Coinciding with Ceuta Day, this Wednesday September 2 a series of events will take place demonstrations throughout Cataloniaas well as in more than 260 municipalities in Spain, to show the support of the population in the face of the migratory crisis that Ceuta citizens are going through. The ‘For Ceuta’ initiative It emerged on social networks, after more than a month had passed since the massive entry of more than 70,000 migrants from the borders with Morocco.
Among the communities that have confirmed their support and participation in the call supported by the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP), is Catalonia, with two important demonstrations in its capital: Barcelona. Are will take placeas well as in the rest of the territory, except Ceuta and the Canary Islands, at 8:00 p.m.. Although it will not be the only city that will host rallies in support of the autonomous city.
Two calls will take place in Barcelona capital
Specifically, two mobilizations will take place in the capital of Barcelona. The first, called by the People’s Partywill start at Sant Jaume squarein front of the town hall. While citizen action has called for participation in the demonstration that will begin, at the same time, from Catalunya square. For his part, Jaume Collboni has not responded to the call from the FEMP, so Barcelona City Council will not join the concentrations.
For its part, the PP of Barcelona has criticized the mayor’s attitude, going so far as to demand an end to “their silence” and to begin to show its “solidarity” with the situation that Ceuta is experiencing since the massive entry of immigrants. Faced with these criticisms, he decided announce your support for the call which will take place in the Plaça de Sant Jaume, although will not call the event as an entityas stated.
Castelldefels is the only municipality in Baix Llobregat that has supported the protests
Those who have shown their support from the first moment the calls were announced have been Xavier García Albiolthe mayor of Badalona. This job, his profile on the social network town square. As explained in the presentation video, it will be “a concentration that aims to make them reach our love, our support for the citizens of Ceuta“.
Just as the Castellfedels Town Hallwho wanted to support the call of the FEMP and has organized a rally at the Plaza de l’Eglésia. This will be the only municipality in Baix Llobregat that has organized an institutional event, which has generated discontent among the PP and Vox formations in the area, going so far as to make calls to action to the mayors of the rest of the localities.
There will also be concentrations in the rest of the provinces of Catalonia
A situation that has led the Popular Party to be the one to call on the citizens of municipalities such as L’Hospitalet de Llobregatwhere the demonstration will begin in front of the town hall thanks to the call made by Sonia Esplugas. As in Sabadellwhere it will begin in the Sant Roc square.
There will also be rallies in front of the town halls of Terrassa, Sant Sadurní d’Anoia, Esplugues de Llobregat and Villaranto. And in other towns such as Cornellà de Llobregat, in the Plaza de la Iglesia, and Pallejà in the Plaza Mayor. Although there will not only be demonstrations within the province of Barcelona, but also in the rest of Catalonia. The most massive will be those convened in Tarragona capitalin front of the town hall; Gironain the Plaza del Vil; and in Lleidain the Plaza de la Paeria.
To know all the calls, both institutional and citizens or institutions, these can be consulted on the website of the ‘Por Ceuta’ initiative. In total, more than 260 concentrations will take place in the different municipalities of Spain. All of them will start at 8:00 p.m.except for those that are going to be carried out in Ceuta and the Canary Islands.