[energiadecreixent] helicopters, gunshots, riot vans screaming, armed cavalcade blocked and turned away... M15 > J15 #SpanishRevolution M15 > a month on

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helicopters, gunshots, riot vans screaming, armed cavalcade blocked and turned 
away... M15 > J15

#SpanishRevolution M15 > a month on
helicopters, gunshots, lines of riot  vans screaming around, police cordoned hi 
speed car cavalcade blocked in  streets and turned away by protestors, old guys 
in the streets giving  that sideways hand shake... A month into the 
#SpanishRevolution and  things are really heating up.
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acampadaBCN: take the square > take the parliament
The  park is blocked, many riot vans built a tunnel way of sorts to attempt  to 
get the ministers into the parliament, there had been shots with  rubber bullets 
since 7am and a bit of cop striking out. Thousands of  people were booing, 
hissing, jeering the politicians as they entered.  More people were arriving, 
blocking the outer ends of the police line...  It was becoming UNGOVERNABLE for 
the police. At around 9.30 a hi speed  police protected cavalcade flew down 
avenue meridinia to reach the back  of the police line, people saw the lights 
and ran towards the oncoming  politicians (the more important ones, maybe the 
president Arthur Mas?)  the crowds jumped infront of the cavalcade and stopped 
it, more people  ran to support, the car tried to go down the wrong way, but was 
blocked  again, it flew down a sidestreet. Many undercovers were running in this  
crowd taking out objects from their hips. The cavalcade turned and sped  away, 
as quickly as it had entered; defeated, a win for the peaceful act  of civil 
disobedianace by the INDIGNADOS. About an hour later, we saw  the first 
helicpoter flying over, a firemen special yellow helicopter,  flying low and 
going into the still shut down public park that houses  the parliament. 
(ironically this park was built to house the fort of  repression built after the 
year long siege of Barcelona in 1714, and  only turned into a public space for 
the 1888 World fair, the irony is  not lost on the Catalans, they too know their 
history) More and more  have flown in, what is the cost of such an operation? Is 
it sustainable?  will the public not surely say "theres something really fucked 
up here,  the INDIGNADOS have a point". Even the press group, all with their  
orange arm bands, were herded into a special section, to leave way for  movement 
of politicians and armed police. 


Old guys in the streets giving that sideways hand shake, means, more or less, 
"fucking hell, things are heavy in the streets".

A month into the M15 (may 15) revolution and things have taken a big  step here 
in Barcelona, if it grows it will be ungovernable,  unmabageable. And chances 
are that is exactly how it will turn out. 


Live stream: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tots-som-pla%C3%A7a-catalunya
Catalan Tv live: http://www.tv3.cat/3alacarta/#/directes/TV3
acampadaBCN updates: http://acampadadebarcelona.org/aturemelparlament/


1000's occupied the areas around the park to block parliament from meeting today


 
riot cops firing rubber bullets at 7am this morning in Barcelona

 
No Passaran - They will not pass. The people of Barcelona have had enough
 
Streets blocked by Barcelonas indignation, the politicians have to be flown in 
to make cuts... Remember Argentina??? 
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