We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Sunday, May 13, 2012

12th of May: the “Indignados” are back

Click here to access article, videos, and pictures from Eagainst.

This website has given us a lot of material to show that the Spanish people have no intention of accepting austerity, public spending cuts, and selling off of public assets as proposed by the One Percent and banksters.
A year after the birth of the 15M movement, the Indignados returned to the streets of Spain.

Thousands of protesters gathered in Madrid and marched to the square of Puerta del Sol. The protesters intend to remain there for at least four days, setting up a “permanent assembly” ignoring the official ban, according to which no protest should take place after 22:00.

Protests were held in Seville and Valencia. El Pais reported protests in at least 80 cities of Spain, while the Spanish media report that strong police force is expected to grow in all areas of demonstrations.
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