Aug 06, 2014 communist juan manuel sanchez gordillo made headlines two years ago after organising robin hoodstyle raids on supermarkets and handouts of the stolen food to poor families. Aug 15, 2012 the spanish robin hood when juan manuel sanchez gordillo led a farm labourers raid on a supermarket he was redistributing wealth to the poor. Mayor juan manuel sanchez gordillo of marinaleda, spain stands in his office after working on the town budget. Juan manuel sanchez gordillo, mayor of marinaleda and member of the regional andalusian parliament representing the united left party, reacts after learning of the release of two activists who were. How a rural spanish village has resisted capitalism until now. Juan manuel sanchez gordillo has become the face of the growing protest movement in spain. With dozens of supporters, mayor juan manuel sanchez gordillo of marinaleda marched into the local supermarket in a neighboring town. Spains modernday robin hood seeks to level the playing. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live fashion. So she played it to cheer people up david williams, cnn april 16, 2020 at 7. Spains robin hood mayor fights for communist utopia.
Communist juan manuel sanchez gordillo made headlines. Descubre las ultimas noticias, fotografias y videos sobre juan manuel sanchez gordillo. For the mayor of the andalusian town of marinaleda, direct action is the most apt response. We were granted an audience with juan manuel sanchez gordillo the iconic mayor who has led the move since the death of franco to run the village. Juan manuel sanchez gordillo, interview 2662012 wideangle pliakos kostas. How a rural spanish village has resisted capitalism. Juan manuel sanchez gordillo centre with hat leads a protest outside the gates of a property belonging to the duke of moratalla, member of spains royal family in huelva. Spanish mayor leads store heists, gives to poor east. Since 1979 he has been the mayor of marinaleda and since 2008 deputy for united left ul in the parliament of andalusia. En 1985, juan manuel sanchez gordillo, alias robin. Juan manuel sanchez gordillo, spains robin hood mayor. Since 1979 he has been the mayor of marinaleda and since. Militant spanish mayor plans invasion of gibraltar in antibritish protest. Juan manuel sanchez gordillo is a spanish politician, labour leader and history school teacher.
Juan manuel sanchez gordillo c, mayor of marinaleda and member of the regional andalusian parliament representing the united left iu party, talks with activists on august 8, 2012, as he participates in a land occupation action and protest at the turquillas camp, farmland owned by the ministry of defence which the activists say is misused and should be redistributed to local families. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. During the thefts, juan manuel sanchez gordillo, mayor of the southern town of marinaleda, was reportedly seen outside the shop shouting encouragement.
Marinaleda mayor juan manuel sanchez gordillo has been sentenced to seven months in prison for occupying unused military land that he wanted to be converted into farm land. Juan manuel sanchez gordillo, a former history teacher, longtime village mayor, and deputy of the leftwing. Juan manuel sanchez gordillo ha vuelto a conquistar marinaleda. Spanish mayor plans invasion of gibraltar in anger over uk. Local workers and peasants have achieved a high rate of. The mayor of marinaleda has spent decades fighting the system to create the utopian village, near seville. When the people of his hometown were suffering, he took direct action. Gordillo was dubbed the spanish robin hood for his actions.
Juan manuel sanchez gordillo noticias, reportajes, videos y. Anuncia sorpresas y califica del ridiculo al ministro del interior espanol. For some, the answer to the economic crisis is austerity. Juan manuel sanchez gordillo has announced plans to occupy gibraltar getty. The village against the world by dan hancox goodreads. Juan manuel sanchez gordillo, alcalde marinaleada, espana en. Juan antonio sanchez gordillo informacion detallada. Juan manuel sanchez gordillo archives east idaho news. Oct 18, 2012 the passenger, with his saltandpepper beard and keffiyeh, is immediately recognizable.
Juan manuel sanchez gordillo, mayor of marinaleda and member of the regional andalusian parliament representing the united left party, talks with activists on august 8 as he participates in a land. Marinaleda, seville town of three thousand inhabitants is only ruled by juan manuel sanchez gordillo. Parallels the mayor of a small spanish town cleaned out supermarkets to give food to the. Join facebook to connect with juan manuel sanchez gordillo and others you may know. Spanish news and portuguese news on communist party. They filled their shopping carts with food and fled before coughing up the cash. Juan manuel sanchez gordillo, mayor of marinaleda and. He stormed supermarkets with a gang of farm laborers. Marinaleda is a predominantly agricultural municipality and this makes up the bulk of its economy.
Spanish news and portuguese news on spain robin hood. Juan manuel sanchez gordillo, mayor of marinaleda and member of the regional andalusian parliament representing the united left iu party, reacts after learning of the release of two activists who were detained after being involved in the taking of goods from supermarkets and the giving of the goods to a local charity, on august 9, 2012. Spainprotests rtr36xmy marinaledas mayor and iu parliamentarian gordillo and general secretary of the sat canamero raise their fists as they sing the andalusian anthem at the end of an assembly in mancha real marinaledas mayor and iu izquierda unida parliamentarian juan manuel sanchez gordillo r and general secretary of the sat andalusian union of workers diego. A woman saw a piano in the rubble of a church wrecked by a tornado. Posted in sin clasificar and tagged atrapasuenos, cuba, fidel castro, hugo chavez, jose luis centella, juan manuel sanchez gordillo, juan manuel sachez gordillo, marcelino camacho on agosto 31, 2015 by atrapasuenos. Bambuser streamings by txema 2012 this banner text can have markup. Bu sozlerin sahibidir juan manuel sanchez gordillo. Id also recommend a 25 minute french youtube video on marinaleda.
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