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Piztu Bilbo Apaga MTV is ready to continue building another Bilbao
  • Between MTV Music Week Bizkaia and MTV EMA, a very comprehensive programme was carried out last week claiming a new Bilbao. Once the whirlwind of the macro-initiative has passed, they have taken the floor and announced that they will continue to build another Bilbao.
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Piztu Bilbo Itzali MTVk deitutako manifestazioa (Argazkia: Ecuador Etxea)

The actor pointed out that Bilbao has returned to normal after the fading of the outbreaks of MTV and that "the farms of the population, individualisms and existential misery have reappeared". In no uncertain terms, the following were made clear: “The MTV has left and we have to pay for the consequences of this initiative.”

They have denounced the repression, as, in addition to suffering the militarization of the neighbourhoods, they have had to cope with the identifications and arrests during the mobilizations. They have reported that in the case of the identifications, the police have threatened them with "serious fines and judicial consequences", and the arrested person has been charged with an attack on the authority. The latter has reportedly been wanted to hold a speedy trial on Monday, 5 November, but they have managed to delay the trial date, as "so quickly" violates his right to defence. Encouraged by this repression, they plan to carry out "mobilizations against this police assembly of enésimas that we have had to live in this town".

Despite the police presence and the repression it provoked, they were pleased to fill the streets of the city with "struggle and solidarity". According to the organizers, “a new model of city/territory/life built by the neighborhoods and the expropriated and dependent subjects living the city is possible”. In this sense, they wanted to thank all the people and groups who participated in the mobilizations.

At the time the MTV passed, the agent was not left without reason to continue: “The MTV is gone, but we are still here. And here we will continue. Against this exhibition city, and beyond it, building another Bilbao”.