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Thousands of people took to the streets of Gamonal and
went up to the gates of the police station, where they
expressed their solidarity with the arrested and their
rejection of the boulevard. The protesters then came
back to the neighbourhood where tension was rising,
just in the area of Vitoria Street, popularly known as the
Zone Zero. After various bank branches were attacked,
riot cops from other localities launched a heavy assault
which revived clashes and helped extend them in almost
all of the neighbourhood.
From that moment, the chaos has engulfed Gamonal.
Stones and rubber bullets crossed in a battle of even
greater intensity than the previous night. Faced with the
dispersion of protesters, the riot police launched a manhunt hitting and entering public spaces and even lobbies
of buildings.
Media in favour of the construction of boulevard, speak
about several wounded cops during the clashes. As usual, they say nothing about the hundreds of inhabitants
injured by batons and rubber bullets. The repression on
Saturday night ends with 23 people arrested.
The facts last night convey a clear message that seems
to be understood nor by the city council, nor by the constructors: the conflict in the neigbourhood will continue
as long as the works continue on the boulevard.

Monday, January 13
Combative residents manage to stop the construction
works from 6:30 in the morning, preventing the machines from entering and continuing this great work of
speculation of the construction companies of the city and
their acolytes, the politicians. Defying the cold and never
ceasing to sing, the residents launched an appeal at an
assembly to remain permanently in the area of the construction site until the works are stopped, the prisoners
are released and the police leaves the neighbourhood.
Young students call for a meeting at 17:30 to propose an
indefinite student strike for these claims. Everyone is also
encouraged to come at 19h to the neighbourhood assembly in the occupied site of Vitoria Street. The enthusiasm is palpable at Gamonal, the elders and their children
speak of revolt and even social revolution, the need to extend the conflict to all villages and cities, that it may serve
as a spark that sets this land of restrained rage on fire.
In the meeting it was also decided to facilitate the movement of inhabitants by removing the fences of sidewalks
and making the various anchors in the ground more visible so that there are no accidents and that everyone
can approach the zone zero of resistance. People have
decided that residents will not be harassed and to do
everything necessary to prevent the construction that
will bring millions of benefits to again the same and ruin
those below. This is what is happening: those below
against those above.

Tuesday, January 14
Monday morning starts a new day for the fight
against the works of the boulevard. From 6:30 a
large group of people gathered around the site to prevent the access of the machines, which is achieved.
The rally is held throughout the day with the comings
and goings of residents of the neighbourhood. Moreover,
their number also increases in the assemblies.
At noon, a meeting of students is held where it is decided
to call an indefinite strike of education until the final halt
of constructions and as well the release of the arrested.
At 7pm, a new manifestation was called for which was
attended by more people than the previous days. The
demo moved to the cries of “Gamonal doesn’t want a
boulevard” and “The street belongs to Burgos, Burgos
doesn’t belong to Lacalle” till the poli