Not One More (Ni Una Más)
Yesterday there was another protest in Madrid. They've become quite common lately, despite the new law trying to limit their number and intensity. But this one was very numerous. People from all over the country attended, travelling in chartered buses and private cars. Over twenty thousand arrived to join local protestors. There are no official numbers on the total of protestors, but by the time the protest reached its final stop in Plaza de España, people stretched out all along the route it had followed from its beginning in Plaza de Atocha, quite a long walk. In Spain the different demands have different colors. Protests about education are green, protests about health care are white. Yesterday's protest was purple, against gender violence, aggressions against women. The objective of the protest was to awaken the public from its lethargy by pointing out that violence against women is growing again in Spain. And this government, unlike the last that passed laws protectin...