- On Friday morning, attempts were made to evict the gaztetxe Etxarri II of Rekalde, which was scheduled for today. However, the judicial secretary has not come to the gaztetxe and, therefore, the process has been paralysed for the time being.
In the summer of 2014 they occupied the Etxarri Gaztetxea space with the objective of "giving collective response to the needs of the neighborhood". In November 2016, the City Council of Bilbao issued an order to close the gaztetxe, considering that this space "did not comply with the security measures". However, in March 2018 it was possible to "recover" the Gaztetxe from the locality of Biscay.
The eviction order had been received in early October, it was planned for today and this morning the Ertzaintza and several municipal agents have approached the area for eviction, according to sources from the gaztetxe.
Despite the fact that local police officers have been present at some point in time, the judicial secretary has not yet come. A large group of people have gathered in the vicinity of the local gaztetxe Etxarri. pic.twitter.com/SzqrxbAMCP
— Gedar.eus (@GedarLangileen KZ) October 23, 2020
Early in the morning, some gaztetxe came to show their support for the call made by the members of the gaztetxe. The members of Gaztetxe Etxarri have stated that, as the eviction order has not been communicated, they have managed to "stop eviction today". They added that they do not know what is going to happen in the next few hours and days.
PLEASE NOTE! ! !
— ETXARRI 2 GAZTETXEA (@Etxarri2сos) October 23, 2020
THE EVICTION ORDER AGAINST ETXARRI THANKS TO THE ORGANIZED PROTECTION WE HAVE MANAGED TO STOP TODAY‼Thank you very much
to all those who have shown solidarity over the past few days and attentive to the forthcoming calls! pic.twitter.com/w35NQnEJLr
Under the motto "Add forces, defend the Gaztetxe Etxarri", the organizers held a rally on Thursday at Moore Square.
Over a hundred people have met in the Etxarri rally. Here are some photos and videos 👇🏻👇🏻
— ETXARRI 2 GAZTETXEA (@Etxarri2сos) October 22, 2020
Thank you to everyone who has come! AND REMEMBER, TOMORROW FOR THE MORNING BE ATTENTIVE TO THE CALLS! !
Etxarri aurrera! ! Defend personnel controlled spaces! pic.twitter.com/15BJzlsHZ8