Acampada per l'Habitatge

Plaça Catalunya, Barcelona

Join

Everything works because people make it work. No experience or membership card needed: just respect and good faith.

Three ways to join in

Whether or not you sleep at the camp, come and take part.

  • Come, even if you don't sleep hereStop by the info point, join a commission or stay for the assembly. One hour a week already makes a difference.
  • Bring what's missingFood, blankets, tools, time. Ask at the info point what we need today and bring it.
  • Spread the word, offer your skillsShare the texts and the radio. If you know translation, health, law or repairs, the square needs you.

Bring what's missing

What we need

What the square needs right now.

  • Food for the kitchen
  • Blankets
  • Tools for the workshop
  • Time: an hour a week already goes a long way

Bring it to the info point in Plaça Catalunya. If you're not sure we need it, ask there.

Plaça Catalunya, Barcelona

Where we are

The camp is in Plaça Catalunya, in the centre of Barcelona. A sketch of the square, not to scale.

Sketch of Plaça Catalunya with the camp's points

Getting here: Metro L1 and L3, FGC and Rodalies trains: Catalunya station, right on the square.

If you can't find something, ask anyone at the camp: we'll take you there.

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.
Messages left in the square, May 2011.

Whether or not you sleep at the camp, come and take part.

Stop evictions

Facing eviction?

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

  1. Come to the info point and ask for the social services commission.
  2. Bring whatever documents you have: contract, notices, the eviction date.
  3. 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.

Who supports us

The camp belongs to those who make it, but it isn't alone. These groups have publicly joined in.

  • Caus i esplais de CatalunyaMore than 70 scout and youth-club leaders camping in the square. “Fighting is also educating.”
  • Research & Degrowth InternationalStatement of support and a call to organise towards the general strike.
  • Border Resistance and Mutual Support Brigades (Ceuta)Denouncing the human rights violations against migrants at the border.
  • Support from FranceIllustrations and spreading the word about Barcelona's struggle next door.

Map of the camps

The Acampados Ayuda project keeps a map of the housing camps. It's a third-party site: when you open it, their servers can see your IP address. This site loads nothing from third parties.

Open the map at acampadosayuda.es

Questions

Questions

Who organises the camp?

No one owns it. We are not a party or a union: we are people who decide in an open assembly and work in commissions.

Can I come if I have nowhere to sleep?

Yes. Stop by the info point: the social services commission will listen and point you to available resources.

Are there activities for children and families?

Yes. Every day there is a programme for all ages. Ask at the information point.

How can I help if I can't come?

Ask at the information point what we need and bring it, or share the radio. You can also offer your skills: translation, health, law, repairs.

How are decisions made?

In an open assembly, by consensus. The roles of facilitation, speaking turns, minutes and care rotate. Commissions carry out what is agreed.