The Diada de Mallorca demonstration will march through Palma under the slogan 'the solution, self-determination'

PalmThe demonstration to commemorate Mallorca Day will be held, as is tradition, on December 30th. The march will depart at 6:00 PM from Plaça del Born, under the slogan "The solution: self-determination." It is organized by the Independentist Left Bloc, the Bloc Jove, and the 31D Platform. Àngel Alemany, one of the organizers, noted that the Diada is Mallorca's oldest festival and that the demonstration has been held since 1987. "We commemorate the entry of Jaume I, and it shows us where we come from and where we are going. It's a message of cohesion and a future in freedom." All of this is with an eye toward 2029, the year in which the 800th anniversary of the conquest of Mallorca will be commemorated, a milestone that the organizers want to begin preparing for well in advance, with political and social content.

For his part, spokesperson Tomeu Martí defended the reasons for taking to the streets and participating in the demonstration. "We believe that self-determination is the solution to most global and regional conflicts. Internationally, we see conflicts that people want to resolve by force when, ultimately, they will have to do so with a referendum on self-determination regarding what the citizens want," he argued. Speaking specifically about Mallorca, he asserted that the people "have the right to decide what their future should be." "Is there any politician who can tell us that they are against Mallorca being what the Mallorcans want? Let them say so publicly, and many people will open their eyes." Martí also wanted to address the message to people concerned about social and economic issues such as access to housing, low wages, and the lack of skilled jobs. He argued that these groups must understand that "the best way to resolve these issues is to have decision-making power." In this regard, he denounced the existence of a "colonial injustice that violates the basic rights of citizens." Finally, the spokesperson made an explicit call to mobilization. "We are calling on all those who have demonstrated this year for just causes to come to the demonstration. If there are people who are discouraged, let them not be mistaken: mobilization is useful. In Mallorca, we have gained many things through mobilizations. Perhaps it is not immediate, but in the long run it works."