La mayoría de los acampados de Sol comienza a abandonar la plaza para trasladar el movimiento "a los barrios"

Most of the campers at Sol are beginning to leave the plaza to relocate the movement to the neighborhoods, according to a statement from Acampada 26S. The report explains that the encampment is shifting to become a social and working-class movement and thus concludes its activity in Puerta del Sol. The leaders will now focus on preparing and supporting the general strike called for November 11, as confirmed by Europa Press.

Acampada 26S announces that they initiated the "mudanza" to the neighborhoods to transform into a social and working-class movement, known as Movimiento 26S, concluding their activity in Puerta del Sol. The statement adds that the movement will continue its fight, no matter who remains or who appears in the Congress of Deputies after the elections on November 29.

The communiqué states that the strike is one of the immediate horizons and that the organization process is a goal in itself, as it helps to discover affinities, consolidate alliances, and open spaces for action. They state they will be present at the General Strike on November 11 alongside all the blue strands. The commissions acknowledge that the physical dismantling of the space could not be achieved as desired due to various circumstances and within the possibilities of action, despite having developed a detailed and step-by-step dismantling protocol.

They bid farewell to this phase, filled with lessons learned and certainty that collective processes do not necessarily end when the space they occupy changes. The encampment has been a starting point, as evident from the text. Furthermore, the communiqué mentions the emergence of a collective called the Association of Homeless Persons, with its own organization and political horizon, within the camp.

The commissions state that any initiative developed by this collective after the activity of Acampada 26S in the plaza will be carried out autonomously and independently, without any relationship of representation, coordination, or organization between both entities. In their balance, the commissions attribute to themselves the achievement of changing the narrative around housing, approving two real decrees in this matter, and provoking the call for early elections.

They also mention having animated other camps and mobilizations in Spain and having composed forces with people in a situation of homelessness. This is just the beginning, they conclude. The report recalls that the protest originated from the eviction of Maricarmen, whose life was also claimed, and that the Unión de Inquilinas placed the first tents.

According to the document, other commissions emerged later to address needs such as mediation, care, communication, infrastructure, legal assistance, and culture. Some of them reduced their activity progressively due to weariness and because the neighborhoods had consolidated and developed a greater capacity for self-management.

However, not all camps decided to leave the plaza and two of the commissions that were present since the beginning of the encampment will remain. The Madrid Government Delegation sent a letter to the interlocutors of the camp in Puerta del Sol, urging them to lift the camp as it has been there for a reasonable amount of time since its installation and given that the protest's conditions and demands have changed.

This was one of the last decisions taken by Francisco Martín before his resignation, but it aligns with the institution's and the new delegate, Pilar Trinidad's, policy. The Community of Madrid announced on Friday that it has filed a criminal complaint against former Government Delegate in Madrid Francisco Martín for alleged administrative crimes of prevarication for not acting and evicting Puerta del Sol and for omission of the duty to pursue crimes that are continuously happening in the illegal camp at Puerta del Sol.