Urgent Request for Solidarity

Yesterday, November 29th, the French Police arrested in the town of Quezac, the Catalan Marina Bernadó and two other Basque comrades.

According to the first police statements issued, all three are accused of being part of the logistic apparatus of ETA.

Rescat (Anti-Repressive/Political Prisoner’s Solidarity Catalan Group) is immediately calling for demonstrations on Friday December 1st, in front of the French Consulate in Barcelona at 8pm. (Ronda Universitat 22, al costat de Plaça Catalunya).

They have asked for the collaboration of everyone in participation of this demonstration.

5000 Protest in Valéncia

5000 participated in València (South Catalonia) in the feminist demonstration organised amongst others, by the Catalan social movement Endavant, against sexist violence.

Protesters marched through the city centre behind a banner demanding an end to the patriarchal system and its means of oppression.

Libertat! Saoirse!

Catalan Solidarity: Ireland Committee issues a regular e-news service with regular, news, comments & activities which is call Llibertat! Saoirse!

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What support are prisoners receiving from inside Catalonia?

Catalan Solidarity has been inspired by the work of Rescat, a Catalan organisation set up in January 2001 with the aim of supporting Catalan people who have been imprisoned by the Spanish government for politically motivated activism.

Following mass arrests and imprisonment of activists connected to the independentists and anti-fascist movements an informal collective came together to provide both practical support to prisoners and challenge the media portrayal of such individuals which had been fuelled throughout the Spanish mainland by a government, media and police conspiracy.

As well as offering practical support and advice to imprisoned Catalans, their supporters and those awaiting trial, Rescat has been involved in high profile demonstrations, including those in front of the main court in Madrid where people have been judged, actions to support political prisoners who are on hunger strike and events to raise awareness of the political situation in Catalonia.

What Is Catalan Solidarity?

Catalan Solidarity: Ireland Committee was established to provide practical support and solidarity to Catalan political prisoners, their supporters as well as information on the continuing struggle for self determination and socialism in Catalonia to challenge the media portrayal on political militants that are being fuelled by a regime, its media, its paramilitary forces, and mounting repressive laws and legislations.

In order to assist these goals we have established an online news and information service to comment on the current political situation within Catalonia, from within the prisons and on the streets.

As part of our work we aim to provide information events, pickets and solidarity protests etc to highlight various campaigns and activities and to raise awareness of the political situation in Catalonia.

We urge both Catalans living in Ireland and other non-Catalans across Ireland to write to Catalan Political Prisoners, offering them both continued solidarity and support.

We intend to issue regular news, comments & activities via email by Llibertat!Saoirse!

This website is continuously under construction so please call backand view updates as we hope that our work will inspire you to find out more!