Barcelona anti-tourism protesters fire water pistols at visitors | CNN
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Protesters in Barcelona have sprayed visitors with water as part of a demonstration against mass tourism.

Protesters in Barcelona have sprayed visitors with water as part of a demonstration against mass tourism.

Demonstrators marching through areas popular with tourists on Saturday chanted “tourists go home” and squirted them with water pistols, while others carried signs with slogans including “Barcelona is not for sale.”

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of the city in the latest demonstration against mass tourism in Spain, which has seen similar actions in the Canary Islands and Mallorca recently, decrying the impact on living costs and quality of life for local people.

The demonstration was organised by a group of more than 100 local organizations, led by the Assemblea de Barris pel Decreixement Turístic (Neighborhood Assembly for Tourism Degrowth).

  • acargitzEnglish
    482·
    27 days ago

    It got them enough attention to make it to the CNN…

    • robocall@lemmy.worldEnglish
      88·
      27 days ago

      You make a point, but I still question if a CNN article will achieve the desired results. People ought to discuss with their local representatives to achieve things.

      • Deceptichum@quokk.auEnglish
        211·
        27 days ago

        Their local representative probably doesn’t give a shit, but now that it’s making international news and making them look bad they might act.