The trade union organizations UGT and CCOO signed their adhesion on November 10 to the manifesto of support for LPGC’31 Rebellion of Geography, consolidating Las Palmas de Gran Canaria's commitment to becoming European Capital of Culture in 2031. The event took place at the Casas Consistoriales.
The adhesion, signed by general secretaries Manuel Isidro Navarro Ramos (UGT) and Vanesa Frahija Betancor (CCOO), reinforces the social and institutional backing for a project aiming to place the archipelago at the center of European cultural debate, advocating for the role of island, Atlantic, and peripheral territories.
The mayor of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Carolina Darias, thanked the unions for their support, emphasizing that the bid is a project for the city and the entire territory. "We need culture to be understood as a right and as a tool to build a more just, cohesive, and open society," she stated.
Darias also highlighted that 'Rebellion of Geography' means "changing the perspective, questioning traditional center-periphery positions, and demonstrating that from the islands, we can also inspire and contribute to transforming Europe."
The LPGC’31 candidacy is promoting a strategy of adhesions to broaden its social base, aiming for the project to be shared by all of Canarian society and promoting a new reading of the European map from the insular and Atlantic condition of the Canary Islands.
