Podemos: new era of politics in Spain 29th April 2016

Elsa González is a member and spokesperson of the London Circulo of Podemos. She has been with the Circulo since its initial months of existence and she is the events coordinator of the circulo. She was born in 1981, only 10 days before the Tejero coup that put at risk Spain’s transition to democracy. This fact marked and defined her personal and professional path and therefore she has been involved in different social movements, charities and political movements that fight for freedom and search for social justice. She has studied social work and she has specialized in public services, social policies and research. She now works in a charity in south London in a hospital supporting low income and low social class children and young patients affected by cancer.

Elsa will initiate the debate with the following topics:

 Political context of the birth of Podemos as a party and movement

 First steps in the way to democracy in Spain

 Crisis, migration and social reality in Spain

 The changes in the narratives in Spain, how two years have changed Spanish history

 How does Podemos get organized? Doing politics in a democratic way.

 Looking forward, the political program of Podemos and its place in Europe.