The news of the eviction at number 3 of Riereta, in Barcelona, prompted the last letter sent by Antònia Raya, 52, to the Entre Todos section. His words ooze grief and anger, sadness and outrage. For her that recovered narcopiso and converted into housing by the organized neighbors It was “a symbol of resistance in the Raval & rdquor; neighborhood.
Raya is a neighbor of Poblenou but knows especially the heart of Ciutat Vella, its people and its needs. Not in vain does he carry since 2005 working non-stop at CAP Raval Nord. “Beyond that symbolism that almost all of us know, I would like to highlight what for me represents the most important value of these neighbors: the value of caring, of taking care of Riereta and of taking care of the entire neighborhood, in short & rdquor ;, writes the health, also vice president of the FoCAP (Catalan Primary Care Forum).
It is not the first time that he stands in front of the keyboard to compose a text and share it with the community of EL PERIÓDICO readers. “When I am angry, also when I am grateful, writing helps me. I like to write, and I write from the heart& rdquor ;, explains by phone Raya, who could not attend the concentration to avoid the execution of the eviction and needed to show their support in some way. “They are not alone & rdquor ;, assures a nurse who has gone to countless evictions. “If I find out about a launch in the neighborhood and home care allows me to pass,” Raya continues, “I try to be & rdquor ;.
Before activist, health
His vocation in capital letters and above all his holistic vision of healthcare they push him to go outside and get high next to vulnerable people. Before being an activist, she is a nurse, she points out. “If they leave you homeless, that affects your state of health, clearly and directly, and as a person committed to the health of the population, I see myself in the need to be with them & rdquor ;, assures this nursing professional with more With three decades of experience, annoyed by the lack of resources to carry out her work and thus comply with the ethical code that governs her profession: “I read it and I get a stomach ache. By hypocrisy, because of the impotence that it generates in me, why not, because no, no and no! Because the decisions that administrations impose suppose insurmountable barriers that prevent us from acting in accordance with that code, and that causes a great frustration in all of us & rdquor ;.
Returning to the case of Riereta, Raya advises: “Without neighbors there is no neighborhood, they are killing the Raval & rdquor ;. It goes beyond the last eviction, it refers to all those blocks owned by large investors, with a few isolated, isolated neighbors, surrounded by tourist flats. “A good neighbor gives you life, as my mother used to say, but it seems that this is being lost, that it has become something utopian & rdquor;, laments Raya, one of the most loved people in the neighborhood for his involvement in neighborhood struggles as Helena López very well pointed out in an interview published last July.
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His love affair with the Raval and its neighborhood networks dates back to 1998, when he made a substitution. “I fell in love with its team of professionals and the neighborhood, to the point that I decided I wanted to work there. I left a permanent position in another center and started working at CAP Raval Nord with month-to-month contracts. I played it, but it was very clear to me & rdquor ;, recalls Raya, who over time overcame a few oppositions and earned a permanent place in this primary care center.
Each CAP, like each neighborhood, has its own identity, its singularities. “Everyone has needs, but it is true that Raval has many & rdquor ;, says a dedicated nurse, one of whom spends more hours than her contract stipulates. She is not the only one and assures that “only in this way is our health system sustained & rdquor ;, the one that many presume and rank among the best in the world. That is why he insists: inequalities and primary care should be at the center of the debate, and not the third dose or the mandatory nature of the vaccine, measures that are probably convenient but that by themselves do not improve people’s health.
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