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Yomango-Tango action in Barcelona, PART 1, Dec 20

Maqui | 21.12.2002 16:48

Around 100 hundred people to part in the Yomango-Tango action in downtown Barcelona as part of the global Days of action in solidarity with the argentina popular rebellion (article 1)

Yomango-Tango action in Barcelona, PART 1, Dec 20
Yomango-Tango action in Barcelona, PART 1, Dec 20

Yomango-Tango action in Barcelona
Yomango-Tango action in Barcelona

Yomango-Tango action in Barcelona
Yomango-Tango action in Barcelona

Yomango-Tango action in Barcelona
Yomango-Tango action in Barcelona


Yomango a creative action group from Barcelona that promotes day-to-day civil desobedience as a direct way of fighting the hegemony of multinational corporations, organised a collective reappropiation of goods from a big supermarket in Las Ramblas (downtown Barcelona). This action took place as part of the global days of action in solidarity with the popular rebellion in Argentina.

Around a hundred people occupied the entrance of Champion Supermarket, whilst a mobile sound system was blasting out tango music. Six couples started to dance to tango music as they went into the supermarket. Their dance took them to the drinks section and bottles of cava (sparkling wine) were liberated. Still dancing, the couples started to bring the liberated goods to the crowd which was cheering and singing. Around 15 bottles were amased when the participants decided to finish the action.

Due to the fact that this was a very creative and festive action hundreds of passers-by stopped to watch as the events took place. A video projection in the street was streaming what was going on inside the supermarket, whilst activists were giving away flyers explaining the action.

Police stood outside without intervining at all until the end when they tried to identify some of the participants.

Maqui
- Homepage: http://www.yomango.net

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