These spontaneous protests have been happening all over Spain since May 15, being the biggest in Madrid and Barcelona. They have been generated, communicated and promoted by social networks such as Facebook and Twitter.
People in Barcelona are fed up with that situation and, thus, they didn't hesitate to join the sit-in protest at Plaza Catalunya before the municipal elections set on 22 May, gathering the Spanish revolution 2011. The main square of Barcelona was divided into three zones, symbolically called Tahrir, Iceland and Palestine, which hosted performances of various kinds, among other things a possible police charge was role-played.
On Friday, the concentration at Plaza Catalunya for the Spanish revolution was massive. You could see very different people of all ages and profiles. From unemployed youngers with university degrees to old ladies and families with children demanding a change in Spanish society and politics. Protesters think political parties don't do anything worthy to solve the citizens problems and get out of the crisis. Unemployment rates continue growing up and there have been budget cuts in different sectors belonging to the welfare state such as education and health.
Although protesters were supposed to give up the protest on Friday midnight, they didn't. On the contrary they held flowers high and shouted after a minute of silence, making noise by hitting saucepans. The campsite remained on Saturday and Sunday, elections day. It seems the results of the elections were not satisfying and the Spanish revolution in Barcelona with the sit-in protest might continue...
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