Catalan Solidarity: June 2009

Friday, June 12, 2009

New Murals In Girona

Several new murals have been created in the Northern Catalan city of Girona by members of the left independentist youth organisation, Maulets.

As you can see, one mural is in solidarity with campaign against speculation and the MAT project in Catalonia while the other in paying homage to Guillem Agulló murdered sixteen years ago by neo nazis.

Check out the other images on:
http://www.maulets.org/veure.php?id=1177

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.