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Podcast: PUSHBACK Talks
Episode: Shame on Spain Making Solidarity a Crime - Putting Activists who Fight Evictions Behind Bars
Description: On 28 June 2021, Jaime Palomera, a tenants union leader in Barcelona and two tenants were brought to trial by the Public Prosecutor and now face three years imprisonment. Their crime? Peacefully and successfully protesting violations of the tenants’ right to housing including exorbitant rent increases and uninhabitable housing conditions.  Dr. Zaida Muxi Martinez; architect, city planner, and author joins the Filmmaker and the Advocate this week to discuss the clampdown on activism in Spain, echoes of its dark past. The trio discuss the political power held by the richest families in Spain who dominate the real estate market and the...