Catalan Solidarity: Communities Of Resistance: People Before Profit

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Communities Of Resistance: People Before Profit

Catalan Solidarity: Ireland Committee will be hosting a public meeting that will include a video showing of 'A Tornllom' an insight into a Catalan community's 10 years resistance against their eviction and demolition of their land,and the participation from the Donegal network activists of MAOR. We also encourage everybody else to come along and have their say in the discussion 'Communities of Resistance' as a tool for people's empowerment.

Support that Political Prisoners receive from inside Catalonia

Catalan Solidarity has been inspired by the work of Catalan Anti-Repressive organisations such as Alerta Solidària and Rescat, who were set up 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.