If the president of the United States is always the best known in the world few as Trump, who are also the most controversial, as for their laws affect, literally, what happens thousands of miles away from the White House, directly in our house, specifically, in a public library in the neighborhood of Sant Andreu.
It is in the Ignasi Iglésias – Can Fabra library, where since 2016 there is the American Space Barcelona project , co-funded by the United States, which promotes diversity, equity and inclusion and that now the measures against cultural diversity and inclusion of Donald Trump can make disappear.
American Space Barcelona is an entity that has organized about 2,000 activities and has received about 77,000 attendees since 2016 that seek to promote cultural and academic exchange.
The U.S. embassy, against the Barcelona City Council.
As reported by El País and El Periódico , the U.S. embassy in Madrid sent a request to the City Council demanding the application of executive order 14173, which prohibits allocating money to these objectives.
However, the Consistory has responded, according to statements to these newspapers, that “we will not comply with these restrictions because they contravene the political values and principles of inclusion, promotion of gender equality and plurality”.
The City Council argues that this measure does not apply outside the United States and that state, regional and European regulations guarantee respect for human rights and democratic values. Thus, the municipal government has decided to maintain the project, highlighting its success since its inception.