Can Masdeu Uprising

The Can Masdeu Uprising was an anti-eviction uprising near the Can Masdeu squat, Barcelona, Spain in 2002.
== Events ==
In April of 2002, over 100 police came to evict 11 squatters, and they held of police efforts to remove them by locking themselves in rooms, hanging off harnesses on the building and balancing of seesaws which no occupant could be removed without dropping or killing the other. The police attempted to starve them out over three days, and a solidarity movement formed.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can_Masdeu Arguing with and attacking the police, blocking traffic and attacking banks, real estate offices, banks and a McDonalds.Peter Gelderloos (2010) Anarchy Works
== Result ==
The eviction was stopped and the squatted social center survives to this day.
== See Also ==
* Can Vies Uprising
== References ==