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Title
Izquierda Anticapitalista (IA) -- Solidaridad Con La Resistencia Minera
Work Type
Political sticker
Date
2012
Location
Madrid, Spain
Description
In the spring of 2012, in response to the Spanish government’s severe austerity measures, Spanish miners from Asturias united to raise awareness and call for justice. With high unemployment, the miners became guerrilla freedom fighters looking to save their jobs and the mining industry. The protesters went on strike in late May and shut down the country’s coal supply to protest the government’s decision to reduce mine subsidies by 63 percent. Anticapitalistas.org is the Web site for Izquierda Anticapitalista, an organization that fights against “oppression, exploitation, and the domination of people and nature.” The sticker depicts the profile of a man wearing a knitted watch cap and a bandana to conceal his identity. The sticker also contains a QR code, easily scanned with a smart phone application to spread the resistance movement.
Repository
Courtesy of the Richard F. Brush Art Gallery.
ID Number
sag_2012_spa_madrid_sb_009_se.tif
Source
Izquierda Anticapitalista (IA)
Title-Translation
Anti-Capitalist Left -- Solidarity With The Miner’s Resistance
Language
Spanish
Description-Translation
En la primavera del 2012, en respuesta a las severas medidas de austeridad del gobierno español, los mineros españoles de Asturias se unieron para concienciar y pedir justicia. Con un desempleo alto, los mineros se convirtieron en guerrilleros por la libertad intentando salvar sus trabajos y la industria minera. Los manifestantes fueron a la huelga a últimos de mayo y cortaron el suministro de carbón del país para protestar en contra de la decisión del gobierno de reducir el subsidio minero al 63 por ciento. Anticapitalistas.org es el portal de la red Izquierda Anticapitalista, una organización que lucha en contra de “la opresión, explotación y la dominación de la gente y la naturaleza.” La pegatina presenta el perfil de un hombre que lleva un gorro de lana y un pañuelo para ocultar su identidad. La pegatina tiene también un código QR que puede escanearse fácilmente con la aplicación de un smartphone para diseminar este movimiento de resistencia.
References
Izquierda Anticapitalista; http://www.anticapitalistas.org/
Exhibition History
"Pegatinas Políticas: Barcelona (1970-1985) y Madrid (2012)"
Curator's Notes
In the fall of 2012, St. Lawrence University students analyzed and wrote bilingual descriptions about street art stickers from Spain for Dr. Marina Llorente’s course Español 439: Literatura, cine y cultura de masas en la España contemporánea. The project turned into a spring 2013 exhibition at the Richard F. Brush Art Gallery entitled “Pegatinas Políticas: Barcelona (1970-1985) y Madrid (2012).” This sticker was catalogued by Michael J. Hickey, SLU Class of 2013.
Acknowledgement
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Council of Independent Colleges provided funding support for this project.
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