Environmental Movements in Camp de Tarragona Celebrate a Decade of Struggle

The Festival for the Territory in La Selva del Camp commemorates ten years of citizen mobilization against major energy projects.

Generic image of an environmental protest in a rural setting
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Generic image of an environmental protest in a rural setting

Environmental movements in Camp de Tarragona have celebrated a decade of mobilization with the Festival for the Territory in La Selva del Camp, amidst renewed public concern over energy projects.

The gathering, which took place in La Selva del Camp, served to commemorate ten years of resistance and activism in defense of the territory. This celebration comes at a time of increasing tension, with the reactivation of projects such as the very high voltage power line between Aragon and Tarragona, and the proposal for a wind farm between Montbrió and Riudecanyes, which have reignited citizen mobilization.
Activists have used the occasion to demand the creation of open and participatory debate spaces. The objective is to discuss and decide from the territory itself on the model of economic and energy development desired for Camp de Tarragona.

"We must have debates to decide from the territory what we want to produce and what role the south of the Principality plays in relation to the rest of the world."

a member of Casal Popular La Raconera
Under the slogan 'The progress that kills us', the festival has brought together the demands of some fifteen environmental and social entities, seeking to foster alliances and synergies to strengthen their action in defense of the environment and community well-being.