16th June, 2011
Spain‘s peaceful “indignant” protest movement, which saw its image tarnished by outbursts of violence in Barcelona this week, has turned its attention to stopping banks from repossessing people’s homes.
Posts Tagged ‘los indignados’
Spain’s ‘indignant’ protesters rise up against home repossessions
Posted by seumasach on June 18, 2011
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The Arab spring conquers Iberia
Posted by seumasach on May 25, 2011
Pepe Escobar
25th May, 2011
See also: The European Revolution Begins
“No one expects the #spanishrevolution.” That’s one of the signs in Madrid’s iconic – and occupied – Puerta del Sol Square; Monty Python revised for the age of Twitter.
“I was in Paris in May ’68 and I’m very emotional. I’m 72 years old.” That’s one of the signs in Barcelona’s iconic – and occupied – Plaza Catalunya. The barricades revised as a Gandhian sit-in.
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