Plataforma ¡Democracia Real YA!

¡ Democracia Real YA! (Spanish for Real democracy now ) is a grass-roots movement that 2011/2012 was the initiator of the protests in Spain. It is a social movement that itself, not ideological, but not apolitical defined as non-partisan, non-union, peacefully.

Formation

The movement is in the first months of 2011, on the Internet, especially on social networking sites, originated and evolved from an association of about 200 smaller groups in January 2011.

The movement has organized since its inception primarily through three groups which are particularly vulnerable: the unemployed, displaced people who were not able to afford the mortgage payments of the mortgage, and young people who see themselves as " the precarious youth " designate. In March 2011, the Platform published a manifesto which summarizes their position and goals.

Objectives

In addition, the democracy movement, among other things for equality, freedom and sustainability sets in, and it criticized the Spanish government and the economic system of Spain. She was one of the organizations that have called for protests on May 15, 2011, and it supports the consequential acampadas (Camps ), although it has not called for.

It considers that citizens are from the current politicians neither represent nor heard, and it requires a change of course in social policy and in the economy, which has led in the context of the economic crisis of 2008-2011, many people into unemployment or job insecurity. In addition, it accuses the practices of large corporations, and design a series of demands.

From the platform demonstrations initiated

Influenced by the manifest outrage! by Stéphane Hessel and the book Reacciona ( React ) by Rosa María Artal called the movement in 50 Spanish cities for protests on May 15, 2011. She called for a renewal of the democratic process and accused the political corruption and neoliberal policies on.

On May 15, the Spanish civil society protested in more than 50 cities against the politicians and the economic system. It was modeled on the riots in Greece in 2008, the revolutions and protests during the Arab Spring and triggered by the Icelandic financial crisis protests that led to legal action against alleged perpetrators bankers. Without any promotional support - neither parties nor trade unions - Tens of thousands of citizens marched peacefully under the motto "Real Democracy Now! We are not commodities in the hands of politicians and bankers ".