PRESEN TATIO N DO SS IER

APRIL 2015

SOCIETAT CIVIL CATALANA

SCC is a private non-profit association, which aims to lend a voice to a majority of

Catalans who feel both Catalan and Spanish. The organization works with citizens

and the media alike to raise awareness of the strengths and opportunities of being

part of Spain

SCC's work is ruled by the unity in diversity and endorses the values of the Charter of

Fundamental Rights of the European Union: respect for democracy, the rule of law

and rights and freedoms for all citizen

What’s SCC?

Since 2012, the regional government plan is to create an independent state

Today, the nationalist ruling party, along with other separatist parties and social

organizations threaten the diversity of Catalan society by means of social

engineering

The regional government uses regional institutions for the promotion of partisan

goals. Public institutions must be impartial

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Societat Civil Catalana is a social platform which stands for unity in diversity

We believe in an open and tolerant Catalonia as part of a pluralistic Spain that

respects all its cultures

We believe in political reform through dialogue and negotiation and oppose

radicalism

We want a government that serves the interests of all the people and that does not

favour an exclusivist ideology

The Problem | Our Solution

Since April 23rd 2014, SCC has worked tirelessly to promote its ideas within the

society as a whole

SCC uses the principles of cooperation, experience and the knowledge of all

channels to lobby and influence opinion leaders and target audiences

SCC has territorial and professional groups of collaborators to bring their value

proposition to society

SCC is funded entirely by the contributions of its 75 individual members and other

private entities

Our Model

SCC uses Public Relations and Communication Strategies and Tactics to convey a

consistent message to convince Catalan society of the benefits of unity

To date, 20,000 people have signed its manifesto and 4,000 have become

volunteers

https://societatcivilcatalana.cat/manifest_es.pdf [SPN version]

Thousands have participated in the rallies organised by SCC [Photo: October 12th 2014 on Spain’s National Day in Barcelona]

PR & Communication

SCC’s aims are the opposite of The Catalan National Assembly (ANC) and Òmnium

Cultural who are the most important civil separatist organisations in Catalonia that

organised the massive pro-independence demonstrations in 2012, 2013 and 2014

with the support of nationalist and separatist parties: CUP, CiU, ERC and ICV-EUiA

ANC and Òmnium Cultural defend the independence at any cost even if it means

leaving the EU

ANC and Òmnium Cultural claim to represent the whole Catalan people

Who we are facing?

Memberlist of the Board

President, Josep Ramon Bosch, 1963. Managing director in a pharmaceutical

company

1st Vice-president, Joaquim Coll, 1967. Senior Technician of the Council of

Barcelona

2nd Vice-president and Treasurer, José Rosiñol, 1970. Sales director in a food

company

3rd Vice-president, Susana Beltrán, 1966. Senior Lecturer of Public International Law

UAB

Secretary of the board, José Domingo, 1959. Lawyer of the Social Security

Administration

Member of the board, Rafael Arenas, 1967. Professor of Private International Law

UAB

Member of the board, Juan F. Arza, 1975. Partner of a consulting firm HR

Member of the board, Vera Baena, 1970. Entrepeneur

Member of the board, Ferran Brunet, 1953. Senior Lecturer of Applied Economics

UAB

Member of the board, Francesc Moreno, 1953. Editor of 惇Crónica Global敦 digital

publication

Member of the board, Álex Ramos, 1959. Director of Center for Studies of the

Medical College of Barcelona

We are better together, and together we can do much better. This is the motto that

presides our misión in the future: Together and better.

The European Citizen Award 2014 gives us the opportunity to increase awareness in

Europe that there are citizens in Catalonia who do not believe in walls built with a

separatist thesis. We believe it is possible to live with respect for diversity, plurality of

ideas, identities and feelings

SCC is committed to a Europe of the citizens rather than a Europe of the peoples

President and Vice-presidents of SCC [Photo: Palau de la Generalitat, Government office address of Catalonia on June 30th 2014]

comunicacio@societatcivi lcatalana.cat

europa@societatcivi lcatalana.cat

Telf +34 93 445 17 93

Societat Civi l Catalana, 2015