Eskalera Karakola
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Eskalera Karakola is a squat
in Madrid
, Spain
, which is held by feminists and works on autogestion principles. It was situated in the Lavapiés
barrio from 1996 to 2005, and is now in Calle Embajador. The squat organizes activities focussing on domestic violence
and women's precarity
in post-industrial capitalism. In 2002, it created a Female Workers' Laboratory (Laboratorio de Trabajadoras), and has carried out anti-racist activities, in particular with female immigrants
, since 1998. Eskalera Karakola also took part in the organization of the GLBT Pride
and the forum "Women and Architecture". It participated in alter-globalization
events such as the European Social Forum
and is part of the European nextGENDERation network. It publishes a review, Mujeres Preokupando ("Concerned Women").
Squatting
Squatting consists of occupying an abandoned or unoccupied space or building, usually residential, that the squatter does not own, rent or otherwise have permission to use....
in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Spain
Spain
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, which is held by feminists and works on autogestion principles. It was situated in the Lavapiés
Lavapiés
Lavapiés is a central neighbourhood of the city of Madrid, centered on Plaza de Lavapiés.It was the Jewish quarter of the city until the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492, the church of San Lorenzo being built on the former site of the synagogue...
barrio from 1996 to 2005, and is now in Calle Embajador. The squat organizes activities focussing on domestic violence
Domestic violence
Domestic violence, also known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, battering, family violence, and intimate partner violence , is broadly defined as a pattern of abusive behaviors by one or both partners in an intimate relationship such as marriage, dating, family, or cohabitation...
and women's precarity
Precarity
The word precarity literally meant "precariousness", but is now used to mean existence without predictability or security, affecting material or psychological welfare...
in post-industrial capitalism. In 2002, it created a Female Workers' Laboratory (Laboratorio de Trabajadoras), and has carried out anti-racist activities, in particular with female immigrants
Immigration to Spain
As of 2010, there were 6.4 million foreign-born residents in Spain, corresponding to 14.0% of the total population. Of these, 4.1 million were born outside the European Union and 2.3 million were born in another EU Member State....
, since 1998. Eskalera Karakola also took part in the organization of the GLBT Pride
Gay pride
LGBT pride or gay pride is the concept that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people should be proud of their sexual orientation and gender identity...
and the forum "Women and Architecture". It participated in alter-globalization
Alter-globalization
Alter-globalization is the name of a social movement that supports global cooperation and interaction, but which opposes the negative effects of economic globalization, feeling that it often works to the detriment of, or does not...
events such as the European Social Forum
European Social Forum
The European Social Forum is a recurring conference held by members of the alter-globalization movement . In the first few years after it started in 2002 the conference was held every year, but later it became biannual due to difficulties with finding host countries...
and is part of the European nextGENDERation network. It publishes a review, Mujeres Preokupando ("Concerned Women").