Timeline — Resistencia Lanzarote

Timeline

Only what marks a stage, from the beginning to today. The day-to-day is in activities.

  • September–October 2026. A rally and a march in Arrecife for the right to housing and the first two citizens' assemblies, out of which the working groups come.
  • Sunday 4 October. March for the right to housing in Arrecife. Afterwards the working groups and the commission La Casa de Todos y Todas are created.
  • Monday 5 October. The permanent protest in the Parque José Ramírez Cerdá begins: the first tents, under a pergola by César Manrique. The group La Casa de Todas is born.
  • Wednesday 7 October. The island's press reports the camp. Assembly at 20:00 in the park.
  • Thursday 8 October. Warning from the local police about the by-law and the protected status of the park. The protest stays as a peaceful gathering.
  • Friday 9 October. First accompaniment of a family threatened with eviction: the eviction is halted.
  • Saturday 10 October. VI Citizens' Assembly, one week of mobilisation. The movement is organised in four groups: La Casa de Todas, Comunicación Vivienda Lanzarote, Sindicato de Inquilinas de Lanzarote and Comité de Huelga General. Support for the general strike of 11 November, presence at council sessions and a wiki and community archive are approved. Minutes (PDF, in Spanish).
  • Sunday 11 October. Popular “enyesque” for housing: workshops, storytelling, shared food and reading. This website is born.
  • Tuesday 13 October. General Assembly with the resolutions of the four groups.
  • 11 November. General strike for housing.

The first week

The pergola of the Parque José Ramírez Cerdá with the first marquee and the tents A table with people around it under the pergola at dusk Tents and the banner “For housing! Towards the general strike” People at the assembly table under the marquee, with the harbour behind