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This June 12, 2020, the manifesto "Street arts for social transformation" was presented, devised by more than 30 artists, which already has the support of more than 1000 adhesions of street arts artists, professional associations, festivals and cultural managers.

The objective of the manifesto is to make visible the value of the arts as an engine for social transformation.

It took place simultaneously in several European cities, with a special presence of Catalan and Spanish cities such as Barcelona, ​​Girona, Lleida, Tarragona, Mataró, Mallorca, Madrid, Córdoba, Villarreal, Burgos, Cantabria, Granada and Lanzarote. At an international level, the action took place in cities such as Lisbon, Lubljiana, Amsterdam, Sardinia, Vilnius, Lille, Haifa and Montpellier among others.

During the presentation of the manifesto, the artists carried out a collective action to make visible the necessary connection between human beings, which makes it possible to rebuild and transform society and reminds us that physical distancing should in no case lead to social distancing.

The artistic action vindicated the recovery of the street as a space for dialogue, expression and coexistence.