The #Graça Quarters, a public asset under threat of being turned into a luxury hotel, has once again become a symbol of resistance.

We have shown that the city can be experienced in a fair, joyful and supportive way – and we invite everyone to continue to occupy it, defend it and reinvent it.

Down with the hotel in the quarters!
Long live the neighbourhood, the district, the communities and the right to housing!

#GracaQuartel

Last Sunday, at the Largo da #Graça in #Lisbon, we were hundreds celebrating the power of the collective and calling for less tourism and more community. At a #ManiFESTA organised by over 20 collectives, we cooked, cared for the space and celebrated the city we wish for: with houses, streets and squares full of neighbours, laughter, songs, learnings - life

We shouted:
The city is ours

We sang 🎶
The houses of Graça
Will be full of people again
Living their lives
Without worries at month's end

O Quartel da #Graça, um bem público ameaçado de virar hotel de luxo, tornou-se mais uma vez símbolo de resistência.

Mostrámos que a cidade pode ser vivida de forma justa, alegre e solidária – e convidamos toda a gente a continuar a ocupá-la, defendê-la e reinventá-la.

Abaixo o hotel no quartel!
Viva a vizinhança, o bairro, as coletividades e o direito à habitação!

#GracaQuartel