January 21, 2013

Here Comes the Sun flashmob cheers Spanish unemployment office

A flashmob of musicians has cheered up the long queue in a busy Spanish unemployment office by playing the Beatles’ Here Comes the Sun.

During the stunt organised by Carne Cruda 2.0, a programme on the leading Cadena SER network, a small orchestra emerged instrument by instrument from the waiting room in a Madrid unemployment office. All work in the office came to a standstill and many people sang along in English.

Spain is enduring an unprecedented economic crisis caused by a property crash and public debt crisis. Unemployment, already at 26%, is expected to grow. Spain lost around 800,000 jobs last year and more than half of under-25s are unemployed. The Spanish government has resorted to severe budget cuts to reduce its deficit but austerity measures have also depressed the economy. (via guardian.co.uk)

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Filed under: Spain Madrid Unemployment Unemployment Office Carne Cruda 2.0 Flashmob Music Video 
January 20, 2013
Spanish Moms Pose for Semi-Nude Calendar to Pay for School Bus Service Spain, as much of the world, isn’t doing too well economically. After the country’s construction bubble popped the government instituted sizable budget cuts, including to schools, many of which now charge way too much for lunches and have had to cut bus services. Dozens of kids at Evaristo Calayatud in Valencia now have to walk nearly four miles over unpaved roads to get to school. But a group of mothers aren’t having it. If the government can’t afford school buses, well, they’re just going to raise the money themselves. By posing for a semi-nude calendar. The calendar features the mothers posing along what was once (and hopefully will be again) a school bus route. Their goal is to raise 43,000 euros, or approximately 56,700 US dollars; the calendars have sold well enough so far that they already have enough to pay for three months of daily bus service for the 83 kids affected. (via The Mary Sue)

Spanish Moms Pose for Semi-Nude Calendar to Pay for School Bus Service

Spain, as much of the world, isn’t doing too well economically. After the country’s construction bubble popped the government instituted sizable budget cuts, including to schools, many of which now charge way too much for lunches and have had to cut bus services. Dozens of kids at Evaristo Calayatud in Valencia now have to walk nearly four miles over unpaved roads to get to school.

But a group of mothers aren’t having it. If the government can’t afford school buses, well, they’re just going to raise the money themselves. By posing for a semi-nude calendar.

The calendar features the mothers posing along what was once (and hopefully will be again) a school bus route. Their goal is to raise 43,000 euros, or approximately 56,700 US dollars; the calendars have sold well enough so far that they already have enough to pay for three months of daily bus service for the 83 kids affected. (via The Mary Sue)

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Filed under: Spain Valencia Evaristo Calayatud Austerity School School Bus Transport Calendars Eurozone Crisis Eurozone Financial Crisis 
December 2, 2012
Madrid, Spain Civil servants sing “Christmas carols against cuts” during a protest against government austerity measures, in front of the headquarters of Spain’s centre-right People’s Party (Partido Popular) (via Reuters.com)

Madrid, Spain

Civil servants sing “Christmas carols against cuts” during a protest against government austerity measures, in front of the headquarters of Spain’s centre-right People’s Party (Partido Popular) (via Reuters.com)

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Filed under: Spain Madrid Civil Service Civil Servants Protest Demonstration Popular Party Partido Popular Photography Austerity 
November 30, 2012
Spanish unemployment crisis – picture gallery Jasper Juinen was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands in 1973. He left school at the age of 16 to start as a trainee with Reuters photographer Jerry Lampen, then joined Getty Images in 2007. Here, he documents the troubles of Villacañas in Spain, a formerly thriving industrial town now struggling with unemployment (via guardian.co.uk)

Spanish unemployment crisis – picture gallery

Jasper Juinen was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands in 1973. He left school at the age of 16 to start as a trainee with Reuters photographer Jerry Lampen, then joined Getty Images in 2007. Here, he documents the troubles of Villacañas in Spain, a formerly thriving industrial town now struggling with unemployment (via guardian.co.uk)

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Filed under: Jasper Juinen Villacañas Spain Unemployment Economy Spanish Economic Crisis Eurozone Crisis Photography 
November 1, 2012
Barcelona, Spain A man places a bouquet on the tomb of a relative in a cemetery during All Saints Day, a Catholic feast day on which the faithful pay tribute to the saints and deceased loved ones (via guardian.co.uk)

Barcelona, Spain

A man places a bouquet on the tomb of a relative in a cemetery during All Saints Day, a Catholic feast day on which the faithful pay tribute to the saints and deceased loved ones (via guardian.co.uk)

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Filed under: Barcelona Spain Tombs Tomb All Saints Day Photography 
October 30, 2012
Madrid, Spain Farmers herd their sheep through the city, an annual event that reflects their right to use traditional migration routes in search of winter grazing (via guardian.co.uk)

Madrid, Spain

Farmers herd their sheep through the city, an annual event that reflects their right to use traditional migration routes in search of winter grazing (via guardian.co.uk)

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Filed under: Spain Madrid Animals Sheep Shepherds Farmers Herding Photography 
October 25, 2012
Out of touch’ Spanish prince shakes hand of beggar Spain’s heir to the throne was accused of being “out of touch” with the nation after mistakenly shaking the hand of a beggar who had extended her palm in the hope of receiving money.  Crown Prince Felipe, 44, was approached by the woman as he left a church following the funeral of an aristocrat friend in Madrid on Tuesday.  The homeless Romanian woman opened her hand on his approach in the hope of receiving some charity, but the confused prince instead grabbed it and gave her a firm handshake, before strolling off to greet well-wishers.  The incident was caught on camera and has been described as “extremely cringeworthy” by royal commentators.  “Prince Philip on Tuesday faced one of those embarrassing moments that occur when protocol rules collide with life itself, or rather, with misery,” wrote an editorial in El Periodico newspaper.  But it has also caused a backlash from those who say it serves as yet another example of how the Spanish royal family is out of touch with a nation mired in deep economic crisis.

Out of touch’ Spanish prince shakes hand of beggar

Spain’s heir to the throne was accused of being “out of touch” with the nation after mistakenly shaking the hand of a beggar who had extended her palm in the hope of receiving money. 

Crown Prince Felipe, 44, was approached by the woman as he left a church following the funeral of an aristocrat friend in Madrid on Tuesday. 

The homeless Romanian woman opened her hand on his approach in the hope of receiving some charity, but the confused prince instead grabbed it and gave her a firm handshake, before strolling off to greet well-wishers. 

The incident was caught on camera and has been described as “extremely cringeworthy” by royal commentators.  “Prince Philip on Tuesday faced one of those embarrassing moments that occur when protocol rules collide with life itself, or rather, with misery,” wrote an editorial in El Periodico newspaper. 

But it has also caused a backlash from those who say it serves as yet another example of how the Spanish royal family is out of touch with a nation mired in deep economic crisis.

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Filed under: Spain Madrid Royalty Crown Prince Felipe Beggar Beggars Gaffes 
October 19, 2012
Seville, Spain A student shouts slogans during a protest on the second day of a three-day nationwide student strike against education cuts (via Reuters.com)

Seville, Spain

A student shouts slogans during a protest on the second day of a three-day nationwide student strike against education cuts (via Reuters.com)

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Filed under: Spain Andalusia Seville Protest Demonstration Students Education Photography 
October 19, 2012
Madrid, Spain Students perform a mock funeral procession to represent the death of public education during a protest on the second day of a three-day nationwide student strike to protest against education cuts (via Reuters.com)

Madrid, Spain

Students perform a mock funeral procession to represent the death of public education during a protest on the second day of a three-day nationwide student strike to protest against education cuts (via Reuters.com)

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Filed under: Spain Madrid Protest Demonstration Students Education Photography 
October 15, 2012
Madrid, Spain A woman asks a couple for alms as they watch a demonstration in Puerta del Sol against the state paying off banks’ debts (via guardian.co.uk)

Madrid, Spain

A woman asks a couple for alms as they watch a demonstration in Puerta del Sol against the state paying off banks’ debts (via guardian.co.uk)

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Filed under: Spain Madrid Puerta del Sol Protest Demonstration Photography 
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