Vigils and protests in Madrid after death of housing campaign symbol Maricarmen
Grief and anger brought housing protesters onto Madrid’s streets on Wednesday night after the death of Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction helped galvanise a nationwide movement demanding action on Spain’s housing crisis. Campaigners held candlelit vigils in Puerta del Sol and outside her former home, while demonstrators marched... The post Vigils and protests in Madrid after…
Grief and anger fueled housing protests in Madrid's streets on Wednesday night following the death of Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked a nationwide movement demanding action on Spain's housing crisis. Candlelit vigils were held in Puerta del Sol and outside her former residence, while demonstrators marched towards parliament.
The Madrid Tenants' Union, which announced her passing, stated that an agreement allowing her to return to her flat had arrived too late. Maricarmen had been hospitalized in Madrid's Gregorio Marañón Hospital since her eviction and never returned to the apartment she had lived in for nearly seven decades. Her case became a rallying point for those facing rising rents, insecure tenancies, and the threat of homelessness.
The protests gained momentum, placing housing at the forefront of Spain's political discourse ahead of the upcoming general election.
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