Real News Network – Ada Colau: When Activists Take Over City Hall: The Case of Barcelona, Spain

Ada Colau was elected in 2015 as Barcelona’s first woman mayor. Under her leadership Barcelona has increased social spending to historic levels, spearheading initiatives to prevent gentrification by increasing public and social housing, created a municipal energy company, and mainstreamed perspective of gender across all city policy.

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