The national flag of the Canary Islands with the seven green stars has been flying since this Monday in the Cabildo of Lanzarote on the occasion of the 51st anniversary of its creation. The flag was born in Algiers in 1964, and symbolizes "the aspirations of freedom, brotherhood and progress of the people of the eight islands, as well as of the Canarians from abroad, as well as the legitimate right of our people to decide their future in freedom", according to the October 22 Coordinator.
Thus, the mandate of the Plenary of the Cabildo is fulfilled, which approved the motion that had been sent to all the political groups of the Island Council by the October 22 Coordinator. Finally, the defense of the motion of the flag was assumed by the political group of Somos Lanzarote in the Cabildo, to whose votes (2 councilors) were added those of Coalición Canaria (7) and that of the councilor of the Party of Independents of Lanzarote (1). The PSOE group (5 councilors, of which one was absent during the session), the PP (3), Ciudadanos (1) and the councilor of Nueva Canarias (1) voted against the motion. The Podemos group (3 councilors) abstained.
Complete cultural and vindictive days
The October 22 Coordinator plans to carry out a series of public events on the occasion of this anniversary. Thus, on Wednesday, October 21, a round table is scheduled in La Plazuela de Arrecife, whose topic of debate will be "Canarian identity in current cultural creations", in which artists of the stature of the timplista Toñín Corujo, the musician Manuel González, member of Mestisay, or the filmmaker Armando Ravelo have already confirmed their presence.
For its part, on Thursday, October 22, anniversary of the tricolor, the symbolic act of raising the flag is planned, in the surroundings of the Reducto beach, in Arrecife, with a reading of a manifesto and exhibition of traditional sports. Finally, on Friday, October 23, a musical event will be held to close the conference, with performances by various artists from the islands on the banks of the Charco de San Ginés.
With these events, and for the second consecutive year, the October 22 Coordinator intends to open up to reflection and the approach of citizens to Canarian identity, as well as the role of its symbols in the national construction of the Archipelago.