The protest, called by the Tenants' Union, demands a general strike against rentism and marches through the centre starting from the Constitution Square.
Thousands of people took to the streets of central Málaga on Saturday to protest against the lack of housing and to call for a general strike against rentism. The march, which started at 19:00 hours from the Constitution Square, is taking place in around fifty cities across Spain, according to Diario Sur.
The call is driven by the Tenants' Union of Málaga, which has been camping in the central square since last Monday. Among the participants are entire families, elderly people, and children of all ages.
During the first minutes of the march, chants such as “Under a bridge, there isn't room for so many people,” “Not one more eviction,” or “Being a landlord is not a profession” were heard.
The route is circular, starting and ending at the square itself. The protesters have headed down Larios Street and will continue along Alameda Principal, Ordóñez, Prim, Manuel José García Caparrós, Pasillo de Atocha, Pasillo de Santa Isabel, Carretería, Nosquera, Comedias, Santa Lucía, and Granada. At the end of the protest, the organisers have arranged a festival with concerts, DJs, and popular music in the square.
The organisers frame this march as the starting point of the movement seeking a future general strike against rentism and in defence of the right to housing. The protest comes just hours after one held this morning in the eastern area to denounce the touristification of the neighbourhood.
The citizen movement, which occurs fifteen years after the 15M, began earlier this week with a concentration in front of the Málaga City Hall motivated by the eviction of Maricarmen in Madrid, which led to an improvised camp in the square.
Before the march began, the deputy general secretary of PSOE-A, María Márquez, stated that Málaga has served as a “laboratory for the policies of the PP and today is a showcase of inequality and poor housing policy.” For his part, the spokesperson for Adelante Andalucía, José Ignacio García, asserted that “all houses are exclusively for people to live in.”
“Under a bridge, there isn't room for so many people”
The camp in Constitution Square remains active, and the festival following the march will serve as a closing event for the day of protest.
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