There were children with painted faces hoisted high on the shoulders of their parents; there were men in wigs; there was even a flamenco guitar, poems by Seamus Heaney and even a real Scot called Hamish on the pipes.
Hamish on the bagpipes! #PutitothePeopleMarch #Madrid pic.twitter.com/7A5dIVG2Yc
— The Local Spain (@TheLocalSpain) March 23, 2019
And held high above the heads of the crowd – 400 people according to organizers – were the protest signs.
Best placard yet! #PutitothePeopleMarch #Madrid #eurocitizens pic.twitter.com/9ncH4fJTQG
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Photo: Eurocitizens
Photo: FIona Govan / The Local
A delegation from the Spanish party Volt which will field candidates in the EU elections in May. Photo: Fiona Govan/ The Local.
Rosemary believes David Cameron should be held to account. Photo: Fiona Govan/ The Local.
Michael Harris (pictured above), the president of Eurocitizens, a lobby group fighting for European citizens’ rights in the face of Brexit and the group responsible for organizing the event, gave a rousing speech and led the crowd in choruses of chants. “¡Derechos sí, Brexit no!” and “Bollocks to Brexit” were the big crowd pleasers.
“Bollocks to Brexit” is a real crowd pleaser! pic.twitter.com/xo8OXQy40r
— The Local Spain (@TheLocalSpain) March 23, 2019

Charles Olsen, a poet, wants to protect the right of Freedpm of Movement. Photo: Fiona Govan/ The Local.



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