The encampment for the right to housing in Valencia will continue indefinitely until the dialogue table "is respected" and they can speak with all organizations and entities.
This was defended by Dan, one of the press and social media coordination managers, in statements to the media this Monday, after several commissions from the Puerta del Sol encampment in Madrid decided to dissolve their activity to move it "to the neighborhoods."
Dan maintained that each encampment has its own organization and pointed out that in Madrid there are several commissions focused on the general strike of November 11, which is why they are lifting the encampments to "join forces." But, as he stressed, everything remains in place, both the organizers and the people participating in the protest in the capital.
Tiredness is noticeable, but the protest does not move
In Valencia, where the camp has been in the city center for almost a month, the manager admitted that there is "considerable exhaustion" among the campers. He explained that there are people who combine protesting with work and studies, and that this wear and tear has intensified with the passing of days.
"There are people who are more tired," Dan said, adding that the daily effort is exhausting. What does not change, for now, is the continuity of the encampment, which remains as long as the dialogue table is not respected and they can speak with all organizations and entities.
Valencia, at the center of the conflict over prices
The spokesperson also explained that they are finalizing a manifesto that they hope to read this week, which will include demands from residents and campers, among them declaring Valencia as a stressed area because, in their opinion, "it is unsustainable to live here."
Dan gave his own situation in the Patraix neighborhood as an example: he said that two months ago he had to leave because his rent in September rose to 2,000 euros. "I cannot pay 2,000 euros for a 50-square-meter apartment," he stated.
The protest also extends this criticism to downtown businesses, which, according to Dan, cannot afford the prices being set and end up becoming a franchise. He added that some local businesses have closed because it is "unsustainable," while the encampment hopes that a promise will be made to work on this and that it will not be a law that is approved and then abandoned.
