Barcelona en Comú
political party in Spain
Barcelona en Comú (Catalan for "Barcelona in Common") is a political party launched initially as a grouping of electors in June 2014. Its policy agenda includes defending social justice and community rights, promoting participatory democracy, introducing mechanisms to tackle corruption, and developing a new model of tourism for Barcelona.
Membership of Barcelona en Comú
Many of the platform's founding members had been active for many years in social and political movements in Barcelona, including the Platform for People Affected by Mortgages (PAH) and 15M.
The spokespeople of Barcelona en Comú include former anti-evictions activist Ada Colau, Jaume Asens (lawyer), Gerardo Pisarello (constitutional law scholar), Gala Pin (social activist), and Joan Subirats (political scientist). Ada Colau has appeared in national polls as a popular alternative to current elected representatives in Spain, and has since been nominated as the platform's candidate for and elected as the mayor of Barcelona.
History
The platform has its origins in the new social and political movements that emerged in the wake of the Spanish economic crisis and the 15M protests.
Launch and validation
Over 2000 people attended the launch of the initiative at a public meeting at the Collasso i Gil school in the Raval neighbourhood of Barcelona on 26 June 2014.
The platform launched a validation process in order to assess the level of support among Barcelona residents for its proposal of creating a united progressive electoral list to stand at the 2015 municipal elections. It set itself the target of collecting 30,000 signatures of support for its initial manifesto by September 2014. As part of the validation process, it also held a series of 'neighbourhood chats' across the city.
Code of political ethics
Barcelona en Comú's Code of Political Ethics applies to all individuals and parties standing for election under the platform's name.
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