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“Catalan Independence” Explained in 16 Languages

Categories: Western Europe, Spain, Citizen Media, Digital Activism, Ideas, International Relations, Language, Politics, Technology

The debut video [1]of The Catalan Project [2] (@Catalan_Project [3]) features Fernando de Castro, “a Catalan from Galicia and Spanish”, presenting the project and explaining why some Catalans want independence [4] from Spain using the 16 languages he is able to speak. Subtitles are available in English [1], French [5], German [6], Spanish [7]and Catalan [8].

The Catalan Project [2], an independent and non-profit association, provides an open online platform where “all citizens that work and/or live in Catalonia and that have ideas on how to create a better country” can discuss how a hypothetical independent Catalonia should be. Because “independence is not a goal, it is a starting point”. The project is collecting funds on the crowdfunding site Verkami [9].