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The 2011-2013 Spanish Protests

The Hottest New Ideology Sweeping Europe: “Indignant”

Joe Weisenthal


• Also known as:• 2011-2013 Spanish protests• 15-M Movement (Movimiento 15-M)• The Indignants Movement• Take the Square• #spanishrevolution


• Series of ongoing demonstrations in Spain• Started: May 15, 2011• Place: Puerta del Sol, Madrid, Spain• Inspired by: • France uprisings (1968)• South Korea (1980 and 1987)• Greece (2008)• Tunisia, Egypt revolution (2011)

• Origins:• Real Democracy Now (Democracia Real YA)• Youth Without a Future (Juventud Sin Futuro)


• Where?• Began in Puerta del Sol, Madrid• Spread to other parts of Spain• Barcelona• Valencia• Seville• Bilbao, etc.

Background

• During the Eurozone crisis• Fall of the banking sector• Housing bubble• Unemployment (1 out of 3 are unemployed)• Welfare cuts• Soaring borrowing costs (investors are driven

away)• Implementation of Sinde Law

DEAD ECONOMY

What’s the big fuss?

• Spain low levels of civic and social participation• Spanish economy as 4th largest after Germany, France

and Italy (11% of the bloc’s GDP)• A MAJOR movement organized through social media

and those who are called “The Facebook Generation” and is broadcast and spread through social media

Demand

• Democratic representation • Junk SINDE law• Change in the Political System• Democratic representation• PP and PSOE

Effect

• Spread of the concsiousness• Organization of different mass

movements made easy through social networking• Issues were addressed

Sources

• Spain eurozone crisis: Where jobs are a lottery• http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20512382

• How the indignidados motivated Spain• http://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/12/opinion/spain-indignados-opinion

• Crisis in Spain, a solution?• http://www.culturespain.com/tag/indignado-movement/

• 2011–2013 Spanish protests• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

2011%E2%80%932013_Spanish_protests

• Spain set to reveal the pain in its books• http://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/07/business/spain-euro-crisis