Andalusia Mayday: 500 workers Reoccupy the Army’s 1,200 ha. Estate

The SAT re-Occupy the estate of the Turquillaslas turquillas ocupada


Some 500 trade unionists called out by the SAT agriculture Trade Union and the ‘Critical Block’ have occupied this morning the farm “The Turquillas”, owned by the Ministry of Defence. These lands could provide many jobs and alleviate social emergency that exists in the area …

The estate of 1,200 ha. is dedicated to horse breeding and  houses the Military Stud occupying only 20 ha. in a region with over 40% unemployment. These lands could provide many jobs and alleviate the social emergency that exists in the area. It is for this reason that the occupation of The Turquillas has become a historical demand since it has been occupied on numerous occasions.

However, it was last year when the occupation went from symbolic  to semi permanent lasting 18 days and the occupiers were preparing the land for tillage. After that eviction, the SAT announced tey would occupy the farm again with ‘ active nonviolence’. And today it happened.

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Furthermore, in Seville city thousands of workers joined the demo of ‘critical block’ platform under the slogan “The fight is in the street”, which the SAT supports. The rally started from the Ministry of Social Welfare, where a new streets camp of nthe ‘Occupy’ 15M movem,ent was set up, and  ended at the  CSOA , Occupied Anarchist Social Center, “La Solea”.

In Lebrija a hundred trade unionists have turned up walking about 10 km. to the farm “Valdeojo”.

In Jaen 400 unionists have occupied the farm “La Rueda” but the part of the march was prevented by the police from entering.  In assembly has decided to leave the farm and come back tomorrow to occupy it again.

In Granada, between 1500 and 2000 people have attended the deminstration of Critical Block, which, besides the presence of the SAT, had the support of CGT, COBAS, USTEA, Stop Evictions Coordinator against the repression of Granada, and other city groups .

Fotos of the march to Turquillas

let the Assembly decide
let the Assembly decide

El SAT vuelve a ocupar la finca de Las Turquillas

Unos 500 sindicalistas convocados por el SAT y el ‘Bloque Crítico’ han ocupado esta mañana la Finca “Las Turquillas”, propiedad del Ministerio de Defensa. Esas tierras podrían dar muchos puestos de trabajo y aliviar la situación de emergencia social que se vive en la zona…

Unos 500 sindicalistas convocados por el SAT y el ‘Bloque Crítico’ han ocupado esta mañana la Finca “Las Turquillas”, propiedad del Ministerio de Defensa. La finca de 1.200 ha. está dedicada a la cría caballar y allí se aloja la Yeguada Militar que ocupa sólo 20 ha. en una comarca con más del 40% de desempleo. Esas tierras podrían dar muchos puestos de trabajo y aliviar la situación de emergencia social que se vive en la zona. Es por ello por lo que la ocupación de Las Turquillas se ha convertido en una demanda histórica puesto que ya se ha ocupado en numerosas ocasiones. Sin embargo, fue el año pasado cuando la ocupación pasó de simbólica a permanente y durante 18 días los sindicalistas estuvieron preparando los terrenos para labrar la tierra. Tras su desalojo, el SAT anunció que volvería a ocupar la finca desde la no violencia activa. Y hoy ha ocurrido.

tur1Además, en Sevilla capital miles de trabajadores y trabajadoras han acudido a la convocatoria del ‘bloque crítico’ y de la plataforma “La lucha está en la calle”, en las que participa el SAT. La manifestación partió de la Consejería de Bienestar Social donde se desarrollaba una acampada del 15M y concluía en el CSOA “La Soleá”.

En Lebrija un centenar de de sindicalistas se han dirigido en marcha recorriendo unos 10 km. hacia la finca “Valdeojo”.

En Jaén unos 400 sindicalistas han ocupado la finca “La Rueda” pero el dispositivo policial impidió que parte de la marcha pudiera entrar. En asamblea se ha decidido salir de la finca y volver mañana a ocuparla.

En Granada, entre 1500 y 2000 personas han secundando la manifestación del Bloque Crítico, que, además de con la presencia del SAT, contaba con el apoyo de CGT, COBAS, USTEA, Stop Desahucios, Coordinadora contra la represión de Granada, y otros colectivos de la ciudad.

Fotos de la Marcha a las Turquillas

Dhaka collapse: Walmart and C and A implicated: nearly 1000 killed. more demos today.

Hundreds of thousands of Bangladesh’s garment workers protest over factory deaths

Among the garment makers in the building were Phantom Apparels, Phantom Tac, Ether Tex, New Wave Style and New Wave Bottoms. The New Wave companies, according to their website, make clothing for major brands including North American retailers The Children’s Place and Dress Barn, Britain’s Primark, Spain’s Mango and Italy’s Benetton. Ether Tex said Wal-Mart, the world’s biggest retailer, was one of its customers.walmart spring fashion

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Hundreds of thousands of garment workers walked out of their factories in Bangladesh Thursday, police said, to protest the deaths of up to 1000 people in a building collapse, in the latest tragedy to hit the sector.

Grief turned to anger as the workers, some carrying sticks, blockaded key highways in at least three industrial areas just outside the capital Dhaka, forcing factory owners to declare a day’s holiday.

“There were hundreds of thousands of them,” said Abdul Baten, police chief of Gazipur district, where hundreds of large garment factories are based. “They occupied roads for a while and then dispersed.”

Police inspector Kamrul Islam said the workers had attacked several factories whose bosses had refused to give employees the day off.

“They were protesting the deaths of the workers in Savar,” he said, referring to the town outside Dhaka where Wednesday’s collapse of an eight-storey building housing five garment factories took place, injuring more than 1,000 people. Continue reading “Dhaka collapse: Walmart and C and A implicated: nearly 1000 killed. more demos today.”

Swindled, evicted and denounced as ‘The New Nazi of Spain’

 

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On Saturday, Popular Party Secretary-General María Dolores de Cospedal, number two of the governing party in Spain, said that she knew she was going to get criticized, “but this is pure Nazism.” On Sunday, rather than resigning, she repeated it. For more precision, she added that going to a politician’s house to “harass” him “is a totalitarian attitude comparable to what occurred in the thirties in a European country.” A reference to Nazis marking the homes of Jews.

 

But these “Nazis” are folks who are standing up to the banks and draconian mortgage laws that the government is hell-bent on protecting. Continue reading “Swindled, evicted and denounced as ‘The New Nazi of Spain’”

The Bear, Wolf and Lynx: coming back in Spain

It’s not all bad news in Spain, while environmental laws are being repealed (eg the  Coastal Protection law),  CO2 reduction measures scrapped, clean energy subsidies abolished  and budgets for parks and reserves decimated, some more progressive measures are still filtering through the system. also one side effect of people abandoning ‘uneconomic’ farms is more habitat for wildlife. Now the almost extinct lynx, brown bears and above all wolves are making a comebeck.

‘Court confirms the ban on wolf hunting south of the Douro River.  The lynx population triples in Andalusia in the last ten yearsfoto-j-luis-rodriguez

The Supreme Court has upheld a ban on the hunting of wolves south of the Douro River. The ruling rejects virtually all grounds of appeal filed by the Junta de Castilla y León against the judgment of the Supreme Court of Justice of the territory … Continue reading “The Bear, Wolf and Lynx: coming back in Spain”

#15M Newsletter nr 42./Youth without Future/Eviction wars/Ribermusic

 

Hello from Barcelona,

This is the (almost) weekly newsletter about the activities of 15M movement, mainly in Catalonia.

 

1. WE ARE NOT LEAVING, THEY ARE KICKING US OUT – juventud sin futuro

 

On April 7th, Spanish youngsters living all around the world followed the mobilization call  of the Spanish collective  Juventud sin Futuro  ( Youth without a future see NL#16, 3 ). The main demo was in Madrid, where thousands of people took to the streets. Solidarity demos and concentrations happened in more than 30 cities all around the world  Continue reading “#15M Newsletter nr 42./Youth without Future/Eviction wars/Ribermusic”

Politicians continue Mass Evictions, order Police to attack Doorstep Demos

many commit suicide when eviction day arrives
many commit suicide when eviction day arrives

‘Escrache’ in Spanish means a demo at the home of a corrupt person in power.

In recent weeks a wave of such demos has spread round Spain, protesting aginst politicians rejection of the proposed popular law to stop mortgage evictions (now running at over 500 a day).

The anti eviction campaign went viral and the PAH platform gathered over 1 million signatures to qualify for presenting a progressive new law.

But the politicians, themselves mired in a huge wave of disgusting money scandals, are rejecting it, to squeeze every penny possible to help their banker friends and feed the insatiable creditors.

They have even refused to abolish ‘dación en pago’ whereby you have to go on paying the mortgage, often for 40 years, even after you have been evicted and the house repossessed. This is so unjust that people are furious. Especially since the public now realise that the credit for loans is just ‘created’ by the banks, out of thin air (though in relation to their levels of our deposits).

They have been quick to rush in new laws against the ‘terrorists’ who take the protest to their homes and urge the police to even more horrific violence to prevent ‘intimidation’.

no more suicides!
no more suicides!

Some mortgage victims just give up, couples suicide together, or jump out the window when the police arrive to evict them, adding to the growing list of mortgage martyrs. Continue reading “Politicians continue Mass Evictions, order Police to attack Doorstep Demos”

Barcelona #15M Newsletter 41: direct action/Enric Duran/media activism

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Hello from Barcelona,——–This is the (almost) weekly newsletter that will inform you about the activities of 15M movement in Barcelona, Catalonia and occasionally the main events in Spain.

1. After the strike, direct action in universities

2. Integral revolution continues while Enric Duran is chased by banksters

3. Peoplewitness: media activism workshop on the road Continue reading “Barcelona #15M Newsletter 41: direct action/Enric Duran/media activism”