Next May 18, several points of the Canary archipelago and communities of the diaspora are called to take to the streets again. The objective: to protest against an economic model that, according to the organizers, "is taking the islands to the limit."
"This cry, which reflects the feeling of a people tired of being ignored and mistreated, will be the beginning of a new stage of struggle: firmer, more direct, more uncomfortable for those who refuse to listen to us and take real measures," they say from the organization.
The protest is presented as a continuation of previous mobilizations, such as the massive one on April 20, when "hundreds of thousands of people made it clear that this model based on touristification, speculation and inequality has no place in our land."
Despite this, they denounce that their demands "have fallen on deaf ears." They assure that the institutions have opted for "inaction and contempt for the popular will," which, they affirm, has deepened the social, economic and environmental collapse of the archipelago. Among their criticisms, they point to "the modification of the Land Law" and the proposal of a "Residence Law that is nothing more than a political strategy empty of content."
"Today we say enough," they emphasize. "If they are not capable of listening to us in the streets, they will listen to us in everyday life. We will no longer wait behind banners for them to adopt the urgent measures we need."
The day of May 18, they insist, will not be an end point, but the beginning of new forms of action. "From now on, we will take our fight to the spaces where their predatory model is perpetuated. We will boycott public events, we will question political leaders at their events and we will occupy symbolic tourist spaces."
"The Canary Islands cannot continue to be a postcard setting for the enjoyment of a few," they conclude. "We are the voice of those who do not accept that false progress justifies precariousness. We are the Canary people, a people that will not give up until it achieves the change it deserves."
