The 20A gains strength with a human chain to demand a change in the tourism model

From the platform Canarias se Agota, organizer of these actions, they have explained that their imminent objective is «paralyze the construction of the La Tejita hotel and the Cuna del Alma housing complex», two luxury tourist projects located in the south of Tenerife, which they consider «illegal».

But also start mobilizations and promote debate facing the demonstrations called for next April 20 in Tenerife, El Hierro, La Palma, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Barcelona and Granada, under the slogan “The Canary Islands have a limit”, which the promoters predict will be “massive”.

The intervention began this afternoon in the Concepción church in La Laguna, where attendees clothed the activists who began the hunger strike with messages of support such as «The Canary Islands are not for sale, the Canary Islands defend themselves» and «Out with corrupt politicians in the Canary Islands», under the watchful eye of residents and tourists passing through the area.

After the cheers, the action continued with the formation of a human chain along San Agustín Street to Viana Street to return again to the starting point, where the strikers have installed tents to spend the night and set up an information booth.

One of the spokespersons for Canarias se Agota Víctor Martín has indicated in statements to EFE that this Thursday’s activity was carried out after the ten-day period given to the Government of the Canary Islands to sit down to talk and initiate a change had expired. that started with the paralysis of the two urban projects in the south of Tenerife.

«This first point is essential, and the second goes through approve a tourism moratorium to stop any type of tourist growth until a study of the carrying capacity of each island is carried out that allows us to start a debate about the future we want for the Canary Islands,” concluded Martín.EFE