Societat Civil Catalana
| Formation | April 7, 2014 [1] |
|---|---|
| Type | NGO |
| Location |
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Area served | Catalonia |
Official languages | Catalan, spanish |
President | José Rosiñol [2] |
| Website | Official website  |
Societat Civil Catalana ("Catalan Civil Society", SCC by its Catalan acronym) is a Catalan civic society organization opposing the independence of Catalonia from Spain.
In October 2017, it mobilized hundreds of thousands of people in Barcelona demonstrations against the Catalan government and the catalan declaration of independence[3][4] with speeches delivered by Francisco Frutos, Josep Borrell and Mario Vargas Llosa.
Its current president is José Rosiñol, an expert in negotiation and conflicts resolution. Other senior representatives are vice-presidents Miriam Tey, Álex Ramos and José Domingo. SCC has 4 subdivisions with focus in different social areas: Economy, Education, Youth and Health.
In October 2014 it organized its first big event, gathering thousands of demonstrators in Barcelona against independence[5]. Short after, in January 2015, Societat Civil Catalana received from the European Parliament the European Citizen's Prize[6][7].
More recently in January 2018 SCC received from Ximo Puig, President of the government of Valencia (Generalitat Valenciana).[8] the Manuel Broseta Foundation award to co-existence [9].
Societat Civil Catalana is a plural organization with members from the right, left and centre of the political spectrum opposed to Catalan nationalism and the Catalan independence movement which they have openly characterized as ethnic supremacism or identitarian racism.[10] Critics of the SCC have accused the group of having ties to far-right organizations, arguing that some of these have attended their events, either at the opening event as part of the audience or joining SCC demonstrations. [11][12][13] SCC leaders have characterized these criticisms "political McCarthyism", dennouncing that those opposed to nationalism in Catalonia are frequently accused of "fascism" by the nationalists themselves. [14]
References
- ^ "Nace Sociedad Civil Catalana". Crónica Global. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Objetivos de SCC y Junta Directiva". Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Huge demonstration against Catalan independence in Barcelona". News.sky.com. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ Piñol, Àngels (2017-10-08). "Massive march in Barcelona in favor of the Constitution and the unity of Spain". El País. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
- ^ Barcelona, AFP in (2014-10-12). "Thousands rally in Barcelona against Catalonian independence". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
- ^ "EUR-Lex - 52014XP1219(01) - EN - EUR-Lex".
- ^ Press, Europa (2015-01-19). "Societat Civil Catalana recibe el Premio Ciudadano Europeo rechazando "los muros jurídicos, políticos y sentimentales"". europapress.es (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-02.
- ^ "Puig entrega el lunes el premio Broseta a Societat Civil Catalana". www.efe.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-02.
- ^ "Puig entrega el lunes el premio Broseta a Societat Civil Catalana". www.efe.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-02.
- ^ https://elpais.com/ccaa/2017/10/29/catalunya/1509291177_925632.html
- ^ "Jordi Borràs: "L'extrema dreta és qui està abanderant l'antiindependentisme al carrer"". CCMA. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ Borràs, Jordi (2015). Desmuntant Societat Civil Catalana. SALDONAR. ISBN 9788494289675.
- ^ Valverde, Nacho (1 November 2017). "Quién está detrás de las asociaciones que han sacado a la calle a miles de ciudadanos por España y por Catalunya". Publico. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ Coll, Joaquim (17 June 2016). "El precio de la discrepancia". El Pais. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
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