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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ashifa Kassam in Madrid

‘It keeps growing’: the tent camp that stands against Spain’s housing crisis

Mart Garcia holding a fist aloft
‘This camp is an example of how people still believe that things can change,’ said retired schoolteacher Marta García. Photograph: Ashifa Kassam/The Guardian

Wielding a broom and dustpan, Marta García, 60, darted past the edges of tents, sweeping up bits of litter as she passed a poster that read: “What kind of times are these, when we need to defend the obvious?”

On Saturday, as tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Madrid to protest against the country’s deepening housing crisis, the retired schoolteacher was among a small group who had sought to take the protest one step further.

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