Hello, Goteo community!

We won't beat around the bush: we are at a critical juncture.

A few weeks ago, our colleagues at La Marea sent out an SOS. After almost 13 years of journalism, they are facing a €60,000 lawsuit for investigating the surrogacy business. This is what is known as a SLAPP: a lawsuit designed to financially suffocate an independent media outlet.

The initial response was exciting, but today the numbers are in the red.

With only seven days left to close the first round of funding, we have raised €51,175, but we need to reach the minimum requirement of €85,100.

We are €34,000 short in one week. If we don't make it, the project will not go ahead and La Marea will be exposed, without resources for its legal defense and weakened in the face of those who want to silence it.

🔥Why is it vital that you donate NOW?

This campaign is not just to pay lawyers. Take a look at the breakdown of their minimum budget:

• Legal protection (€25,000): To defend themselves against the current lawsuit and any others that may come.
• Team reinforcement (€30,000): Because the best defense is a good offense, and they need more hands to continue investigating.
• Investigative journalism (€7,000): To continue uncovering scandals, whether they involve surrogacy or the IBEX35.

They are clear about one thing: “They will not silence us.” But to keep that promise, they need the public to respond. They have no big investors, no IBEX advertising, no paywalls. They only have us.

Donate now and save La Marea.

🤗 Your solidarity has tax benefits if you pay taxes in Spain

We know these are difficult times, but remember that the tax authorities will refund a large part of your donation:

• The first €250 you donate is 80% tax deductible.
• Above €250, the rest is 40% tax deductible (or 45% if you have been donating to the organization for several years).

The time is now

Don't wait until the last day. If you've ever thought about supporting courageous journalism, now is the time. Choose your reward (books, magazines, courses, sweatshirts...) and join forces with thousands of people who believe that information is a right, not a business.

Let's show the big lobbies that the Goteo community doesn't abandon its own.

Donate now and save La Marea.

What about you? What are you interested in?

😙 At the Platoniq Foundation we are dedicated to disseminating innovative democratic initiatives that add value for citizens, as well as to promoting crowdfunding for projects with social impact through our platform Goteo.org. Join us at our events and continue promoting democratic transition and collective empowerment.

🥰 Join this transformation! Let the social and solidarity energy flow, because in a seemingly devastated world, we can still build change. Donate to our campaign and participate in the new version of Goteo.

See you in the next newsletter! 😜

That's as far as we go. We hope this newsletter has encouraged you to keep walking towards the society of all and for all that we are gradually approaching. See you next time!