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“We were never conquered”: Mexico’s Indigenous Zapatista movement visits Madrid
11 October 2021
When Franco bombed Madrid with white bread
5 October 2021
A visit to the house of Madrid’s illustrious dead who have been pretty much forgotten
20 September 2021
Discover bunkers, trenches and one man’s life-long collection of wartime objects from the Jarama Valley
6 September 2021
Meet the young Roma fashion designer using her brand to fight for Roma rights
3 September 2021

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You've probably all heard that Wes Anderson is in

You've probably all heard that Wes Anderson is in town filming, right? Well here are some sneak peek shots taken by @lotz_in_translation of his filmset in Chinchón!

There's a no-frills cafe with a sign beneath saying 'beef' and 'pork' and a building that looks like a retro space station!

Any guesses what the film will be about?

It's important to recognise and celebrate each ind

It's important to recognise and celebrate each individual community around the world for its unique identity, but it's crucial that all marginalised groups come together in the fight – the same fight – for our rights to equality, justice and stability, which is exactly what happened on 12 October in Madrid.

On this warm Tuesday night in Lavapiés, our Indigenous Latin American communities were joined by Madrid's Palestinian, Senegalese, Caribbean and Bangladeshi communities, among others, which culminated in the most beautiful street party ever – a perfect statement that we are stronger together!

✊🏿❤️🧡✊🏻💛💚✊🏾💙💜✊🏽🤎🖤✊🏼🤍

📸 by Freddie Scott of @the_other_madrid.

Our Latino community gets ready on the streets of

Our Latino community gets ready on the streets of Madrid last night to dance with pride and joy for a continent that was never conquered ✨

#nonosconquistaron

📸 by @antonalexander_

"𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱": 𝗠𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗰𝗼'𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗭𝗮𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗱

Just after sunset on 13 August 2021, with temperatures still topping 35C, the seven delegates of the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) stepped onto the monument in Madrid’s Plaza de Colón. They had just completed a historic journey from the jungles of Chiapas in Mexico to the Spanish capital to mark 500 years since the Spanish conquest of the Aztec capital Technoctitlán, now Mexico City. A local crowd, who marched behind the delegates, marked their arrival with thunderous applause.

While the symbolic reference to Spain’s colonial past was clear, the message of the Zapatistas focused clearly on the here and now and, crucially, on the fact that they had come to Europe not just to speak about past wrongdoings, but to emphasise the ideas of unity between progressive peoples across the world.

🔎 Read the full article by Freddie Scott of @the_other_madrid by clicking the link in my bio @madridnofrills 👈🏾 and understand why this movement is so relevant to today and tomorrow (Día Nacional de España, or as some call it, Día de Hispanidad)

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📸 by Freddie Scott of @the_other_madrid

𝗪𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴

𝗪𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮ñ𝗮𝗱𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹.

The Cañada Real is a series of small neighbourhoods and close-knit communities striving for stability and normality, nothing more.

In this photo, you can see a small complex just off the main road going through Sector 5. The paths are kept clean by residents, facades are painted pretty colours and there are plant pots on the porch.

On this particular street, you can find mostly Moroccan families living here. They have constructed their self-built homes in the style of what you'd typically see in the Maghreb: tall and slim houses with flat roofs and small windows. Men and women walk comfortably through the streets, and kids play on their bikes in their school uniforms.

Other parts of the Cañada are like a small, Andalusian village of casas bajas with pretty patios, red sloping roofs and tiled facades.

"In the Cañada, there is no racism", says María, a gitana abuela who has been living in the Cañada Real for 22 years (meet her in my post from four days ago). In the Cañada, you're free to express yourself, your culture, your religion, your way of life.

#luzparacañada

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