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Showing Original Post only (View all)This short video might inspire you, and it will certainly inform. Also, goodbye and good luck. [View all]
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This short documentary explores ongoing resistance and self-organization in the midst of the economic and social crisis in Madrid, Spain.
As social conditions continue to deteriorate across the country, people have been turning to the streets and to each other to find for solutions to the crisis. This film tells a story of the massive mobilization that saw millions of people converge on Madrid on March 22nd 2014, the story of the proliferation of social centers, community gardens, self-organized food banks, and the story of large-scale housing occupations by and for families that have been evicted. The film pieces together many of the creative ways that people have been coping with crisis and asks what the future may hold for Spain.
Filmed and edited in March/April 2014, it is part of the Global Uprisings documentary series. View more at globaluprisings.org
As social conditions continue to deteriorate across the country, people have been turning to the streets and to each other to find for solutions to the crisis. This film tells a story of the massive mobilization that saw millions of people converge on Madrid on March 22nd 2014, the story of the proliferation of social centers, community gardens, self-organized food banks, and the story of large-scale housing occupations by and for families that have been evicted. The film pieces together many of the creative ways that people have been coping with crisis and asks what the future may hold for Spain.
Filmed and edited in March/April 2014, it is part of the Global Uprisings documentary series. View more at globaluprisings.org
I'll use this post to also say goodbye to DU - I'll be turning my attention to the struggles closer to me. Since I'm neither American nor a Democrat, actively posting here was always weird I guess. FWIW, I found DU just after the Bush selection, and it has kept me going in dire times.
But, using as small a brush as possible, the pervasive american exceptionalism and party cheering I can't stomach.
Good luck to all of you in the struggles ahead - never forget to find joy in the simplest of things - a smile at another person.
With a big thanks for all the enlightening and inspiring things I've read here,
bmc
PS: thanks in advance for all your replies. I won't reply individually, as I don't want this to look like a "look at me" post. I don't matter. WE does.
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This short video might inspire you, and it will certainly inform. Also, goodbye and good luck. [View all]
BelgianMadCow
Apr 2014
OP
"... the pervasive american exceptionalism and party cheering I can't stomach." Yeah, me either.
Scuba
Apr 2014
#4
I feel that way often..I just come to read the news and hear wonderful clips like this one
xiamiam
Apr 2014
#21
Don't be so final about it. Come back for visits. Good luck in all your endeavors.
TeamPooka
Apr 2014
#14
I'm the granddaughter of Spaniards - all 4 grandparents were born in Spain. I also lived in Spain..
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2014
#50
Good points about organizing. Strong unions also play a role in European strikes and demon-
merrily
Apr 2014
#64
Thank you, and yes, it's not Americans per se. It's the lifestyle and layout of communities. It's
Sarah Ibarruri
May 2014
#67
That's great that your parents voted Democrat. Of course everyone can't agree with everything
Sarah Ibarruri
May 2014
#69
I think the Spanish media is way less corporate. I do know one thing tho...
Sarah Ibarruri
May 2014
#72
I think the reason Democrats and libs don't have 1 organization, is because we are a freer group...
Sarah Ibarruri
May 2014
#79
I don't think putting the official Democratic Party and liberals in the same basket
merrily
May 2014
#80
I'm not in favor of a one-party system either, but already we have had a one-party mentality in
Sarah Ibarruri
May 2014
#81
Not everyone touts American exceptionalism, BMC, some do also criticize within our own political
mother earth
Apr 2014
#58
Dear Belgian Cow, I am sorry to see you leave. But I understand. I too need to move on from
sabrina 1
May 2014
#70