After spending their first night among tents, rain and the usual noise of the city center, those at the encampment want the space to also serve as a meeting and organizing point. Their intention, as they have stated since the protest began, is for the mobilization not to be limited to remaining in the square, but to provide a space to discuss housing and coordinate the next steps.
WORKSHOPS, TALKS, AN ASSEMBLY AND CONCERTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY
Both at the encampment itself and through the social media channels of the Tenants’ Union, which called the mobilization, information has been provided about the events planned for this first day. The program began at 10:30 a.m. with a banner-making workshop, while a talk-workshop on housing union organizing and how to organize a neighborhood conflict is scheduled for 12:30 p.m., before a break for lunch at 2:00 p.m.
Activity schedule. Photo: Tenants’ Union
Activities will continue in the afternoon. At 4:00 p.m., a coffee discussion titled “Why are we here?” will be held, while an assembly focused on preparing Saturday’s mobilization will take place at 6:00 p.m. The day will end with a series of concerts starting at 9:00 p.m. at the encampment itself.
FOCUSING ON SATURDAY’S DEMONSTRATION
Friday’s schedule thus serves as a prelude to the housing demonstration planned for this Saturday in Zaragoza. The encampment was set up precisely to strengthen that event and bring more people together in the coming days around demands concerning rental prices, evictions and the difficulties of accessing housing.
After setting up in Plaza España this Thursday, participants have not yet set a date for taking down the tents. Their intention, as they have repeated since the first hours of the protest, is to keep the encampment in place “for as long as necessary” while continuing to organize activities and prepare new actions.
