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Paco Ibáñez (Valencia, November 20th, 1934)
Read more: Paco Ibáñez (Valencia, November 20th, 1934)Francisco Ibáñez Gorostidi (known as “Paco Ibáñez”) is a spanish singer that has dedicated almost all his career to turning poems by classical and contemporary spanish and latin american authors into songs. Paco Ibáñez was born in Valencia, but he…
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#LaLigaArcoIris: Rainbow Shoelaces Against Homophobia
Read more: #LaLigaArcoIris: Rainbow Shoelaces Against HomophobiaSpanish soccer has witnessed and engaged in a variety of conversations in the last few years: Racism, politics, xenophobia, territorial issues, corruption, inmigration. However, there is an issue that remains untouched, and this issue is homophobia. Soccer is still a…
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“Las sinsombrero”: Bare heads against the tyranny of being respectable.
Read more: “Las sinsombrero”: Bare heads against the tyranny of being respectable.“Las sinsombrero” (“without hat”) were a group of spanish women formed by the artists Maruja Mallo, Margarita Manso, Concha Méndez and the socialist activist Margarita Nelken. During the 20s they were part of Madrid’s artistic and intellectual scene, and they…
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Miguel Hernández (Orihuela, Spain 10/30/1910 – Alicante, Spain 03/28/1942), life and death of a poet and activist
Read more: Miguel Hernández (Orihuela, Spain 10/30/1910 – Alicante, Spain 03/28/1942), life and death of a poet and activistMiguel Hernández was a spanish shepherd, poet and playwright that dedicated most of his works to dignify the poor peasants of the rural areas of Spain. He was born in Orihuela in 1910, and went to school until the age…
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Orquesta Solfónica de Madrid
Read more: Orquesta Solfónica de MadridOrquesta Solfónica de Madrid The Orquesta Solfónica de Madrid (Solphonic Orchestra of Madrid) is a self-organized orchestra that was formed in the context of the social movement 15M and that has gained popularity for playing classical music in demonstrations and…
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La Bolsa o La Vida
Read more: La Bolsa o La VidaOn Thursday 18th December 2014, dozens of leading international health activists staged a colorful protest in front of Hospital del Mar in Barcelona, Spain – highlighting the high prices of Gilead’s new hepatitis C treatment, Sovaldi. The medicine costs approximately…
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Inflatable Cobblestones
Read more: Inflatable CobblestonesFirst: inflatables uplift a grim protest situation into a playful event. There is something magic about what inflatables induce in people. Their enormous size combined with the weightlessness and softness makes them irresistibly attractive and dreamlike. People have a natural…
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Activism and Fiction (TV documentary)
Read more: Activism and Fiction (TV documentary)On 6 January 2012, Metrópolis (TVE 2) broadcast “Activismo y Ficción”, a report directed by Enmedio members Leónidas Martín and Núria Campabadal. It looks at a series of creative projects that lie somewhere between fiction and social activism. The paramount…
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Party at the Unemployment Office
Read more: Party at the Unemployment OfficeThe crisis is here, let the party begin! April 30, 2009. At first the crisis was just a state of being, a kind of social sadness that paralyzed everything. To break this atmosphere we couldn’t think of anything better than…
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How to Disrupt the Financial Order with Humour, Creativity and a dose of Mischief.
Read more: How to Disrupt the Financial Order with Humour, Creativity and a dose of Mischief.Enmedio member Leonidas Martín at Creativetime 2012 (New York). His presentation “How to Disrupt the Financial Order with Humour, Creativity and a Dose of Mischief” is priceless. Watch the video and laugh. Just pause for a moment and imagine: the…