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Anti-austerity movement in Portugal

December 02, 2023

The 12 March Movement (Portuguese: Movimento 12 de Março) or the Geração à Rasca (Portuguese: [ʒɛɾɐˈsɐ̃w a ˈʁaʃkɐ], "struggling generation") protest took place in more than 10 cities of Portugal against the economic crisis and labour rights. They were the biggest events since the 1974 Carnation Revolution and organized without support from political parties or trades unions.[1]

Anti-austerity movement in Portugal
Part of the European sovereign debt crisis
Top of the demonstration in Lisbon
Date12 March 2011 – 15 October 2011
Location
Portugal
Caused byAusterity
MethodsDemonstrations, occupations, rioting

A Facebook event and a blog, created by a group of friends—Alexandre de Sousa Carvalho, João Labrincha and Paula Gil—were the starting point.[2]

Background edit

 
Protests in Lisbon
 
Protests in Lisbon

A number of musical acts in Portugal had been involved in protest actions against the austerity measures at the beginning of the crisis. Music addressing Portugal's political situation became a part of local and national political protest narratives, which found music playing an important role in protests in Portugal—as they have since the Portuguese Revolution culminating in the 25 April coup in 1974.

Among this music was traditional Portuguese music and instruments including gaitas, flutes, rhythm sections, and brass music. The organizers of Geração a Rasca put out a general call for musicians to appear in the procession, and also included personal invitations to some of the musical acts to perform.

Various protest songs addressing the precarious situation in Portugal during the crisis were performed in Portugal. Deolinda's song "Parva Que Sou", which talks about precarious working conditions for Portuguese youth, in particular qualified university graduates, became an inspiration for some of the protesters.[3][4]

Other inspiration for the protests came from Homens da Luta, a comedian duo who won the Festival da Canção with a song about the "joy of the struggle", emulating social protests of the 1960s.[5]

Gatherings edit

 
A gathering in Porto
 
A gathering in Brussels, Belgium

Around 300,000 people gathered on 12 March 2011 in Porto and Lisbon alone.[6] Events also occurred in several other Portuguese cities, including Funchal, Ponta Delgada, Viseu, Braga, Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Faro, Guimarães and Leiria.[7] Several Portuguese emigrants also gathered in front of the embassies of their countries of residence to protest in Barcelona, London, Berlin, The Hague, Madrid, Lubliana, Luxemburg, Brussels, Maputo, New York, Copenhagen and Stuttgart.[8]

Impact edit

Spain's May demonstrations were influenced by the Portuguese events,[9] which in turn incited new activity in Portugal.[10]

On 23 March 2011, the prime minister José Sócrates resigned when new austerity measures failed to pass in the Parliament.[11]

On 15 April 2011, the initial organizers of the Geração à Rasca protest created the 12 March Movement. This small group of young people gathered with other activists to create a movement with the objective to "Make every citizen a politician", a sentence from the Portuguese Nobel Prize winner José Saramago.[12] They promised to be an active voice promoting democracy in all areas" of their lives".[13]

Over 80,000 people marched in Lisbon as part of a 15 October global day of protest against the usual suspects. Hundreds broke through a police cordon around the parliament in Lisbon to occupy its broad marble staircase, where a popular assembly took place.[14] About 20,000 people also rallied in Porto, Portugal's second biggest city.

The 12 March Movement, as others created after the Geração à Rasca protest, is still very active in several political and civic actions. After the demonstration "people discovered that they have 'a voice', they are more conscientious and more aware to political issues". Civil "society [is] more alive and awakened".[15]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Decenas de miles de portugueses se manifiestan contra la precariedad en la mayor concentración al margen de los partidos". Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  2. ^ Sanches, Andreia (26 February 2011). . Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Deolinda, o grupo que dá voz à "geração à rasca", presente "em consciência"". SIC Online. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  4. ^ "That Which Is Said By Not Saying: Deolinda’s Innocuous Revolution 10 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine"
  5. ^ "Homens da Luta aumentam adesões à 'Geração à Rasca' – Sol". Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  6. ^ . Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  7. ^ . Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  8. ^ "IOL Diário – "Geração à rasca": luta também em Barcelona". Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  9. ^ . Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  10. ^ "Jovens do Rossio. Negociar a dívida, já!". Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  11. ^ . Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  12. ^ "Fazer de cada cidadão um político" [Make every citizen a politician]. caderno.josesaramago.org (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Organizadores da "Geração à Rasca" criam "Movimento 12 de Março" - JN". www.jn.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Protesters in Lisbon surround parliament". Reuters. 15 October 2011.
  15. ^ "Um ano depois, a geração à rasca deu lugar ao Portugal à rasca – i online". Retrieved 6 September 2012.

References edit

  • Schott, Ben (5 May 2011). "Geração à Rasca - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. from the original on 6 May 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  • "Geração à rasca leva 300 mil manifestantes à Avenida da Liberdade- Economia – Jornal de negócios online" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  • (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  • "Geração à rasca: protesto chegou ao Funchal > Sociedade > TVI24". Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  • "IOL Diário – "Geração à rasca": luta também em Barcelona". Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  • "IOL Diário – Geração à rasca: protesto forte em Ponta Delgada". Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  • "IOL Diário – Geração à Rasca: Viseu protestou no Rossio". Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  • . Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2011.

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The 12 March Movement Portuguese Movimento 12 de Marco or the Geracao a Rasca Portuguese ʒɛɾɐˈsɐ w a ˈʁaʃkɐ struggling generation protest took place in more than 10 cities of Portugal against the economic crisis and labour rights They were the biggest events since the 1974 Carnation Revolution and organized without support from political parties or trades unions 1 Anti austerity movement in PortugalPart of the European sovereign debt crisisTop of the demonstration in LisbonDate12 March 2011 15 October 2011LocationPortugalCaused byAusterityMethodsDemonstrations occupations riotingA Facebook event and a blog created by a group of friends Alexandre de Sousa Carvalho Joao Labrincha and Paula Gil were the starting point 2 Contents 1 Background 2 Gatherings 3 Impact 4 See also 5 Notes 6 ReferencesBackground edit nbsp Protests in Lisbon nbsp Protests in LisbonA number of musical acts in Portugal had been involved in protest actions against the austerity measures at the beginning of the crisis Music addressing Portugal s political situation became a part of local and national political protest narratives which found music playing an important role in protests in Portugal as they have since the Portuguese Revolution culminating in the 25 April coup in 1974 Among this music was traditional Portuguese music and instruments including gaitas flutes rhythm sections and brass music The organizers of Geracao a Rasca put out a general call for musicians to appear in the procession and also included personal invitations to some of the musical acts to perform Various protest songs addressing the precarious situation in Portugal during the crisis were performed in Portugal Deolinda s song Parva Que Sou which talks about precarious working conditions for Portuguese youth in particular qualified university graduates became an inspiration for some of the protesters 3 4 Other inspiration for the protests came from Homens da Luta a comedian duo who won the Festival da Cancao with a song about the joy of the struggle emulating social protests of the 1960s 5 Gatherings edit nbsp A gathering in Porto nbsp A gathering in Brussels BelgiumAround 300 000 people gathered on 12 March 2011 in Porto and Lisbon alone 6 Events also occurred in several other Portuguese cities including Funchal Ponta Delgada Viseu Braga Castelo Branco Coimbra Faro Guimaraes and Leiria 7 Several Portuguese emigrants also gathered in front of the embassies of their countries of residence to protest in Barcelona London Berlin The Hague Madrid Lubliana Luxemburg Brussels Maputo New York Copenhagen and Stuttgart 8 Impact editSpain s May demonstrations were influenced by the Portuguese events 9 which in turn incited new activity in Portugal 10 On 23 March 2011 the prime minister Jose Socrates resigned when new austerity measures failed to pass in the Parliament 11 On 15 April 2011 the initial organizers of the Geracao a Rasca protest created the 12 March Movement This small group of young people gathered with other activists to create a movement with the objective to Make every citizen a politician a sentence from the Portuguese Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago 12 They promised to be an active voice promoting democracy in all areas of their lives 13 Over 80 000 people marched in Lisbon as part of a 15 October global day of protest against the usual suspects Hundreds broke through a police cordon around the parliament in Lisbon to occupy its broad marble staircase where a popular assembly took place 14 About 20 000 people also rallied in Porto Portugal s second biggest city The 12 March Movement as others created after the Geracao a Rasca protest is still very active in several political and civic actions After the demonstration people discovered that they have a voice they are more conscientious and more aware to political issues Civil society is more alive and awakened 15 See also editList of protests in the 21st centuryNotes edit Decenas de miles de portugueses se manifiestan contra la precariedad en la mayor concentracion al margen de los partidos Retrieved 6 September 2012 Sanches Andreia 26 February 2011 Um desempregado um bolseiro e uma estagiaria inventaram o Protesto da Geracao a Rasca Archived from the original on 17 March 2015 Retrieved 26 February 2011 Deolinda o grupo que da voz a geracao a rasca presente em consciencia SIC Online Retrieved 12 March 2011 That Which Is Said By Not Saying Deolinda s Innocuous Revolution Archived 10 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine Homens da Luta aumentam adesoes a Geracao a Rasca Sol Retrieved 6 September 2012 Protesto Geracao a Rasca juntou entre 160 e 280 mil pessoas so em Lisboa e Porto Sociedade PUBLICO PT Archived from the original on 15 March 2011 Retrieved 13 March 2011 Geracao a Rasca convoca concentracoes dentro da lei para dez cidades Politica PUBLICO PT Archived from the original on 13 March 2011 Retrieved 9 June 2011 IOL Diario Geracao a rasca luta tambem em Barcelona Retrieved 13 March 2011 Geracao a rasca e referencia para Espanha JN Archived from the original on 27 September 2011 Retrieved 22 May 2011 Jovens do Rossio Negociar a divida ja Retrieved 23 May 2011 Ao minuto Socrates pediu demissao e diz que vai a eleicoes Politica PUBLICO PT Archived from the original on 6 March 2012 Retrieved 6 September 2012 Fazer de cada cidadao um politico Make every citizen a politician caderno josesaramago org in Portuguese Retrieved 30 July 2021 Organizadores da Geracao a Rasca criam Movimento 12 de Marco JN www jn pt in Portuguese Retrieved 5 December 2020 Protesters in Lisbon surround parliament Reuters 15 October 2011 Um ano depois a geracao a rasca deu lugar ao Portugal a rasca i online Retrieved 6 September 2012 References editSchott Ben 5 May 2011 Geracao a Rasca NYTimes com The New York Times Archived from the original on 6 May 2011 Retrieved 23 May 2011 Geracao a rasca leva 300 mil manifestantes a Avenida da Liberdade Economia Jornal de negocios online in Portuguese Retrieved 12 March 2011 Geracao a Rasca no Rossio de Lisboa Portugal DN in Portuguese Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 Retrieved 12 March 2011 Geracao a rasca protesto chegou ao Funchal gt Sociedade gt TVI24 Retrieved 12 March 2011 IOL Diario Geracao a rasca luta tambem em Barcelona Retrieved 13 March 2011 IOL Diario Geracao a rasca protesto forte em Ponta Delgada Retrieved 12 March 2011 IOL Diario Geracao a Rasca Viseu protestou no Rossio Retrieved 12 March 2011 Protesto crise Geracao a rasca enche a avenida da Liberdade ate ao Rossio dn DN Archived from the original on 23 September 2015 Retrieved 12 March 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anti austerity movement in Portugal amp oldid 1185258679, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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