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' (, Spanish for ''Real Democracy NOW!''), also known as ' (''Real Democracy NOW Platform!''), is a grassroots citizens' organization that was started in March 2011 in Spain.〔Requena, Ana (''El día que lo cambió todo'' ) in ''Público'', 22/05/2011〕 It sparked the political movement of May 15, 2011 (''15M'') whose protests gained world wide attention. The protests been compared to the May 1968 social movement in France.〔(''Spain's "indignados" summon spirit of 1968'' ), at ''The Real News'', May 22, 2011〕 ''¡Democracia Real YA!'' is associated with approximately 200 smaller organizations.〔Alcaide, Soledad; ''(Movimiento 15-M: los ciudadanos exigen reconstruir la política )'', 17 de mayo de 2011 (consultado el mismo día).〕 ¡Democracia Real YA! states in its manifesto that it is a broad social movement, dedicated to nonviolent protest, and that maintains no affiliation with any political party or labor union. It has not appointed any single leader and is unwilling to join any of the existing political bodies. It is, however, not an entirely apolitical movement, (see:). ¡Democracia Real YA! considers the current political and economic system incapable of listening to and representing its citizens and therefore demands changes to the current social and economic policies, which have led many people into unemployment, loss of their homes, and poverty. The organization denounces the way big businesses and banks dominate the political and economic sphere and aims to propose a series of solutions to these problems through grassroots participatory democracy and direct democracy, which is based on people's assemblies and consensus decision making.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://madrid.tomalosbarrios.net/metodologia-asamblearia/ )〕 The movement drew inspiration from the 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests, the Arab Spring, the 2010–2011 Greek protests and the 2010-2011 revolutions in Tunisia.〔"Manifesto." Real Democracia Ya. Real Democracia Ya, n.d. Web. 6 Nov 2011. The protest movement gained momentum on May 15 with a camping occupation in Madrid's main square, the Puerta del Sol, spreading to squares in 57 other major and smaller cities in Spain,〔Frayer, Lauren (''Inspired by Arab Protests, Spain's Unemployed Rally for Change'' ), in voanews, May 19, 2011〕〔Sarah Rainsford (''Youths defiant at 'Spanish revolution' camp in Madrid'' ), BBC News 21 May 2011〕 and then to Spanish embassies all around the world.〔(''La mecha de Sol prende de Valencia a Tokio'' ), in ''Publico'', 21/05/2011〕 In April 2012 some of the initiators of the movement, following an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Platform held in Leganes, the movement split announcing the creation of an organizational structure and rules as a partnership, taking the same name, Asociación Democracia Real Ya, which caused the rejection of part of the rest of the members of the movement.〔(Democracia Real Ya, la organización que impulsó el 15-M, se parte en dos ), diario ''El País'', 23 de abril de 2012.〕〔(Democracia Real Ya "expulsa" a cinco de sus miembros, Diario Público )〕〔("Democracia Real Ya no cabe en unos estatutos", Diario Público )〕 Thus, there are currently active platform Real Democracy Now!〔(Plataforma ¡Democracia Real YA! )〕 on the one hand, and the association DRY on the other hand.〔(asociación DRY )〕 ==Protests organized by ''¡Democracia Real YA!''== Shortly after Stéphane Hessel’s 2010 tract ''Time for Outrage!'' ''(Indignez-vous!)'' and Rosa María Artal’s 2011 book, ''React'' (''Reacciona'') were published, DRY organized demonstrations in 50 Spanish cities for May 15, 2011. The demonstrations requested a new democratic model denouncing the corruption of politicians and the powerful influence of banks in the political sphere. The movement refused to support any specific political party or labor union, and thousands of citizens mobilized under the slogan "Real democracy NOW, We are not merchandise for bankers and politicians." After the very first demonstration in Madrid, a few of these protesters attempted an overnight occupation of the Puerta del Sol; they were consequently arrested the following morning on May 17. On the first night of protests, 19 students were arrested and charged for public disorder and damaging public property. Eighteen of the arrested individuals were kept for two days, and one was released for health reasons. According to witnesses of the event, there was reported “abuse of authority” by the police when handling the protesters.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Democracia Real Ya busca ahora ampliar la protesta para las elecciones del 2011 )〕 Those protesters who stayed in the Puerta del Sol demanded the students be released and that all charges be dropped. On May 17, the 18 remaining students were released, but protesters stood outside the gates of the courts demanding their acquittal.〔(Denuncia abuso autoridad. ) Magazine Rolling Stone, May 24, 2011.〕〔(Declaraciones. ) Magazine Rolling Stone, May 24〕 After the eviction, DRY stated, In response, ten thousand people returned to the plaza with the intent to remain until the elections on Sunday, May 22. Camps began to spread beyond the Puerta del Sol to main squares in many other cities throughout Spain, and eventually Europe. On May 18, the Board of Elections of Madrid prohibited the protest in the Puerta del Sol, and protests were also banned in Granada. This resulted in an influx of protesters, or as they called themselves "indignados" - the outraged. The gathering was organized via Twitter. Police surrounded the protestors on the 18th, but made no attempts to interfere. In the days before Spanish regional elections ¡Democracia Real YA! clarified that the camps had been organized by individuals, not by DRY. They stated that they were not seeking abstention, but rather long term change to political and financial institutions in order for them to better serve the majority of the population. The Central Board of Elections met to decide definitively about the fate of the protests prior to the election. Twenty-four hours immediately preceding and election day is called The Day of Reflection, during which all political campaigning is prohibited. The Board ruled that the encampments must be broken up during that period. It was decided that the protests were politically charged in such a way that they might affect the outcome of the elections. President Zapatero agreed with the Board’s ruling. On May 21, many of the encampments across Spain were raided. No violence accompanied this dispersal; the police were ordered not to use force. Despite the Election Board's ruling, there were protesters that remained. Some of those remaining protesters symbolically taped their mouths shut as they were ordered to be silent. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Plataforma ¡Democracia Real YA!」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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