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Lanzarote housing assembly demands action on evictions

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Lanzarote housing assembly honours Mari Carmen and demands urgent action

More than a hundred people took part this Thursday in the fourth Citizen Assembly for the Right to Housing in Lanzarote, held in the José Ramírez Cerdá Park in Arrecife. The gathering opened with a moving tribute to Mari Carmen — the 87-year-old woman who was evicted in September and who sadly died this week in a Madrid hospital — and to all those who have suffered evictions, the loss of their home or situations of vulnerability. Those present lit candles and laid placards as a symbol of memory, dignity and collective resistance under the slogan “Not one more Mari Carmen”.

Housing emergency affecting more families across the island

During the assembly, it was recalled that the housing emergency is affecting an ever-growing number of families in Lanzarote. Participants explained that soaring rents, the lack of affordable housing and the pressure exerted by the current tourism and residential model are transforming neighbourhoods and making it increasingly difficult for people to continue living on the island.

Faced with this situation, the assembly agreed to support and stand alongside families threatened with eviction, particularly where minors or people in vulnerable situations are involved. It also called on the competent authorities for an urgent, coordinated response guaranteeing decent housing alternatives. “No one should have to face the loss of their home alone,” participants argued, committing to strengthening social and legal advice, citizen accompaniment and collaboration with groups working to uphold the right to housing.

Peaceful protest to continue in Arrecife park

The assembly also agreed to maintain the active and peaceful protest in the José Ramírez Cerdá Park as a space for meeting, information, mutual support and campaigning. All actions will continue to be carried out responsibly and civically, prioritising the care and safety of participants.

The assembly likewise issued a call to anyone able to join the protest space — which has grown exponentially — to come along and contribute through their presence to defending the legitimate exercise of the rights to assembly, expression and peaceful protest. In the assembly’s view, certain actions and warnings coming from a section of the town council could amount to an unjustified restriction of these fundamental rights.

Since the protest began, the assembly has kept the various competent authorities informed, acting with transparency, responsibility and a willingness to follow established legal channels. For this reason, the assembly is asking that any action taken by the authorities scrupulously respect the constitutional framework.

Working committee created to prepare for general strike

In addition, a working committee was created to move forward with organising a future general strike. This group will seek to involve neighbourhoods, families, schools and the various social and employment sectors of Lanzarote, incorporating demands relating to housing, the defence of the territory and the consequences of the current economic and tourism model.

The José Ramírez Cerdá Park will be remembered as the place where citizens organised from Lanzarote to defend and demand the right to housing, reflecting the island’s particular social, territorial and housing circumstances. The Citizen Assembly for the Right to Housing in Lanzarote invites the whole population to find out more, get involved and take part in the upcoming meetings and actions. Its aim is clear: to build a collective response so that living with dignity in Lanzarote is a right and not a privilege.

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