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Madrid (Fides Service) - After being the world capital for the Family in June, on Saturday 12 November Madrid will be the world capital for Freedom of Education said Lola Velarde President of the network of Family Policy Institutes in Europe, one of the main organisers of the protest which is expected to gather at least 1.5 million people. “Many, many people in Spain and the rest of the world realise that this proposed law on education would be a violation of the rights and freedoms of parents and families - says Lola Velarde - and they will be here on Saturday to protest. This is another clear sign that international movement to defend the family which we saw in June was no passing phase, it is persistent and indeed is growing ”.
The day of the protest is now imminent and opposition to the proposed Organic Education Law LOE is tangible all over Spain as the number of supporters grows by the hour. People are against the law because parents have the right and the duty to decide how children are educated and the law violates this right. According to the organisers already 760 groups and movements in Spain and abroad (5 international and 52 national) have pledged support for the 12 November protest: supporting countries include Italy, Poland, Finland, Norway, Iceland, Germany, Portugal, Bulgaria, Greece, France, Belgium, Malta, Luxembourg, Great Britain, Holland, Cyprus, Sweden. (RG) (Agenzia Fides 11/11/2005, righe 18, parole 245)
