Under the slogan “Canary Islands have a limit,” the Canaries will take to the streets on 18 May, aiming to garner the widespread backing witnessed in April of the previous year.
The union criticizes the “suicidal economic model” imposed on the islands, which it says is based on “selling off” the land and the “plundering and destruction” of the coasts and ecosystems, along with the “accelerated loss of the identity of the Canary people and nation.”
In a statement, the union explains that “this brutal plundering is propped up by the theft of capital generated by tourism, which is either taken out of the islands or hoarded by the greedy tourism industry, leaving crumbs for the Canarian population in the form of poverty wages and precarious jobs.”
Intersindical Canaria also points out that this economic model affects housing and rental access, noting that the archipelago “surpassed its ecological and sustainable population capacity a long time ago,” which could lead to Canarians becoming a “minority” as the non-local population continues to grow.
Here are all the locations and times:
EL HIERRO: Tourism Department, Valverde – 11:00 AM
LA PALMA: Plaza de La Alameda, Island Council, Santa Cruz de La Palma – 11:00 AM
LA GOMERA: Plaza de Las Américas, in front of the Town Hall, San Sebastián de La Gomera – 11:00 AM
TENERIFE: Plaza Weyler, Santa Cruz de Tenerife – 11:00 AM
GRAN CANARIA: Alfredo Kraus Auditorium, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria – 11:00 AM
LANZAROTE: Arrecife, Music Kiosk – 11:00 AM
FUERTEVENTURA: 1st of May Street, Church Square, Puerto del Rosario – 11:00 AM
GRANADA: Plaza Santa Ana (in front of Pilar del Toro and the Church of San Gil and Santa Ana) – 12:30 PM
VALENCIA: Town Hall Square – 12:00 PM
BARCELONA: Sagrada Familia – 12:00 PM
MADRID: Puerta del Sol – 12:00 PM
BILBAO: Arriaga Theater Square – 12:00 PM
IRUÑA (Pamplona): Town Hall Square – 12:00 PM
GALICIA: Alameda (As Dúas Marías), Santiago de Compostela – 12:00 PM
BERLIN: Pariser Platz (Brandenburg Gate) – 12:00 PM
