Friday, October 28, 2011

New Statesman - The "Occupy" movement's Spanish roots

On the sweltering Madrid streets back in May, there was a strong feeling that something very significant was happening. Tens of thousands were crammed into a makeshift encampment in the city's Puerta del Sol square, unified by an acute sense of disillusionment with the political establishment. High unemployment, unaffordable housing and a feeling that politicians were not representing the people had resulted in the near spontaneous birth of a movement that would become known as the Indignados (the outraged), or 15-M (after 15 May, the date the protest began).

More here

http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2011/10/occupy-movement-madrid

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