Arran (organization)
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Arran banner
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Formation | 14 July 2012 ; 11 years ago ( 2012-07-14 ) |
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Catalan Countries |
Membership
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500 [2] |
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Arran [3] ( Catalan for "level with") is the youth organization of the Catalan Pro-Independence Left, result of the merger between Maulets and CAJEI and local groups (such as the Youth Assemblies of Terrassa , Sant Sadurní or Horta , a process which began in 2008 and concluded in 2012.
The organization announced its creation on Saturday 14 July 2012 in Berga , during the Rebrot Catalan youth gathering, which celebrated its eleventh edition, culminating in events at the Pi de les Tres Branques annual gathering.
Ideology
Arran is defined as a marxist [1] youth organization that "is committed to political and economic independence and reunification of the Catalan Countries , the attainment of socialism and overcoming patriarchy from a feminist perspective." [1]
The group also promotes other issues such as environmentalism, decent housing and work, anti-fascism, anti-racism, internationalist solidarity and the defense of public and people's education.
It adopts a horizontal structure and often works on a grassroots level.
Presence
In October 2013, Arran claimed presence in 38 counties of the Catalan Countries and had over 700 members. [4]
In August 2017, Arran's attack on a bus of British tourists attracted coverage in the British media. Masked members of Arran stopped the bus, slashed the tyres and daubed slogans on the side. The group published a video of the attack online with the caption “mass tourism kills the neighbourhoods, destroys the territory and condemns the working class to misery”, sparking a police investigation. [5]
In September 2017, Arran published and posted threatening "name and shame" pictures of Catalan politicians in the city of Lleida for not supporting the Catalan Independence referendum. [6]
Assemblies
The organization is distributed in local branches, which can be found throughout Valencian Country , the island of Majorca and Catalonia .
References
- 1 2 3 Ideology (in Catalan)
- ↑ L’apogeu del Procés engreixa les joventuts de partits i entitats . Ara , 10/06/2018.
- ↑ "Maulets i CAJEI creen la nova organització Arran" (in Catalan). Vilaweb . 2012-07-02 . Retrieved 2012-07-20 .
- ↑ "Neix l'organització Arran, fruit del procés de confluència entre Maulets i la CAJEI" (in Catalan). Setmanari de Comunicació Directa . 2012-07-04. Archived from the original on 2012-07-08 . Retrieved 2012-07-20 .
- ↑ Dearden, Lizzie (5 August 2017). "Anarchist group threatens new attacks on tourists in Spain after targeting Barcelona and Mallorca" . The Independent . UK . Retrieved 5 August 2017 .
- ↑ Baquero, Camilo S. (18 September 2017). "Arran de Lleida señala a los concejales que no colaboran con el referéndum" . El País .