<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039847382277122841</id><updated>2009-10-15T03:14:23.600-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Catalan Solidarity</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://catalansolidarity.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catalansolidarity.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><author><name>Catalan Solidarity Ireland Committee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17301790295983745205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>103</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039847382277122841.post-5228318833325138373</id><published>2009-09-30T15:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-30T15:28:54.271-07:00</updated><title type='text'>9th October: Popular Unity for Independence &amp; Socialism</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SsPblqwafPI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/VaywaZfcj6k/s1600-h/9octubre_internet.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SsPblqwafPI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/VaywaZfcj6k/s320/9octubre_internet.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387391019444239602" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Catalan independentist republican socialist organization's Endavant and Maulets intend to hold a march and rally in València, (which is part of the Catalan Countries) on the 9th of October.  The organizations joint statement stated that they are calling for National Unity in the fight for both Independence and Socialism.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Catalan Solidarity: Ireland Committee will be reporting on both events later.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6039847382277122841-5228318833325138373?l=catalansolidarity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/5228318833325138373'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/5228318833325138373'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catalansolidarity.blogspot.com/2009/09/9th-october-popular-unity-for.html' title='9th October: Popular Unity for Independence &amp; Socialism'/><author><name>Catalan Solidarity Ireland Committee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17301790295983745205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04755769135031492421'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SsPblqwafPI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/VaywaZfcj6k/s72-c/9octubre_internet.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039847382277122841.post-6591017911034893703</id><published>2009-09-30T14:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-30T15:11:05.153-07:00</updated><title type='text'>As it has been for too many years now: 12 Oct. Nothing to celebrate!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SsPXTCIeJ1I/AAAAAAAAAhw/7q4zy-4Fqbw/s1600-h/19_12.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SsPXTCIeJ1I/AAAAAAAAAhw/7q4zy-4Fqbw/s320/19_12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387386301255133010" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Platform "No ens tallaran les Ales" that fights for the freedom of speech and demonstration, has been repressed and illegalized for some of its actions. Social Centres, collectives, entities and individuals that fight, day after day, to end up with this system that oppresses us are being persecuted, repressed, illegalised... But fascists that, year after year, celebrate the beginning of the America's people Genocide, deny the Holocaust, claim for Franco's memory and attack anyone who is not like them. They are tolerated and can act without any impediment. It is an insult to the anticolonialist and the antifrancoist fight, and a serious contradiction with democratic exercise to help recovering the NON democratic historical memory.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6039847382277122841-6591017911034893703?l=catalansolidarity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/6591017911034893703'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/6591017911034893703'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catalansolidarity.blogspot.com/2009/09/as-it-has-been-for-too-many-years-now.html' title='As it has been for too many years now: 12 Oct. Nothing to celebrate!'/><author><name>Catalan Solidarity Ireland Committee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17301790295983745205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04755769135031492421'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SsPXTCIeJ1I/AAAAAAAAAhw/7q4zy-4Fqbw/s72-c/19_12.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039847382277122841.post-6132501380619989386</id><published>2009-06-12T08:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-12T08:41:40.900-07:00</updated><title type='text'>New Murals In Girona</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SjJ19KI4xUI/AAAAAAAAAho/SfJGpLHdsXM/s1600-h/Guillem.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SjJ19KI4xUI/AAAAAAAAAho/SfJGpLHdsXM/s320/Guillem.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346465401196299586" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Several new murals have been created in the Northern Catalan city of Girona by members of the left independentist youth organisation, Maulets.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Check out the other images on:&lt;br /&gt;http://www.maulets.org/veure.php?id=1177&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6039847382277122841-6132501380619989386?l=catalansolidarity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.maulets.org/veure.php?id=1177' title='New Murals In Girona'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/6132501380619989386'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/6132501380619989386'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catalansolidarity.blogspot.com/2009/06/new-murals-in-girona.html' title='New Murals In Girona'/><author><name>Catalan Solidarity Ireland Committee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17301790295983745205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04755769135031492421'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SjJ19KI4xUI/AAAAAAAAAho/SfJGpLHdsXM/s72-c/Guillem.JPG' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039847382277122841.post-4975438585608396850</id><published>2009-04-03T03:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-03T03:46:42.099-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Catalan Student Activist on Hunger Strike!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SdXo1ccLCjI/AAAAAAAAAhg/BogBH3Q9TqE/s1600-h/Tom%C3%A1s2.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 187px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SdXo1ccLCjI/AAAAAAAAAhg/BogBH3Q9TqE/s320/Tom%C3%A1s2.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320414539673176626" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;A Catalan student activist, Tomàs Sayes, from the UAB (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) is on hunger strike since 23th February.  The action has been taken to put further pressure upon the Spanish and Catalan institutions in an attempt to create open dialogue with the students regarding the new Bologna process.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After a month on hunger strike, Tomàs has been hospitalized because of his severe deterioration.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the web that is following Tomàs srike (is only in Catalan language for the moment but we will keep you updated on this site).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://vagadefamperlauniversitatpublica.wordpress.com/&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6039847382277122841-4975438585608396850?l=catalansolidarity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/4975438585608396850'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/4975438585608396850'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catalansolidarity.blogspot.com/2009/04/catalan-student-activist-on-hunger.html' title='Catalan Student Activist on Hunger Strike!'/><author><name>Catalan Solidarity Ireland Committee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17301790295983745205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04755769135031492421'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SdXo1ccLCjI/AAAAAAAAAhg/BogBH3Q9TqE/s72-c/Tom%C3%A1s2.gif' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039847382277122841.post-6079463788679765408</id><published>2009-03-16T14:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-16T14:45:44.777-07:00</updated><title type='text'>At least 110 deaths in custody of the Spanish State during the year 2008</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/Sb7Ieenv8lI/AAAAAAAAAhY/NKOJihAdlzo/s1600-h/gse.png"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 211px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/Sb7Ieenv8lI/AAAAAAAAAhY/NKOJihAdlzo/s320/gse.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313905036285178450" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;In the year 2008, we have news of at least 110 dead people while were found in custody of the State, or in the course of police operations: The last one, December 31, in the jail of Zuera, Zaragoza. From January 1, 2001, the known number of people that have died under the circumstances elevates at least to 800. These they are only the cases we know, but ,how many deaths in custody have been produced?. When, who and how will put an end to this situation?. Once more we have to report of this mark of its supposed democracy. Once more we have enough data lack to call the State: murderous.&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;(some cases are...)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Deaths by actions of the FSE' s or in police stations during the year 2008:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. 3 of January, W. Ecuadorian citizen dies, after being person under arrest by agents of the Civil Guard of Colmenar Viejo.&lt;br /&gt;2. 8 of January, V. dies when was under arrest in the headquarters of the Civil Guard was found of Burriana (Castellón).&lt;br /&gt;3. 11 of January, a man dies in the headquarters of the Civil Guard of Guardamar del Segura (Alicante)&lt;br /&gt;4. 21 of February, a man of 40 years, die in Markina (Bizkaia), when he was reduced by agents of the Ertzaintza&lt;br /&gt;5. 21 of February, a man of 37 years, he appeared hung in a cell of the Leon police station.&lt;br /&gt;6. 7 of March, a detained man dies after jump out of a window in the locality of Madrid of Rivas Vaciamadrid, when he was under arrest by the Civil Guard.&lt;br /&gt;7. 18 of March, a man dies in Algeciras, Cadiz, upon being reached by a shot performed by an agent of the Civil Guard, when "he fled" of a control.&lt;br /&gt;8. 18 of March, P. of 24 years, dead person in a jail of the Upper Headquarters of Police of Granada appears.&lt;br /&gt;9. 1 of April, G. of 23 years, dead person found in a cell of the Upper Headquarters of Police in Zaragoza.&lt;br /&gt;10. 3 of April, A man of 44 years, dies in the cell of the precinct of the Spanish National Police of Lion.&lt;br /&gt;11. 30 of June, A. of Moroccan origin, appeared hung in the jails of the Local Police Station of Roquetas del Mar, (Almería).&lt;br /&gt;12. 4 of July, A man of 46 years, appeared hung in a cell of the precinct of the Spanish National Police (C. N. P). of Estepona (Malaga).&lt;br /&gt;13. 11 of July, J., of British origin, appeared hung in the jails of the command of the Civil Guard of Murcia.&lt;br /&gt;14. 31 of August. A Nigerian citizen, of 47 years, died in the backwards of Sappers, Valencia.&lt;br /&gt;15. 22 of September. A. of 35 years, passed away in the Hospital Donostia, after being arrest by agents of the local police of San Sebastián (Gipuzkoa).&lt;br /&gt;16. 24 of September. S, of 52 years, died in consequence of a heart attack of myocardium when agents of the Civil Guard registered their vehicle near the Rioja locality of Gimelio.&lt;br /&gt;17. 14 of October.- A Honduran citizen appeared hung in the precinct of the National Police of Getafe (Madrid).&lt;br /&gt;18. 1 of December.- An Ecuadorian citizen, of 32 years, died after a struggle with agents of the Civil Guard. The official version affirms that the dead seized the weapon of an agent and shot to himself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Deaths in spanish state prisons during the year 2008&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;21. 6 of January, S. passed away in the prison of Zuera (Zaragoza).&lt;br /&gt;22. 8 of January. J. died in the hospital of the prison of Albolote (Granada).&lt;br /&gt;23. 9 of January. A person passes away in the prison of Teixeiro (TO Coruña).&lt;br /&gt;24. 9 of January, A person dies in the jail of Albolote (Granada).&lt;br /&gt;25. 12 of January. A woman dies in the prison of Nanclares of the Goose (Álava).&lt;br /&gt;26. 13 of January, a prisoner of the Modelo jail of Barcelona, dies in the hospital.&lt;br /&gt;27. 14 of January, a woman of 28 years, died in the prison of Brians (Barcelona).&lt;br /&gt;28. 1 of February, G. passed away in the jail of Granada of Albolote.&lt;br /&gt;29. in the first days of February, a person dies in the prison from TO Lama (Pontevedra).&lt;br /&gt;30. To first of February G. died in the from Cordoba jail of Alcolea.&lt;br /&gt;31. 5 of February, C. of 22 years, appeared hung in the prison Brians 2.&lt;br /&gt;32. 5 of February, F. of 35 years, died in the cell of the jail of Pereiro (Ourense).&lt;br /&gt;33. 8 of February, J. died in the prison of Alcolea (Cordoba).&lt;br /&gt;34. 9 of February, F. died in the module 4 of the jail of Aranjuez (Madrid).&lt;br /&gt;35. 9 of February, J., appeared hung in a cell of the prison from A Lama (Pontevedra). 36. 17 of February, a man of 27 years, died in the prison Seville II.&lt;br /&gt;37. 21 of February, J. passed away in the nursing one of the prison Tenerife II.&lt;br /&gt;38. 28 of February, S. of 27 years, died in the prison of Huelva. There are news of other two deaths in the jail of Aranjuez, in February of this year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;And an surprising data:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Deaths in Young and Kids special centers during the year 2008&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;92. November. A boy of 12 years, killed itself in the center of smaller "Picón of the Jarama", in Madrid, negotiated by the Foundation OR' Belen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Sources:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Center of Documentation against Torture&lt;br /&gt;Point of Scape Magazine&lt;br /&gt;International Red Help &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6039847382277122841-6079463788679765408?l=catalansolidarity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/6079463788679765408'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/6079463788679765408'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catalansolidarity.blogspot.com/2009/03/at-least-110-deaths-in-custody-of.html' title='At least 110 deaths in custody of the Spanish State during the year 2008'/><author><name>Catalan Solidarity Ireland Committee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17301790295983745205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04755769135031492421'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/Sb7Ieenv8lI/AAAAAAAAAhY/NKOJihAdlzo/s72-c/gse.png' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039847382277122841.post-8003239444326568207</id><published>2009-03-10T15:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-10T15:54:34.830-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Torch Light March For Political Prisoners</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SbbvlgOq2VI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/wVIZtKci7fE/s1600-h/torch_march.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SbbvlgOq2VI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/wVIZtKci7fE/s320/torch_march.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311696238115739986" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In Catalonia each year a torch light procession takes place for International solidarity with those who fight for the liberation of the nations and for socialism in the Catalan Countries.  What follows is a link to one of the recent demonstrations held by RESCAT (or Rescue) the Catalan Collective for Political Prisoners.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;VIDEO Political prisoners: March of torches&lt;br /&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cdr7tvSilc&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can also visit: http://rescat.wordpress.com/&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6039847382277122841-8003239444326568207?l=catalansolidarity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/8003239444326568207'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/8003239444326568207'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catalansolidarity.blogspot.com/2009/03/torch-light-march-for-political.html' title='Torch Light March For Political Prisoners'/><author><name>Catalan Solidarity Ireland Committee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17301790295983745205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04755769135031492421'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SbbvlgOq2VI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/wVIZtKci7fE/s72-c/torch_march.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039847382277122841.post-7970091964839613350</id><published>2009-03-10T14:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-10T15:28:43.926-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Catalan Activists Bring Down Spanish Symbol</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SbbopDh6cUI/AAAAAAAAAhA/uQ00ml0KDjM/s1600-h/bruc.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SbbopDh6cUI/AAAAAAAAAhA/uQ00ml0KDjM/s320/bruc.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311688602549907778" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Two Catalan independentist activists were arrested and imprisoned for 8 days for ther alleged part in demolishing la figura del Toro de Osborne, a bull (a Spanish symbol), at El Bruc. Around 200 activists from various Catalan independentist Left organisations: Maulets, la Coordinadora d'Unitat Popular (CUP), Alerta Solidària and the Coordinadora de Joves de l'Esquerra Independentista (CAJEI).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The action is part of an ongoing campaign to remove symbols of the Spanish state and comes not long after the highly successful controversial campaign to have street markings erected during the fascist dictatorship era.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SbbozyNOivI/AAAAAAAAAhI/CE8wqKwnFJc/s1600-h/toro_Osborne.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SbbozyNOivI/AAAAAAAAAhI/CE8wqKwnFJc/s320/toro_Osborne.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311688786878302962" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Catalan demonstrators rallied at a local monument to Catalonia in El Bruc as speaker after speaker called for the complete removal of 'the bull'.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Video:&lt;br /&gt;http://www.lavanguardia.es/premium/publica/publica?COMPID=53655247597&amp;ID_PAGINA=200806163&amp;ID_FORMATO=9&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6039847382277122841-7970091964839613350?l=catalansolidarity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JmnbHztlaQ' title='Catalan Activists Bring Down Spanish Symbol'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/7970091964839613350'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/7970091964839613350'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catalansolidarity.blogspot.com/2009/03/catalan-activists-bring-down-spanish.html' title='Catalan Activists Bring Down Spanish Symbol'/><author><name>Catalan Solidarity Ireland Committee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17301790295983745205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04755769135031492421'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SbbopDh6cUI/AAAAAAAAAhA/uQ00ml0KDjM/s72-c/bruc.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039847382277122841.post-6175283908281959902</id><published>2009-03-10T14:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-10T15:33:55.705-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Demonstrators Blocked from Celebrating Women's Day In Barcelona By Mossos D'Esquadra</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SbbdXziZFBI/AAAAAAAAAgw/Uvcgwdapriw/s1600-h/BCN09.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SbbdXziZFBI/AAAAAAAAAgw/Uvcgwdapriw/s320/BCN09.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311676211571266578" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As International Women's Day in Catalonia got underway it was clear from the high level of 'MOSSOS D'ESQUADRA' that something was developing.  The national Catalan march and rally was organised by Plataforma Revolucionària Antipatriarcal (Anti-Patriarchal Revolutionary Platform) hundreds gathered at la Plaça Universitat to participate in the annual event.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The demonstration was as ever very vocal, angry, yet good humored however as it headed in the direction of Les Rambles the atmosphere was changing by the minute.  At Les Rambles lines of Mossos in full Riot dress then read out a statement telling those in attendance to carry on to the next street as we were unable to carry on through Les Rambles as in previous years, however this suggestion was rejected completely.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SbbdiPr6CkI/AAAAAAAAAg4/KjBY0csU5rE/s1600-h/BCN091.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SbbdiPr6CkI/AAAAAAAAAg4/KjBY0csU5rE/s320/BCN091.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311676390926060098" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As we began to protest by calling slogans at being refused access to Les Rambles, as discussion took place as to what direction we should take it was decided that we continue the original route down Les Rambles. As several Mossos taunted those taking part by pushing and using threatening gestures two baton charges were directed at those taking part in the International Women's Day celebrations.  In doing so many had been assaulted at which it was decided to call off the demonstration so as people wouldn't be subjected to further violence by the thugs of the Mossos D'Esquadra.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;View more by going to: http://antipatriarcal.wordpress.com/&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6039847382277122841-6175283908281959902?l=catalansolidarity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3538304&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;' title='Demonstrators Blocked from Celebrating Women&apos;s Day In Barcelona By Mossos D&apos;Esquadra'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/6175283908281959902'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/6175283908281959902'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catalansolidarity.blogspot.com/2009/03/catalan-women-blocked-from.html' title='Demonstrators Blocked from Celebrating Women&apos;s Day In Barcelona By Mossos D&apos;Esquadra'/><author><name>Catalan Solidarity Ireland Committee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17301790295983745205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04755769135031492421'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SbbdXziZFBI/AAAAAAAAAgw/Uvcgwdapriw/s72-c/BCN09.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039847382277122841.post-2961358994008538567</id><published>2009-03-10T13:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-10T13:58:58.140-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Tarragona March 8th Demonstration</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SbbSJHdDIyI/AAAAAAAAAgY/fMNBYDKhlXQ/s1600-h/8mar%C3%A7-tarragona.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SbbSJHdDIyI/AAAAAAAAAgY/fMNBYDKhlXQ/s320/8mar%C3%A7-tarragona.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311663864591622946" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Several Catalan Feminist collectives rallied in the streets of Tarragona on March 8th as part of the 2009 International Women's Day celebrations. Many of the groups which included the trade unions, spoke of the Spanish state level of surveillance throughout the rally by agents of the Guàrdia Urbana and the Mossos d'Esquadra, who identified members of the various organisations involved and those who spoke during the celebrations.  However successful event was rounded off with a popular meal at the Casal Popular Sageta de Foc which included Jamaican music and dance.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SbbSPyXYIoI/AAAAAAAAAgg/eE1o6uNrBaw/s1600-h/8mar%C3%A7-tarragona1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SbbSPyXYIoI/AAAAAAAAAgg/eE1o6uNrBaw/s320/8mar%C3%A7-tarragona1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311663979189772930" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6039847382277122841-2961358994008538567?l=catalansolidarity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.pobleviu.cat' title='Tarragona March 8th Demonstration'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/2961358994008538567'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/2961358994008538567'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catalansolidarity.blogspot.com/2009/03/tarragona-march-8th-demonstration.html' title='Tarragona March 8th Demonstration'/><author><name>Catalan Solidarity Ireland Committee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17301790295983745205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04755769135031492421'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SbbSJHdDIyI/AAAAAAAAAgY/fMNBYDKhlXQ/s72-c/8mar%C3%A7-tarragona.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039847382277122841.post-5101025768868472046</id><published>2009-03-10T13:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-10T14:02:32.910-07:00</updated><title type='text'>10,000 March For Catalan Self Determination In Brussels</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SbbVW5HSHeI/AAAAAAAAAgo/OR2oqxgJFv0/s1600-h/BR4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SbbVW5HSHeI/AAAAAAAAAgo/OR2oqxgJFv0/s320/BR4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311667399795285474" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Under the slogan "We want a Catalan state", thousands of people – 10,000 according to the organisers and 2,900 according to the local police – marched from the northern Brussels station, headed by party composed of the organising group for the march “Ten thousand to Brussels for self-determination”.  They were accompanied by representatives of the ERC and the CDC.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The demonstrators carried Catalan four-barred independist flags and Basque, Flamenco, Corsican and Venetian flags were also in evidence.  A Berber delegation was also in attendance.  Other demonstrators carried placards depicting, upside down, some Catalan MEPs who had not supported the march, such as Raimon Obiols (pro-Spanish social democrats), Ignasi Guardans (CiU) or Aleix Vidal-Quatras (Spanish conservatives).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slogans were chanted such as “Independence!”, “Catalonia is not Spain!” and they sang the Catalan anthem “Els Segadors”.  The placards displayed slogans such as “Independence for Catalonia”, “For a Peoples' Europe” (in Catalan), “Valencians are Catalan people too” or “EU 27 States+Catalonia+28”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The demonstration passed through the centre of Brussels, taking more than two-and-a-half hours to do so and finished at the esplanade outside the Midi station, where a manifesto was read calling on the Catalan political parties to place self-determination at the centre of their electoral programmes and at the centre of Government action.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Here we wish to show the world that there is a conflict in Catalonia, a conflict of a political nature.  The Catalan people has the right to self-determination and wants to exercise it” states the manifesto, in which independence is sought so that Catalonia becomes “an EU state with the same rights and obligations as the other members states”.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6039847382277122841-5101025768868472046?l=catalansolidarity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/5101025768868472046'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/5101025768868472046'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catalansolidarity.blogspot.com/2009/03/10000-march-in-brussels.html' title='10,000 March For Catalan Self Determination In Brussels'/><author><name>Catalan Solidarity Ireland Committee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17301790295983745205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04755769135031492421'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SbbVW5HSHeI/AAAAAAAAAgo/OR2oqxgJFv0/s72-c/BR4.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039847382277122841.post-6322017946777326399</id><published>2008-11-28T12:22:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-28T12:33:14.651-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Oct. 12th Nothing to celebrate!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/STBUpaFCgXI/AAAAAAAAAfM/EzuPfJITYrA/s1600-h/2_nazisno.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/STBUpaFCgXI/AAAAAAAAAfM/EzuPfJITYrA/s320/2_nazisno.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273808234002678130" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/STBUpMnnWaI/AAAAAAAAAfE/HHRMLoDjsVs/s1600-h/Oct_12.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/STBUpMnnWaI/AAAAAAAAAfE/HHRMLoDjsVs/s320/Oct_12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273808230389602722" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Platform "No ens tallaran les Ales" that fights for the freedom of speech and demonstration, has been repressed and illegalised for some of its actions. Social Centres, collectives, entities and individuals that fight, day after day, to end up with this system that opressess us are being persecuted, repressed, illegalised... But fascists that, year after year, celebrate the beginning of the America's people Genocide, deny the Holocaust, claim for Franco's memory and attack anyone who is not like them. They are tolerated and can act without any impediment. It is an insult to the anti-colonialist and the anti-francoist fight, and a serious contradiction with democratic exercise to help recovering the NON democratic historical memory.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TV3 footage of demonstration: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Pq2Sa2giug4/SO8N0FWPCaI/AAAAAAAAADk/PfAaIE0r_fI/s1600-h/dibuix.JPG&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6039847382277122841-6322017946777326399?l=catalansolidarity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/6322017946777326399'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/6322017946777326399'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catalansolidarity.blogspot.com/2008/11/oct-12th-nothing-to-celebrate.html' title='Oct. 12th Nothing to celebrate!'/><author><name>Catalan Solidarity Ireland Committee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17301790295983745205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04755769135031492421'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/STBUpaFCgXI/AAAAAAAAAfM/EzuPfJITYrA/s72-c/2_nazisno.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039847382277122841.post-7979990124431197721</id><published>2008-10-05T13:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-05T14:26:03.511-07:00</updated><title type='text'>September 11th: Catalan National Day</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SOku4sePWwI/AAAAAAAAAU4/5DGblqxP_es/s1600-h/01.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SOku4sePWwI/AAAAAAAAAU4/5DGblqxP_es/s320/01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253781991849941762" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;An estimated 8000 people took to the streets of Barcelona to mark the National Day of Catalonia on September 11th 2008.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SOku48to5mI/AAAAAAAAAVA/lVrxIOjw25E/s1600-h/02.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SOku48to5mI/AAAAAAAAAVA/lVrxIOjw25E/s320/02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253781996209497698" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;As one of the largest and main demonstrations of the day, organised by the independentist left, groups representing political organisations from Endavant (Socialist Organisation for National Liberation), Maulets (Catalan Revolutionary Youth Organisation) SEPC (Students' Union of the Catalan Counties), MDT (Movement for the Defence of the Land), CUP (Candidacy of Popular Unity). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SOku5H48VZI/AAAAAAAAAVI/2_Ug0S3ij-Y/s1600-h/Cat2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SOku5H48VZI/AAAAAAAAAVI/2_Ug0S3ij-Y/s320/Cat2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253781999209698706" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Representatives of several Catalan political prisoner support and human rights organisations also attended to highlight the continuing issues facing Catalan Political Prisoners, namely RESCAT (Rescue) and Alerta Solidària (Solidarity Alert).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This the main demonstration took place without any major incidents, though several political activists were arrested. This despite attempts of provocation by the Spanish State forces, Mossos d’Esquadra against the Catalan Republican Left. It was yet another year of increased security as Catalans marked September 11th.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SOku5e2fi_I/AAAAAAAAAVY/ZBZKT8OUWWI/s1600-h/04.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SOku5e2fi_I/AAAAAAAAAVY/ZBZKT8OUWWI/s320/04.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253782005373438962" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Following a series of political speeches, masked youths took to the main stage symbolically burning the Spanish and French Flags to applauds from those in attendance, and the burning of a photograph of the Spaninsh Royal family.&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SOkwvxiXaPI/AAAAAAAAAVg/A9qN8vg1dqo/s1600-h/05.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SOkwvxiXaPI/AAAAAAAAAVg/A9qN8vg1dqo/s320/05.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253784037613857010" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SOkwwoKEC6I/AAAAAAAAAVo/waCgQTwhvh4/s1600-h/06.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SOkwwoKEC6I/AAAAAAAAAVo/waCgQTwhvh4/s320/06.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253784052275874722" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6039847382277122841-7979990124431197721?l=catalansolidarity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/7979990124431197721'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/7979990124431197721'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catalansolidarity.blogspot.com/2008/10/september-11th-catalan-national-day.html' title='September 11th: Catalan National Day'/><author><name>Catalan Solidarity Ireland Committee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17301790295983745205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04755769135031492421'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SOku4sePWwI/AAAAAAAAAU4/5DGblqxP_es/s72-c/01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039847382277122841.post-1044653139365528698</id><published>2008-06-13T13:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-12-12T17:49:52.875-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Solidarity with Franki</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SFLc8g-3bsI/AAAAAAAAAUU/Gj8BWRipKiM/s1600-h/Franki1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SFLc8g-3bsI/AAAAAAAAAUU/Gj8BWRipKiM/s320/Franki1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211470651024961218" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Catalan Political Prisoner Francesc Argemi Anglada (Franki) has been issued a ‘third degree’ which is a form of day release from prison. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However the political prisons group RESCAT has issued a statement in which they highlight: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- That penitentiary ‘third degree’ is yet another way to complete the sentence, and therefore he will be imprisoned until he receives an unconditional release.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- That solidarity protests must continue to demand his, and the rest of all other Catalan Political Prisoners, immediate and unconditional release.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Catalan Solidarity: Ireland Committee echoes this call for Franki’s unconditional release from prison and that of all Catalan Political Prisoners currently held by the Spanish State. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We call on everyone, individual activists, community and political organisations, current and former political prisoners to extend the hand of interantional solidarity at this time by sending postcards/letters of solidarity to Franki at the following address:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Francesc Argemi Anglada&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;C.P Brians 2 (modul 6)&lt;br /&gt;Apartat de Correus 3000&lt;br /&gt;08760-Martorell&lt;br /&gt;Barcelona&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6039847382277122841-1044653139365528698?l=catalansolidarity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/1044653139365528698'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/1044653139365528698'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catalansolidarity.blogspot.com/2008/06/solidarity-with-franki.html' title='Solidarity with Franki'/><author><name>Catalan Solidarity Ireland Committee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17301790295983745205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04755769135031492421'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SFLc8g-3bsI/AAAAAAAAAUU/Gj8BWRipKiM/s72-c/Franki1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039847382277122841.post-504157255615674828</id><published>2008-06-09T15:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-12-12T17:49:53.018-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Visc a Barcelona!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SE2suQA1VqI/AAAAAAAAAT8/eM1LmI1Ix38/s1600-h/vab_1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SE2suQA1VqI/AAAAAAAAAT8/eM1LmI1Ix38/s320/vab_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210010254509954722" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The 1,2 million euros media campaign to raise the spirits of Barcelona both economically and socially is all over the television, papers, magazines and billboards. However in Catalan political activists have completely taken the media gloss and spin turning the 'Visca Barcelona' campaign on its head. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The activists issued a series of images, in an attempt to show the reality for many Catalan's of life in Barcelona, to attention of the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For a glimpse of the recent images visit:&lt;br /&gt;http://barcelona.indymedia.org/newswire/display/344200/index.php&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6039847382277122841-504157255615674828?l=catalansolidarity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/504157255615674828'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/504157255615674828'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catalansolidarity.blogspot.com/2008/06/visc-barcelona.html' title='Visc a Barcelona!'/><author><name>Catalan Solidarity Ireland Committee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17301790295983745205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04755769135031492421'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SE2suQA1VqI/AAAAAAAAAT8/eM1LmI1Ix38/s72-c/vab_1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039847382277122841.post-2099739021777888281</id><published>2008-06-09T14:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-12-12T17:49:53.308-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Garraf Demands Release of All Catalan Political Prisoners</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SE2pCUKnzrI/AAAAAAAAAT0/i1H-4XGmCT0/s1600-h/Garraf.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SE2pCUKnzrI/AAAAAAAAAT0/i1H-4XGmCT0/s320/Garraf.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210006201175625394" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;In Garraf, a demonstration took place to call for the release of all Catalan Political Prisoners outside the town hall.  The demonstration was called by RESCAT. Activists call for political prisoners Marina, Lola, Diego, Zigor, Laura i Franki to come home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Link:&lt;br /&gt;http://barcelona.indymedia.org/newswire/display/344251/index.php&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6039847382277122841-2099739021777888281?l=catalansolidarity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/2099739021777888281'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/2099739021777888281'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catalansolidarity.blogspot.com/2008/06/garraf-demands-release-of-all-catalan.html' title='Garraf Demands Release of All Catalan Political Prisoners'/><author><name>Catalan Solidarity Ireland Committee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17301790295983745205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04755769135031492421'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SE2pCUKnzrI/AAAAAAAAAT0/i1H-4XGmCT0/s72-c/Garraf.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039847382277122841.post-3926870229771270320</id><published>2008-06-09T14:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-12-12T17:49:53.548-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Protests Continue: LLIBERTAT FRANKI</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SE2lasacZ1I/AAAAAAAAATs/nCAMJXfyqKI/s1600-h/bas%C3%ADlica+de+Sta.+Maria.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SE2lasacZ1I/AAAAAAAAATs/nCAMJXfyqKI/s320/bas%C3%ADlica+de+Sta.+Maria.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210002221954787154" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;A daring bid by activists in Vilafranca scaled the Basílica de Santa Maria, one of the cities largest land marks, to help raise the profile of Franki and the continued imprisonment of other Catalan Political Prisoners.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Following the action, in a gesture of solidarity, the Spanish flag was then burned.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more images to this story:&lt;br /&gt;http://barcelona.indymedia.org/newswire/display/344267/index.php&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Meanwhile, further solidarity actions take place throughout the Catalonia each and every day to press for Franki's release:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Action in Gracia, Barcelona:&lt;br /&gt;http://barcelona.indymedia.org/newswire/display/344232/index.php&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6039847382277122841-3926870229771270320?l=catalansolidarity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/3926870229771270320'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/3926870229771270320'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catalansolidarity.blogspot.com/2008/06/protests-continue-llibertat-franki.html' title='Protests Continue: LLIBERTAT FRANKI'/><author><name>Catalan Solidarity Ireland Committee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17301790295983745205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04755769135031492421'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SE2lasacZ1I/AAAAAAAAATs/nCAMJXfyqKI/s72-c/bas%C3%ADlica+de+Sta.+Maria.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039847382277122841.post-4405450721087384199</id><published>2008-06-03T04:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-03T15:04:57.500-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Release Franki Now!</title><content type='html'>&lt;embed src="http://xml.truveo.com/eb/i/542313611/a/58ef677afb89fc040e3dec6de7dd6c26/p/1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355" &gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As many maybe already aware, Franki is a Catalan political activist from Terrassa in Catalonia, who has been condemned to 2 years and 7 months in prision because it had been reported that he burnt a Spanish flag in 2002. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Without ANY solid probes and without waiting for ANY type of formal judgment he is now in prision. Since his arrest and imprisonment there has been shock and anger across Catalonia. Likewise this has grown into widespread solidarity actions which are continuing on a daily bases across Catalonia. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Catalan Solidarity: Ireland Committee has added its voice for the release of Franki.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="355"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LobNDFu2Lgk&amp;hl=en"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="wmode" value="transparent"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LobNDFu2Lgk&amp;hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just some of the thousands of actions which have taken place demanding the release of Franki in Catalonia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://barcelona.indymedia.org/newswire/display_any/341597&lt;br /&gt;http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=EaX6fauode0&lt;br /&gt;http://www.vilaweb.cat/www/noticia?p_idcmp=2835826&lt;br /&gt;http://barcelona.indymedia.org/newswire/display_any/341476&lt;br /&gt;http://www.rtvvilafranca.com/noticies-rtvvilafranca/societat/6/16559-dim&lt;br /&gt;http://barcelona.indymedia.org/newswire/display_any/343369&lt;br /&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaX6fauode0&lt;br /&gt;http://barcelona.indymedia.org/newswire/display_any/342705&lt;br /&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-R7yR4AApw&lt;br /&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjy2Azq7gfE&lt;br /&gt;http://www.arte-redes.com/nocturama/?p=1594&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6039847382277122841-4405450721087384199?l=catalansolidarity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/4405450721087384199'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/4405450721087384199'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catalansolidarity.blogspot.com/2008/06/llibertat-franki-video-demonstration-la.html' title='Release Franki Now!'/><author><name>Catalan Solidarity Ireland Committee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17301790295983745205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04755769135031492421'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039847382277122841.post-6854794217033283508</id><published>2008-05-14T06:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-12-12T17:49:54.289-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Solidarity With Political Prisoners: April 17th</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SCrmKnIQfgI/AAAAAAAAATc/qL3hngHsNPw/s1600-h/april17thweb200.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SCrmKnIQfgI/AAAAAAAAATc/qL3hngHsNPw/s320/april17thweb200.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200221789729357314" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Protesters gathered in the city centre of Derry to mark International Day in Solidarity with Political Prisoners.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Supporters of several Basque, Catalan and Palestine political prisoner/support groups gathered as well as representatives of the Irish Republican Socialist Party, 32 County Sovereignty Movement and other non-aligned republican activists to highlight concerns of Political Prisoners in Ireland and across the world. Following the city centre protest, those in attendance gathered at a near by mural of 1981 Hunger Striker Patsy O'Hara for a solidarity photograph. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;During the Days events several hundred information leaflets were also distributed during the event which stated: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;April 17th has been marked for several years now as the day of International Solidarity with Political Prisoners to highlight the rights of political prisoners throughout the world. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;International Day in Solidarity with Political Prisoners is a day when relatives and friends, individuals and organizations draw attention to issues affecting political prisoners as a gesture of solidarity on the outside.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today we are still confronted in various places of our world with governments implementing further repressive measures that limit more and more the rights and freedoms of the population. An extension and the justification of practices such as harassment, internment, torture, isolation, and even the physical elimination of any political opposition, are carried out on a daily basis.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The creation of radical measures confronting basic international legislation and the respect to the sovereignty of third countries conducted by the United States of America and the establishment of new spaces outside the law, such as Guantanamo or the secret flights with detainees exempt of any rights.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is a clearly documented fact, supported by many non-governmental bodies, that there’s a serious deterioration of the living conditions of people who suffer retaliation in different detention and penitentiary arrangements.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This has also caused greater criminalization, each time more acute, of those organizations which work to document the repression and that show solidarity with those who suffer retaliation. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;April 17th is a day to give a voice to these concerns, complaints and claims; to create a common space for shared strategy, a retaining wall against these measures that limit our rights and freedoms. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They suffer the global repression; let us globalize the willingness and the hope by raising the flag of solidarity with all political prisoners.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Free All Political Prisoners Now!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;International Initiative for Political Prisoners&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Related Links: http://www.indymedia.ie/article/87318&lt;br /&gt;http://www.kalera.org&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6039847382277122841-6854794217033283508?l=catalansolidarity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/6854794217033283508'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/6854794217033283508'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catalansolidarity.blogspot.com/2008/05/solidarity-with-political-prisoners.html' title='Solidarity With Political Prisoners: April 17th'/><author><name>Catalan Solidarity Ireland Committee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17301790295983745205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04755769135031492421'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/SCrmKnIQfgI/AAAAAAAAATc/qL3hngHsNPw/s72-c/april17thweb200.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039847382277122841.post-7834104272246078810</id><published>2008-01-20T16:15:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-12T17:49:54.746-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Day of the Catalan Freedom Fighter: January 26th</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/R5PlbAn6vVI/AAAAAAAAATU/O4KvOX0aDGg/s1600-h/soldat_catala_copia.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/R5PlbAn6vVI/AAAAAAAAATU/O4KvOX0aDGg/s320/soldat_catala_copia.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157718250456005970" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;•12:00h Homage to the fighters fallen at cemetery, València.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;•14:00h Popular lunch &lt;br /&gt;videoshow: "Y llegó la hora de la venganza" (And the time for revenge has come)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"To those who have given their lives in defense of Freedom, the best homage shall be Victory!"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Organised by:&lt;br /&gt;Assemblea de Joves de Benimaclet&lt;br /&gt;Assemblea de Joves l'Aixada (Horta Sud)&lt;br /&gt;Assemblea de Joves l'Espart (València)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://ajbeni.ppcc.cat&lt;br /&gt;http://ajcasinos.ppcc.cat&lt;br /&gt;http://ajespart.ppcc.cat&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;www.cajei.net&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6039847382277122841-7834104272246078810?l=catalansolidarity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/7834104272246078810'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/7834104272246078810'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catalansolidarity.blogspot.com/2008/01/day-of-fighter-of-freedom-of-catalan.html' title='Day of the Catalan Freedom Fighter: January 26th'/><author><name>Catalan Solidarity Ireland Committee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17301790295983745205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04755769135031492421'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/R5PlbAn6vVI/AAAAAAAAATU/O4KvOX0aDGg/s72-c/soldat_catala_copia.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039847382277122841.post-2510912879016706478</id><published>2008-01-20T16:08:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-12T17:49:55.019-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HAPPY REBEL BIRTHDAY: January 26th, 7th anniversary of Rescat</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/R5PjWgn6vUI/AAAAAAAAATM/ooYt5gnJpvk/s1600-h/dfe.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/R5PjWgn6vUI/AAAAAAAAATM/ooYt5gnJpvk/s320/dfe.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157715974123339074" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;This year the Anti-Repressive organisation of support to the Catalan political prisoners Rescat, celebrates 7 years of struggle and resistance. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A series of events will be held to commemorate the occasion.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6039847382277122841-2510912879016706478?l=catalansolidarity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/2510912879016706478'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/2510912879016706478'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catalansolidarity.blogspot.com/2008/01/happy-rebel-birthday-january-26th-7th.html' title='HAPPY REBEL BIRTHDAY: January 26th, 7th anniversary of Rescat'/><author><name>Catalan Solidarity Ireland Committee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17301790295983745205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04755769135031492421'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/R5PjWgn6vUI/AAAAAAAAATM/ooYt5gnJpvk/s72-c/dfe.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039847382277122841.post-7729415710891426886</id><published>2008-01-20T16:01:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-12T17:49:55.343-08:00</updated><title type='text'>7 Years without Zigor &amp; Diego</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;On January 22nd it will be the 7th year since Diego’s and Zigor’s imprisonement. Terrassa Anti-Repressive Solidarity (SAT) and Rescat (Catalan political prisoners support group) have called a rally for Tuesday January 22nd with a press release that reads as follows:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SEVEN YERAS WITHOUT ZIGOR AND DIEGO!!!&lt;br /&gt;KIDNAPPED BY THE SPANISH CAPITALIST STATE!!!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/R5PiGwn6vTI/AAAAAAAAATE/JQgEKUfPzlo/s1600-h/porta-fotos-diego.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/R5PiGwn6vTI/AAAAAAAAATE/JQgEKUfPzlo/s320/porta-fotos-diego.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157714604028771634" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/R5Ph1wn6vSI/AAAAAAAAAS8/t4G8dhpjEhA/s1600-h/porta-fotos-zigor.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/R5Ph1wn6vSI/AAAAAAAAAS8/t4G8dhpjEhA/s320/porta-fotos-zigor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157714311970995490" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On January 22nd it will be 7 years since our comrades Zígor Larredonda from Terrassa and Diego Sánchez from Barcelona, were imprisoned.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Diego was arrested in a court house when he was giving voluntary statement after the media accused him and Zigor to be part of an E.T.A. commando. Likewise Zigor give voluntary statement in Madrid.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The only evidence against them was the statements that Diego and other people gave while they were being tortured by police. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On January 22nd 2001 while seeing the judge, all those arrested denied their statements given to police and denounced ill-treatments. Nevertheless, the National Audience in Madrid ordered their imprisonment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since that moment both Zígor and Diego were Spanish State’s prisoners and they were treated as such. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They applied upon them a series of illegal repressive measures which still last today: dispersion (holding them in prisons as far away as possible from their home and moving them constantly), F.I.E.S prison regime ( with strict control of phone calls, mail, visits, personal belongings, and separation from other prisoners), isolation (special cells and wings of punishment away from other prisoners, very small and in bad conditions, with punishments that can last days, weeks or even a month). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But even though all that repression that they are enduring, they have always stood their ground and have publicly condemned from within the walls, all these injustices. They have also carried out protests ( hunger strikes, lock up’s,...) and participated through written statements in many political and cultural events outside prison. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It’s been 7 years without Zígor and Diego, 7 years kidnapped by the capitalist Spanish state. But these 7 years have made us reaffirming ourselves in our ideas and to be convinced that now more than ever, the struggle is the only way forward even if we fall arrested or imprisoned. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From SAT and Rescat we make a call for participation at the rally organised for next January the 22nd in Terrassa. We also thank all the support and solidarity received throughout all these years and we encourage it to spread on until all political prisoners are free!!!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6039847382277122841-7729415710891426886?l=catalansolidarity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/7729415710891426886'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/7729415710891426886'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catalansolidarity.blogspot.com/2008/01/7-years-without-zigor-diego.html' title='7 Years without Zigor &amp; Diego'/><author><name>Catalan Solidarity Ireland Committee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17301790295983745205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04755769135031492421'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/R5PiGwn6vTI/AAAAAAAAATE/JQgEKUfPzlo/s72-c/porta-fotos-diego.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039847382277122841.post-1788586856628993384</id><published>2008-01-20T14:40:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-12T17:49:55.449-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Solidarity with the victims of reprisal in Alacant &amp; Perpignan</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/R5POUwn6vPI/AAAAAAAAASk/cbhilZPs9Lg/s1600-h/alacant2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/R5POUwn6vPI/AAAAAAAAASk/cbhilZPs9Lg/s320/alacant2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157692854314384626" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;On December 26th, militants of the Socialist Organisation for National Liberation (OSAN) in Alacant, made different solidarity information murals which they hung in the city centre. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Precisely these murals condemned the political harassment that the youth is suffering at both extremes of the Catalan Countries: Alacant (south) and Perpignan (north), for organizing politically. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pere and Yann were recently arrested by the French police for their activities as members of the Strike Committee which throughout December 2007, lead the students struggle in the Perpignan University. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enric and Robe on the other side are immersing in a judicial process blamed of sabotage against several Estate Agents in Alacant.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Endavant)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6039847382277122841-1788586856628993384?l=catalansolidarity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/1788586856628993384'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/1788586856628993384'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catalansolidarity.blogspot.com/2008/01/solidarity-with-victims-of-reprisal-in.html' title='Solidarity with the victims of reprisal in Alacant &amp; Perpignan'/><author><name>Catalan Solidarity Ireland Committee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17301790295983745205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04755769135031492421'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/R5POUwn6vPI/AAAAAAAAASk/cbhilZPs9Lg/s72-c/alacant2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039847382277122841.post-3345284249100813505</id><published>2008-01-20T14:35:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-12T17:49:55.703-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Trial of the 4F Case Begins</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/R5PNown6vOI/AAAAAAAAASc/_ZZeUXSb56U/s1600-h/4f_reduced.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/R5PNown6vOI/AAAAAAAAASc/_ZZeUXSb56U/s320/4f_reduced.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157692098400140514" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;At the start of this month in Barcelona, it started the trial known as the 4F which sees 3 people accused to injure a Local policeman who is still in vegetative state.&lt;br /&gt;These 3 people have been two years imprisoned awaiting trial.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This case has raised numerous complaints for the judicial procedure it has taken and for the ill-treatment to which the accused were submitted to. Beaten by the police, their statements were collected by Amnesty International and the case has been closely followed in Chile and Argentina were the arrested are originally from and personalities from these countries were expected to attend the trial amongst them Nora Cortiñas, president of the association Mothers of May Square. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Update: Two of the above prisoners have since been released, more news to follow (Indy media) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Update: Two ofthe above prisoners have since been released, more news to follow(indymedia)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6039847382277122841-3345284249100813505?l=catalansolidarity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/3345284249100813505'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/3345284249100813505'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catalansolidarity.blogspot.com/2008/01/trial-of-4f-case-begins.html' title='Trial of the 4F Case Begins'/><author><name>Catalan Solidarity Ireland Committee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17301790295983745205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04755769135031492421'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/R5PNown6vOI/AAAAAAAAASc/_ZZeUXSb56U/s72-c/4f_reduced.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039847382277122841.post-6438306557729372848</id><published>2008-01-20T14:32:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-12T17:49:56.045-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Declaration in Tarragona for burning the Spanish King’s picture</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/R5PMlgn6vMI/AAAAAAAAASM/mnnfREtVuX8/s1600-h/santi_jutjats2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/R5PMlgn6vMI/AAAAAAAAASM/mnnfREtVuX8/s320/santi_jutjats2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157690943053937858" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/R5PMlwn6vNI/AAAAAAAAASU/4yENd_bPgvo/s1600-h/santi_jutjats4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/R5PMlwn6vNI/AAAAAAAAASU/4yENd_bPgvo/s320/santi_jutjats4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157690947348905170" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Earlier this month the Central Court House in Madrid requested the appearance of a militant of the Socialist Organistion for National Liberation (OSAN) to give statement in a Tarragona (South Catalonia) Court House.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He’s accused of burning a picture of the Spanish Head of State when participating in an anti-monarchy rally last October in Tarragona.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Solidarity protest where held outside the Court House. &lt;br /&gt;(Endavant)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6039847382277122841-6438306557729372848?l=catalansolidarity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/6438306557729372848'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/6438306557729372848'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catalansolidarity.blogspot.com/2008/01/declaration-in-tarragona-for-burning.html' title='Declaration in Tarragona for burning the Spanish King’s picture'/><author><name>Catalan Solidarity Ireland Committee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17301790295983745205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04755769135031492421'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/R5PMlgn6vMI/AAAAAAAAASM/mnnfREtVuX8/s72-c/santi_jutjats2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039847382277122841.post-8490491258931738262</id><published>2008-01-20T14:27:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-12T17:49:56.306-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Student Union of the Catalan Countries (SEPC) in Defense of an Education in Catalan</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/R5PLkwn6vLI/AAAAAAAAASE/-Lb1msqCZfM/s1600-h/cap.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/R5PLkwn6vLI/AAAAAAAAASE/-Lb1msqCZfM/s320/cap.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157689830657408178" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;After numerous attacks by the Spanish Popular Party (PP) against the teaching in Catalan in Catalonia, the SEPC has declared that the use of Catalan as a vehicle language within the education centers throughout the Catalan Countries, it’s really the only way to achieve an own educational model, organised territorially and in Catalan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They went on saying that “people must not fall into false debates and inexistent problematic as exposed by the PP”. “The real problem is not the index of Castilian spoken in the region, but the incapacity of the Catalan Government to engage in a national model which will be based, amongst other aspects, on the Catalan language and culture as it’s its own.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Source: sepc&lt;br /&gt;Email: sepc.comunicacio@gmail.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6039847382277122841-8490491258931738262?l=catalansolidarity.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/8490491258931738262'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6039847382277122841/posts/default/8490491258931738262'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://catalansolidarity.blogspot.com/2008/01/student-union-of-catalan-countries-sepc.html' title='The Student Union of the Catalan Countries (SEPC) in Defense of an Education in Catalan'/><author><name>Catalan Solidarity Ireland Committee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17301790295983745205</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04755769135031492421'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CXQulMf0URE/R5PLkwn6vLI/AAAAAAAAASE/-Lb1msqCZfM/s72-c/cap.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry></feed>