More than a hundred people gathered this Friday on the Born promenade in Palma, called by UGT, to protest against a state agreement in the commerce sector that, according to the union, could mean a reduction in salary and rights for thousands of workers in the Islands.

Palma experienced a demonstration this Sunday on the occasion of Palestinian Land Day that brought together about 200 people. The mobilization, called by the platform Citizens for Palestine, set off from the Pere Garau neighborhood and paraded through several streets in the center with Palestinian flags and banners demanding an end to the war in Gaza.

More than a hundred residents of Palma have joined this Saturday in a human chain to show their rejection of the construction of a car park and other municipal facilities on the plots adjacent to the old Gesa building. The protest, called by the association Parc Sí, took place in the same place where, according to residents' complaints, the City Council intends to build a "macrocar park" and new infrastructure.

Hundreds of doctors demonstrated this Thursday afternoon in the streets of downtown Palma as part of a new week of nationwide strikes demanding improved working conditions and a specific statute for their profession. The demonstration began shortly after 6:30 p.m., departing from the Balearic Islands Medical Association and proceeding through the city center to the Government Delegation building, where the doctors read a manifesto. During the march, many participants, dressed in white coats, chanted slogans such as Minister, I resign, the doctors won't admit you, 'Monica, traitor, where are you now? either 'Sánchez, fire her.The protest ended with an ambulance with its lights on, bringing up the rear of the procession.

More than 200 people gathered this Friday in front the old prison of Palma for protesting against the eviction of residents and for demanding a real housing solution.

March 8th saw two separate feminist demonstrations in Palma, but with overlapping demands: defending women's rights, combating the far right, and denouncing war and social insecurity. The second demonstration this Sunday in Palma for International Women's Day brought together 2,200 people, according to the National Police, and championed the feminist struggle against "setbacks in social rights and the rise of reactionary rhetoric" and against "a world being reshaped by war."

Hundreds of people gathered this Friday in Palma's Plaza de las Tortugas to express their rejection of the war in the Middle East and other conflicts such as those in Palestine and Ukraine.

UpdatedThe demonstration called this morning by the Feminist Movement of Mallorca has already marched through the center of Palma. A second march, organized by the Transfeminist Coordinating Committee, is scheduled for 6:00 PM.

Neither the cold nor the bad weather forecasts stop the farmers: they begin the tractorsMore than a hundred tractors paraded from Campos to Ariany and drove through the streets of Palma, while another group traveled along the roads of Menorca (in three separate demonstrations) to demand solutions to the current critical situation in the primary sector and the uncertainty surrounding the future of the island's countryside. Specifically, they are protesting against the Mercosur agreement They demand that all products entering the Archipelago have the same conditions as local production and that agriculture not be a bargaining chip in the European Union.

Residents of Palma and the citizens' platform in defense of the beautiful shade trees will continue their protests to demand accountability from the Palma City Council (Cort) for the felling of 17 trees in Plaça de Llorenç Villalonga. "We will not stop," affirmed Nina, a member of the Canamunt Neighborhood Association. They also announced plans for further actions to denounce "the unnecessary mass felling, the refusal to take a less drastic approach, the lack of transparency, the absence of citizen participation, and the speed with which the felling was carried out," among other things, explained the president of the La Calatrava Neighborhood Association. The residents requested an urgent meeting with the mayor of Palma, Jaime Martinez, to initiate a dialogue and halt any similar actions to those taken in Plaça de Llorenç Villalonga. Citizens are accusing the City Council of violating the Organic Regulations for Citizen Participation by failing to provide them with reports detailing the poor condition of the trees and by rejecting the alternative proposals they submitted to the council to avoid removing the trees. The coordinators of the initiatives have not specified the nature of the activities because, they believe, "the element of surprise is very important." With these demands, the citizens intend to ask the City Council a series of questions that challenge and question its actions. "Were 17 diseased trees planted in a year and a half? Why, if the trees posed such a high risk of falling, wasn't the plaza closed to traffic during the massive festival for the town's patron saint or during the wine fair held in the Parque del Mar?" Navarro asked.

Around 2,000 people marched through the streets of Palma this Tuesday in a demonstration organized by the December 31st Platform and other groups belonging to the independentist left, such as Arran and Endavant, to mark Mallorca's National Day. The march began in the Born district and proceeded to Plaça del Tub, where participants read the official manifesto for the day. The protest route, which started in the Born, continued along Carrer de la Unió, La Rambla, Carrer del Baró de Pinopar, and finally crossed the avenues before ending in Plaça del Tub. During the march, banners displayed slogans such as "Much to fight for, everything to gain," "The solution: self-determination," and "We want to govern in our own country; Spain is beyond saving. Independence!"

The organizations that make up the Independentist Left of Mallorca (EIM) (CUP, Arran, SEPC, Adelante, and Alerta Soliaria) have called for a demonstration on Tuesday, December 30th, at 6:00 PM on the Passeig del Born in Palma to demand that Mallorca Day be celebrated again on December 31st. This was announced by EIM spokespeople Dani Comas and Marta Serrano this Saturday at a press conference on the steps of the Cathedral of Palma (La Seu) to present the events organized to demand that Mallorca Day be celebrated on December 31st.

Nearly 1,500 people, divided into two demonstrations, marched in Palma with a common goal: to end gender-based violence. This Tuesday, the Transfeminist Coordinating Committee of Mallorca and the Feminist Movement of Mallorca marched separately through the streets of Palma in commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The mobilization organized by the Transfeminist Coordinating Committee departed at 6:30 p.m. from Plaça de la Porta Pintada, while the other started at the same time from Plaça d'Espanya. However, they had different destinations: Plaça de Cort and Plaça del Tub, respectively. Despite the clear distinction between the two movements, Sara Barceló, spokesperson for the Transfeminist Coordinating Committee of Mallorca, considered that the trans-inclusive demonstration "brought in many people who otherwise would not have taken to the streets" and celebrated that "both demonstrations result in a larger turnout because there is greater representation." Some of the attendees explained to ARA Baleares that they joined the Transfeminist Coordinator's demonstration because "it's more inclusive," although they stressed that "the important thing is to demonstrate."

Thousands of people took to the streets in Palma this Wednesday in support of Palestine and to urge a boycott of Israel in a demonstration held to coincide with the general strike for the same cause.

Thousands of people took to the streets of Palma again this Sunday to demand an end to the genocide in Gaza and to express solidarity with the Palestinian people. The demonstration started in Plaza de las Columnas and continued along Carrer de Nuredduna, Avenida Alexandre Rosselló, Plaza de la Porta Pintada, Carrer de los Oms, La Rambla, Carrer de la Unió, and Passeig del Born to the headquarters of the Spanish Government Delegation.

Hundreds of people gathered in Palma this Saturday to demand protection from the Global Sumud Flotilla and to protest against Israel's attacks on Gaza.

Next Saturday at 10:30 a.m. the residents of Binissalem will say "Nor in the macropolygon"With a human chain organized by the Group of Friends in Defense of the Environment (GADMA) together with the GOB and Friends of the Earth. GADMA spokesperson Bernat Fiol points out that, in this way, "the piece of land where they want to carry out this attack for speculation will be seen." "It's the last cartridge we have left. They've been telling us lies for twenty years and each one of them costs us a bit of our future," he adds.

More than 50 simultaneous marches across the Balearic Islands raised their voices to demand an end to the genocide in Palestine. It is worth remembering that the death toll in Gaza currently exceeds 60,000, of whom more than 18,500 are children and almost 9,800 are women, according to the latest published data. In addition, there are approximately 145,870 injured, many of them with serious injuries such as amputations, while much of the medical infrastructure remains overwhelmed.

Stephan Schulz left Santanyí for Germany a few days ago, as he does every summer. "I can't stand such intense heat, and to be honest, neither can the traffic jams and crowds everywhere." He runs a small IT consultancy and works remotely for much of the year from Mallorca, at a brother's house. Before leaving, he saw one of the 20 billboards where hoteliers tell visitors to go home... but satisfied: "I understand the campaign; the islands live off tourism. And I also understand that locals are feeling tired. I have friends here. It's not an easy issue, and I don't know if I would know how to resolve it." The hoteliers' statement is a play on words intended to counter the anti-tourism campaigns that, like it or not, are gaining momentum and are now reaching the source markets. "We've acted because this is no longer a joke. And some tourists are worried about not being welcomed," confirms María José Aguiló, Executive Vice President of the Hotel Federation. "We are proud of our destination and its values, and we don't think it's right to focus criticism on tourists. It's true that there are problems, as in any economic activity, but what we must do as a society is confront them. There is a cumulative deficit in public management in mobility and access to housing that goes beyond tourism."

More than 300 people demonstrated outside the Parliament as part of a mobilization called by the Mallorca Government and the Federation of Neighborhood Associations of Palma, among other groups, against the harm they believe results from the land acquisition law in Palma. The protest coincided with the extraordinary plenary session in which the law is to be approved. "Marga Prohens, speculator," "PP and Vox, government of developers," and "She's not a government, she's a developer" were some of the slogans shouted amid whistles and middle fingers in the air, a sign of disagreement with the regulations. Green T-shirts supporting the islands' native language were also worn at the demonstration.