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Association for Tolerance

Asociación por la Tolerancia is a Spanish civil-society organization and media platform advocating for bilingualism and Castilian-language rights in Catalonia.

Last updated September 26, 2026

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Overview

Asociación por la Tolerancia (Association for Tolerance) is a Spanish civil-society organization and online media outlet based in Spain, with a focus on language rights and bilingualism in Catalonia. Operating primarily through its website tolerancia.org, the association publishes opinion articles, news, and commentary that advocate for the official use of Castilian (Spanish) alongside Catalan in Catalonia. Its content frequently critiques Catalan nationalist policies, language immersion in education, and what it describes as linguistic discrimination against Castilian speakers. The organization has been active since at least the early 1990s, as indicated by its social media handle @Tolerancia1992, and it maintains a blog and a YouTube channel. It also organizes events such as conferences on terrorism. The association positions itself as a defender of tolerance, bilingualism, and individual rights against what it perceives as nationalist impositions. While it operates as a non-profit entity, it functions as a brand and platform for a specific political and cultural viewpoint within Spain.

History

Asociación por la Tolerancia is a Spanish organization that has been active since at least 1992, as suggested by its Twitter handle @Tolerancia1992. It emerged as a civil-society group advocating for tolerance and bilingualism in Catalonia, particularly defending the rights of Castilian (Spanish) speakers against policies that promote Catalan as the sole official language. Over the years, it has developed an online presence through its website tolerancia.org, which serves as a platform for opinion articles, news aggregation, and commentary. The site features contributions from various journalists and writers, often critical of Catalan nationalism and the Spanish government's policies. The organization also organizes events, such as the 2015 conference on terrorism. It maintains a blog called Blog de Tractor and a YouTube channel. While its exact legal structure and membership are not publicly detailed, it operates as a non-profit entity and a brand for a specific political and cultural stance within Spain.

  • 2015

    Held a conference on terrorism.

  • 1992

    Organization active, as indicated by social media handle @Tolerancia1992.

Products and positioning

Defender of bilingualism and Castilian-language rights in Catalonia, critical of Catalan nationalist policies.

Product categories. Opinion articles · News commentary · Blog posts · Conferences and events

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