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  • Aurora 🐌CorioPsicologia@mastodon.social
    Oct 12, 2026, 7:55 PM

    So today, following the military march, there were threats from Nazi groups organised via social media against the people camped in Sol Square who are protesting for the right to housing.

    So we did what we do best: look after, support and protect.

    That is why a protective cordon of thousands of people has been formed around the protest camp.

    The Nazis, carrying their Spanish flags, were walking past us.

    At best, they gave us dirty looks; at worst, they hurled insults or tried to attack us.

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  • Aurora 🐌CorioPsicologia@mastodon.social
    Oct 12, 2026, 8:08 PM

    Initially, the protective cordon was made up of young people. But older people have gradually joined us to show their support.

    The aggressors had very few arguments; the one they repeated most often was: ‘Go to work!’

    But they forgot that a) today is a public holiday; b) most of the protesters already work and are taking turns to camp out; and c) even if we do work, we cannot afford housing.

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  • Aurora 🐌CorioPsicologia@mastodon.social
    Oct 12, 2026, 8:13 PM

    In my case, I work as a psychologist.

    And it is precisely this work as a psychologist that makes it clear to me that we must support the housing protests.

    My clients come to me suffering from stress, anxiety or post-traumatic stress as a result of the housing crisis.

    Some have already been evicted from their own homes as children, or from rented accommodation now as adults.

    Many have serious social conflicts with their flatmates, as these living arrangements are not of their own free will.

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  • Aurora 🐌CorioPsicologia@mastodon.social
    Oct 12, 2026, 8:17 PM

    Or they live in homes where conditions make it impossible for them to maintain healthy habits: with no natural light, no space to cook, or in neighbourhoods full of cars where it is impossible to walk.

    All of this takes its toll on their mental health. That is why a significant part of my work involves explaining the sociological context to them: it is not their fault; it is a social problem. Therefore, the solution is a social one.

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  • Aurora 🐌CorioPsicologia@mastodon.social
    Oct 12, 2026, 8:21 PM

    That is why, over the years, I have been advising my patients who were facing very serious housing problems to get in touch with mutual support groups in their neighbourhoods, such as the tenants’ union.

    Therefore, contrary to what the fascists claim, many of us are here at the camp because we work, we are good professionals, and we understand the housing problem from our professional perspective.

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  • Aurora 🐌CorioPsicologia@mastodon.social
    Oct 12, 2026, 8:23 PM

    And we choose to show empathy towards vulnerable people, like #MariCarmen, rather than defend oppression, spread hate and uphold privileges.

    We call for more collective vigils, more support and action to stop evictions, more protective cordons, and fewer fascist attacks.

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