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¡Democracia Real YA! (DRY, Spanish for Real Democracy NOW!), also known as Plataforma Democracia Real Ya! (Real Democracy NOW Platform!), is a Spanish grassroots organization that started in March 2011 in Madrid, Spain. It sparked the political movement of May 15, 2011 (15M) whose protests gained worldwide attention.
- DRY
- Active
- March 2011
- Grassroots organization
Feb 5, 2023 · On the 15 May 2011, the platforms Democracia Real Ya (Real Democracy Now) and Jóvenes sin Futuro (Young People with No Future) organized a demonstration in Madrid’s square Puerta del Sol that attracted unexpectedly large numbers of protestors through a call for action that went viral on social media. At the end of the demonstration, a group ...
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May 20, 2011 · A demonstrator covers her eyes with a mock currency note during a demonstration calling for "Democracia Real , Ya! (Real Democracy, Now!)" in Malaga, southern Spain, on May 15, 2011. Reuters/Jon Nazca
Jan 6, 2011 · Because suddenly, thousands of young people are becoming aware of what it means to be a citizen and start to discuss the future of their society. If you look back at our last big project, Y Vote 2009, how many people did we really reach? How much money and energy did we spend on trying to make a few people aware of their democratic duties?
Beginning on 15 May 2011, many of the subsequent demonstrations spread through various social networks such as Real Democracy NOW (Spanish: Democracia Real YA) and Youth Without a Future (Spanish: Juventud Sin Futuro).
- 15 May 2011 – 2015
- Direct democracy, reduce influence of economic powers in politics,
- 1,527+ injuries
- Spain
May 13, 2011 · In January 2011, activists created the website and online group Democracia real YA.
May 14, 2021 · Ten years ago, on May 15, 2011, the online rallying cry for a demonstration by a grassroots movement called Real Democracy Now was an unexpected triumph that turned Madrid’s central Puerta...