La Ingobernable

La Ingobernable in 2019

La Ingobernable is a series of self-managed social centres in central Madrid, Spain. The squats have been used by feminist, environmentalists, LGBTI, anti-racist and other cultural groups. Between 2017 and 2019, the La Ingobernable was based in a municipal building located at the corner of Paseo del Prado and Calle del Gobernador (hence its name, which means ungovernable). It was then located at Calle Alberto Bosch 4, behind the Prado Museum from March until April 2020, when it was evicted during the state of alarm. In 2021, an Office for Social Rights was set up at Calle Cruz 5.

Paseo del Prado

Assembly of La Ingobernable

The 3,000m² building in the centre of Madrid had previously been the headquarters of UNED and a health centre before being left empty.[1] Four years later, in 2017, when the new plans were stalled and the building was derelict, representatives of social movements and civil society organisations from Madrid squatted the building with the intention of claiming public spaces in the city for the neighbourhood.[2] It was occupied on 6 May, 2017, fulfilling the desire of activists to have a self-managed social centre in the heart of the city.[3]

A month after being occupied, La Ingobernable claimed to have organized 135 activities, 81 of them cultural.[4] After two years, it was estimated that more than 100,000 people have attended over 170 monthly activities that the social centre organizes and communicates through its website and social networks.[5] Hundreds of people go there every week to participate in a talk, workshop, assembly, exhibition or concert. Inside there is a self-managed bar service, a free clothing store, film library, art workshop and children's space, amongst other things.[6] La Ingobernable served as a logistics centre during the two feminist strikes of 8 March in 2018 and 2019.[7] As well as feminist collectives, the space was used by environmentalists, LGBTI, anti-racist and cultural groups.[8]

Demonstration in support of La Ingobernable

The first eviction order for La Ingobernable was issued in April 2018 but was not executed.[9] There was a second attempt to evict in June 2018, which also unsuccessful.[10] The centre had called for a day of resistance and met the municipal agents with churros.[11] A spokesperson stated that the centre had offered to undergo a legalisation process but the council was not interested.[12] On 11 May 2019, between 700 and 800 people made a demonstration in support of La Ingobernable on the occasion of its second birthday.[13] The centre was evicted on 13 November, 2019, by a police operation which began at 03.00 and involved 130 agents.[14] In June 2020, the superior court of justice of Madrid declared that the eviction was illegal.[15]

Calle Alberto Bosch

The new occupied building in calle Alberto Bosch

After a demonstration on 4 March 2020 which began in front of the Madrid Stock Exchange, La Ingobernable occupied a new building at Calle Alberto Bosch 4, behind the Prado Museum.[16] The former Archivo General de Protocolos building was over 2000m³ and located in one of the most expensive residential areas in the city.[17] It had been empty for five years and was owned by the Ministry of Justice. When the state of alarm began on 14 March because of the coronavirus pandemic, the ministry began an eviction process which La Ingobernable said it had been unable to participate in.[18]

The notice of eviction was announced on 14 April, to occur within 48 hours. In the end, the building was evicted on 22 April 2020. There was nobody inside at the time and neighbours told the group the locks had been changed. La Ingobernable was only able to protest online on social media networks. After the eviction, the collective stated it was having internet meetings of 50 people and would squat a new building after the state of alarm was lifted, saying "La Ingobernable is a project which goes beyond a space".[19]

Calle Cruz

A new building was occupied in 2021 at Calle Cruz 5 in Madrid. Representatives of La Ingobernable stated they had opened an Office for Social Rights, to push for "common resistance and conquer new rights".[20]

See also

References

  1. ^ "La Ingobernable cita este martes a Carmena en Prado 30 para que les reconozcan como un agente más de la ciudad". Europa Press (in Spanish). 6 November 2018. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  2. ^ Caballero, Fátima (9 May 2017). "El centro social La Ingobernable empieza a funcionar en Madrid pendiente de un posible desalojo" [The La Ingobernable social center starts operating in Madrid pending a possible eviction]. El Diario (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  3. ^ Moore, Alan. "Spain Is Making Its Tomorrow". FIELD. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  4. ^ "'La Ingobernable': 135 actividades organizadas desde su ocupación". Telemadrid (in Spanish). 6 June 2017. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  5. ^ Franco, Lucia (11 May 2019). "Las seis posibles vidas de La Ingobernable". El Pais (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019. En estos dos años, más de 100.000 personas han pasado por las más de 170 actividades que ofrecen todos los días.
  6. ^ Ramírez, Carlota E.; Pina, Carlos; González, Sergi. "Así es 'La Ingobernable': la casa del activismo en Madrid". Huffington Post (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  7. ^ Minguito, Álvaro. "Así te hemos contado la huelga feminista". El Salto (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  8. ^ Ramoneda, Josep (16 April 2020). "El ministeri de Justícia amenaça un bastió okupa de Madrid amb desallotjar-lo enmig de la crisi del coronavirus". Ara.cat (in Catalan). Archived from the original on 25 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020. Aquesta suposada irregularitat no és l'única crítica que manifesten des del centre social autogestionat, que aglutina desenes d'entitats feministes, ecologistes, antiracistes, LGTBI, culturals, etc.
  9. ^ Redacción (5 June 2018). "Mañana, segunda orden de desalojo para La Ingobernable". Vanguardia. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019. El centro social La Ingobernable se enfrentará mañana, miércoles, a la segunda orden de desalojo emitida por el Ayuntamiento de Madrid del edificio que okupa en el paseo del Prado desde hace un año, después de que el 4 de abril no se produjera la ejecución de la primera orden.
  10. ^ Caballero, Fátima; Grueso, Stéphane M. (6 June 2018). "El centro social La Ingobernable sortea su segunda orden de desalojo". El Diario. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019. El centro autogestionado se enfrentaba este miércoles a su segunda orden de desalojo pero finalmente no se ha producido.
  11. ^ Caballero, Fátima; Grueso, Stéphane M. (6 June 2018). "El centro social La Ingobernable sortea su segunda orden de desalojo". El Diario. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019. A las puertas, La Ingobernable les esperaba con un chocolatada con churros ... La jornada de resistencia ha empezado a las 9.30 y se prolongará hasta las 19.30 horas. Durante todo el día, se abordarán desde el ecofeminismo hasta la migración, procesos de acogida, la vivienda y los centros sociales.
  12. ^ Caballero, Fátima; Grueso, Stéphane M. (6 June 2018). "El centro social La Ingobernable sortea su segunda orden de desalojo". El Diario. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019. El portavoz de la Ingobernable ha asegurado que no se han tenido contactos con el Ayuntamiento para regularizar la situación del espacio, pese a que lo han solicitado en varias ocasiones.
  13. ^ "(Foto: Chema Barroso) Más de 700 personas apoyan la okupación de La Ingobernable en una manifestación". Madridiario. MDO/E.P. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019. Los integrantes del Centro Social La Ingobernable se han concentrado este sábado en una manifestación a la que han acudido entre 700 y 800 personas para reivindicar que la okupación del inmueble, situado en la calle Gobernador, ha impedido que el edificio haya caído en manos privadas o sea sacado a venta ... Además, con motivo de la conmemoración de la okupación que tuvo lugar hace dos años, insisten en que no van a permitir que les "arrebaten" el edificio y lanzan una campaña "en defensa y construcción de alianzas para garantizar su permanencia y el modelo de autogestión".
  14. ^ Redacción El Salto. "La policía desaloja el centro social La Ingobernable en Madrid". El Salto. Archived from the original on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019. Efectivos de la Policía Municipal han ejecutado la orden de desalojo que pendía sobre el centro desde comienzos de curso. La fuerza pública ha perimetrado todos los accesos al edificio, utilizando incluso drones para vigilar la zona. En el operativo del desalojo, que ha comenzado pasadas las 3 de la mañana, han participado más de 130 agentes (mandos incluidos) y 32 vehículos, procedentes de las Unidades de Apoyo a la Seguridad (UAS), y personal de diferentes Unidades de Distrito (Centro Norte y Sur, Arganzuela, Salamanca y Chamberi).
  15. ^ Redacción El Salto. "El desalojo de la Ingobernable fue ilegal". El Salto.
  16. ^ Franco, Lucía (4 March 2020). "El colectivo La Ingobernable okupa otro edificio en el centro de Madrid". EL PAÍS (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020. Después de la manifestación convocada para este miércoles que empezaba frente al edificio de la Bolsa de Madrid, el colectivo de La Ingobernable ha decidido okupar el edificio situado en la calle de Alberto Bosch, 4, justo en la parte trasera del Museo del Prado y en una de las zonas residenciales más caras de la capital.
  17. ^ RAMOS AÍSA, LUCÍA; FRANCO, LUCÍA (24 April 2020). "El Gobierno ejecuta el desalojo del nuevo edificio de La Ingobernable, vacío durante el estado de alarma". EL PAÍS (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020. El Gobierno decidirá en las próximas semanas que hará con el edificio recuperado, con más de 2.000 metros cuadrados y ubicado en una de las zonas residenciales más caras de la capital.
  18. ^ Ramoneda, Josep (16 April 2020). "El ministeri de Justícia amenaça un bastió okupa de Madrid amb desallotjar-lo enmig de la crisi del coronavirus". Ara.cat (in Catalan). Archived from the original on 25 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  19. ^ RAMOS AÍSA, LUCÍA; FRANCO, LUCÍA (24 April 2020). "El Gobierno ejecuta el desalojo del nuevo edificio de La Ingobernable, vacío durante el estado de alarma". EL PAÍS (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020. La Ingobernable es un proyecto que va más allá de un espacio
  20. ^ Thompson, Mia (2021-05-09). "Ungovernable: La Ingobernable opened a social rights office in central Madrid - El Salto". Sunday Vision. Retrieved 8 June 2021.

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