Monday, October 17, 2011

the "indignados" occupying barcelona's street: 60.000

At least 60,000 'indignados', according to figures from the local police, and more than 300,000 according to organizers, have turned this Saturday to take the central streets of Barcelona to claim a global change in the political, economic and financial matters.

In a march organized simultaneously in more than 600 cities around the world have once again shown its convening power concentrating students, trade unionists, activists and affected by the cuts, such as toilets and teachers.

The march was led by a large banner that calls pass' of indignation to action, but peacefully.



There have been other signs with the symbol of the scissors crossed and criticism of the socioeconomic system - 'enough to privatize profits and socialize losses',' without sharing there can be no justice, without justice there can be no peace without peace there can futuro' have - that have demonstrated over the rejection of a system that want to renovate completely.

The crowd chanted songs have already become a classic within the movement as' democracy and not tell what is' and 'no, no, they do not represent us'; well have shouted again,' I was also in the Parlament 'in relation to the blockade of the Catalan Chamber on June 15, and' guilty 'when passing by the Exchange.

Arriving at the height of the Department of Interior, protected by a dozen police vans, the 'outraged' have demanding the resignation of Councillor, Felip Puig, the eviction of the Plaza Catalunya and the arrests of suspects by the blockade of the Parliament who had volunteered in the City of Justice.

The demonstration started at Plaza Catalunya has undergone Paseo de Gracia and Calle Aragon, and the height of Arc de Triomf - theoretical end point of the march - some 'angry' have diversified into three areas: to the Hospital del Mar, in protest at health cuts, to the Faculty of History at UB for education, while it remains unclear the direction of the protesters by housing problems.

Speaking to Europa Press, a translator and singer who has moved from Canet says he is in the demonstration because he believes he has reached a point in the world where "nothing can be saved."

Believes that change the whole system to promote the end of "consumerism, absurd."

A colleague, Moses, also a singer, he criticizes: "We believe this lie. We must promote a paradigm shift that may imply the abolition of money."

For Reuben, which is a hotel receptionist, who lives in Valencia but Barcelona, ​​change will come when politicians see what the movement actually 15M and realize that they are mistaken.

According to him, put a rope system to society that no longer can squeeze more because "going to be hanged," and now it's time to unite to get rid of that rope.

John, of the assembly of 'outraged' by Horta, said that since has gone global hunger is good that the movimieto be globalized as well: "We want to build a world in which the citizen is above the market."

WORLDWIDE

Speaking to Europa Press, the President of Justice and Peace, Arcadi Oliveres, a guru of the movement, explained that the mobilization on Saturday shows that "continues with the same force" after the summer break, a period that has used to do much work in pedagogy and cultural associations, districts and villages.

He applauded the movement is to resonate worldwide because the problems of crises occurring around the world, and it was time, in his opinion, that people will react, for example landmarks such as Wall Street.

In the other cities in Catalonia and in Madrid are also called the October 15 march, which converge eight gears 'outraged' to go together to the Puerta del Sol

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