Barcelona also stands up against racism

Two weeks after the death of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis police, Barcelona and many towns in Catalonia are hosting protests by the black community to mourn his death—but also to denounce the racism they experience here.

“We see how [institutional racism] undermines black lives both directly, with the physical assassination, and indirectly, with structural poverty, the exploitation of our labor, and the lack of opportunities we experience in different parts of the world,” read the manifesto by the Black, African, and Afro-descendant Community in Spain (CNAAE), the newly created organization behind the protest.

In Barcelona, the protest began at 11 am in Plaça Sant Jaume, the square located between the headquarters of the Catalan government and the city council. The CNAAE also called protests in the Catalan towns of Lleida, Granollers, Tarragona or Salt.