Links and sources
20 minutos ( 14 / 06 / 20 ). Manifestación antirracista en Barcelona y a favor de retirar la estatua de Colón . Available at : https :// www . 20minutos . es / noticia / 4291524 / 0 / manifestacionantirracista-barcelona-a-favor-retirar-estatua-colon / El español ( 12 / 10 / 20 ). Queman una réplica de Colón ante su estatua en Barcelona . Available at : https :// metropoliabierta . elespanol . com / informacion-municipal / sucesos / queman-replica-colonbarcelona _ 31982 _ 102 . html Público ( 17 / 07 / 2020 ). “ Fuego al orden colonial ": activistas antirracistas asaltan la estatua de Colón en Madrid . Available at : https :// www . publico . es / sociedad / estatua-colon-madridpancarta-fuego-orden-colonial-activistas-antirracistas-asaltan-estatua-colon-madrid . html
8 . Demonstration for the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in the Basque Country
Name of the initiative
Year Participants Status
Demonstration for the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in the Basque Country
2021
SOS Racismo Bizkaia , Navarra Anti-racist Coordinating Committee and various anti-racist groups
Description
Various demonstrations took place in Basque cities as a way of condemning racial discrimination in commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination , while at all times complying with prevention measures against the pandemic .
In the province of Guipuzkoa , the March against Racism took place . This event linked the towns of Pasaia and San Sebastian . Under the slogan “ Tu papel es importante ” [ in English , “ Your role is important ”] [ in Spanish “ papel ” means both “ role ” and “ paper ”], the participants in this demonstration exposed the situation of vulnerability experienced by migrants , who are deprived of various fundamental rights .
The organisers of these mobilisations highlighted the relevance of regularising the legal status of migrants , also known as obtaining “ papers ”. In parallel , this slogan seeks to highlight the role of local residents in combating stereotypes and prejudices faced by migrants .
In the city of Bilbao , a congregation of hundreds of people staged a demonstration that stretched from the San Francisco area to the City Hall building . The call for this demonstration came from the SOS Racismo Bizkaia collective . They focused especially on the difficulties encountered by migrants when looking for housing . Using slogans such as “ El racismo nos priva de un techo ” (“ Racism deprives us of a roof over our heads ”), they expressed their discontent in relation to this problem .
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