“Applied Urban Guerrilla Practice” at the Granollers Festival (Barcelona). Catalan Civic Coexistence (CCC) denounced today the celebration in the main festival of this city of Barcelona of an activity, included in the official program of the festival, which consists of “the introduction to the main technical-tactical instruments for a subversive strategy.”
The “popular festivals” in Catalonia do not disappoint. After the theft and “festive” burning of the Spanish flag in Cardedeu, now, in the neighboring town of Granollers, they organize an “Applied Urban Guerrilla Course” for their patron saint festivals. Here you have the official program. pic.twitter.com/hrxvtNdJSY
– Ángel Escolano Rubio (@rubio_escolano) August 27, 2024
In a thread on X, CCC President, Angel Escolanodenounced it: “The ‘popular festivals’ in Catalonia do not disappoint. After the theft and the ‘festive’ burning of the Spanish flag in Cardedeu, now, in the neighboring town of Granollers, they are organizing a course in applied urban guerrilla warfare for their patron saint festivals.
Escolano explains that a CCC associate approached the activity. “To our great surprise, a member of the Catalan Civic Coexistence of Granollers came to the ‘popular festival’ organized by the PSOE municipality, with the valuable collaboration of the CUP and all the other local anti-systems.” In the videos released, you can see how the people participating in the activity throw objects at doll dressed as a police officer.
The PSC government of Granollers has introduced in its holiday programme a workshop on “urban guerrilla warfare and the Molotov cocktail” to fight against the police.
A promotion of hatred towards the security forces and bodies and an attempt at indoctrination that deserves to be purged… pic.twitter.com/P5r6l060MM
– Juan Fernández (@JuanFernandezB) August 27, 2024
The PP also echoed this news, through its spokesperson in Parliament, Juan Fernández: “The PSC government of Granollers has introduced in its holiday program a workshop on ‘urban guerrilla warfare and Molotov cocktail’ to fight against the police. A promotion of hatred towards the security forces and bodies and an attempt at indoctrination that deserves immediate responsibilities. From the PP, we are not going to allow hatred to be sponsored by the public administrations of Catalonia.”
