Day 20 in Plaça Catalunya

People organising to look after each other. Open, assembly-based and non-violent. We occupy the square because housing has become a business, and we have become the merchandise.

Come to the square What's on today

Si no hi podem viure, hi acampem. L'habitatge és un dret, no un privilegi. — Cartell: @juanma.useche

Programme

What's on

Full agenda

Tuesday20 October · 1 activities

Time to be confirmed
Eviction in El Clot: back again
We got the eviction of a mother and her 10-year-old son postponed until the 20th. Time and meeting point at the info point.
Stop evictions

Wednesday11 November · 1 activities

Time to be confirmed
General strike for housing
General strike

Mastodon

From the square

What we post on Mastodon: calls to action, eviction alerts and daily life at the camp.

Manifesto

Who we are

We are not a party or a union. We are people: neighbours, workers, students, elders, newcomers, people who sleep on the street. We met in the square because housing has become a business, and we have become the merchandise.

A home is where a life project begins, where a family is formed, where you rest so you can start again. Without a home, none of that exists.

That's why we camp: to look after each other, to open the square to those the system has left out, and to show that another way of living is possible. Horizontal, self-managed, by assembly. Part of a global, decentralised movement for a more human, fair and sustainable world.

Everyone who comes with respect and good faith is welcome. We are an army of hearts. And this is only the beginning.

Why we camp

Organisation

From the square to the assembly

ComeAlone, with your family or with your neighbourhood. All it takes is respect and good faith.

AssemblyOpen, horizontal and by consensus. Facilitation, speaking turns and minutes rotate.

CommissionsOpen groups that cook, care, inform, repair and create. Pick one at the info point.

Commissions

Everything works because people make it work. All commissions are open: sign up at the info point.

InformationWhere to start: what's on today, how to take part and who to ask.
KitchenBreakfast, lunch and dinner for whoever needs it. We welcome food and helping hands.
SafetyLiving together and collective care of the square, day and night, always non-violent. Digital security too.
Purple pointSafe space against sexist and anti-LGBTI aggression. Listening and support.
Nursing and pharmacyFirst aid and a basic medicine kit. In an emergency, always call 112.
Social servicesGuidance for homeless people, migrants and families facing eviction. Connecting people with resources.
CreativityBanners, posters, music and art workshops for all ages.
PressWebsite, radio, social media and relations with local and foreign media.
Workshop and infrastructureWe build and repair: tents, gazebos, lighting and tools.
HygieneKeeping the square clean, waste, and personal hygiene points.
Anti-speciesistDays of film and talks to think about the struggle from an anti-speciesist perspective.
Free clothes and books pointLeave what you don't need, take what you do.

Stop evictions

Facing eviction?

Don't face it alone. In the square we organise to stop evictions: every eviction stopped is a collective victory.

Come to the info point and ask for the social services commission.
Bring whatever documents you have: contract, notices, the eviction date.
Tell people in your neighbourhood. The more of us at the door, the harder it is to throw us out.

If you feel there is no way out, call 024 (Spain): the free 24-hour suicide prevention line. In an emergency, 112.

Wednesday 11 November

11 November

General strike for housing

The camp doesn't end at the square. The housing movement is organising across Spain towards a general strike on 11 November. A strike isn't declared: it's built, neighbourhood by neighbourhood, workplace by workplace, classroom by classroom.

How to join in