True democracy NOW Ireland - http://www.facebook.com/pages/True-democracy-NOW-Irelan...94214
ONLINE TOOLKIT TO ASSIST GLOBAL GROUPS ORGANIZE - http://takethesquare.net/
Take the square; online toolkit for global revolutionary direct action for REAL democracy
Indeed its big news for Spain.
If successful it will spread through Europe already Greek protesters of beginning to follow example and camping out in Squares with the French talking about possible action.
Some new articles that you should be reading on the protests.
Pepe Escobar on the protests and what they mean - http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/ME25Dj02.html
Role of Social Media in the Spainish Revolution - http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110526/tc_afp/spainprotes...ernet
Guardian coverage of some of the recent main points - http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/27/spanish-pro...olice
Video of Police Brutality in Spain (around the 30 sec mark) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtaNg8c8OtU&feature=play...edded
we do all know where were going with all this, don't we?
M27 saw a call to return to Tahrir Square, Egypt answered by several thousand after mid day prayers. Reports estimate that between 300 and 500 stayed in static protest overnight.
[...."Increasing numbers of protestors are still heading to Tahrir Square hours after Friday prayers. The protest which began with several thousand increased, reaching at least a hundred thousand by midday despite the extremely hot and sandy weather. Street vendors could be seen on every corner selling water and head caps to demonstrators who were struggling at first with the hot sun until the weather began to ease up after a cloud drifted over Tahrir Square, sprinkling drops of rain. Four stages were erected around the square, each with a different focus. The stage constructed by the Youth Coalition, near Talaat Harb Street, became the square's focal point after Friday prayer when the Imam sermonised from the stage, stressing that “the demonstration is not planned to challenge a certain body but to put forward demands.” The socialist Popular Alliance Party stage closer to Abdel-Moneim Riad Square, however, was more expressive of its anti-military council sentiment. It also focused mainly on social demands including the application of a minimum and maximum wage..........."] http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/13075/Egyp....aspx
this event ought not only remind "Spanish Revolution" in the Spanish state and its now refining component in Catalonia as much as all who are happily slogging up on the method & handbook of how to foment mass pacifist movements of class indignation that it all began in Tunisia & Egypt.
& it hasn't finished.
meanwhile on the other side of the Egyptian military council ruled "post-Tahrir Sq 1" land : yesterday border restrictions were raised between that state and the bits next to the Israeli and Gaza bit......oh yes..... but such geopolitics aint about more bread or a minimum wage.
M27 : Tahrir Square Egypt returns with thousands calling for minimum wage & hundreds sleeping over in static protest.
"It´s about keeping those ants in line..."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmUD9Jhfh_U
"It´s YOU who need US...!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FFm224BODE&NR=1
...
Any resemblance...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sux7oX3cgrY
Take the square > take the parliament
1,500 are presently occupying the space outside the Catalan Parliament in Barcelona at present. The gates were closed all day and inside are loads and loads of riot cops. Today was called for a day of direct action, to gather in the park and to camp out, a moving acampadaBCN, so that tomorrow morning the politicians would not be able to enter the parliament in Ciutadella park to vote on and pass the OMNIBUS bill, which is more general cuts especially in health.
So as it stands at present, it looks like 100's or 1000's will camp out. The second call out is for people to arrive at 6.30 in the morning to prepare to blockade the park from the outside, thereby not allowing the politicians in. It is expected that the Mossos (catalan police, remember them from M27 day of violence - http://www.indymedia.ie/article/99883 ) will arrive at about 7.30 to clear the way, but with perhaps a few thousand people, this could get messy.
Tune in tmrw to the live stream, suppose from 6am irish time at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/acampadosbcn + follow all developments on the acampadaBCN aturemelparlament section http://acampadadebarcelona.org/aturemelparlament/
Heres some photos:
1000's blocking the road to the parliament : foto at http://twitpic.com/5bl3p3
la avinguda de la indignacio
The street outside the parliament gets renamed: Avenue of indignation
http://twitpic.com/5bkx5a
No Passaran (They will not pass - the call of all those who fought and opposed facism during the spanish civil war)
http://twitpic.com/5blgn8
baix llobergat community arrive, making up the numbers http://lockerz.com/s/110691798
taking the space at the gate to the park http://www.flickr.com/photos/acampadabcnfoto/5833939570...2001/
follow TWEETs #parlamentcamp http://tinyurl.com/6e8m92y @Aturemparlament http://tinyurl.com/6el9237
Baix Llobergat arrive to TAKE THE PARK
Avenue of indignation: The street outside the parliament gets renamed
1500 People blocking the gates to the Catalan Parliament in Barcelona
No Passaran - They will not pass. The people of Barcelona have had enough
People have taken the streets, now they want to reclaim their lives...
live vid stream at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tots-som-pla%C3%A7a-catalunya
latest vid: 14/15-06-2011 Parlament de Barcelona
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_k5FMqw5G4
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Parlament de Barcelona - 1000s taken to the streets
Police in Barcelona move to stop "peaceful" budget protest
Security forces attempt to clear area around regional assembly ahead of Wednesday's vote
http://www.elpais.com/articulo/english/Police/in/Barcel...8/Ten
Cierran hasta el jueves los accesos al Parlament para evitar la protesta de los 'indignados' (includes good vid)
http://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20110614/541699240....html
Los indignados aceptan acampar en el paseo de Picasso y no delante del Parlament (includes good vid)
http://www.elperiodico.com/es/noticias/politica/los-ind...42574
helicopters, gunshots, riot vans screaming, armed cavalcade blocked and turned away... M15 > J15
http://www.indymedia.ie/article/100008
helicopters, gunshots, lines of riot vans screaming around, police cordoned hi speed car cavalcade blocked in streets and turned away by protestors, old guys in the streets giving that sideways hand shake... A month into the #SpanishRevolution and things are really heating up.
In Barcelona the city will soon be filled by INDIGNADOS, by the sounds of it, everyone is going to the streets today for the mani at 5. Images coming in from Madrid, that is already chockerblock... Tune in on the live stream, or follow the tweets
1000's of INDIGNADOS block the streets of Madrid to gather in front of the Parliament
Miles de “indignados” recorren las calles de Madrid para concentrarse frente al Parlamento
http://www.librered.net/?p=8137
UPDATES - http://www.3cat24.cat/minutaminut/2250/
vid - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=albsCH2SiKA
TWITTER - #19Jmani http://tinyurl.com/6k4ukb3
stream - http://www.livestream.com/spanishrevolutionsol
Democracy, Where is it???
People are taking to the streets (L`Hospitalet @ Barcelona)
J19 - People of Europe are RISING UP (Madrid is allready filling up)
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J19 - People of Europe are RISING UP
Wow, what a day, we knew it was going to big, everyone was saying "see you in the streets", but WOW, was it massive. The official figure is "over 100,000 people" in the streets of Barcelona alone under the banner "The streets are ours". The mossos figure is significantly smaller and the highest has said there were a quarter of a million people in the streets yesterday. The demo met in Placa Catalunya at 5pm and soon took to the streets, across to Urquinaona, down Via Laetina, across Passeig Colom, into the park (where all that "violence" happened last week, thanks to agent provoceteurs http://www.indymedia.ie/article/100013 ) and up to the front of the Parliament. Apparently there was a tense moment there with the mossos, some of the younger folk seemed to get tense, but the older ones told them not to worry, to relax and to continue on as "We are going slowly, because we are going far". By 7pm there were still people leaving Placa Catalunya... massive massive display of people in favour of change, fed up with the lies, fed up with media manipulation, fed up with many things, but yesterday, in the streets with such joy, such creativity, such connectedness, it felt truly magic. The display was massive, it looks like indeed this movement is growing, massivly. It feels like indeed we will succeed in changing things.
Here is some mainstream Spanish reports, many lead with images of Barcelonas Via Laetina filled to the brim. Ironically, given all the talk of media manipulation (especially in Barcelona after Wednesdays "violent" set up) el Razon have been busted for doing a bit of photoshopping on their front page (making the demo look smaller than it was??)
-Una indignación masiva y pacífica: (A massive and peaceful Indignation)
El movimiento 15-M se hace más grande - (the 15-M movement has gotten bigger)
http://www.publico.es/espana/382837/el-movimiento-15-m-...rande
- La jornada de movilizaciones del 19-J, en directo (19-J, day of mobilisations, live; TIMELINE OF A GREAT DAY)
http://www.publico.es/espana/382756/la-jornada-de-movil...recto
- Decenas de miles de indignados toman en paz las calles de España
Los activistas de BCN pasan con nota la reválida con la manifestación más numerosa de la jornada
El movimiento 15-M contra los recortes consolida y multiplica su cariz masivo, plural y no violento
(Más de 100.000 personas desfilaron en Barcelona y casi 50.000 en Madrid, las dos ciudades con más participación.)
http://www.elperiodico.com/es/noticias/sociedad/decenas...48245
- Miles de 'indignados' finalizan la marcha con la lectura de un manifiesto en Pla de Palau
Un grupo de jóvenes que ha increpado a dos supuestos agentes de paisano, único incidente de una manifestación fundamentalmente cívica | Los organizadores han reducido a los disidentes al grito de 'No a la violencia' | La protesta reúne a 100.000 personas en el centro de Barcelona
http://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20110619/541739352....html
'Indignació' "multitudinària", "massiva", "pacífica" i "festiva" a la premsa
http://www.ara.cat/comunicacio/Recull_de_premsa-titular....html
La 'indignació' no s'atura, portada de l'ARA
http://www.ara.cat/comunicacio/indignacio-no-satura-por....html
Polèmica a 'La Razón' per la imatge d'un home sense cap a la manifestació de Madrid
http://www.ara.cat/comunicacio/La_Razon-Twitter-protest....html
IN Europe
Germina la semilla
Los jóvenes de varios países europeos empiezan a contagiarse de la indignación española
http://www.elperiodico.com/es/noticias/sociedad/germina...48229
La marea del 19-J recorre España y Europa (
http://www.publico.es/espana/382842/la-marea-del-19-j-r...uropa
15M grows
Huge Indignation
Massive and peaceful indignation
festive indignation
El razon - try (not very professionaly) to diminish the size of our indignation
Més de 200.000 manifestants a Barcelona: Multitudinària indignació contra el Pacte del Euro i les retallades (crònica, fotos i vídeo) cat/cast
http://www.kaosenlared.net/noticia/mes-200.000-manifest...ra-pa
[Seguimiento manifestaciones del 19J] Decenas de miles de "Indignados" en las calles para defender la libertad y la democracia real frente al capital
http://www.kaosenlared.net/noticia/seguimiento-manifest...ara-d
[Estado español] Recopilación de Crónicas y Vídeos del 19-J más allá de Madrid y Barcelona
http://www.kaosenlared.net/noticia/estado-espanol-recop...barce
Multitudinaria marcha de los "indignados" en Barcelona
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-PAKOL6MNE
GRAN VÍA 19 J - A - ANTI - ANTICAPITALISTA - A - ANTI - ANTICAPITALISTA... (Murcia)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCGlQYYoU3w
quarter million people take to the streets of Barcelona - PEACEFULLY and with fun and joy
The system is violent - we are peaceful
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Multitudinaria marcha de los "indignados" en Barcelona
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GRAN VÍA 19 J - A - ANTI - ANTICAPITALISTA - A - ANTI - ANTICAPITALISTA... (Murcia)
‘Indignant’ protesters set up camp in Brussels
http://www.euronews.net/2011/10/09/indignant-protesters...sels/
vid - 'Indignant' protesters set up camp in Brussels
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOtJmhlLppI
48 arrested and later freed, articles in spanish
La primera noche de indignación global se salda con 48 detenidos
http://www.publico.es/espana/400575/la-primera-noche-de...nidos
La policía comienza a liberar a los 'indignados' detenidos en Bruselas
http://noticias.lainformacion.com/asuntos-sociales/la-p...NxMQ/
Madrid > Brussels : We are going slowly, because we are going far
paso a paso... step by step toward global revolution... Oct 15th should be a very exciting day
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'Indignant' protesters set up camp in Brussels