Housing protest camp fills Madrid's Puerta del Sol after eviction of "Maricarmen"
Hundreds pitch tents at Spain's kilometre zero, echoing the 15M movement, after last week's eviction of a woman activists call their "Rosa Parks".
What to know
- A new housing-rights encampment has filled Madrid's Puerta del Sol 15 years after the original 15M protests, with over 100 tents and no reported incidents overnight.
- The mobilization was triggered by the eviction of a woman known as Maricarmen, whom Pablo Iglesias compares to Rosa Parks; Spain sees roughly 68 evictions a day.
- The Sindicato de Inquilinas is running workshops on direct action and floating a possible rent strike, while political parties spar over a stalled housing decree.
- Junts is pressing the PSOE to pair measures against vulture funds with protections for small landlords, a key sticking point in decree negotiations.
Pablo Iglesias Former Podemos leader, 15M figureJordi Turull Secretary general of JuntsAlicia del Río Spokesperson, Sindicato de InquilinasMaricarmen Evicted woman whose case sparked the protest
How it unfolded 2 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump posts
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Sindicato de Inquilinas runs direct-action workshops in Sol — The tenants' union holds workshops in the square on non-violent direct action, banner-making, letters to Maricarmen and the possibility of a rent strike, alongside a communal meal.
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Pablo Iglesias hopes the camp spreads to every Spanish square
Former Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias says in a Canal 24 horas interview that he expects the Puerta del Sol camp to endure and spread nationwide, calling Maricarmen a symbol comparable to Rosa Parks and arguing a decree alone will not resolve the crisis.
“Es nuestra Rosa Parks. Igual que hubo el gesto de una mujer en EEUU que sirvió para simbolizar la humillación de los afroamericanos, hubo una mujer que fue el símbolo de un desahucio que no le afecta solo a ella…”
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Cientos de personas amanecen en la acampada de la plaza del Sol
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Junts' Turull urges protection for small landlords in decree talks — Junts secretary general Jordi Turull discusses ongoing negotiations with the PSOE to unblock the housing decree, arguing measures against vulture funds should not come at the expense of small property owners.
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First night of the camp passes without incidents
The overnight camp is described as calm, with the Guardia Civil and Policía Nacional monitoring the site and no altercations recorded.
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🔴Sigue en directo la última hora de la acampada por la vivienda en Sol: primera noche sin incidentes y con cientos de personas congregadas
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Última hora de la acampada por la vivienda en Sol, en directo: primera noche sin incidentes y con cientos de personas congregadas https://www. eldiario.es/politica/ultima-ho ra-acampada-vivienda-sol-directo_6_13541224.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Publicado en Política @ pol-tica-eldiarioes
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Hundreds set up tents in Puerta del Sol — More than a hundred tents, sleeping bags, mats and food appear in Madrid's Puerta del Sol as protesters turn the square into what coverage calls an "urban camping" for housing rights, 15 years after the 15M movement began there.
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Eviction of Maricarmen sparks housing mobilization — The eviction of a woman referred to as Maricarmen, one of an estimated 68 daily evictions in Spain, becomes the symbolic trigger for a new housing protest movement led by the Sindicato de Inquilinas.