International endorsement letter
To the people of Barcelona,
We’re living in times of great uncertainty. Across the world, inequalities are deepening, the far right is attacking the foundations of our democracy, and climate change is threatening life itself.
But against this backdrop, you can be proud that Barcelona has become a beacon of hope. Barcelona is proving that we don’t have to be afraid of standing up to corporate power. That there is another way of doing politics that puts people at the centre.
In the face of speculation that displaces our neighbours, Barcelona has stopped thousands of evictions. In the face of thousands of people drowning in the Mediterranean, Barcelona offers itself as a safe harbour. In the face of the existential threat of climate change, Barcelona is reducing its emissions of greenhouse gases.
Barcelona is a global example of a brave, feminist city.
That’s why it’s so necessary to defend Barcelona and Ada Colau’s mayoralty. Because the choice faced by the people of Barcelona on the 26th of May is the same choice we all face around the world: a government for the many or for the few. The right to housing or gentrification. Public water or private profits. Cities for children or cities full of smoke. Riace or Salvini. Feminism or Bolsonaro. The planet or Trump.
It’s our understanding that the results of the elections in Barcelona will determine the opportunity for change beyond your city. Those of us who want a fairer, more democratic, feminist future want and need Ada Colau’s municipalist government to continue four more years.
Now, more than ever, we need global networks of solidarity and hope. That’s why we’re proud and excited to endorse Ada Colau and Barcelona En Comú.
Read in English https://ada2019.barcelona/ca/lettre-de-soutien-international
Lu en français https://ada2019.barcelona/ca/carta-de-apoio-internacional
Leia em Português https://ada2019.barcelona/ca/international-endorsement-letter
Leggi in italiano https://ada2019.barcelona/ca/lettera-di-appoggio-internazionale
| 1 | 18 en commun | Municipalist platform, Paris |
| 2 | Aaron Bastani | Co-founder of Novara Media, UK |
| 3 | Alejandro Bernales | MP, Partido Liberal, Frente Amplio, Chile |
| 4 | Alex Barcellos | Member of the Agência Solano Trindade |
| 5 | Alisa Del Re | Professor of Political Science, University of Padova |
| 6 | Ana Drago | MP, LIVRE/Tempo de Avançar, Portugal |
| 7 | Ana Falú | Professor at the National University of Córdoba (UNC) and Director of the Housing and Habitat Research Institute (INVIHAB) |
| 8 | Ana Peraica | Member of Get (Association of inhabitants of the old city core), Split, Croatia |
| 9 | Andrea Reimer | Former city councilor of Vancouver, Canada |
| 10 | Andrej Holm | Urban sociologist at Humboldt-University Berlin and tenant rights activist |
| 11 | Anne-Sophie Olmos | Councilor of Grenoble City Council, France |
| 12 | Augusto Barrera | Former Mayor of Quito and Secretary of Higher Education, Science and Technology of Ecuador, Director de FLASCO |
| 13 | Aúrea Carolina | MP, Muitas, Brazil |
| 14 | Bacqué Marie-Hélène | Professor of Urban Studies at the University of Paris Nanterre |
| 15 | Bancada Ativista | Municipalist platform, São Paulo |
| 16 | Beppe Caccia | Former councillor and deputy mayor for social affairs, Venice |
| 17 | Bertie Russell | Research Associate at Sheffield Urban Institute |
| 18 | Bill De Blasio | Mayor of New York City, USA |
| 19 | Bill McKibben | Writer and Founder of 350.org |
| 20 | Boaventura de Sousa Santos | Professor of Sociology, University of Coimbra (Portugal) |
| 21 | Brad Lander | Deputy Leader for Policy, New York City Council, USA |
| 22 | Bruno Lamour | Former president of Roosevelt France |
| 23 | Caio Eduardo Tendolini e Silva | Member of Bancada Ativista and #OcupaPolítica, São Paulo, Brasil |
| 24 | California Progressive Alliance | Political association |
| 25 | Camila Rojas | MP, Partido Comunes, Frente Amplio, Chile |
| 26 | Caren Tepp | Councilor of Rosario City Council, Argentina |
| 27 | Carlos Ramirez-Rosa | Councilor of Chicago City Council, USA |
| 28 | Carmen Pérez | Co-founder of Womens March |
| 29 | Carmen Yulín Cruz | Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 30 | Carole Pateman | Professor of Political Science, University of California Los Angeles |
| 31 | Catalina Pérez | MP, Revolución Democrática, Frente Amplio, Chile |
| 32 | Cezar Santos Alvarez | Economist |
| 33 | Chantal Mouffe | Professor of Political Theory, University of Westminster |
| 34 | Charles Santiago | Member of Parliament Malaysia. Chair ASEAN Parlamentarians for Human Rights |
| 35 | Charlotte Marchandise | Deputy Mayor of Rennes, França |
| 36 | Chico Whitaker | Founder member of the International Committee of the World Social Forum |
| 37 | Chokwe Lumumba | Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, USA |
| 38 | Cindy Wiesner | National Coordinator Grassroots Global Justice Alliance (EE.UU) |
| 39 | Clara Marina Brugada Molina | Mayor of Iztapalapa |
| 40 | Claudia Mix | MP, Partido Comunes, Frente Amplio, Chile |
| 41 | Clémentine Autain | MP of France Insoumise |
| 42 | Coumba Touré | Coordinator of Africans Rising, Dakar |
| 43 | Cris Terribas | Member of #LaPartidaFeminista, Brasil |
| 44 | Cristina Jimenez | Founder and Director of United We Dream, USA |
| 45 | Daniel Denvir | Presenter of 'The Dig', USA |
| 46 | Daphne Büllesbach | Directora Executiva, European Alternatives |
| 47 | David Gabriel Bodinier | L'Atelier Populaire d'Urbanisme, Grenoble |
| 48 | David Harvey | Professor of Anthropology and Geography, CUNY, New York |
| 49 | Debbie Bookchin | Writer and municipalist, New York City |
| 50 | Dendrinos Vasileios | Telecommunication engineer member of the Telecommunications Workers Federation of Greece. |
| 51 | Didier Fradin | Member of La Belle Démocratie, le Collectif, Lilla, França |
| 52 | Diego Ibañez | MP, Movimiento Autonomista, Frente Amplio, Chile |
| 53 | Dilma Rousseff | Former President of Brazil |
| 54 | Dimitri Rossopoulos | Social Ecology Center, Montreal |
| 55 | Dimitrios Papadimoulis | Vice President of the European Parliament |
| 56 | Djamila Ribeiro | Philosopher and feminist, Brasil |
| 57 | Domenico Lucano | Mayor of Riace |
| 58 | Douzinas Costas | Professor of Law, Birbeck University, London |
| 59 | Dr Christine Frison | Researcher in Environmental Law, University of Antwerp and University of Antwerp |
| 60 | Dr Wes Bellamy | Deputy Mayor of Charlottesville, USA |
| 61 | Du Pente | Member of Muitas, Belo Horizonte, Brasil |
| 62 | Eduardo Martinez | Councilor of Richmond City Council, California, USA |
| 63 | Eleanor Finley | Anthropologist and Municipalist |
| 64 | Elisabeth Dau | Researcher and expert in governance and municipalism |
| 65 | Eliška Lindovská | Member of Prázdné Domy (Empty Houses), Prague |
| 66 | Elsa Faucillon | Deputy of Hauts-de-Seine (PCF) |
| 67 | Emily Clancy | Councilor of Bologna City Council, Italy |
| 68 | Emir Sader | Political scientist, Brazil |
| 69 | Eric Piolle | Mayor of Grenoble, France |
| 70 | Erminia Maricato | Professor of São Paulo University, Minister for Cities in the Lula administration |
| 71 | Estela de Carlotto | President of the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo |
| 72 | Etienne Balibar | Professor of Philosophy, Kingston University, London |
| 73 | Éva Tessza Udvarhelyi | Member of A Varos Mindenkie (The City is for All), Budapest |
| 74 | EYATH trade union | Water workers union, Thessaloniki |
| 75 | Femke Roosma | Party Leader, GroenLinks Amsterdam |
| 76 | Fernanda Melchionna | MP, PSOL, Brazil |
| 77 | Franco "Bifo" Berardi | Philosopher, Bologna, Italy |
| 78 | Franco Rotelli | President of the Health Committee of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, Italy |
| 79 | François Ralle | Consular Advisor for French Citizens in Spain |
| 80 | Frans Bieckmann | Fearless Cities Strategic Advisor, Amsterdam City Council |
| 81 | Gabriel Boric | MP, Movimiento Autonomista, Frente Amplio, Chile |
| 82 | Gabriele Zimmer | President of GUE/NGL in European Parliament |
| 83 | Gael Yeomans | MP, Izquierda Libertaria, Frente Amplio, Chile |
| 84 | Gayle McLaughlin | Former Mayor of Richmond, California and Director of the California Progressive Alliance |
| 85 | Geneviève Brichet | Mouvement Utopia, Lyon, France |
| 86 | Geoffrey Pleyers | Professor of Sociology, Catholic University of Louvain and Vice-President of the International Sociological Association |
| 87 | Giorgio Jackson | MP, Revolución Democrática, Frente Amplio, Chile |
| 88 | Giovanna del Giudice | President of the ConfBasaglia Association, Italy |
| 89 | Giusi Nicolini | Former Mayor of Lampedusa, Greece |
| 90 | Godofredo Pereira | Professor of Architecture at the Royal College of Art, London |
| 91 | Gonzalo Winter | MP, Revolución Democrática, Frente Amplio, Chile |
| 92 | Gustave Massiah | Founder of the World Social Forum |
| 93 | Guy Oron | Community activist, Seattle, EUA |
| 94 | Helen Gym | Councilor of Philadelphia City Council, USA |
| 95 | Hilary Wainwright | Editor of Red Pepper magazine and former Deputy Chief Economic Advisor of the Greater London Council |
| 96 | Igor Stokfiszewski | Researcher, activist and artist |
| 97 | Isabel Lorey | Academy of Media Arts, Cologne |
| 98 | Isin Engin | Professor of Political Science, Open University, UK |
| 99 | James Angel | Member of Switched On, London |
| 100 | Jamie Kelsey-Fry | Editor and activist, London |
| 101 | Jayati Ghosh | Economist and Professor at the University of Nerhu, India |
| 102 | Jean Marc Caron | Mayor of Loos-en-Goelle, France |
| 103 | Jean Wyllys | Activist and former MP, Brazil |
| 104 | Jilian Johnson | Mayor Pro Tempore of Durham North Carolina |
| 105 | João Pedro Stedile | Economist and Co-Founder of the Landless Workers Movement (MST), Brazil |
| 106 | Jonas Staal | Artista, New World Summit / New Unions, Rotterdam/Athens |
| 107 | Jorge Amat | Filmmaker and son of the anti-francoist Victoria Pujolar Amat |
| 108 | Jorge Brito | MP, Revolución Democrática, Frente Amplio, Chile |
| 109 | Jorge Mario Jauregui | Architect and Urbanist, Rio de Janeiro |
| 110 | Jorge Sharp | Mayor of Valparaíso, Chile |
| 111 | Juan Ignacio Latorre | Senator for Frente Amplio, Chile |
| 112 | Juan Monteverde | Councilor on Rosario City Council, Argentina |
| 113 | Juan Reardon | Co-Founder of the Richmond Progressive Alliance |
| 114 | Judith Butler | Professor of Philosophy, University of California Berkeley |
| 115 | Judith Revel | Professor of Philosophy, University of Paris Nanterre |
| 116 | Kalle Soderberg | Member of Allt åt alla, Malmö |
| 117 | Laura Roberts | Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Queensland |
| 118 | Lorena González | Councilor, Seattle City Council, USA |
| 119 | Lorena Zarate | President of the Habitat International Coalition |
| 120 | Lorenzo Marsili | Co-founder and Director of European Alternatives |
| 121 | Louça Francisco | Professor of Economics, University of Lisbon |
| 122 | Luigi Zoja | Psychoanalyst and writer |
| 123 | Magali Fricaudet | President of AITEC (International association of Experts and Citizens) |
| 124 | Magid Magid | Former Lord Mayor of Sheffield and candidate in the European Elections |
| 125 | Maite Orsini | MP, Revolución Democrática, Frente Amplio, Chile |
| 126 | Maité Rodríguez | Coordinator of the Network for Women and Habitat, Latin America |
| 127 | Manuela Bojadzijev | Professor of Globalized Cultures, University of Berlin |
| 128 | Marcelo Chilvarquer | Member of #OcupaPolítica |
| 129 | Maria Fernanda Milicich Seibel | Lawyer, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| 130 | María Luisa Cuenca Morales | Director of Operatonal Center for Housing and settlements (México) |
| 131 | Mariana Belmont | Member of #OcupaPolítica |
| 132 | Marie-Hélène Bacqué | Professor of Urban Studies, University of Paris Nanterre |
| 133 | Marin Krpetić | Leader of Dobri - Get and President of the Grad District of Split, Croàtia |
| 134 | Marisa Matias | MEP, Bloco d’Esquerda |
| 135 | Matthijs de Bruijne | Artist, Amsterdam |
| 136 | Maurice Mitchell | National Director, Working Families Party |
| 137 | Menno Grootveld | Writer and activist |
| 138 | Michael Hardt | Professor of Philosopher and Literature, Duke University, USA |
| 139 | Michel Briand | Activist in the co-op economy, Bretagne Creative, Brest, France |
| 140 | Miguel Crispi | MP, Revolución Democrática, Frente Amplio, Chile |
| 141 | Miloon Kothari | Senior Advisor, MIT Displacement Research Action Network (DRAN) Former UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing |
| 142 | Mohamed Mechmache | Popular neighbourhoods union, Pas Sans Nous, France |
| 143 | Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra (MST) | Social movement, Brazil |
| 144 | Naomi Klein | Writer and journalist |
| 145 | Natalia Castillo | MP, Revolución Democrática, Frente Amplio, Chile |
| 146 | Ne davimo Beograd (No deixem que Belgrad s'enfonsi) | Municipalist platform, Belgrade, Serbia |
| 147 | Nelini Stamp | National Organizing Director, Working Families Party |
| 148 | Noam Chomsky | Philospher and Linguist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 149 | Ocupa Política | Social movement, Brazil |
| 150 | Olivier Petitjean | Observatory of Multinationals |
| 151 | Owen Jones | Writer and journalist |
| 152 | Pablo Vidal | MP, Revolución Democrática, Frente Amplio, Chile |
| 153 | Papakonstantinou Georgio | Mechanical Engineer, Vice Secretary of the Workers Union Center of Thessaloniki, Greece |
| 154 | PartidA feministA | Social movement, Brazil |
| 155 | Patrick Braouezec | Vice President of the Paris Metropolitan Area |
| 156 | Paul Mason | Economist and journalist, London |
| 157 | Paula Marques | Councilor of Lisbon City Council, Portugal |
| 158 | Peter Macfadyen | Founder of Independents for Frome, UK |
| 159 | Pierre Alain Cardona | Mouvement Utopia, Marseille, France |
| 160 | Rafael Reygadas Robles Gil | Professor of Anthropology at the Autonomous Metropolitan University, Mexico City |
| 161 | Raquel Rolnik | Architect and Urban planner, University of São Paulo |
| 162 | Rassemblement Citoyen de la Gauche et des Ecologistes | Municipalist platform, Grenoble |
| 163 | Razem | Political party, Poland |
| 164 | Régis Piot | Councillor of Aulnay-sous-Bois, France |
| 165 | Rena Dourou | Governor of Atica, Greece |
| 166 | Renata Avila | Executive Director of Ciudadanía Inteligente |
| 167 | Renata Boulos | Institute of International Cooperation for Development, São Paulo |
| 168 | Rita Segato | Anthopologist and feminist |
| 169 | Robert Brenner | History Professor at the University of California Los Angeles |
| 170 | Robert Pollin | Professor of Economics, University of Massachussets Amherst |
| 171 | Robin Blackbourn | Historian and Former editor of the New Left Review |
| 172 | Rocio Lombera | Director of Development, Planning and Citizenship, Iztapalapa's Cityhall |
| 173 | Rosemary Bechler | Editor of Open Democracy |
| 174 | Ross Andrew | Professor of Political Science, New York University |
| 175 | Rui Tavares | LIVRE/Tempo de Avançar, Portugal |
| 176 | Rutger Groot | Alderman of Amsterdam City Council |
| 177 | Ruth Verde Zein | Architect, São Paulo, Brazil |
| 178 | Samia Bonfim, | MP, PSOL, Brazil |
| 179 | Sandro Mezzadra | Professor of Political Science, University of Bologne |
| 180 | Sara Saleri | Professor of Philosophy and Communication, University of Bologne |
| 181 | Saskia Sassen | Sociologist |
| 182 | Selekos Dimitrios | Teacher, Chair of the SIELBE association, Greece |
| 183 | Shalmali Guttal | Executive Director, Focus on the Global South, India |
| 184 | Sian Berry | Councilor in the Greater London Assembly |
| 185 | Sigrid Gareis | Secretary General of the Akademie der Künste der Welt (World Art Academy), Cologne |
| 186 | Silvana Almaraz Reyes | Jóvenes ante la Emergencia Nacional, Mexico |
| 187 | Sixtine van Outryve | Sociologist and municipalist |
| 188 | Ska Keller | Green spokesperson in the European Parliament |
| 189 | Sonia Fayman | Sociologist |
| 190 | SOSte to Neró | Initiative against water privatization, Thessaloniki |
| 191 | Srecko Horvat | Philosopher, writer and activist |
| 192 | Steve Early | Member of Richmond (CA) Progressive Alliance and author of Refinery Town: Big Oil, Big Money, and the Remaking of an American City |
| 193 | Steve Rushton | Journalist, UK |
| 194 | Susan George | Political Scientist |
| 195 | Sylvie Ducatteau | Councillor of Aubervilliers, France |
| 196 | Tariq Ali | Historian, UK |
| 197 | Tatiana Roque | Professor of Mathematics and Philosophy, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 198 | Tchenna Maso | Lawyer and activist, Brazil |
| 199 | Thomas Coutrot | Economist |
| 200 | Thomas Piketty | Professor of economics at the Paris School of Economics |
| 201 | Toni Negri | Sociologist and philosopher |
| 202 | Valery Alzaga | Union organizer, UK |
| 203 | Vandana Shiva | Researcher and ecofeminist |
| 204 | Vijay Prashad | Director, Tricontinental Institute for Social Research. |
| 205 | Vlado Mirosevic | MP, Partido Liberal, Frente Amplio, Chile |
| 206 | We Brussels | Municipalist platform, Brussels |
| 207 | Winnie Wong | Activist and Founder of People for Bernie |
| 208 | Working Families Party | Political party, USA |
| 209 | Yanis Varoufakis | Economist |
| 210 | Yiorgos Archontopoulos | Water rights activist, SOSte to NERO, Thessaloniki |
| 211 | Yves Sintomer | Professor of Political Science, University of Paris 8 |
| 212 | Zagreb je NAŠ! (Zagreb és nostra!) | Municipalist platform, Zagreb, Croatia |
| 213 | Luigi Demagistris | Mayor of Napols, Italy |