Queremos Galego

is a citizen platform and social movement, consisting of 600 entities from different areas[1] and by people individually, that was born in 2009 to articulate a collective response in defense of the Galician language, its public use, and the linguistic rights of the Galician-speaking population.

The current main goal of Queremos Galego is to fight against the linguistic policy of the People's Party of Galicia.

[3] On January 21, 2010, called a general strike in the Galician education system and for a demonstration in Santiago de Compostela,[4] which was seconded by most unions, opposition political parties, teachers, students, parents, and various groups.

[5][6] According to the Xunta de Galicia 50% of teachers and students went on strike the same day, according to Quermos Galego it was the 90%.

[7] The coverage of the strike by the Galician public TV station was widely criticized.