Anti-austerity movement in Portugal

Anti-austerity movement in Portugal
Anti-austerity movement in Portugal
Part of the European sovereign debt crisis
	Top of the demonstration in Lisbon
Date	12 March 2011 – 15 October 2011
Location	Portugal
Caused by	Austerity
Methods	Demonstrations, occupations, rioting

The 12 March Movement (Portuguese: Movimento 12 de Março) or the Geração à Rasca (Portuguese: [ʒɛɾɐˈsɐ̃w a ˈʁaʃkɐ], "struggling generation") protest took place in more than 10 cities of Portugal against the economic crisis and labour rights. They were the biggest events since the 1974 Carnation Revolution and organized without support from political parties or trades unions.^[1]

A Facebook event and a blog, created by a group of friends—Alexandre de Sousa Carvalho, João Labrincha and Paula Gil—were the starting point.^[2]

^ "Decenas de miles de portugueses se manifiestan contra la precariedad en la mayor concentración al margen de los partidos". Retrieved 6 September 2012.
^ Sanches, Andreia (26 February 2011). "Um desempregado, um bolseiro e uma estagiária inventaram o Protesto da Geração à Rasca". Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2011.

[1] "Decenas de miles de portugueses se manifiestan contra la precariedad en la mayor concentración al margen de los partidos". Retrieved 6 September 2012.

[2] Sanches, Andreia (26 February 2011). "Um desempregado, um bolseiro e uma estagiária inventaram o Protesto da Geração à Rasca". Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2011.

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