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* Pablo Iglesias of PODEMOS, introduced by Amy Goodman (Democracy Now)*
* Hope is Changing Sides: Understanding Spain’s Political Change*
*Proshansky Auditorium,*
*CUNY Graduate Center*
*365 5ath Avenue*
*Tuesday, February 17th, 1-3pm.*
Within just one year of its existence, PODEMOS has shaken politics in
Spain. Started in January 2014, as a “citizens tool”, as a “method to
turn indignation into political change,” and to challenge the existing
Spanish political system, PODEMOS has become an unprecedented political
phenomenon. In just four months, PODEMOS grew spectacularly, achieving
1.2 million votes in the May 25 European Elections, and gaining five
seats in the European Parliament.
"Since then, PODEMOS has continued to increase its presence and gain
further support. Opinion polls anticipating the upcoming
November elections, indicate PODEMOS would be the second most voted for
political option. On January 31st, a 'March for Change' organized by
PODEMOS gathered hundreds of thousands in Madrid." Its success can
certainly be explained by the dire economic and social situation the
Spanish people have been experiencing since 2008: austerity measures in
healthcare and education, a housing crisis, and an unemployment rate
that has risen to 25%.
But other factors contribute to the explanation of PODEMOS’ growth, such
as its innovative use of political language and media visibility and its
ability to relate to the preexisting horizon of social and economic
discontent and desire for political change opened by the 15M movement in
May 2011, and successive waves of citizen mobilization.
Why and how did PODEMOS emerge? From where has it come? What are the
reasons for their spectacular growth? What are their methods and their
political alignments? What is PODEMOS’ relation to Spain’s social
movements? How does PODEMOS relate to existing political forces? What
are the main proposals of their political program?
Introduced by Amy Goodman (Democracy Now), PODEMOS’ General Secretary
Pablo Iglesias will address a NYC audience in a special opportunity to
understand the political, social and economic context of PODEMOS’
emergence as a rising political force, and a unique political phenomenon.
*THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC*
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